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    From Yes@21:1/5 to All on Sun Apr 7 06:52:36 2019
    I'd like to run a version of android (yet TBD) in a VM on my pc. I
    have Windows 8.1 64-bit Pro with Hyper V.

    I've run across mention of BlueStacks (umulator) and PrimeOS as well as
    others. BlueStacks seems to get the most favorable recommendations for
    ease of use and installation. PrimeOS seems to be a full-fledged
    android OS. Both can access Google Play Store - important to me
    because the app I want to use is only available there as far as I can
    tell.

    My main concern is that I want to keep everything sandboxed as a
    precaution against malware. The info I've found so far about PrimeOS
    suggests that you have to set it up either on a bootable USB drive or
    as a dual-boot option. Neither of those options really appeal to me.
    I haven't found anything discussing if it can be run as a VM using
    Hyper V.

    Remix OS was another recommendation except that one review said that it
    hasn't been updated since early 2018 and appears to be no longer being developed.

    Is BlueStacks a sandboxed application so that malware would not get
    spread to my pc?

    Can PrimeOS be run as a VM in Hyper V?

    Thanks

    John

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  • From Ralph Fox@21:1/5 to Yes on Sun Apr 7 21:48:49 2019
    On Sun, 7 Apr 2019 06:52:36 -0000 (UTC), Yes wrote:

    I'd like to run a version of android (yet TBD) in a VM on my pc. I
    have Windows 8.1 64-bit Pro with Hyper V.

    I've run across mention of BlueStacks (umulator) and PrimeOS as well as others. BlueStacks seems to get the most favorable recommendations for
    ease of use and installation. PrimeOS seems to be a full-fledged
    android OS. Both can access Google Play Store - important to me
    because the app I want to use is only available there as far as I can
    tell.

    My main concern is that I want to keep everything sandboxed as a
    precaution against malware. The info I've found so far about PrimeOS suggests that you have to set it up either on a bootable USB drive or
    as a dual-boot option. Neither of those options really appeal to me.
    I haven't found anything discussing if it can be run as a VM using
    Hyper V.

    Remix OS was another recommendation except that one review said that it hasn't been updated since early 2018 and appears to be no longer being developed.

    Is BlueStacks a sandboxed application so that malware would not get
    spread to my pc?

    Can PrimeOS be run as a VM in Hyper V?

    Thanks


    I run Android-x86 in VMware Workstation Player. Android-x86 can access
    the Google Play Store.

    * Android-x86 -- <http://www.android-x86.org/releases>

    The latest release is Android-x86 8.1 R1 (Release 1) in January this
    year.

    Remix OS used to be based on Android-x86. Android-x86 is still
    being developed.

    Notes:

    1. I use the .iso image to install Android-x86 in VMware, with
    these VM settings
    * Memory: 2GB (for the 32-bit version)
    * Virtual disk: IDE, 24GB (size ~ a modern Android phone's internal storage)
    * Guest OS: "Other Linux" (VMware doesn't have "Android" as an option)

    There are also VM images of Android-x86 available from
    <https://www.osboxes.org/android-x86/>. OSBoxes doesn't have
    the Android-x86 8.1 Release (R1) yet, only the beta "Release
    Candidate" (RC1).

    2. For 8.1 R1 in VMware, I had to set a VESA mode in Grub to get a
    better screen size. This was a one-time set-up. You might not
    have to do this in Hyper V. I did not have to in 7.1 R1.

    Links:
    * Setting a VESA mode when you boot the VM:
    <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/android-x86/SbYkHRXkv54>
    * Making it permanent (I used Antony Stone's method):
    <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/android-x86/YBcBkK3Aapk>


    --
    Kind regards
    Ralph
    🦊

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  • From Yes@21:1/5 to Ralph Fox on Sun Apr 7 14:38:11 2019
    Ralph Fox wrote:

    On Sun, 7 Apr 2019 06:52:36 -0000 (UTC), Yes wrote:

    I'd like to run a version of android (yet TBD) in a VM on my pc. I
    have Windows 8.1 64-bit Pro with Hyper V.

    I've run across mention of BlueStacks (umulator) and PrimeOS as
    well as others. BlueStacks seems to get the most favorable
    recommendations for ease of use and installation. PrimeOS seems to
    be a full-fledged android OS. Both can access Google Play Store - important to me because the app I want to use is only available
    there as far as I can tell.

    My main concern is that I want to keep everything sandboxed as a
    precaution against malware. The info I've found so far about
    PrimeOS suggests that you have to set it up either on a bootable
    USB drive or as a dual-boot option. Neither of those options
    really appeal to me. I haven't found anything discussing if it can
    be run as a VM using Hyper V.

    Remix OS was another recommendation except that one review said
    that it hasn't been updated since early 2018 and appears to be no
    longer being developed.

    Is BlueStacks a sandboxed application so that malware would not get
    spread to my pc?

    Can PrimeOS be run as a VM in Hyper V?

    Thanks


    I run Android-x86 in VMware Workstation Player. Android-x86 can
    access the Google Play Store.

    * Android-x86 -- <http://www.android-x86.org/releases>

    The latest release is Android-x86 8.1 R1 (Release 1) in January this
    year.

    Remix OS used to be based on Android-x86. Android-x86 is still
    being developed.

    Notes:

    1. I use the .iso image to install Android-x86 in VMware, with
    these VM settings
    * Memory: 2GB (for the 32-bit version)
    * Virtual disk: IDE, 24GB (size ~ a modern Android
    phone's internal storage) * Guest OS: "Other Linux"
    (VMware doesn't have "Android" as an option)

    There are also VM images of Android-x86 available from
    <https://www.osboxes.org/android-x86/>. OSBoxes doesn't have
    the Android-x86 8.1 Release (R1) yet, only the beta "Release
    Candidate" (RC1).

    2. For 8.1 R1 in VMware, I had to set a VESA mode in Grub to get a
    better screen size. This was a one-time set-up. You might not
    have to do this in Hyper V. I did not have to in 7.1 R1.

    Links:
    * Setting a VESA mode when you boot the VM:

    <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/android-x86/SbYkHRXkv54>
    * Making it permanent (I used Antony Stone's method): <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/android-x86/YBcBkK3Aapk>

    Thanks for the detailed info. I'll get on it.

    John

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  • From Yes@21:1/5 to Ralph Fox on Wed Apr 24 21:56:27 2019
    Ralph Fox wrote:

    On Sun, 7 Apr 2019 06:52:36 -0000 (UTC), Yes wrote:

    I'd like to run a version of android (yet TBD) in a VM on my pc. I
    have Windows 8.1 64-bit Pro with Hyper V.

    I've run across mention of BlueStacks (umulator) and PrimeOS as
    well as others. BlueStacks seems to get the most favorable
    recommendations for ease of use and installation. PrimeOS seems to
    be a full-fledged android OS. Both can access Google Play Store - important to me because the app I want to use is only available
    there as far as I can tell.

    My main concern is that I want to keep everything sandboxed as a
    precaution against malware. The info I've found so far about
    PrimeOS suggests that you have to set it up either on a bootable
    USB drive or as a dual-boot option. Neither of those options
    really appeal to me. I haven't found anything discussing if it can
    be run as a VM using Hyper V.

    Remix OS was another recommendation except that one review said
    that it hasn't been updated since early 2018 and appears to be no
    longer being developed.

    Is BlueStacks a sandboxed application so that malware would not get
    spread to my pc?

    Can PrimeOS be run as a VM in Hyper V?

    Thanks


    I run Android-x86 in VMware Workstation Player. Android-x86 can
    access the Google Play Store.

    * Android-x86 -- <http://www.android-x86.org/releases>

    The latest release is Android-x86 8.1 R1 (Release 1) in January this
    year.

    Remix OS used to be based on Android-x86. Android-x86 is still
    being developed.

    Notes:

    1. I use the .iso image to install Android-x86 in VMware, with
    these VM settings
    * Memory: 2GB (for the 32-bit version)
    * Virtual disk: IDE, 24GB (size ~ a modern Android
    phone's internal storage) * Guest OS: "Other Linux"
    (VMware doesn't have "Android" as an option)

    There are also VM images of Android-x86 available from
    <https://www.osboxes.org/android-x86/>. OSBoxes doesn't have
    the Android-x86 8.1 Release (R1) yet, only the beta "Release
    Candidate" (RC1).

    2. For 8.1 R1 in VMware, I had to set a VESA mode in Grub to get a
    better screen size. This was a one-time set-up. You might not
    have to do this in Hyper V. I did not have to in 7.1 R1.

    Links:
    * Setting a VESA mode when you boot the VM:

    <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/android-x86/SbYkHRXkv54>
    * Making it permanent (I used Antony Stone's method): <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/android-x86/YBcBkK3Aapk>

    Just wanted to let you know that for the moment I'm using BlueStacks.
    It was the simplest out of the box s/w to work as advertised on Windows
    Pro 8.1 64-bit with no additional thought required on my part. It can
    access Google Playstore.

    John

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