Before You Get Started
Before you decide to download Chrome OS, there are probably a few things I should tell you about it. It is in the very early stages of development, so there is still a lot of stuff that doesn’t work. In fact, it may not work for you at all.You should also be made aware that this operating system is very simplistic by design, as it is intended for use on netbook computers. By definition, a netbook is a small and inexpensive laptop intended for very casual use such as web browsing and simple office tasks. When you launch Chrome OS, pretty much all you get is a web browser. Don’t be surprised if you go through all this and say to yourself, “I did all that work just to log into a freakin’ browser?”
Requirements
First of all, you will of course need a USB drive you can use to try it out. The disk image is 2,988,442,112 bytes, so you’ll probably need a 4GB thumb drive to be able to use it. If you have any files on your USB drive that you need, be sure to back them up to a safe place because this will wipe all the data from your USB drive. Consider yourself warned.You will also need a computer that allows booting from a USB drive. You’ll need to instruct your computer’s BIOS to boot from the USB drive instead of the hard drive like it normally does. When you boot up your computer, it should provide you with information as to how to bring up a boot menu. On some machines it is the F8 key and others the F12 key or some other key.If it all scrolls by too fast, some computers will allow you to pause the boot sequence by pressing the Pause key. That should give you all the time you need to read all that stuff on the screen to see if you can find out what the boot menu key is (if there is one). If you don’t see anything about a boot menu, you could also try editing your BIOS settings to boot from the USB drive. You may wish to consult your computer (or motherboard) manual on how to do this.
You will also need a little bit of luck. Chromium OS may or may not work on your computer hardware. I did successfully run it on two home-built frankenstein computers (with ASUS motherboards), but it did not successfully recognize the network adapter on my Dell laptop. All of this work may be for nothing, if it ends up that Chromium OS does not like your network adapter. Ah yes, I forgot to mention that you do also need a computer with a network adapter.
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Built on 13th of May 2011
windows_instructions
Chromium OS builds by Hexxeh
English
- Use Winrar or 7zip to extract the 'tar.gz' file into '.tar', then extract again to view folder with IMG file.
- Use Windows Image Writer 0.2, then select the archive file (IMG) and select the USB device from the menu.
- Click on “write”.
- Restart the computer in USB mode.
- Finally, log in to Chromium with facepunch as username and facepunch as password.
Русский
- Используя Winrar или 7zip извлеките из архива 'tar.gz' файл '.tar'
- Используя Winrar или 7zip извлеките из архива '.tar', файл '.IMG' (смотрите пункт 1.)
- Подключите к своему компьютеру USB устройство (флешку), объёмом не менее 2 ГБ
- Используя Windows Image Writer 0.2, выберите разархивированный в пункте 2 файл(IMG) и USB устройство (флешку), подключенную к вашему компьютеру из меню программы.
- Щелкните на “write”.
- Перезагрузите свой компьютер после записи.
- Зайдите в BIOS (клавишей Del или F2, возможна иная комбинация - смотрите документацию к своему компьютеру)
- Выберите загрузку с USB устройства
- Сохраните внесённые изменения в параметры BIOS
- логин: facepunch пароль: facepunch
Deutsch
- Schreibe das Image mit dem Windows Image Writer auf den USB Stick. Wähle dazu die IMG Datei aus.
- Klick auf “write”.
- Starte den Computer neu und boote von USB
- Viel Spaß beim Login in Chromium OS :)
- Username: facepunch & Password: facepunch
Français
- Utilisez Windows Image Writer 0.2, puis sélectionnez l'archive image (IMG) et sélectionnez le périphérique USB dans le menu.
- Cliquez sur “write”.
- Redémarrez l'ordinateur en mode USB.
- Connectez-vous avec facepunch comme pseudo et facepunch comme mot de passe.
Dutch
- Gebruik Windows Image Writer 0.2 om het uitgepakte image-bestand (IMG) te selecteren en uw USB apparaat te kiezen in het menu.
- Druk op “Write”
- Herstart de computer in USB-boot mode. (Druk op “Delete”, “F12” of “ESC” tijdens het opstarten.)
- Ga naar de Advanced BIOS settings en dan naar First Boot Device.
- Verander deze van uw hardeschijf naar uw USB-drive.
- Sla de veranderingen op en herstart de computer.
- Log in met als gebruikersnaam facepunch en als wachtwoord facepunch
Polski
- Użyj programu Windows Image Writer 0.1, wybierz “archive file” (IMG) i wybierz pamięć USB z menu.
- Naciśnij zapisz (write)
- Zrestartuj komputer z pamięci USB
Persian / Farsi / فارسی
- استفاده کنید از Windows Image Writer, برای ذخیره ایمیج روی فلش مموری
- سیستم را با فلش مموریی راه اندازی کنید
Português(Brasil)
- Use Windows Image Writer, selecione a imagem (IMG) e depois escolha o seu dispositivo USB no menu.
- Clique em Write.
- Reinicie pelo drive USB.
- Login: facepunch
- Senha: facepunch
Español
- Utilizando Windows Image Writer, selecciona el archivo de imagen (IMG) y luego selecciona la letra de la unidad donde se encuentra la USB a usar en el menú.
- Presione Write.
- Reinicia desde la unidad USB.
- user:facepunch
- contraseña: facepunch
Hindi (हिन्दी)
- WinRAR या 7zip का उपयोग करे और Rar File खोलें और IMG फ़ाइल निकालिए.
- Windows Image Writer उपयोग करे और IMG फ़ाइल चुनें और फिर अपनी USB ड्राइव को सूचि में से choose करें
- Write पर Click करें
- USB Drive के mode पर computer को reboot करें
Italiano
- Usa Winrar o 7zip per estrarre l'immagine (IMG) dall'archivio compresso;
- Utilizzare win32-image-writer (https://launchpad.net/win32-image-writer/) selezionando l'immagine dell'archivio IMG e l'unità disco USB per creare il disco avviabile;
- Premere il tasto write;
- Riavviare da chiave USB (prima deve essere impostata la giusta “sequenza di boot” nel bios);
- Username: facepunch
- Password: facepunch
日本語
- Winrarか７Zipで書庫を解凍する RAR.
- ImageWriter 0.1でUSBにIMGファイルを書き込む Windows Image Writer 0.1, メニューから使うUSBメモリを選択
- 書き込む
- 楽しんでください
简体中文
- 使用WinRAR或者7zip解压你下载的RAR文件以得到IMG文件。
- 打开Windows Image Writers，选择IMG文件，并且从下拉菜单中选择你的闪存盘符（注意文件备份）。
- 按下「写入」。请注意：你有时需要在你BIOS中作相应改动，以实现USB启动。
- 登陆用户名是：facepunch，密码也是：facepunch
繁體中文
- 使用WinRAR或者7zip解壓你下載的RAR文件以得到IMG文件。
- 打開Windows Image Writers，選擇IMG文件，并且拉下拉菜單中選擇你的USB盤（注意要備份USB中的文件）。
- 按下「寫入」。请注意：你有時候需要在你BIOS中作相應改動，以實現USB啟動。
한국어
- RAR파일을 WinRAR이나 7Zip을 이용해 압축을 해제하여 IMG파일을 추출한다.
- Windows Image Writer를 실행하여 IMG파일을 USB드라이브에 드래그해 놓는다.
- 쓰기를 누릅니다. (참조 : 어떤 BIOS에서는 USB 드라이브로 부팅을 지원하지 않습니다. 그럴경우에는 플로피나 CD를 이용하세요.)
Vietnamese
- Sử dụng WinRAR hoặc 7zip giải nén file RAR vừa download, được file có đuôi IMG.
- Sử dụng Windows Image Writer, chọn file IMG, chọn tiếp ổ USB từ menu.
- Click Write. CHÚ Ý:Nếu BIOS không hỗ trợ boot từ USB, bạn có thể sử dụng Plop Boot Manager để thêm chức năng boot từ USB.
Български (Bulgarian)
- ИзползвайкиWindows Image Writer, изберете IMG файла и изберете буквата на USB носителя от менюто.
- Натиснете “Write”.
- Бележка: Ако вашият BIOS не позволява зареждане на операционна система от USB носител, копирайте файла на флопи или CD и заредете от там.
Srpski
- Uz pomoć Windows Image Writer-a, izaberite IMG fajl i selektujte slovo vašeg USB drajva koristeći meni.
- Kliknite na 'Write'. Napomena: Ako vaš BIOS ne podržava boot-ovanje sa USB flash drajva, iskopirajte fajl na floppy ili narežite CD i podignite sistem sa njega.
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ
- RAR ਨੂੰ download ਕਰੋ
- WinRAR ਜਾਂ 7Zip ਦੀ ਵਰਤੋ ਕਰ ਕੇ ਉਸ file ਵਿੱਚ IMG File extract ਕਰੋ
- Windows Image Writer ਦੀ ਵਰਤੋ ਕਰ ਕੇ IMG file ਨੂੰ ਲਬੋ ਅਤੇ Extract ‘ਤੇ click ਕਰੋ
Ελληνικά
- Χρησιμοποιώντας το Windows Image Writer, επιλέξτε το IMG αρχείο και στη συνέχεια τη διαδρομή του USB drive μέσω του μενού.
- Πιέστε το Write.
- Εκκινήστε τον υπολογιστή σας με το usb
Česky
- Použitím Windows Windows Image Writer vyberte IMG soubor a následně vyberte písmeno mechaniky USB v menu.
- Klikněte na “Write” (Zapsat).
- Nabootujte z USB.
Català
- Mitjançant Windows Image Writer, seleccioneu el fitxer que conté la imagte (IMG) i després indiqueu-ne la unitat pertanyent al dispositiu USB que fareu servir.
- Premeu el botó Write.
- Reinicieu el vostre equip arrencant des de la unitat USB. Això és tot!!!
Magyar
- Telepítsd fel a WinRAR vagy a 7zip programot, hogy kicsomagolhasd a 'tar.gz' fájlból '.tar' fájlt, amit újra ki kell csomagolni, és megtalálod benne az IMG fájlt.
- Telepítsd fel a Windows Image Writer 0.2 programot, válaszd ki a képfájlt(IMG), és majd válaszd az USB eszközt a menüből.
- Klikkelj a “write” gombra.
- Indítsd újra a számítógépet, és boot-olj USB-ről.
- Lépj be a Chromium-ba. Felhasználónév: facepunch; Jelszó: facepunch
Slovak
- Spustite Windows Image Writer, vyberte .IMG súbor a vyberte názov cieľového USB disku.
- Kliknite Write (Zapísať).
- Reštartujte PC a nastavte bootovanie z USB disku. Je možné že na bootovanie z USB budete musieť zmeniť nastavenie BIOS. Ak Vaše PC nepodporuje bootovanie z USB disku, nahrajte .IMG súbor ako obraz na DVD.
Svenska
- Starta Windows Image Writer och markera IMG filen och välj bokstaven som din USB har (ex. (L:))
- Tryck på “Write”
- Starta om datorn och starta genom USB:n. Du kanske måste göra ändringar i BIOS för att göra det. Om din dator inte klarar av att starta genom en USB så kan du använda en CD-skiva.
Bahasa Indonesia
- Gunakan Windows Image Writer, pilih file .IMG dan kemudian pilih lokasi dari drive USB kamu melalui menu.
- Klik Write.
- Reboot komputer dari USB Drive. (tekan f12) (Atau 'ESC' di beberapa jenis komputer)
- LogIn dengan Username : pacepunch password pussy
ಕನ್ನಡ/ Kannada
- ೧- WinRar ಅಥವಾ 7-zip ಬಳಸಿ IMG ಅನ್ನು tar.gz ಇಂದ ಹೊರ ತೆಗೆಯಿರಿ.
- ೨- Windows Image Writer ಉಪಯೋಗಿಸಿ ಮೇಲ್ಕಂಡ IMG ಅನ್ನು USB ಗೆ ಬರೆಯಿರಿ.
- ೩- Write option ನ ಒತ್ತಿರಿ.
- ೪- ನಿಮ್ಮ ಗಣಕ ಯಂತ್ರದ ಗಣಕ ಯಂತ್ರವು USB ಇಂದ boot ಮಾಡುವಂತೆ ಬದಲಾಯಿಸಿ, ನಂತರ USB ಇಂದ boot ಮಾಡಿ. BIOS settings ಮಾಡುವುದು ಅಗತ್ಯ.
- ೫- ನಿಮ್ಮ Computer, USB boot ಬೆಂಬಲಿಸದಿದ್ದರೆ IMG ಅನ್ನು CD ಗೆ ಬರೆಯಿರಿ.
עברית \ hebrew
- בתפריט USB ואז בחר את כונן ה img בחר את קובץ ה ,Windows Image Writer השתמש ב
- write לחץ על כפתור ה
- usb אתחל את המחשב מכונן ה
සිංහල
- WinRAR මෘදුකාංගය හෝ 7zip මෘදුකාංගය භාවිතයෙන් tar.gz යොමුවෙන් බාගත කල IMG ගොනුව දිගහැරගන්න.
- Windows Image Writer භාවිතා කර, දිග හැරගත් (IMG) ගොනුව තෝරාගන්න. ඉන්පසු USB ලයිස්තුවෙන් අදාල USB උපාංගය තෝරාගන්න
- “Write” බොත්තම ක්රියාත්මක කරන්න .
- USB උපාංගය මූලික කරගෙන පරිඝණකය නැවත පණගන්වන්න
বাংলা
- Windows Image Writer ব্যবহার করুন, আর্কাইভ ইমেজ (IMG) নির্বাচন করুন তারপর মেনু থেকে আপনার ইউএসবি ড্রাইভটি নির্বাচন করুন।
- “Write” এ ক্লিক করুন।
- ইউএসবি ড্রাইভ থেকে রিবুট করুন।
Română
- Folosește Windows Image Writer, alege fișierul imagine (IMG) și apoi alege stick-ul USB din listă.
- Apasă Write
- Repornește calculatorul și setează boot pe USB
- username: facepunch
- password: facepunch
Hrvatski
- Uz pomoć Windows Image Writer-a, izaberite IMG fajl i selektujte slovo vašeg USB flash drajva koristeći izbornik.
- Kliknite na 'Write'. Napomena: Ako vaš BIOS ne podržava bootanje sa USB flash drajva, iskopirajte fajl na floppy disk ili narežite CD i podignite sistem sa njega.
Somali
- Adeegso Winrar ama 7zip si aad u fur furto feylka.
- Adeegso Windows Image Writer 0.1,Windows Image Writer, ka dooro image (IMG) kadibna xulo USB- gaaga.
- Riix Write
- Daar kombiyuutarkaaga adigoo adeegsanaayo USB.(Guji f12)(ama 'ESC')
Türkçe
- Windows Image Writer 0.2 kullanarak menüden önce arşiv imajını(IMG) sonra da USB belleğinizi seçin.
- “Write” a basın
- Bilgisayarı hazırladığınız USB belleğinizi taktıktan sonra tekrar başlatın(restart) (girişte F12 tuşuna basmanız gerekebilir)(bazı durumlarda da 'ESC' tuşuna)
Thai
- # ใช้โปรแกรม Winrar หรือ 7zip ในการแตกไฟล์ 'tar.gz' ให้เป็นไฟล์ '.tar' แล้วทำการแตกไฟล์อีกที จะพบโฟลเดอร์เก็บไฟล์อยู่
- # ใช้โปรแกรม Windows Image Writer 0.2, ทำการเลือกไฟล์ (IM) และอุปกรณ์ USB จากเมนู
- # ทำการคลิก “write”
- # ทำการรีสตาร์ทเครื่องใหม่โดยให้เลือกบูทจาก USB
- # เข้าสู่ระบบ Chromium โดยยูเซอร์คือ facepunch และพาสเวิร์ดคือ facepunch
Bahasa Melayu
- # Gunakan Winrar or 7zip untuk mengekstrak fail 'tar.gz' kepada '.tar', kemudian ekstrak sekali lagi bagi mendapatkan folder yang mengandungi fail IMG.
- # Gunakan Windows Image Writer 0.2, kemudian pilih fail arkib (IMG) and pilih peranti USB daripada menu.
- # Tekan “write.”
- # Mulakan komputer dalam mod USB.
- # Daftar masuk ke Chromium dengan facepunch sebagai name pengguna dan kata kunci.
screen-shotsBoot Up Chromium OS
You’re now ready to boot up Chromium OS! You can just leave the USB drive in your machine and reboot it. When the machine boots, press the boot menu key on your keyboard. Select your USB drive from the menu. In about 10 seconds or so, you should see the Chromium OS login screen.
Login with facepunch as username and facepunch as password. This will log you in as a local user. Once you log in, you should see what looks almost just like the Google Chrome browser. If you click on the Chrome sphere in the upper left corner, you should see a Google Accounts login page telling you to log into Welcome. Log in with your Google Account.
If you do not see this page and you get a browser page that says it could not find the page requested, then unfortunately luck is not on your side. It means that Chromium OS doesn’t like your network adapter. You could still however try it out in a virtual machine if you so desire. If you were able to succesfully log in, you should then see the application page.
As you can see, it is all in the cloud. All the applications you see on the app page bring up different webpages, and everything you do takes place within the browser. In my experience, although it did boot up relatively fast, the browser tends to run a bit slow and is a bit jumpy. Although the calculator and notepad launch properly in little popover windows, the apps don’t work and nothing loads into the windows at all.
The To-do List application doesn’t work either, and you get a Google.com account login page. Note, this is not the same as a Google Accounts login so you won’t be able to log in with your Google Account. The Google.com login page is only for Google employees. The Contacts application brings up a Google Talk gadget that doesn’t appear to work.
As I said earlier, a lot of the stuff isn’t working right. You’ll also see right at the top of the application page a message that says UI under development. Designs are subject to change.
All the other applications are simply links to webpages. One thing that I found rather amusing is that when you click on the Hotmail icon, it takes you to Gmail. However, the Yahoo! Mail icon does indeed bring you to the Yahoo! Mail login page. I suppose Google likes Yahoo! better than they do Microsoft.
So what do you think of Chrome OS? Do you think it is the netbook operating system of the future?
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