Android x86 4.4-r1 - No video or audio in VMware Workstation 10

[DivergentDroid]

I decided to try to run A-x86 4.4-r1 in VMWare. I do not have any video at all nor do I have any audio. In my native HD install I can chalk this up to missing drivers but I thought all should work in the VM but it seems worse because now I don't have either. I was hoping to be able to get head phones and mic working with sound and video in the VM.

Can anyone help ? Thanks !

My specs are:

System Manufacturer/Model Number HP Pavillion G7-2251dx
More specs here: http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c03561498&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en
OS Windows 8 64 bit
CPU AMD A-8 4500M
Memory 8 Gigabytes DDR3 sdram
Graphics Card Discrete ATI Radeon HD 7640G with 2 Gigs
Sound Card IDT Audio
Monitor(s) Displays 17.3
Screen Resolution 1600x900
Hard Drives 500 gig
Internet Speed 3.5 mb/sec

[Stephen Haworth]

add boot option
" -xforcevesa UVESA_MODE=1920x1080 HWACCEL=0"
Should solve the video, as for the sound... I havent a clue.

[Ricky321]

I installed this Android-x86 4.4r1  on my 

VMWare Workstation 10.0.2 with a guest operating system as Linux and Disk Image size  8Gbyte.

I format the 8GB disk into Ext3 format using the Android X86 4.4r1 LiveCD built-in installation program.

Using the Network Bridge Mode.

I leave other setting as VMWare Workstation's default.

Installation is successful.

After that , I remove the Android X86 4.4r1 LiveCD and reboot the Virtual Machine , it will boot-up in 800x600 mode (by default).

Every things works fine. 

Gmail working,

Any 3D game ( space 3D racing , 3D car racing cannot be installed.

Angry Birds 2014 can be installed and running OK.

YouTube is OK,

Internet Browsing is OK.

MP3 or MP4 file on my USB key can be  play using  .

Google Text-To-Speech is NOT working . Failed to switch from mini TTS (default) to this setting .

So , Google PlayBooks is working but cannot READ ALOUD !

Skype  failed to install.

Tango  failed to install.

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My PC is 

ASUS P5KPL -AM/PS All-in-One Motherboard (running Windows 7 Professional)

Intel G31/ICH GMA3100 graphic accelerator.

DD2 800Mhz  4GByte RAM

Intel LGA775 E7200 2.9Ghz Core2Duo

Seagate 500G  hard drive

integrated 6Ch. HD Audio with Jack sensing feature

Acer 23 inch 1920x1280 (5ms) Monitor

USB Keyboard

USB Mouse

Note : I have tried  using the "e" option (pressing the E key from the Boot option window ), change vga=ask

 and press Enter. Then choose the appropriate resolution (16bit mode only, 32bit mode will not work) to get it working in 1024x768 

or 1280x1024.

[MohammedSalim Shivani]

hi Ricky

How you installed the Android x86 4.4r1 in your machine. Did it needed you to install other OS before installing android or you just inserted the LiveCD and installed it.

Because I tried a lot installing 4.4r1 (unknown to these version till installing using 4.4r3 image) using LiveCD but it was showing no network found after loading. So I downloaded the image (.iso) file of 4.4r3 and installed it using that LiveCD. But after installation, when I rebooted it, it diplayed an error message "Error 17". I have attached the snapshot of the message.

Thank You