Anyone interested in trying out Chrome OS can build a bleeding-edge Chromebook with a ThinkPad X220.
Should work with any x86-64 ThinkPad running Coreboot.
https://anddevw.com/gdgsf-chromepad-chromium-for-thinkpad/
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Hi,
I run a small preschool and we currently have 2 laptops (Thinkpad t43, Compaq nx6320) and 2 small desktops (Shuttle atom 1.6ghz 32bit can't find the model number. They have 2 com ports on the front)
They are acting as thin clients via LTSP from an Edubuntu server in the office.
I would really like to get Remix OS working on them so that the children can use the plethora of educational Android apps on the market as opposed to online flash games and Gcompris. I can then also use a different operating system in the office.
I tried making a bootable USB using the 32bit ISO but it just says "missing operating system" when I try to boot. I even tried using Unetbootin just for laughs but no joy.
Do you think it will be possible to install it? If so, how?
Do you think it would work better to remove all the hard drives and install the OS on them from my main PC?
Any help would be received gratefully.
ChipJapan said:
Hi,
I run a small preschool and we currently have 2 laptops (Thinkpad t43, Compaq nx6320) and 2 small desktops (Shuttle atom 1.6ghz 32bit can't find the model number. They have 2 com ports on the front)
They are acting as thin clients via LTSP from an Edubuntu server in the office.
I would really like to get Remix OS working on them so that the children can use the plethora of educational Android apps on the market as opposed to online flash games and Gcompris. I can then also use a different operating system in the office.
I tried making a bootable USB using the 32bit ISO but it just says "missing operating system" when I try to boot. I even tried using Unetbootin just for laughs but no joy.
Do you think it will be possible to install it? If so, how?
Do you think it would work better to remove all the hard drives and install the OS on them from my main PC?
Any help would be received gratefully.
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I tried to install Remix OS 32 Bit to a Thinkpad T40, Thinkpad T42, Thinkpad T43, Thinkpad R51 and Thinkpad T400.
The only notebook where I was successful was the T400 - and the T400 works with the 64 Bit version, too.
I suspect that Remix OS 32 Bit has problems with graphic cards of computers which are more than 10 years old.
remixtester said:
I tried to install Remix OS 32 Bit to a Thinkpad T40, Thinkpad T42, Thinkpad T43, Thinkpad R51 and Thinkpad T400.
The only notebook where I was successful was the T400 - and the T400 works with the 64 Bit version, too.
I suspect that Remix OS 32 Bit has problems with graphic cards of computers which are more than 10 years old.
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I've found that if I add NOMODESET at boot they pretty much all work but really choppy and slow. Is this a good sign? Does it mean that it just needs display driver tweaking or is it a huge job?
Reading so much things about Chromebook that I want now test by myself but which one should i buy...Acer R11, Asus flip, HP 14 ...lenovo ?
I'm loosing my mind... Could you help me to choice referring your experiences
Thanks
Asus Chromebook Flip because it has support for Android apps from Google Play Store.
older refurbs can work well
This might not be the direction you wanrt to go, but I liked the acer c720 (refurb).
Successfully ran crouton (trusty( on it (more like "briskly walked" crouton on it).
The version I had could not be reasonably upgraded from 2 GB of RAM.
I found a page about upgrading acer chromebooks, you can find it by searching for "How to upgrade the Acer C7 Chromebook" (i.r. noob, thus no link)
I then found an older c710-2834 (higher clock on previous-gen celeron), swapped in an SSD and added RAM to the spare slot.
I ended up with an ultraportable with 10 GB DDR3 and a 240 GB hard drive that actually runs crouton (occasionally even sprinting), at a very low cost.
The caveat is that the slightly more power-hungry processor along with upgrades trade off some of the battery life that the c720 had.
Whichever way you go, I hope it works out well for you.
Thanks for your answer... Asus chromebook flip is not available in France.... Only amazon us but no azerty keyboard... So the last one Chromebook out in France is Acer r11 with better CPU and same versatility.... Tablet mode, PC mode and one another.... It cost 299€
I don't know if chrome os will be fine for me but I'm searching for something different....I also saw that chrome os could be installed also under a raspberry pi 3.... So may be I could try this os under this device before buying one real Chromebook....
The new way to run android apps in native is interesting
Mchasard said:
Reading so much things about Chromebook that I want now test by myself but which one should i buy...Acer R11, Asus flip, HP 14 ...lenovo ?
I'm loosing my mind... Could you help me to choice referring your experiences
Thanks
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If you have an old laptop sitting around, load CloudReady Chromebook clone software on it. I have a Dell 3010 Chromebox and I have CloudReady loaded on an old Dell 1545 laptop. CloudReady is nearly identical to a Chromebook. At least you can get the feel of a Chromebook before buying one.
CloudReady by Neverware. Free for individual use.
http://www.neverware.com/#introtext-3
http://www.neverware.com/freedownload/
The HP Chromebook 11A is a good choice. It has got a great design and a powerful mediatek processor.
Yeah even I was reading about this Chromebook today. Great choice for budget users tbh. If you're still looking for a good chromebook, I'd also suggest the Lenovo Duet Chromebook. Both have fab mediatek chipsets and are under Rs. 26K. The Acer Spin 311 is good too.
Hey, I am looking for a Chromebook, I've read a lot of reviews and they all recommend Toshiba Chromebook 2.
But is it good for installing Ubuntu or doing some tweaking to make it better?
I have a Chromebox. I have installed Linux on it and tried it out. I would say that feature is overblown. It is much easier to dual boot or multi boot Linux on an old PC desktop or laptop. I prefer to use my Chromebox to just run the Chrome OS on and to run Linux from my other PC hardware. I am running several Linux distros on old PC hardware and its much easier and more flexible on the PC hardware than on the Chromebox.
If the Chromebook or Chromebox is the only hardware you have, then you can run Linux from it. But it's not the ideal solution if you have other PC hardware available to run Linux on.
I prefer to use the Chromebox for general web surfing and Chromecasting. I also use the Chromebox in business along with Google Sheets and Google Docs.
Ubuntu runs very well on the Toshiba 2
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Hello.
I'm trying to install Remix OS on tablet "Lenovo ThinkPad 10" (1gen). Processor Z3795 with Intel 7th Gen graphics. I installed x86 and x64 versions, but there is no touch screen support.
Is there any way to do something about it?
I can't help you with that, but good to know someone's trying!!!
I'm also trying to get a reliable Android OS to run on my Thinkpad 10. I've so far discarded all emulators, and also not in favour of virtual because of low power of our tablets. I've so far only tried Android-x86's ROM and though that's a lovely piece of software, running beautifully with touch and keyboard and pen and all, I can't get it to produce sound nor use bluetooth.
Still looking...
Mervin The Paranoid said:
Still looking...
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Hello! Any news?
http://www.android-x86.org/releases/releasenote-8-1-rc2
Available as of Oct 18.
Seeing as how Lenovo abandoned further updates a year ago, is there any way/hope to get this up and running on the Yoga with all/most of the intended functionality?
No.
There a multiple Android x86 distributions. Some of them will even boot on the Yoga Book, none of them will work well. The drivers for much of the proprietary hardware in the Yoga book has not been released or reverse engineered. Also, the modding/dev community around the Yoga book is basically non-existent.