The 4.4-r2 release is based on the Android 4.4.4_r2 (KitKat-MR2.2) release. We have fixed and added x86 specified code to let the system runs smoothly on x86 platforms, especially for tablets and netbooks. Except the functions of 4.4-r1, the additional features include
We tried to create universal images for most x86 platforms. This release contains two files. One is the traditional ISO file that can be booted on devices with legacy BIOS. The other is the EFI image that can be used on more modern devices with UEFI firmware. You can choose one of them depends on your devices. In doubt, try the ISO file first.
sha1sum: 67867c7990c3c0bbd01cadecf18188701b53315f
sha1sum: b3e4f2a11b77408457825f22360c79d4eabd874b
Both files can be dumped into a usb drive to get a bootable usb stick, like
dd if=android-x86-4.4-r2.iso of=/dev/sdX
where /dev/sdX is the device name of your usb drive.
repo init -u git://gitscm.sf.net/gitroot/android-x86/manifest -b android-x86-4.4-r2
repo sync
Read this page for how to compile source code.