Installation Guide: Install Android-x86* on Intel® Processor Based Systems

Please read Notices and Disclaimers before using this guide.

• Video: Installing Android-x86* on an Intel® Atom™ Processor-Based N450 Board 

1. Download the Android x86* CD image from www.android-x86.org or download the same image file (obtained from Android-x86.org) from our servers. This installation can be performed with a bootable CD or USB storage device. This tutorial uses a USB storage device.
   
   1. To perform the installation (or create a LiveCD) using a USB drive, download the Universal USB Installer. This application is designed to create Linux* LiveCDs, but will also work with Android-x86*. Choose “Try Some Other Live Linux ISO” from the first drop-down box.
      
      
   2. Browse to your Android-x86* ISO file, and select your USB drive. Also, check the box to format the drive. Click “Create”.
      
      
2. Configure your BIOS to boot from the Android x86* installation CD / USB. Choose the “Installation – Install Android to harddisk” option.
   
   
3. Next, you will see a partition selection dialog. You can install Android* to an existing partition, or to an external device such as a USB hard drive.
   
   
   1. To create a new partition, select the “Create/Modify partitions” option, and accept all of the default options.
4. You will be presented with a list of filesystems with which to format the partition. Format the partition using ext3. (If you chose to format the volume using fat32, Android* will not be able to save data to the partition, and your installation will be erased after power off.)
   
   
5. Next, you will be prompted to install boot loader GRUB.
   
   
   1. If you are installing Android-x86* as the only operating system on your hard disk, choose Yes.
   2. If you are installing Android-x86* alongside other operating systems, choose Skip.
6. Installation will begin, and you will see the following progress bar.
   
   
7. After completion, select “Run Android-x86” and you will be taken to the home screen.
   
   

Android-x86* Home Screen

Android-x86* screenshot showing search and keyboard functionality