Thursday, May 24, 2012

Use adb To Install Google Apps (Includes Google Play) To Android 4.0.3 Buildroid In VirtualBox


Android - VirtualBox
Android Ice Cream Sandwich is well supported to run in VirtualBox with Buildroid VM image. There are three types of Buildroid VirtualBox images for phone, tablet, and tablet with phone capabilities. These images do not come with Android Market/Google Play and other Google apps. To spice up your Android VM with more Android apps, we can first install Market/Play app to the Android VM with the help of Android Debug Bridge (adb).

There is a Buildroid "for testing purpose only" VM image available for download which includes Market/Play app and other Google apps. Reading the description it is for testing purpose only, I'm not sure how stable it is. If you use the normal Buildroid VM image, here's how to install Market/Play app to Android Virtual Machine.

Steps:
  1. Assume you have already setup your Android Virtual Machine. Guide to setup Android in VirtualBox.
  2. You can get the adb (Android Debug Bridge) utility here.
  3. Download Google apps here.
  4. Open VirtualBox.
  5. Go to Buildroid VM's Settings > Network.
  6. Under Adapter 1 tab, choose Attached to: NAT.
    7. VirtualBox - Network
  7. Expand Advanced and click Port Forwarding button.
  8. Click Insert new rule button, input 5555 into Host Port and Guest Port. Click OKs to return to VirtualBox. If you have multiple virtual machines and want to connect to each of them, you could increment the host port for each of the forwarding rules while keeping the same guest port for each device (eg. host port 5556, guest port 5555 on a second virtual machine).
    9. VirtualBox - Network Port Forwarding
  9. Now Start Auildroid VM.
  10. Open Buildroid VM Configuration, you should see the IP address under IP management to confirm it is working. If there is no IP address showing, adb will not be able to connect your Auildroid VM.
  11. Find the folder where the adb.exe is located. For example: c:\android-sdk-windows/platform-tools
  12. Press and hold Shift key + right click on the folder which contains adb.exe. Click Open command window here.
  13. Enter: adb connect localhost
  14. Copy the .tgz Google apps file to Android with this command:
    15. adb push buildroid-gapps-ics-20120317-signed.tgz /sdcard/
    Note: you must specify the directory location of your tgz file. For example, d:\downloads/buildroid-gapps-ics-20120317-signed.tgz as shown in the screenshot below:
    Android Debug Bridge (adb ) - adb push
  15. Execute the following commands:
    • adb shell
    • su
    • mount -o remount,rw /system
    • tar -xvzf /sdcard/buildroid-gapps-ics-20120317-signed.tgz
    • mount -o remount,ro /system
    • reboot
  16. Your Android VM will reboot automatically and new Google apps including Play Store app are installed.
    17. VirtualBox - Android-x86
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37 comments:

  1. ddmMay 25, 2012 at 12:01 AM

    Can I use the AVD Manager?

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  2. LemonMay 25, 2012 at 11:19 AM

    I don't think so. The image is in ova file extension which is supported by the programs like VirtualBox and VMware.

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  3. Auston BarbozaMay 29, 2012 at 3:56 AM

    hey...these files dont work on my computer.....i used both VMWARE n VirtualBox...it stucks on booting kernal...i tried all three versions......
    My computer specs
    Phenom X4
    8GB ram

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  4. LemonMay 29, 2012 at 4:31 PM

    Hi, I suspect it doesn't support AMD processor. I could be wrong. Do you have a Intel computer to test it?

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  5. thejaMay 31, 2012 at 4:32 AM

    adb connected to local host but entering the command
    adb push buildroid-gapps-ics-20120317-signed.tgz /sdcard/ say error more than one device and emulator

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  6. Jack CohenMay 31, 2012 at 6:28 AM

    i got the same thing. am going to use something like airdroid to extract apks and upload to dropbox, then insall on vm. you can also use the unstable one, which is ok but does sometimes fail. good luck!

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  7. LemonMay 31, 2012 at 11:32 AM

    Use @Jack Cohen 's suggestion, it is much easier installing apps on vm. Or, if you insist using adb, try the command below to connect vm and let me know how it works for you:


    adb –s localhost:5555 shell

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  8. LemonMay 31, 2012 at 11:36 AM

    Thanks, it is very helpful. Quite a lot of people getting "error: more then one device and emulator" message.

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  9. cadamJune 1, 2012 at 9:38 AM

    I got this same error but i had success by killing the adb server using the command "adb kill-server" minus the quotes and repeating the steps without using the connect to host command. i believe it connects automatically when you invoke adb so by using the connect to host first you are creating 2 instances. Thus the more than one device error.
    in the command prompt you can check the connected devices by typing
    "adb devices" minus the quotes and hitting enter. Then continue with the above procedure. I'm no expert but this worked for me. i hope it helps.

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  10. LemonJune 2, 2012 at 1:50 PM

    Thanks cadam. Somehow adb is already connected to Android VM by itself. I don't know what's causing this. So we have to always check the connected devices first with adb devices.

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  11. BobJune 4, 2012 at 12:46 PM

    I'm stuck on step 15. when i type "tar -xvzf /sdcard/buildroid-gapps-ics-20120317-signed.tgz" i get an error saying there's no such file or directory

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  12. LemonJune 4, 2012 at 2:51 PM

    It couldn't find the .tgz archive to extract inside your Android sdcard directory. Try again send the .tgz archive with the command below.


    adb push (You file directory)/buildroid-gapps-ics-20120317-signed.tgz /sdcard/

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  13. Auston BarbozaJuly 15, 2012 at 1:47 AM

    i dnt have intel.......

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  14. JoSaJuly 31, 2012 at 11:32 AM

    the right extension for "buildroid-gapps-ics-20120317-signed.tgz" is "gz" and not "tgz"==> to correct so when typing commend

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  15. PrashAugust 1, 2012 at 8:37 PM

    I tried several times to push the directory. It succeeded fine but still getting the error - tar not found? HELP!!

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  16. LemonAugust 2, 2012 at 1:34 AM

    I repeated all steps and installed the Google apps successfully. Are you sure the .tgz file is in the /sdcard directory?


    If you still can't extract it, you can use this Android 4.0.4 image file already bundled with Google apps. This is a easier way.

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  17. LemonAugust 2, 2012 at 1:36 AM

    tgz works fine for me.

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  18. ramiAugust 21, 2012 at 11:55 PM

    step 15. when I want to type ´adb shell´ then i get a message ´error: more than one device and emulator´

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  19. MokAugust 22, 2012 at 12:39 AM

    Hi rami,


    I was facing the same problem as you are having. This is my solution.

    -Type "adb devices", and if you see list of devices attached like this below:
    emulator-5554 device
    localhost:5555 device


    -Enter "adb kill-server" and connect your Android VM again.



    Always perform the "adb devices" to check how many instances are currently connected with adb tool because sometimes adb will connect with more than one emulator/device instances after entering "adb connect localhost" for some reason.



    Regards,
    Mok

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  20. MoOctober 18, 2012 at 11:57 AM

    Since the adb is an .exe file, how would this work on a Mac?

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  21. MokOctober 26, 2012 at 2:56 PM

    Hi rami,


    I was facing the same problem as you are having. This is my solution.

    -Type "adb devices", and if you see list of devices attached like this below:
    emulator-5554 device
    localhost:5555 device


    -Enter "adb kill-server" and connect your Android VM again.



    Always perform the "adb devices" to check how many instances are currently connected with adb tool because sometimes adb will connect with more than one emulator/device instances after entering "adb connect localhost" for some reason.



    Regards,
    Mok

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  22. ramiOctober 26, 2012 at 2:56 PM

    step 15. when I want to type ´adb shell´ then i get a message ´error: more than one device and emulator´

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  23. MokOctober 26, 2012 at 5:20 PM

    Hi Mo, I've uploaded adb for Mac version. You can download it here.

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  24. Lars LundeNovember 9, 2012 at 7:22 AM

    Thanks for the link there, but i have the same problem as the guy above, tar does not seem to exist on the version i am running, fetched from here: http://vmlite.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=68:android&catid=17

    Are there any other extraction programs?
    All standard linux commands seem to work fine, but tar is not there.

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  25. satish devnaniNovember 23, 2012 at 7:03 PM

    i get an error that adb is not recognized as an internal or external server what should i do ..???????

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  26. SakhrDecember 28, 2012 at 5:30 PM

    I get a permission denied

    root@android:/ # su

    root@android:/ # mount -o remount,rw /system

    mount: Permission denied

    255|root@android:/ #

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  27. Scott BeesonApril 11, 2013 at 2:04 PM

    I love you for this.

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  28. Mandeep SinghApril 25, 2013 at 1:10 AM

    push not found

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  29. AtifApril 27, 2013 at 1:21 PM

    I have installed Android X86 on a USB flash drive, it is working fine except Bluetooth is not working and i can not able to install any application from Google Play , it says that your device is not compatible. any idea how can use bluetooth and install APPs.

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  30. Mandeep SinghApril 30, 2013 at 5:53 PM

    tar : not found ...???

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  31. AdibMay 27, 2013 at 12:40 PM

    When I tried installing WeChat, it said "Your device isn't compatible with this version."

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  32. 951mihaiJuly 12, 2013 at 10:42 PM

    this error happened a lot, and when is saying push adb (file) it says android debug bridge version 1.0.29. what to do?

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  33. Amber ArndtSeptember 16, 2013 at 8:07 AM

    Hello, I made it to step 15 when I tried to enter "adb shell" and got a message of "error: device is offline" I noticed in step 10 you mentioned IP configuration, however, I am not sure where I would look for the IP config and address or where I should place it. Please help, Thanks!

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  34. phandroioFebruary 14, 2014 at 8:02 AM

    Easy workaround : Don't use adb shell, install Terminal Emulator app ( Download apk from Github Here :
    http://jackpal.github.com/Android-Terminal-Emulator/downloads/Term.apk
    )
    Launch the app inside the VM, then type the same commands as you would have in the adb shell (e.g. starting with su and then the mount command and then the rest)

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