Turn An Old PC Into An Android PC
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- Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024
- Turn An Old PC Into An Android PC
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Want to make your old hardware usable again? fancy install Android 9 Pie but don't know how? This is a pretty simple process to do, just follow the video step by step.
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Would you guys use this OS?
Yh but not for daily use Because it will be buggy 😂
i have given this a go unfortunately no option for Ethernet and pc does not have a wi-fi adapter shame as it runs smooth i've tried prime-os remix os etc and none seem to boot for me this one does great video
@@ProLiveGamers Can you run apps like Snapchat on it and login 🤷♂️
@@rajadawood8137 i'm unsure as far as i'm aware you can i couldn't connect to ethernet wifi should work for you though
@@ProLiveGamers well I haven't used it but most of them you can't login to apps like Snapchat 🤷♂️
Doggone Brian, you just saved me over $300 in ordering upgraded parts for some old laptops I have laying around. I'm definitely gonna give this a shot. If it works, I'm gonna donate the laptops to some low-income families so it can help with their children. Thanks M8! You're the best!
You could also use the Rufus program to make a Linux Xubuntu or Linux Mint xfce flash drive. Xubuntu runs really well & extremely fast on old computers. For example at idle it may only use between 9% or 10 percent of memory on a machine with 4gb of ram. Although Windows 10 runs nicely on my old pc, at idle it is still using 30-40% of physical memory. If you're giving away the laptops load on some simple but fun games like extremetuxracer, and Libre Office comes as standard.
Mike M
I had to give up on linux. every update I would lose wifi drivers on 4 PC's. after 2 months of that I gave up on it
Make a Linux Mint installation disk and save yourself and the kids a lot of heartache. Then the faster machines can be upgraded to more elaborate versions of Ubuntu if desired and the slower machines will still be absolutely capable for network computing, internet, etc. You may need to use a piece of software called Rufus to create the installation disc. Definitely don't create an android box for them unless you're green and live on Mt. Crumpet. Your heart is in the right place and that's the best part, kindness is the most important thing in the world.
Love How do you do it... example humane!!!
you can install linux lite, Xubuntu, Lubuntu or LXLE as well on old laptops, it works well
Yes, please keep these videos flowing. Great work Brian.
Would be a good idea to tell your viewers WHY you would want an Android OS over Windows in the first place, and secondly maybe do a side by side comparison to see how well ... or Not the Android OS works. Just a suggestion -
Windows is garbage, they are the police snooping around in your life. If you can only use only Windows and not benefit from other OS's, then you the problem, not the person who is making the video. I like Windows for gaming only. Windows isn't secure, not at all. I prefer Linux over Windows or Mac.
Thanks Brian. I am just starting to learn about IT and I have been using yyour tutorials for a long time, they are the best! I am going to try this one on an old laptop. Cheers!
Over 2000 videos Colin, happy watching :)
@@Britec09 Wait what? I watched over 2K Videos! know wonder why I feel Like that guy from "oldergeeks" holding the magnifier glass to see the monitor.Lol
I would love to see a follow-up movie, about the compatibility with google-accounts, google-play and performance of games.
google play does work, keep in mind though that by default you are rooted so you can't use netflix, further more some apps may not work at all
I love this, I love my droid phone and have been fed up with Windows for years. Thanks Brian.
Very interesting. I've got an old laptop tucked away unused for years. This would give me something to do with it. Thanks.
Thanks Brian and if you choose to do more of these types of tutes, count me in! Happy Easter and stay safe and well 🙂
Happy Easter
I'm going to try this out when I get some free time. I've always wondered why Android was never properly developed for the PC to compete with Windows.
chromebook left the group
@@henrybaniqued6739 well... chromebook isn't really an android device but it works like one
Android apps don't run natively. There's a compatibility layer in between
Why would you even waste your time installing this as Windows can do much more for you! If you got a really old laptop or desktop bringing it back to life would be buying a low profile video card and adding an SSD to the desktop will give it life!
@@peterwho9380
Exactly. Very exactly.
@@peterwho9380 And if you want to use an old pc, linux is the obvious choice of OS
Thanks for posting this. Have been thinking of putting Android on a laptop as a possibly faster way of playing games like Words With Friends, rather than dealing with the seemingly much longer ads and slow flash performance of the web version. I read some years ago about the way to install Android in a virtual machine, but I don’t remember where now, so this was a great reminder and informational.
Haha its funny, I was just digging out an old mini PC I have to do just this & then I got a notification from youtube lol
Nice, give it a go
@@Britec09 if this does not work will my pc be dead forever?
@@LeventeValamiert No if it don't work. You will need an other pc to download windows iso and create a bootable usb. You can check youtube videos. Also your data will be erased.
Nice picture of Mostar on the desktop :)
Best thing of all is it's not Windows 10 and people allergic to Linux can use Linux without even knowing they are using it, just like on an Android phone because Android uses the Linux kernel under the hood.
@airscrew1 If you have no problems with Windows then you are very lucky.
Good restoration of old pc
Had a bit of a Faff around to start with because there was a protected partition on my hard drive but got round it by making it unavailable in the cmos settings. Works great so far :)
I think it would be helpful if you were to explain some of your decisions - why you didn`t want GPT and why you needed to edit the OS startup for example. Otherwise keep up the good work!
same sentiments
The title says old pc, so it probably has a cmos bios not ueifi, so it won't boot gpt partitions, and the boot edit is to use generic drivers for video, assuming that's an old pc it has crap graphic card.
Used 7 hours on your 10 min video. Finally found out that my computer does not run the 9.0 version. Got it working by installing the 8.1 version.
I keep seeing images from Bosnia, more specifically Mostar. Did you go on holiday or are living there?
its a lovely place
@@Britec09 I travelled through there while stationed in Bosnia back in 1998! Seems like another lifetime!
@@Britec09 it is, I have stayed there and passed through there many a time. However, be wary if you dig under the surface.
You show good taste.
Hej Jugosloveni :)
Thx, man, it really worked! And for those of you who did not reach the android screen, and you were just sitting at loading x86, try running 32-bit version as I too tried running 64-bit first but it gave me the same error. Then I tried 32-bit iso and it worked. So be sure to try 32-bit if 64-bit doesn't work for you. Even if you have a 64-bit capable pc just do it.
City of Mostar in Bosnia and Herzegovina for wallpaper. Priceless...
Windows updates messed up my old computer. I think im gonna give this a go.
0:07 my hometown Mostar ,
I have tried this before and I didn't get any joy but after watching your video and following your steps, im walking on cloud 9 😁👌, thanks mate
This is an excellent way of getting new life out of an old PC, tell me, can the desktop display size be set to different screen sizes? or do wide screens get black bars on both sides?
Why? You can still use windows on plder hardware.
and there is batocera linux if u had a potato 2gb ram laptop or pc
Great work! Just continue with these types of videos. You make some of the most informative videos with easy to understand explanations. 👍
me and the boys installing android on a super computer
I'll give this a try on a virtual machine and if it works I might try it on my old HP EEEPC x86 computer that I don't use anymore. Thanks for the video mate
Interesting that you can do this, but I'd like a short explanation as to WHY I would want to.
Exactly what I was thinking. I have an old 17" Compaq laptop that I bought specifically to take on holiday in my folding camper with the view to slaving it off my mobile phone as a wifi hotspot. If it gets stolen or broken, it doesn't matter as I paid so little for it. In its current configuration it struggles to play back You Tube videos even at the lowest definition within feet of my home wifi broadband network connection.
DIWhy
Because then you could have space-efficient apps that otherwise were only on your phone with a 5" screen to be on a 17" screen with keyboard - Accuweather for instance has annoying ads filling the desktop version.
If I could make my Samsung Notebook act like an Android I might be able to download the movies I bought on amazon prime.
To make smart a dumb TV, for example. You connect the PC through HDMI and you can watch RUclips, Netflix, etc.
I love the animation and I think you should have done this a long time ago. Thanks for the great content, Keep up the good work.
This is awesome! Fun project! Thank you! How much ram would you recommend for Android for say video streaming or light gaming? Is it compatible with touch screen? Thanks again!
4GB is plenty
@@Britec09 I'm trying to install this on an old Acer Iconia W510 with 2 GB RAM. When I select the 'Install' option, all I get to see is an empty black screen.
don't even try and use android 9 with 2gb of ram its incredibly slow, I have a lenovo android tablet, tab m8, running android 10 with that much ram
so this is a good way to keep kids busy. using old pcs. and for someone who just watches movies and doesnt do much on pc. this is very much ideal.
Hmmmmmm... interesting. and I have a fully working PC sitting in the corner... but why would I do this? Am I missing something?
If it's an old PC that is struggling to be useful (slow and creaky), then why wouldn't you? You wouldn't do it to a PC that its
Andriod is definatly something you want on a pc however its important to recognize andriod being more compatible with AMD as andriod nativly runs on power pc using the ARM RISC architecture which AMD is also power pc but without ARM RISC arcutecture therefore andriod on traditional pc uses a puppy linux clone of google framework which only pre 2009 intel potatoes are optimized for unless you have the 2020 version of ARM hybrid poptato which runs both win RT and native andriod however I don't advise because RT on native andriod hardware is more bang for the buck.
Very much like installing Linux from two decades ago.
cfdisk hits different on this one.
Hi Brian, your vids are are a real teat to learn from as you describe and explain all the steps so clearly, and I say again you are a great credit to the industry of computing - Thank you so much for taking the time of teaching.. I think I've tried this OS in the past but with the uncertainty of windows have settled for Linux mint cinnamon , - will windows ever get itself working properly?!
@6:55 how did you get there from the previous installation screen after reboot? I've been following along in Oracle VM and have no idea how you got there.
Ya exactly, I have the same query
Hey guys, just been running with this myself. When you use virtual box to test it, do not use the USB, but select the optical drive and load the ISO directly before you start the VDI . The USB is only for a laptop or desktop, though you could also burn the ISO image to a DVD as an option - hope that helps. That said, the whole thing crashed on me :-)
I did the exact steps but now everytime I hit enter after editing the kernet boot, the screen just flashes and nothing happens. Please help.
Hello can i ask a question??? Do i have to install a driver for the wifi and audio for my laptop? I did not perform it yet sir. I just want to be sure of i try it. Thank you 👍👍👍
That depends on your machine (your WiFi and sound card card to be specific). The os uses the Linux kernel, which supports most hardware out of the box, but you may be unlucky and have to install some drivers via LAN or via a USB
@@IGqy thank you so much sir God bless 👍👍👍
Hi if you don't do this sort of stuff how are we old farts that have not got a clue going to learn what it's all about. keep up the good work. well done.
What is the advantage of having Andriod PC over Windows?
most apps no longer work on older PC's. windows 10 runs very slow on older PC's. older windows OS is no longer supported and so are the browsers.
none
you can play clash f clans
Instead of Windows watching you, you can have Google watching you, but also recording everything you do. How good is that?
The advantage is in taking old hardware and making it useful again. My laptop is too old to take Windows 10. I don't feel like investing hundreds of dollars in new hardware (particularly now). The older the operating system gets, the less it's supported by software manufacturers. In the case of browser software, as security technology advances, it won't be supported by the browsers I'm stuck with in my older version of Windows. Eventually, things like online banking will become impossible with that software.
By installing a brand new, shiny Android OS, I can use a more modern browser. My hardware isn't quite so obsolete now, and just got an extension on its lifespan. I'll take it!
I would run Android on a Raspberry Pi since it has an ARM CPU and more likely to be able to use the Apps I want. For a old PC I would toss in a SSD and max out the RAM then toss on Linux such as Debian or Arch. If it's a real old PC such as a late Pentium 4 I would run FreeBSD or use it as a Appliance system such as pfSense or a simple file server. If it's one of those crummy budget Laptops that can only support up to 8GB I would just toss on a minimal install of Debian, toss on i3 or Awesome WM and use it for Programming Micro Controllers or just strip it down and rob the LCD and touch pad from it.
Or Linux Mint or Ubuntu; which are far easier to install in the first place, and don't look like a 20 year old KDE desk top
Now install Windows 10 on an Android device
Yeah give it 15 years
And VOILA! You have a Windows Phone. :)
Use the highest end phone possible. Use the Limbo app , it lets you run x86 on android. If you manage to install windows 10, it will be the slowest POS ever, but it will work. Best i got working was windows 2000 on my phone.
If you are interested in which town is on his deskop background, that is Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, one of the best places you have to visit if you are in BiH.
...here's a question I'm sure some others may be interested in knowing the answer to... can I use this method on an old Windows mobile? I have two; one doing nothing, the other used as a media player. There are many old Windows phones out there, very capable, cheap as chips, and needing a saviour...
This is a really good idea and a cheap way to access high end apps that require an expensive android device but I do have one question: How do you use apps that only work with a phone's accelerometer or gyroscope? It would be more useful for a cheap laptop instead.
Not only extending an old PC, but getting rid of blotted Window 10.
It better to have a support OS than have one that will give you a virus etc., win7 and under lost their support
w10 can be debloated already and slimmed down a considerable amount.
i just bought the cheapest 2in1 laptop from jbhifi without thinking, and god it was slow. hitting 100%cpu and ram just idling in w10.
did a bit of fishing around. found some debloating tutorials and got everything down to about 15-20% idle. its now pleasant to use for just about any light task.
Keep'em coming. In this age of streaming, this is very helpful! Thanks again for all you do.
The installer is from "old school" but ok in this of quarentine i'll try it,thanks.
Simple and efficient installer
Thanks for helping me revive my old netbook with this Android video =)
Can we dual boot the Android OS with a Windows OS on a laptop?
if you can use windows os why bother use android OS lmao
Wtf...... wooowww Gonna try this out . Thanks Bro for the upload
I hate Android, so I'm converting my Chromebook to Linux...
Good call 🤙 👍
Mr.. Britec, do you program? More specifically, do you program in C++ for CAD applications? I would like to learn and wondered if you have any suggestions? Thanks! I always find your RUclips videos very educating. Keep up the great work.
Why suffer all this just to put a lame smartphone OS on PC with limited hardware/software support, when you can get any flavour of Linux instead?
Why not do both? I enjoy the experiment.
Got a suggestion for a Linux flavor for an older laptop?
Cuz a laptop is way powerful than a phone and one can play graphics intensive games on these instead of using an Android emulator or buying a flagship phone. You'll be surprised to know how many people do that.
@@TKevinBlanc You definitely need to mention how old. Like 10-15 years old or 5 years old? You can get things like Elementary or Mint working fine on a 5-10 year old laptop but older than that and we are into 32bit processor territory for which we can't use modern Linux.
@@TKevinBlanc you cannot go past linux mint. it sort of has everything out of the box
Been thinking of doing this myself on an old laptop but had no clue how to,, this video is a great help.. thank you, but I'm curious as to why you didn't download the latest android but instead chose an older version.
Linux Mint is the one you should use. the site even has how to's to install.
I keep getting this message"403 Forbidden" everytime i try to download Android
same problem
me too
use the main download link on the page and use the other link
Thanks, Brian, I enjoy these videos and find them very useful. Haven't done this yet, but will.
Hi Brian. Good video. Keep 'em coming! One question. Most desktops come with wired rather than wireless network adapters. Is there any way to have Android-x86 use a wired adapter?
my older version works wired
I don't have a weak enough computer that this would make sense on, but I'll definitely try this in VirtualBox!
This would probably breath new life to those old netbook thingies, that mostly just came with Windows XP, or some crappy basic Linux. Also on old laptops that still had like 256/512 MB RAM. Although those would probably still be painfully slow, just like old smartphones with that much RAM...
Got an old HP i5 laptop in the drawer, it has Win10 on it but it doesn't run well. This seems like a no brainer to me ... going to have a go, thanks!
I'm so glad I stumbled upon your video as I've been wanting to do this on several old laptops, MacBooks, and PCs collecting dust. I also have a unique MacBook Pro (Late 2008 with some Early 2009 features) and a compact Windows 10 NetBook/tablet that are the most frequently used. Curious to know, is possible to install an Android OS on Macs with properly formatted and partitioned drives as well? If not it is not, are there any minimum requirements you recommend PC/laptops to have for problem free operation Android Pie once installed?
I remember an episode of Black Adder the Third, where Baldrick sang the praises of those brave Ludite rebels smashing their loomes. To which Black Adder replied; "Although I've always been happy to wear cotton Baldrick, I've never found the need to find out exactly how it works." Well isn't that the way most people look at computer operating systems? I mean, isn't that why most of us use Linux Mint, Ubuntu, or even Windows 10?
this looks awesome" thank you Brian for all your incredible video's! ...Happy Easter to you and your family, please be safe always my friend
@Britec09: Are you guys aware that the flag in your company logo is actually the Swiss flag, not the Red Cross flag?
Ok so people need to be brought up to speed on the issue I said earlier.
I just found out what was causing the issue - and what it is, is the UEFI code is not compatible with older computers that use Legacy version in the bios. So this means you must find a way to turn off UEFI when writing the OS to a usb stick in order to make it compatible with older bios versions. and Brian you should of said something to that affect as it would of saved me a whole lot of time in troubleshooting the problem..So -Please cover all aspects and full procedures as to when dealing with UEFI based Bioses...
Part of what I was having issue is using a linuxed based usb writing tool and not rufus which was where the problem first started.
Kit Kat ran ok but being a version that google dose not support any more got me thinking.
You do a great job in showing these installments But need to be a lot more clear on how to handle microsofts glitch on UEFI systems.
Your videos are very interesting. Always a pleasure to watch, thanks
That's a good idea. I have about 40, identical, IBM Lenovo ThinkCenter computers. They were "host" computers from a restaurant franchise that I worked for. I replaced the machines with the new "upgraded" ones. My boss said I could do whatever I want with the old ones, just get them out of the stores. I ended up keeping 104 computers, most of which were in working condition. The hard drive in each has "password protected" Pulse software that I couldn't remove or "get around". I recently found out that I can format the drive with diskpart. So far I have successfully made an emulation game machine with about 4,000 games from various early systems. But thanks to you, now I have a way to put a free OS on them. Any other ideas that I can use some 10 year old desktop machines for?
Thank you Brian @BRITEC Android may be the best and less bloated, hopefully.
Does this procedure still allow you to dual boot back into windows if you want? This is the best video I've seen on installing Android to my pc, but I would live to be able to dual boot it on my media pc. Thanks!
O man i was stuck after instaling,after insert that code and press B it works! thank you sir!
Glad I could help
I never knew you could do this. I will stick with OpenBSD and Linux, but will certainly try this in a VM for fun. Thanks for the post.
Excellent tutorial. Interesting way to revive an old PC.
Another excellent video. Thank you! Just a question, do you need an antivirus with the Android system on a pc?
Man....I have got a problem....I have done everything perfectly as you have shown but still while booting, it is stopping at
" Detecting Android-X86...found at /dev/sda1".....after that it stops... nothing else is happening.... please help me regarding this 🙏🙏
Looked easy and simple. Thanks
Thanks Timster
Thank you. I find these tutorials very helpful. Please do more.
Don’t worry about rufus, just load it with easy2boot. Just drag and drop the iso then boot it up.
I really liked your video, it is easy to hear what you are saying, very clear. I really like Android and if I had a laptop that I could spare I would definitely install 9.0 on it. Will this install along side Windows 10 on the same laptop the same as Linux Mint does, for dual boot capability?
You can just go with auto setup , since you installing only Android in this PC. That could be more easy to install without any steps
This looks interesting ! Thanks for posting 🙂
This is good video I ever saw britec.
Fantastic. It worked great for me. Very clear instructions. Life saver something to keep me interested during the Lock Down. Thank you very much
I appreciate these videos on Alt USB Os's, more please!!!
I was looking to do that and this video was the right solution for me. Thank you for the excellent video. You just got a new subscriber.
Very cool. Thanks for the detailed instructions. I want to try this. Once it's installed, will Android update automatically on a PC? Is there a recommended way to backup the partition? Can it create restore points like Windows? Is the flash drive needed to boot, or could it be used for this purpose later? That's all my questions. Thanks!
I have an old notebook that I use only to watch movies and stream video on a TV, which was slow as fuck, and completely revived after I replaced the hdd for a €40 sdd. Now it runs Windows 10 absolutely fine so I don't see the need for this.
If you're struggling with an old notebook that is painfully slow, that should be the first upgrade to try instead of this completely experimental approach, it's going to make a massive difference.
Looking forward to doing this. Might do it tomorrow. I will start with an old Laptop and go from there. Thank you.
Interesting. But how do you get files onto this Android PC? Guest additions with shared folders with your host machine do not work.
Good tutorial, but I don't know why I would do it. What's the point?
I am planning to turn my old PC but I'm worried about the system requirements of Andriod-x86 to be able to run it in an old PC. Can you tell what is the system requirements of it before I proceed to apply to my old PC?
Great Job
Is there any speed increase during processing of information or graphics?
Not sure if this always worked or if it was recently added in 9.0, but I can actually install and run ARM-native apps. The only issue is that some apps don't detect mouse clicks at all, only touchscreen taps.
Hi there Brian, Im about to install Bliss. i was wondering tho, and couldn't find what i was looking for, which is. once bliss is installed, the things like wireless adapter, sound, microphone and all other hardware. will be working just fine,....or ??
at this moment in time.... the pc has Win 10 installed. Cheers.
Thank you very much.This is an excellent way of getting new life out of an Old PCs.
Nice video got an old system will try this on.
awesome! yes keep making them I was going to buy an android tv box but this is the ticket! thanks I installed it on VirtualBox and it works a treat running vpn/iptv Cheerio!
Very useful, thanks! Will definitely give this a try.
Fun project
@@Britec09 help pls
i installed it and now its saying no bootable device
little point to use Android perhaps with the exception of GAMES. Pick any linux and have a complete and useful OS. Very much the same installation procedures.
Yes thanks,something to do during the pandemic!