x86 Emulator

Limbo x86 PC Emulator 4.0.0 - Release Notes

Enabled SDL scaling with linear algorithm
Fixed loading native libraries for 64 bit hosts
VNC and SDL 1-1 screen mode is now centered
Emulated SD Drive is now available only for ARM
Desktop Mode is now global setting
Fixed issue with VNC 24bit color on Samsung phones showing black screen
Standardized VNC port for better compatibility with external clients
Added Calibration Fix for VNC Mouse
Mouse, Keyboard, MTTCG, and KVM are now Machine option (not global)
New option Disable TSC for OSes that hang or kernel panic (set by default)
Some machine options have changed default values (ie network is disable by default)
New expand/collapse user interface for main screen.
Formatted display path for disk image files
Enabled fallback file manager for Android devices that don't support Android Storage Framework (no SD Card support)
Shared folder is now configurable (SD Card still not supported)
Added reconnect option for VNC
VNC client resize automatically when VM resolution changes
Added/Rearranged some additional CPU and Machine specs across emulators
Added internal log viewer
Fixed issue with virtual disk files containing percent symbol
QEMU monitor is now resized automatically
Fixed issue with crashing and/or corrupting vm states after pause is complete
Fixed emulated SD card for ARM emulator
Maximum number of virtual CPUs is now 8
Maximum machine RAM is now 2GB
Logging now starts capturing output early
Log File is now saved internally with "Copy To" option
Limbo generated files are now all saved under internal private storage,
Virtual disks images can still be loaded from external storage or SD Card
Added description for emulated mouse usb-tablet (this fixes VNC mouse issues)
Mouse usb-tablet is not supported by all Guest OSes
Added icons for Legacy file manager
Added icons for Drives dialog box
Reduced message errors for QMP client
Early support for double tap/hold touchpad mode
Early support for x86 guest MTTCG (qemu 3.1.0)
New build environemnt read README.developers for changes to makefiles
Reduced JNI internal configuration files and makefiles
Default build sdk version is now api 26, minimum api continues to be 21

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)

Download Limbo x86 PC Emulator 4.0.0

For Phones and Tablets with ARM/ARM64 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 (although not tested)
Minimum Requirements: Android Lollipop or above

limbo-android-x86-ARM.4.0.0.apk

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For Phones and Tablets with Intel x86 32/64 bit 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-android-x86-x86.4.0.0.apk

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Android Tools - Download Links

Hacker's Keyboard: A virtual keyboard for android devices with full qwerty layout.
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.

Archived Versions

limbo-android-x86-kvm-release-3.0.1-beta.APK

limbo-androidarmv7-x86-release.3.0.0.apk
File Size:	8458 kb
File Type:	apk

Limbo PC Emulator for Android - Official Site

Limbo x86 PC Emulator