Install ChromeOS

This documentation guides you through installing ChromeOS on your Mind.

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

Download the ChromeOS image for Mind, and uncompress the image file.

Download and install Etcher.

1. Run Etcher as an administrator.

2. Select the ChromeOS image and the corresponding USB flash drive.

3. Click on Flash!.

4. Wait patiently for the flashing to complete:

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

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:

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

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

If you just want to try ChromeOS without installing it, please skip the steps below and go to the activate ChromeOS section.

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

2. Type root and press Enter:

3. Then enter the command:

sudo chromeos-install -dst /dev/nvme0n1

and press Enter, type yes, then press Enter to start the installation:

Wait patiently for the installation to complete:

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

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:

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

Then press F4 to select Yes and press Enter, Mind will automatically reboot to 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.