Android-x86 support?

[andrewpark006]

I installed android-x86 on ESXi and I need to connect the android-x86 through VNC. However, I found that remote keyboard and remote mouse click-only work without installing vmware-tools. The problem is that I can not move a mouse cursor remotely through VNC. I heard that I need to install vmware-tools to move a mouse cursor through VNC but there's no vmware-tools that support android-x86 and open-vm-tools seems to be neither.

I am not sure if the open-vm-tools can be ported to android-x86 OS. If yes, please let me know how to do it, or please add the android-x86 on the list of operating systems on the next update.

[oliverkurth]

Hi @andrewpark006 ,

If your VM has a USB controller, and you are using a recent hardware version, you can try setting these options in the config of the VM:

mouse.vusb.enable=TRUE mouse.vusb.useBasicMouse=FALSE

Let us know if it helps.

[andrewpark006]

Thank you for your replay, but it unfortunately does not work.

Instead, I have installed a VNC server on the android-x86, and it works fine now. So, I think I will need to install VM-tools to have a mouse control over VNC. Even it works okay with VNC server, If the vm-tools require less CPU load, I will go for it.

[oliverkurth]

We do not have any plans to support Android with open-vm-tools. You can try it on your own if you want, and we can help with questions.

[suvansh-dev]

@andrewpark006 Hi, I am too facing the same issue, the android version which i am installing is: Android version- android-x86_64-6.0-r3 Please tell me how and which vnc server you have installed in android_x86 to remove this issue?

[cerberii]

please plan to support android x86 with openvmware-tools , thx

[fragtion]

Seconded. More people are using Android within VMWare these days for whatever reason. It only makes sense to provide native VMWare tools support (at least for seamless mouse, window resizing, and file transfer) moving forward

[suvansh-dev]

How can they ignore support for android_x86, it doesn't make any sense.

[cerberii]

I would speculate that they ignore support for android because they are paid by google/samsung/motorolla to not do anything for android. Why did it take so many years for android x86 to get graphical support? Touch screen support? Broadcom and other chip manufacturers made sure to place large entrance fees to support android on their chipsets through NDA and closed source chipsets, even in the raspberry pi .

The problem is Google wants you to buy a tablet from them, or use approved hardware partners. They work to activly stifle any development where someone could build their own tablet, or use a touchscreen laptop as a tablet, etc. This is the main reason that currently the only useful development on android x86 is being done in China out of the reach from Google or other corporations which seek to maintain the monopoly on tablet production.

[DRSDavidSoft]

@cerberii I wish at least the Android-x86 devs themselves would work on a VMware tools port.

[AbandonedCart]

While these tools are useful for a Linux system, most of them seem irrelevant to an android-x86 machine. It seems that it would be more beneficial to gain host access to adb, thus unlocking whatever host-based commands are desired without the overhead of installing them on Android.

@cerberii Every good conspiracy theory has a hint of delusional misconception. You nailed it.

[normanschlatter]

+1 need a solution to get a smooth mouse in android - please support android-x86

[johnwvmw]

@normanschlatter As Oliver indicated over a year ago, we have no plans to support Android with open-vm-tools. If the Android-x86 devs wish to work on a port, we are available to answer questions.

[AbandonedCart]

@normanschlatter Best bet would be to submit an issue with android-x86 about mouse functionality. It is highly unlikely that even if the devs here had any interest in a port that it would actually be able to provide any sort of improvement without the Android system already having the necessary support.

[normanschlatter]

cant reach any dev over at android-x86, busy.

[DRSDavidSoft]

@normanschlatter Too bad! Well, at least that's the answer to what I asked.

[suvansh-dev]

@johnwvmw If you still have no plans then you seriously need a new business model.

[Snake4life]

after reading every comment it's a shame that there are no plans to support android. I truly hope you change your plans

[rumpeltizkin]

I would speculate that they ignore support for android because they are paid by google/samsung/motorolla to not do anything for android. Why did it take so many years for android x86 to get graphical support? Touch screen support? Broadcom and other chip manufacturers made sure to place large entrance fees to support android on their chipsets through NDA and closed source chipsets, even in the raspberry pi .

The problem is Google wants you to buy a tablet from them, or use approved hardware partners. They work to activly stifle any development where someone could build their own tablet, or use a touchscreen laptop as a tablet, etc. This is the main reason that currently the only useful development on android x86 is being done in China out of the reach from Google or other corporations which seek to maintain the monopoly on tablet production.

My mind is not ready to understand why a company gets paid with the intention of not doing something which is beneficial for the customer. I believe in iron ethics, those are immune to money.

Most of the business schools are teaching in the wrong direction how to manage a company, sorry.

[unknowedNp]

+1

[tanaous]

+1

[MCOfficer]

+1

+1

Could you not? i'd also like to see this happen, but that's no reason to spam everyone's notifications with useless comments. If you want to upvote, use reactions, that's what they are for.