[Android Software Development] Robo-rooter:
I just added Android-x86 6.0 RC1 (Marshmallow-x86) Development Release, to my Dell 5737 laptop. The Dell uses Intel video. It has an Intel i5-4200u processor and 8gb ram.

I am running multi-boot on a Crucial BX200 240gb SSD drive. I now have Windows 10, Ubuntu 16.04 (Cinnamon 3.0 desktop), Cub Linux 14.04 (Chromebook clone) and now Android-x86. I created a 20gb partition for Android-x86 and formatted it as ext4.

Distowatch.com has info about Android-x86 6.0 RC1 Development Release and where to download it.

I used UNetbootin to make a bootable USB drive from the Android-x86 iso.

Development Release: Android-x86 6.0 RC1

https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=09431

I am using Grub-customizer, but it was a little tricky to get the Android-x86 to appear on my Grub boot selection screen.

This link below was really helpful in adding it to Grub:

Ubuntu forums - How to add Android-x86 entry to GRUB2?

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2307580

It's great to be able to run android on a 17 inch screen. It's not touchscreen, but the touchpad mouse performs all of the touchscreen functions, click, drag, scroll, etc.

So far it's working really well.

From the Ubuntu forums link above, here is the text I added to the /etc/grub.d/40_custom file to get Android-x86 to appear on the Grub boot selection screen.

I installed Android-x86 on my /dev/sda7 partition.

Formatted it as ext4.

Let Android-x86 install Grub and Grub2

Did NOT let Android-x86 format the boot partition.

Let Android-x86 start and set it up with my Google login.

Rebooted into Ubuntu and ran the commands below to add Android-x86 to my Grub selection menu.

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Edit this file (I did this where I normally run Grub customizer from - Ubuntu). I have Android-x86 on /dev/sda7 :

gksu gedit /etc/grub.d/40_custom

>And at the bottom of the file, add this (Don't modify the existing text lines at the beginning of the file):

(I use "set root='(hd0,7)'" below. Change the "7" to the sda# partition that you installed Android-x86 on.)

menuentry "Android-x86" {

set root='(hd0,7)'

linux /android-6.0-rc1/kernel quiet root=/dev/ram0 androidboot.hardware=android_x86_64 acpi_sleep=s3_bios,s3_mode SRC=/android-6.0-rc1/

initrd /android-6.0-rc1/initrd.img}

>Once you make these changes, save the file.

>Now let's make the file executable and update GRUB 2:

sudo chmod +x /etc/grub.d/40_custom

sudo update-grub

Reboot and "Android-x86" should be listed at the bottom of your Grub boot menu.

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Android-x86 has root access granted upon install. This is great. It comes with SuperSu, a super user manager app.

This allows you to install AdAway and block ads from android apps. It blocks banner ads in apps and also blocks ads in YouTube on your android-x86 install. It blocks ads by changing the Hosts file and blocking sites that serve ads to apps. If the ad is embedded in the app, it won't block those ads, but that's rare. Most ads come from ad servers that are blocked on AdAway.

AdAway is not available at the Google Play store. I downloaded it from a link mentioned on XDA forums (see link below) I loaded AdAway from an SD card in the SD card slot on my Dell laptop. AdAway is installed using androids File Manager.

I'm using the latest version of AdAway, ver 3.1.1.

More info about AdAway, android app, is available at this link on XDA Forums:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2190753

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Another real useful app to use with Android-x86 is Landscape Locker, available from the Google Play Store.

Because you are using Android-x86 on a PC, it is most likely has its screen oriented in a landscape mode. Many apps are designed for phones in the portrait mode. It's really annoying for apps to go sideways on you. Landscape Locker prevents this and locks the display in landscape for ALL apps. I highly recommend it. Here is a link to Landscape Locker on the Google Play store:

Landscape Locker android app on the Google Play store

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hisaxxxxxx.slandscapelocker