====== Install ChromeOS ======

This documentation guides you through installing ChromeOS on your Mind.

===== Requirements =====

  * Spare USB flash drive with capacity of 32GB or more. 

===== Download ChromeOS image =====

Download the [[dl>products/mind/os/.test/chromeos-125.0.6422.140.img.xz|ChromeOS image for Mind]], and uncompress the image file.

===== Download and install the flash tool =====

Download and install [[https://etcher.balena.io/|Etcher]].

===== Create a bootable disk =====

1. Run Etcher as an administrator.

2. Select the ChromeOS image and the corresponding USB flash drive.
<WRAP important>
Be sure to choose the correct USB flash drive, if you choose your internal SSD by mistake, \\
it can lead to data loss or system corruption.
</WRAP>


3. Click on ''Flash!''.

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4. Wait patiently for the flashing to complete:

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5. Unmount and remove the USB flash drive, then follow the steps below to install ChromeOS.

===== Boot ChromeOS from USB flash drive =====

1. Plug in the bootable USB flash drive to the Mind, and restart the Mind and press ''F7'' to select the boot disk, \\
then select the bootable USB flash drive, and press ''Enter'':

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2. The Mind will run ChromeOS from the USB flash drive:

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3. Wait patiently for ChromeOS to bring up the setup interface:

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If you just want to try ChromeOS without installing it, please skip the steps below and go to the [[#activate-chromeos|activate ChromeOS]] section.

===== Install ChromeOS to local SSD =====

<WRAP important>  
If you are installing ChromeOS to your internal SSD, your system data will be lost. \\
Please backup all data before proceeding.

If you just want to run ChromeOS from the USB flash \\
drive please skip this step and and proceed with [[#activate-chromeos|Activating ChromeOS]].
</WRAP>

1. Press ''Ctrl + Alt + F2'' to enter the command line interface:

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2. Type ''root'' and press ''Enter'':

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3. Then enter the command:
```shell
sudo chromeos-install -dst /dev/nvme0n1
```
and press ''Enter'', type ''yes'', then press ''Enter'' to start the installation:

<WRAP info>
The installation disk must be selected correctly, for example, Mind's primary SSD is'' /dev/nvme0n1''.
</WRAP>

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Wait patiently for the installation to complete:

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Then type ''sudo reboot'', and press ''Enter'' to reboot the system.

===== Adjusting the boot order =====

1. After installing ChromeOS, the SSD is not the default boot disk, and needs to be manually adjusted in the BIOS.

Restart the Mind and press ''Delete'' to ''Enter'' the BIOS settings interface:

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Navigate to the ''Boot'' menu and set the SSD to ''Boot Option #1'':

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Then press ''F4'' to select ''Yes'' and press ''Enter'', Mind will automatically reboot to ChromeOS:

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===== Activate ChromeOS =====

Click on ''Get Started'' and follow the prompts to activate ChromeOS.

You need to login to your Google account to activate the system, so make sure you have internet access.

The step will take a while, so you will need to be patient.

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===== Software Notice =====

<WRAP important>
The Mind ChromeOS image used above is based on [[gh>sebanc/brunch|brunch]], it is just for testing purposes!

Therefore we highly recommended that you only use it on Mind devices which do not contain sensitive data, \\
and keep your data synced with a cloud service.
</WRAP>