Android x86 7.0 Nougat can't boot in VMWare 12.5

[Zamar Ac]

I tried to boot from ISO or installed to VMDK some of Android x86 official and unofficial ISO images in VMWare 12.5 running on Win 10 64-bit. Some images like cm-x86-13.0-rc1.iso posted here (http://www.android-x86.org/download) booted OK from VMDK after switching 3D support On in VWare Settings. None I tried booted directly from ISO. I had to use preinstalled Android x86 VMDK images instead from OSBoxes (https://www.osboxes.org/android-x86/#android-x86-4_4-r4-vmware), and they all boot well in VMWare 12.5.

As an example, I installed to VMDK the Android 7.0 Nougat ISO from this site by following their Tutorial (http://sysadminview.com/install-android-7-0-nougat-vmware-workstation/). The ISO as they say is optimized for VMWare 12, and booted well in their video. But in my setup it hangs just before displaying 3D Android Boot Logo, just like most other ISOs. Same result in VirtualBox. Below is screenshot from booting in Debug mode, it looks like it loops.

https://s22.postimg.org/mxqfp1nlt/Android_X86_7_0.png

My question is, why most Android x86 ISOs hang in my setup, and what can I try to fix it? Does it depend on real PC hardware? Why, since VMWare runs virtual hardware anyway? I usually assign 2GB RAM and 8GB IDE disk size to VMDK, and various Display settings to see the difference, but no ISO boots inside the VM, and most my VMDK installed images don't boot either, except those prepared by OSBoxes. It happens only with Android x86, various other OS ISOs I tried boot OK in VM.

[fguy]

I posted about this topic VMware https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/android-x86/KGPpWtQELbo

Build android made in October and some others run with the "nomodeset vga=ask" (only GRUB) and 32 bit color modes (eg 36A - 1280x800x32)

[fguy]

I can also recommend their own Android 7.0 build for use in VMware - https://groups.google.com/d/msg/android-x86/kRsVzHYjObE/zoBVdHXlEgAJ

[Zamar Ac]

Hi fguy,

I tried all your recommendations with all ISO images posted in the thread you linked, using Win 10 64-bit or Win 7-64-bit as Guest for more resolution options, but none of them booted neither from ISO no after being installed to VMDK with Grub bootloader in BIOS mode. Do you think that my 4K display may have something to do with it? I tried running VMWare with Disabled or Enabled Display Scaling in its shortcut Compatibility options, and it didn't make any difference.

My question is, what is different in OSBoxes made Android-x86 VMDK images, since they always boot well regardless of Android version?