Find the Android 9 ISO file you downloaded previously and select it. From the drop-down list, select 'Choose a disk file…'. In the right pane, click on the CD with the down arrow to the right of the image. Select the 'Empty' optical drive in the middle pane. Just below 'Display' in the left pane, select 'Storage'. If an error for 'Invalid settings detected' appears at the bottom of the window, disregard it. Change the 'Graphic Controller' to 'VboxSVGA'. Select the ‘Acceleration’ tab and set the ‘Paravirtualization Interface’ to ‘KVM’. Select the ‘Processor’ tab and set the machine to use at least 2 processors if they are available. Make sure you select the ‘Android 9’ machine in the left pane and press ‘Settings’ at the top of the screen. The Machine has been created, but there are a few more settings to configure. Next, you can specify the maximum size of the virtual disk. Leave the default of ‘Dynamically Allocated’ and press ‘Next’. You should now be able to specify if the drive is ‘Dynamically Allocated’ or a ‘Fixed Size’. The default option of ‘VDI (VirtualBox Disk Image)’ is fine. Select the ‘Create’ button to accept the default to create a virtual disk. The value should be ‘4096’ if your system can spare the RAM. The next screen allows you to specify the Memory Size. For the 'Version' set it 'Other Linux (64-bit)'. The 'Machine Folder' should be fine at the default unless you need to place it somewhere else. Start Oracle’s Virtual Box and select ‘New’ to create a new machine.įor the 'Name' use any valid name such as 'Android 9'. Do not change any other settings than those I list or the virtual machine most likely will not start, The steps I set out here are very important. If VirtualBox gives you an error, then run ‘sudo /sbin/vboxconfig’. If they are already installed, then you should be fine. Use the command ‘sudo apt install linux-headers-#.#.#-#-generic’. Use 'uname -a’ to see your kernel version. NOTE: Be sure to check that you have the headers installed for your current Linux kernel version. Be sure to save the file in an easily accessible location on the hard drive (one that you can find again).
Next, you’ll need to download the Android 9.0 ISO file at. Make sure that you have the most up-to-date version as well as the Extension Pack, which shouldn't make a difference, but never hurts to install. To start, I will assume you have Oracle’s Virtual Box installed on your system. Having access to Android on your system can make it easier for accessing apps that are only available on Android. In this article, I will cover the steps to install Android 9 on a Virtual Box machine. Many people would sometimes like to have access to Android.