Limbo v3.0.0 alpha - Release Notes
- Rebased with QEMU 2.9.1 due to crashes with recent QEMU versions
- KVM accelerator support fixed for x86 and ARM kernels (needs kernel with KVM support)
- Added Desktop Mode for use with Android-x86, Chromebook, DeX station
- External Mouse enabled (USB and Bluetooth)
- Emulated Mouse types (PS/2, USB, Tablet)
- Updated with latest dependent libraries (glib, SDL2, libffi, pixman)
- Added musl libiconv and libintl (included in Android NDK)
- Moved bios roms and keymaps to cache storage so storage clean managers won't delete them
- Better display scaling modes
- Issue with persistent notification fixed
- Support for Korean Language (by obbcth)
- Env supports Android Studio 3.1.1 and above
- Environment build supports only Ubuntu from now on (no more support for Win/cygwin)
- Releases only for ARM and x86 devices from now on (though you can still build sparc/ppc)
- Better drop-in procedures for lib deps and better config Makefiles
Known Issues:
Mouse acceleration issues in QEMU VNC (see guide for disabling it)
SDL Audio currently has high latency
- KVM accelerator support fixed for x86 and ARM kernels (needs kernel with KVM support)
- Added Desktop Mode for use with Android-x86, Chromebook, DeX station
- External Mouse enabled (USB and Bluetooth)
- Emulated Mouse types (PS/2, USB, Tablet)
- Updated with latest dependent libraries (glib, SDL2, libffi, pixman)
- Added musl libiconv and libintl (included in Android NDK)
- Moved bios roms and keymaps to cache storage so storage clean managers won't delete them
- Better display scaling modes
- Issue with persistent notification fixed
- Support for Korean Language (by obbcth)
- Env supports Android Studio 3.1.1 and above
- Environment build supports only Ubuntu from now on (no more support for Win/cygwin)
- Releases only for ARM and x86 devices from now on (though you can still build sparc/ppc)
- Better drop-in procedures for lib deps and better config Makefiles
Known Issues:
Mouse acceleration issues in QEMU VNC (see guide for disabling it)
SDL Audio currently has high latency
Host Capabilities
- Virtual Machine management (Create/Edit/Delete VM Definitions)
- VNC Interface (No sound, VM running when Android app in background)
- SDL Interface (Sound works but choppy, VM suspended when Android app in background)
- Boot VMs from Virtual Disks/Kernel/Initrd images
- Pause/Resume Virtual Machine (Save/Reload State to/from disk).
- Extra QEMU parameters (See www.qemu.org/documentation)
- Import/Export Virtual Machine definitions.
- Although root is not required for enabling KVM your device kernel needs to support KVM and have appropriate file permissions for file /dev/kvm.
- KVM has been tested on an HP Stream Notebook running Android-x86 PC fully booting DSL Linux in under 25 seconds!
Guest Machine Capabilities
- CPU (x86, x86 64bit)
- RAM Memory (up to 1GB)
- Machine types (pc, pc-i440fx-2.x, pc-q35, isa-pc)
- Hard Disk Drives (IDE/SCSI up to 4)
- CDROM (replaces IDE drive hdb)
- Shared Virtual Folder (FAT32 emulated Hard Disk drive replaces IDE drive hdd)
- Floppy Drives (up to 2)
- VGA (standard, SVGA cirrus, SVGA vmware)
- Audio (choppy only under SDL interface)
- Network: User mode (ne2k pci, e1000, rtl8139, virtio not tested, TAP supported), host port forwarding enabled.
- Keyboard (English Only, other languages/layouts might work)
- Physical Keyboard supported (USB/Bluetooth)
- Mouse (PS/2,USB,tablet emulated)
- Physical Mouse supported (USB/Bluetooth)
Limbo 3.0.0 x86 Emulator for ARM devices
For Phones and Tablets with ARM cpu
Phones/Tablets supported: most phones/tablets made by Samsung, Sony, LG, HTC, etc
Desktop Mode supports external USB/Bluetooth mouse and keyboard.
Samsung's DeX station should be supported (though not tested)
Minimum Requirements: Android Lollipop or above
| limbo-androidarmv7-x86-release.3.0.0.apk |
Limbo 3.0.0 x86 Emulator for x86 devices
For Phones and Tablets with Intel x86 cpu
Devices supported: Asus Zenfone 2, Lenovo Yoga Tablet 2, PC installed with Android-x86 (and possibly Chromebook).
Desktop Mode supports external USB/Bluetooth mouse and keyboard.
KVM accelerator supported (requires a device with x86 cpu with a KVM-supported kernel).
Minimum Requirements: Android Lollipop or above.
| limbo-androidx86-x86-kvm-release.3.0.0.apk |
Android Tools - Download Links
Hacker's Keyboard: A virtual keyboard for android devices with full qwerty layout.
Download Here
Turbo Download Manager: A Download Accelerator, very useful for downloading large Virtual Images and ISOs from the Internet:
Download Here
JuiceSSH: An SSH Client that can be used with Host Forward feature in Limbo.
Download Here
QEMU: Create custom Virtual Hard Disks and Install your OS from your Desktop.
Download Here
Download Here
Turbo Download Manager: A Download Accelerator, very useful for downloading large Virtual Images and ISOs from the Internet:
Download Here
JuiceSSH: An SSH Client that can be used with Host Forward feature in Limbo.
Download Here
QEMU: Create custom Virtual Hard Disks and Install your OS from your Desktop.
Download Here
Source Code
Source Code can be found here: https://github.com/limboemu/limbo
Work in progress
Audio interface enhancements (Sound Blaster 16 emulation working via DSL but choppy)
VNC Zoom & Pan options not supported yet
SD Card images emulation not tested yet.
TAP support is not yet tested
Spice interface
KVM support for x86 in Limbo is fixed as of v3.0.0, though not been tested yet for armv7 and ARM 8 devices.
VNC Zoom & Pan options not supported yet
SD Card images emulation not tested yet.
TAP support is not yet tested
Spice interface
KVM support for x86 in Limbo is fixed as of v3.0.0, though not been tested yet for armv7 and ARM 8 devices.
Archived Versions
| limbo-androidarmv7-x86-release.2.11.0.apk |
| limbo-androidx86-x86-release.2.11.0.apk |
| limbo-androidarm-x86-release.2.10.0.apk |
| limbo-androidx86-x86-release.2.10.0.apk |
| limbo-androidarm-x86.2.9.2.apk |
| limbo-androidx86-x86.2.9.2.apk |
| limbo-androidarm-x86.2.9.1.alpha.apk |
| limbo-androidx86-x86.2.9.1.alpha.apk |
| limbo-androidarm-x86.2.9.0.alpha.apk |
| limbo-androidx86-x86.2.9.0.alpha.apk |
| limbo-android-arm-sf-2.4.0.alpha.apk |
| limbo-android-x86-2.4.0.alpha.apk |
| limbo-android-x86-kvm-2.4.0.alpha.apk |
| limbo-android-arm-sf-2.2.3.apk |
| limbo-android-arm-x86-2.2.3.apk |
| limbo-android-arm-x86-kvm-2.2.3.apk |
| limbo-android-arm-hf-2.2.2.apk |
| limbo-android-armv7-sf-2.2.2.apk |
| limbo-android-x86-2.2.2.apk |
| limbo-android-armv7-hf-2.2.1.apk |
| limbo-android-armv7-sf-2.2.1.apk |
| limbo-android-x86-2.2.1.apk |
| limbo-android-armv7-2.2.apk |
| limbo-android-x86-2.2.apk |
| limbo-android-armv7-2.1alpha.apk |
| limbo-android-x86-2.1alpha.apk |
| limbo-android-armv7-hf-2.0.apk |
| limbo-android-x86-2.0.apk |
