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Elysium
Asked: 2013-01-01 07:36:17 +0800 CST

How to install Ubuntu on a CR-48 Chromebook? [duplicate]

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A few weeks ago my chromebook got crazy and its OS got corrupted for an unknown reason. I'd like to instal Ubuntu 12.04 64bit on it using a bootable USB pendrive, but since it is not the usual installation that I am used to on PCs/laptops....I am a bit stuck and dont even know where to start. I'd simply like to make a pendrive that I can make bootable for my chromebook and do the installation.

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  1. Best Answer

    There are two ways - one requires the Chrome OS to be present and utilizes the kernel there, but you can't do it from a bootable USB stick. The other way involves flashing a new BIOS - but again, you have to be in a workable Chrome OS session. I think the BIOS flash tool got pulled by its creator and is hard to find. But either way, you will need to restore Chrome OS. There is a recovery to do this -

    Recover to stock cr48

    Once its recovered, just google for the cr48 BIOS to install from a pen drive - good luck.

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  2. Installing ubuntu on chromebook is a difficult task as far as I know.

    It require turn on the developer option & using custom linux kernel.

    Few guides are available in internet

    http://liliputing.com/2012/11/how-to-install-ubuntu-12-04-on-the-199-acer-c7-chromebook.html

    http://chromeos-cr48.blogspot.in/2012/04/chrubuntu-1204-now-with-double-bits.html

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  3. This is a very easy to follow step by step guide to turn the new $249 Samsung Chromebook into a full featured netbook by installing Ubuntu Linux. Once complete you can have a dual boot Samsung Chromebook with ChromeOS one one SSD drive and Ubuntu 12 on the other SSD drive.

    http://techfoobar.blogspot.com/2013/01/how-to-install-ubuntu-on-samsungs-new.html"

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  4. The way I have installed Ubuntu on a Chromebook is by using Crouton.

    1. Enter developer mode.

    2. At the scary boot screen press Ctrl+D

    3. It will take a while to start up. Enter your Google information.

    4. Click on this download link: https://goo.gl/fd3zc and save the file to your Downloads folder. In case this link has become obsolete, you can find the latest link to the same file at this webpage: GitHub dnschneid/crouton - Chromium OS Universal Chroot Environment.

    5. Press the keyboard combination Ctrl+Alt+T

    6. Type shell and hit Enter.

    7. Run the following command: 

      sudo sh -e ~/Downloads/crouton -r trusty -t unity
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