notes: How to create best experience with SmartTube on Android x86 virtualization on virt-manager on Linux

SmartTube on Android x86 on virt-manager on Linux.md

Prerequisites

• Host OS: Linux
• Program: virt-manager
• Intel Virtualization Technology (to enable OpenGL for good framerate)

OpenGL for good FPS

1. Enable Intel Virtualization Technology in the BIOS.
2. Add intel_iommu=on iommu=pt to your kernel parameters (of the host OS).
3. Set Video QXL -> Video -> Model from QXL to Virtio. Skip this step if Video Virtio already exists.
4. Set Display Spice -> Listen type to None.
5. Enable Display Spice -> OpenGL, and change to dropbox under from Auto to the name of your GPU.

Native resolution

Assuming your monitor is 1920x1080.

1. Boot into Android debug mode.
2. Mount the boot partition (could be /dev/sda1 or /dev/vda1 or something else) to /mnt (don't worry if /mnt already have files).
3. Use vi to open /mnt/boot/efi/android.cfg.
4. Add set gfxpayload=1920x1080 to the load_theme function, under the set gfxmode command.
5. Change set gfxmode={whatever} to set gfxmode=1920x1080.
6. Save the android.cfg file, unmount /mnt, and then shutdown by poweroff -f.

Small quality of life tweaks

• Wallpaper: Most wallpaper apps for Android assume potrait screen and crop your beautiful 1920x1080 landscape wallpaper, which lead you seeing only a blurred corner in the main screen. Except one app named Slideshow Wallpaper.