[GH-ISSUE #66] I want to start x86 emulator on mac os #53

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opened 2026-03-01 15:39:42 +03:00 by kerem · 6 comments
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Originally created by @Caroline0071 on GitHub (Feb 13, 2018).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/budtmo/docker-android/issues/66

I want to start x86 emulator with docker image on mac os.
Why not support?
How to start up x86 android emulator on mac os with docker image?

Originally created by @Caroline0071 on GitHub (Feb 13, 2018). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/budtmo/docker-android/issues/66 I want to start x86 emulator with docker image on mac os. Why not support? How to start up x86 android emulator on mac os with docker image?
kerem closed this issue 2026-03-01 15:39:42 +03:00
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@diemol commented on GitHub (Feb 13, 2018):

Hi @Caroline0071

Did you check the Quick Started section? https://github.com/butomo1989/docker-android#quick-start

It is possible but it is very slow.

<!-- gh-comment-id:365222866 --> @diemol commented on GitHub (Feb 13, 2018): Hi @Caroline0071 Did you check the Quick Started section? https://github.com/butomo1989/docker-android#quick-start It is possible but it is very slow.
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@budtmo commented on GitHub (Feb 13, 2018):

Hi @Caroline0071 ,

It is because there was issues with HAXM and KVM. if you want to use x86 on Mac, you can give a try by using VM.

<!-- gh-comment-id:365325758 --> @budtmo commented on GitHub (Feb 13, 2018): Hi @Caroline0071 , It is because there was issues with HAXM and KVM. if you want to use x86 on Mac, you can give a try by using VM.
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@Caroline0071 commented on GitHub (Feb 14, 2018):

hi @butomo1989
So docker images is not support to run android x86 emulator.
And I think also that it's a issues compatibility mac kernel with docker.
My idea was setting up android x86 emulator in the docker to excute UI automation.

<!-- gh-comment-id:365471471 --> @Caroline0071 commented on GitHub (Feb 14, 2018): hi @butomo1989 So docker images is not support to run android x86 emulator. And I think also that it's a issues compatibility mac kernel with docker. My idea was setting up android x86 emulator in the docker to excute UI automation.
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@HasBert commented on GitHub (May 12, 2019):

Hey guys,
I tried to run the android emulator inside Virtualbox 6.x inside a Ubunu 18.04 guest os and I didn't get it to work. I searched for some advises how to maybe enable KVM inside the guest os, but the only thing I found was this. So as I'm reading this correctly KVM is not supported on OSX? Are there other ways to virtualize the x86 emulator?

@Caroline0071 Have you managed the virtualization now? Would you share your researche?
@diemol Do you have any instructions besides using a software like Virtualbox?

<!-- gh-comment-id:491620569 --> @HasBert commented on GitHub (May 12, 2019): Hey guys, I tried to run the android emulator inside Virtualbox 6.x inside a Ubunu 18.04 guest os and I didn't get it to work. I searched for some advises how to maybe enable KVM inside the guest os, but the only thing I found was [this](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/53778106/how-to-enable-kvm-on-a-mac-for-qemu). So as I'm reading this correctly KVM is not supported on OSX? Are there other ways to virtualize the x86 emulator? @Caroline0071 Have you managed the virtualization now? Would you share your researche? @diemol Do you have any instructions besides using a software like Virtualbox?
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@diemol commented on GitHub (May 12, 2019):

The only way I know to run something with KVM on OSX is by using something like Parallels or VMWare Fusion (both paid with free trials). Sadly, I think there is not a free software that allows you to do that.

<!-- gh-comment-id:491626168 --> @diemol commented on GitHub (May 12, 2019): The only way I know to run something with KVM on OSX is by using something like Parallels or VMWare Fusion (both paid with free trials). Sadly, I think there is not a free software that allows you to do that.
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@HasBert commented on GitHub (May 12, 2019):

@diemol thank you for your response. 😘 Maybe I'll give it a try.
@budtmo do you have some experience with this topic? Shouldn't we update the documentation if this isn't working on OSx without using paid software? I'm not 100% sure if there maybe is a way to get it to work, but I need to spend more time on it.
Thanks for your time 😉

<!-- gh-comment-id:491630610 --> @HasBert commented on GitHub (May 12, 2019): @diemol thank you for your response. :kissing_heart: Maybe I'll give it a try. @budtmo do you have some experience with this topic? Shouldn't we update the documentation if this isn't working on OSx without using paid software? I'm not 100% sure if there maybe is a way to get it to work, but I need to spend more time on it. Thanks for your time :wink:
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