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| ====== Install ChromeOS ====== | ====== Install ChromeOS ====== | ||
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| + | This documentation guides you through installing ChromeOS on your Mind. | ||
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| + | ===== Requirements ===== | ||
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| + | * Spare USB flash drive with capacity of 32GB or more. | ||
| ===== Download ChromeOS image ===== | ===== Download ChromeOS image ===== | ||
| - | Download the [[https://dl.khadas.com/ | + | Download the [[dl>products/ |
| ===== Download and install the flash tool ===== | ===== Download and install the flash tool ===== | ||
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| ===== Create a bootable disk ===== | ===== Create a bootable disk ===== | ||
| - | You need to prepare a USB flash drive of **32GB** storage or above. Run Etcher as an administrator, select the ChromeOS image \\ | + | 1. Run Etcher as an administrator. |
| - | and the corresponding USB flash drive, and click **Flash!** | + | |
| - | {{: | + | 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. | ||
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| - | **Note: Be sure to choose the correct USB flash drive, if you choose your local hard drive by mistake, \\ | + | |
| - | it can lead to data loss or local system corruption.** | + | 3. Click on '' |
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| - | Wait patiently for flashing to complete: | + | 4. Wait patiently for the flashing to complete: |
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| - | Unmount and remove the USB flash drive, then follow the steps below to install ChromeOS. | + | 5. Unmount and remove the USB flash drive, then follow the steps below to install ChromeOS. |
| ===== Boot ChromeOS from USB flash drive ===== | ===== Boot ChromeOS from USB flash drive ===== | ||
| - | Insert | + | 1. Plug in the bootable USB flash drive to the Mind, and restart |
| - | then select the bootable USB flash drive, and press **Enter**: | + | then select the bootable USB flash drive, and press '' |
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| - | Mind will run ChromeOS from the USB flash drive: | + | 2. The Mind will run ChromeOS from the USB flash drive: |
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| - | Wait patiently for ChromeOS to get to the startup | + | 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 \\ | + | If you just want to try ChromeOS without installing it, please skip the steps below and go to the [[# |
| - | section | + | |
| ===== Install ChromeOS to local SSD ===== | ===== Install ChromeOS to local SSD ===== | ||
| - | **Note: | + | <WRAP important> |
| - | so please | + | If you are installing |
| - | drive please skip this step and go to section [[# | + | Please |
| - | Press **Ctrl + Alt + F2** to enter the command line interface: | + | If you just want to run ChromeOS from the USB flash \\ |
| + | drive please skip this step and and proceed with [[# | ||
| + | </ | ||
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| + | 1. Press '' | ||
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| - | Type **root** and press enter: | + | 2. Type '' |
| {{: | {{: | ||
| - | Then enter the command: | + | 3. Then enter the command: |
| ```shell | ```shell | ||
| sudo chromeos-install -dst / | sudo chromeos-install -dst / | ||
| ``` | ``` | ||
| - | and press enter, type '' | + | and press '' |
| - | **Note: | + | <WRAP info> |
| + | The installation disk must be selected correctly, for example, Mind' | ||
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| - | Then type '' | + | Then type '' |
| ===== Adjusting the boot order ===== | ===== Adjusting the boot order ===== | ||
| - | After installing ChromeOS, the SSD is not the default boot disk, and needs to be manually adjusted in the BIOS. | + | 1. After installing ChromeOS, the SSD is not the default boot disk, and needs to be manually adjusted in the BIOS. |
| - | Restart Mind and press **DELETE** | + | Restart |
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| - | Navigate to the **Boot** menu and set the SSD to **Boot Option #1**: | + | Navigate to the '' |
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| - | Then press **F4** to select | + | Then press '' |
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| ===== Activate ChromeOS ===== | ===== Activate ChromeOS ===== | ||
| - | Click **Get Started** and follow the prompts to activate ChromeOS. | + | Click on '' |
| - | **Note: | + | You need to login to your Google account to activate the system, so make sure you have internet access. |
| - | the process may be a bit slow, please | + | |
| + | The step will take a while, so you will need to be patient. | ||
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| - | ===== Notice ===== | + | ===== Software |
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| + | <WRAP important> | ||
| + | The Mind ChromeOS image used above is based on [[gh> | ||
| - | **The Mind ChromeOS image used above is based on [[gh> | + | 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. | ||
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| - | **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.** | ||
Last modified: 2024/07/29 09:20 by nick