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I get "cannot mount /dev/sda1" error when I try to install android on virtual machine. I use latest version of virtual box, default options. I follow the steps in here and get stuck at 17.

Jordan
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  • Do you need an emulator for coding? Or another else? –  Mar 22 '12 at 18:52
  • Yes, for coding. The emulator that comes with SDK sucks and I don't have the money to buy a phone. – Psyconn Mar 22 '12 at 19:55
  • Oh my machine is Fedora 64bit, 2 GB RAM, Dual core. It works fine with emulator. It needs about 250MB RAM for Android 1.5 - 2.3.x, and 512MB RAM for 4.0.3. I hope it fits your machine? I think emulator is better than VirtualBox... –  Mar 23 '12 at 00:14
  • I have a similar issue when using VMWare I am attempting to install nugat to a VM for emulation, and on installing and following [this guide](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BckEV3FzCPo), I get stuck with [this:](https://i.imgur.com/qLeOReN.png). – 4g0tt3nSou1 Jan 14 '18 at 14:15
  • Also, just noticed the date on this issue, Did the problem get solved OP? – 4g0tt3nSou1 Jan 14 '18 at 14:16
  • not as far as I remember, we used real phones for testing – Psyconn Mar 19 '18 at 11:20
  • @4g0tt3nSou1 I added an answer, maybe it will help. I just fixed this issue but unfortunately I was not able to get Android x86 on QEMU working yet (boot stuck at the android logo screen on x86 version and reboot loop on x86_64 version). – baptx Oct 27 '21 at 17:32

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This issue is about VirtualBox but I got it with QEMU also so maybe the solution is the same. I was able to fix it by creating a disk with a smaller size, like 4 GB instead of 8 GB. In the documentation, they even say to use 1 GB and then mount an SD card: https://www.android-x86.org/documentation/qemu.html

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