I used to do this using the androidx86 (http://www.android-x86.org/ http://www.android-x86.org/) project & virutal box. Once the vm was installed, I would set u

I used to do this using the androidx86 (http://www.android-x86.org/ http://www.android-x86.org/) project & virutal box. Once the vm was installed, I would set up networking via dhclient and then connect to it via adb. It really was faster(day/night) than what Google had to offer at the time. Right now I'm actually trying the latest android Itel Atom image, hope it'll be an improvement!