Install Android 4.4 Kitkat on PC or Virtualbox

Follow this LINK to install it.

Change the resolution:



DOWNLOAD AND INSTALL ANDROID
1. I Downloaded Android from: http://www.android-x86.org/download - look for "Android-x86-4.4" folder and click on View link to start downloading iso image.

2. Install Android according to the HowToGeek tutorial: http://www.howtogeek.com/164570/how-to- ... irtualbox/
Note: I have selected NAT network and "Adapter Type": PCnet-FAST III


RESIZE SCREEN
3. On VirtualBox Ubuntu host I have executed command:

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VBoxManage setextradata "MY_ANDROID_VIRTUAL_MACHINE_NAME" "CustomVideoMode1" "1680x1050x16"

Details: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/923 ... irtual-box

4. Start Android virtual machine.

5. From grub menu select "Live CD - Debug mode" to get into debug mode.

6. Create directory:
Details for steps 6 to 12: http://satoricode.net/2011/10/16/HighSp ... idx86.aspx

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mkdir /boot

7. Mount disk to /boot directory:

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mount /dev/sda1 /boot

8. Edit grub menu.lst file

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vi /boot/grub/menu.lst

9. In the first "kernel" line search for text

video=-16 SRC=/android-4.4-RC1

and add text to become:

video=-16 UVESA_MODE=1680x1050 SRC=/android-4.4-RC1

Text in bold was added.
Details: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/923 ... irtual-box

10. Save file and exit the vi editor with command: :wq

11. Unmount /boot directory

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umount /boot

12. Delete /boot directory

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rmdir /boot

13. From VirtualBox power-off the Android virtual machine guest.

14. Start Android and new screen resolution should be working fine.
That's it.

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