VM Setup

1. download the x86_64 ISO image from android-x86.org
2. create a VM with an IDE disk
3. boot, from grub prompt choose Advanced > Auto installation to disk
4. power off

Fix video mode / booting to console

1. mount the virtual disk
2. edit /grub/menu.lst
3. add boot params: nomodeset vga=ask
4. umount, boot VM, press enter at the prompt to see vga modes
5. convert the desired vga mode from hex to dec, eg:
   • 1152x864@32 = 342 HEX = 834 DEC
   • 1920x1080@32bpp = 367 HEX = 871 DEC
6. power off
7. set display size to 1152x864 with 1 monitor
8. remount disk, change boot params to nomodeset vga=834
9. change timeout=2 to shorten boot time
10. umount and boot

Enable 3D acceleration

Add mks.gl.allowBlacklistedDrivers = "TRUE" in ~/.vmware/preferences or in /etc/vmware/config

Disable animations

1. Enable developer options: go to Settings > About phone, then tap on Build number several times to enable it
2. Go to Settings > Developer options, and scroll down to Window animation scale, Transition animation scale, and Animator duration scale
3. Tap on each of the animation options and turn them off

Source: android-x86 docs, boot to terminal fix, vga modes, vmware 3d blacklist