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revisiting old vids of linus....this is comedy gold!
 

revisiting old vids of linus....this is comedy gold!
 

it only gets worse, doesn't it?
 

maybe it did and just did this to make us think it didn't, playing mind games on us.

so the middle hemisphere

maybe it did and just did this to make us think it didn't, playing mind games on us.

maybe it did and just did this to make us think it didn't, playing mind games on us.

guess I got to wait till tommorrow to get a answer on this.

well I live near the equator, its about to be monsoon here
the summer lasts from march to june
 

it only gets worse, doesn't it?
 

maybe it did and just did this to make us think it didn't, playing mind games on us.

it only gets worse, doesn't it?
 

I read the whole thing finally! great work man!

revisiting old vids of linus....this is comedy gold!
 

since there is a thread  on songs... I thought we should have a thread for vids too..

I read the whole thing finally! great work man!

revisiting old vids of linus....this is comedy gold!
 

This is how to  install google chrome os on any pc/laptop using the brunch framework.this will install the official google chrome os. in this post I will cover single boot ,dual boot  and multi boot. 
the brunch framework is created by Sebanc.  
feel free to ask questions below!
hardware needed
 
x86_64 computers with UEFI boot support, Intel hardware (CPU and GPU) starting from 1st generation "Nehalem" (refer to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Core), AMD Stoney Ridge and radeon graphics only is paired with amd cpus(refer to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_AMD_accelerated_processing_units), only with "grunt" recovery image (older AMD CPU and Ryzen models are not supported) nvidia graphics are not supported. prerequisites
Linux Mint (depends if needed by the method) : https://www.linuxmint.com/download.php
Rufus (again depends if needed by the method): https://rufus.ie/
grub2win (again depends if needed by the method):https://sourceforge.net/projects/grub2win/
Brunch (needed for all methods shown here): https://github.com/sebanc/brunch/rele...
ChromeOS recovery images can be downloaded from here and are needed : https://cros-updates-serving.appspot.com/ or cros.tech
gparted live (for help in partitioning and depends on which method you use):https://gparted.org/livecd.php
and finally your patience
ChromeOS recovery images
 
2 types of ChromeOS recovery images exist and use different device configuration mechanisms:
non-unibuild images: configured for single device configurations like eve (Google Pixelbook) and nocturne (Google Pixel Slate) for example. unibuild images: intended to manage multiple devices recommended images
"rammus" is the recommended image for devices with 4th generation Intel CPU and newer. "samus" is the recommended image for devices with 3rd generation Intel CPU and older. "grunt" is the image to use if you have supported AMD harware. ChromeOS recovery images can be downloaded from here: https://cros-updates-serving.appspot.com/ or cros.tech
feel free to try other images too... try choosing a image with the closest match to your pc...but  for amd only AMD Stoney Ridge is supported with the grunt image only.
Install instructions 
You might need to edit the grub to complete the installation  and there are quite a few ways to do it... here I will show the methods..
 
From Linux
(i). using the grub costumizer
here are the commands how..
   
$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:danielrichter2007/grub-customizer $ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install grub-customizer  
(ii)mount the efi ...
 
Create a directory to mount the EFI partition: mkdir /tmp/efi_part Mount the partition 12 of your device to your EFI partition: sudo mount /dev/< partition 12 of ChromeOS device > /tmp/efi_part Edit the file /tmp/efi_part/efi/boot/grub.cfg with your favorite editor (launched as root). Unmount the partition: sudo umount /tmp/efi_part  
From Windows(and If using grub2win method there will be a app mostly) 
Install notepad++ (https://notepad-plus-plus.org/) Look for the EFI partition in the Explorer and browse to the efi/boot folder. Edit the grub.cfg file with notepad++ (warning: editing this file with standard Notepad or Wordpad will render the file unusable and prevent GRUB from booting due to formatting issues) Add your specific kernel parameters at the end of the Linux line arguments.  
From ChromeOS(only in single boot)
Run sudo edit-grub-config
multiboot./dual boot with linux
 
multiboot./dual boot
method using external usb
Requirements
root access. pv, tar and cgpt packages/binaries. Install ChromeOS on a USB flash drive / SD card
Download the ChromeOS recovery image and extract it. Download the Brunch release corresponding to the ChromeOS recovery image version you have downloaded (from the GitHub release section). Open a terminal, navigate to the directory containing the package. Extract it: tar zxvf brunch_< version >.tar.gz Identify your USB flash drive / SD card device name e.g. /dev/sdX (Be careful here as the installer will erase all data on the target drive) Install ChromeOS on the USB flash drive / SD card: sudo bash chromeos-install.sh -src < path to the ChromeOS recovery image > -dst < your USB flash drive / SD card device. e.g. /dev/sdX > Reboot your computer and boot from the USB flash drive / SD card (refer to your computer manufacturer's online resources). (Secure Boot only) A blue screen saying "Verfification failed: (15) Access Denied" will appear upon boot and you will have to enroll the secure boot key by selecting "OK->Enroll key from disk->EFI-SYSTEM->brunch.der->Continue". Reboot your computer and boot again from the USB flash drive / SD card. The GRUB menu should appear, select ChromeOS and after a few minutes (the Brunch framework is building itself on the first boot), you should be greeted by ChromeOS startup screen. You can now start using ChromeOS.
 
 
Install it to the hdd
 
ChromeOS partition scheme is very specific which makes it difficult to dual boot. One solution to circumvent that is to keep ChromeOS in a disk image on the hard drive and run it from there.
Make sure you have an ext4 or NTFS partition with at least 14gb of free space available and no encryption or create one (refer to online resources).
Perform the steps 1 to 4 as described in the previous section (Install ChromeOS on a USB flash drive / SD card), boot to Chrome OS and open crosh(Chrome OS terminal). Mount the unencrypted ext4 or NTFS partition on which we will create the disk image to boot from: mkdir -p ~/tmpmount sudo mount < the destination partition (ext4 or ntfs) which will contain the disk image > ~/tmpmount Create the ChromeOS disk image: sudo bash chromeos-install.sh -src < path to the ChromeOS recovery image > -dst ~/tmpmount/chromeos.img -s < size you want to give to your chromeos install in GB (system partitions will take around 10GB, the rest will be for your data) > Copy the GRUB configuration which appears in the terminal at the end of the process (between lines with stars) to either: your hard disk GRUB install if you have one (refer to you distro's online resources). the USB flash drive / SD card GRUB config file (then boot from USB flash drive / SD card and choose "boot from disk image" in the GRUB menu), Unmout the destination partition sudo umount ~/tmpmount (secure boot only) Download the secure boot key "brunch.der" in this branch (master) of the repository and enroll it by running the command: sudo mokutil --import brunch.der Reboot your computer and boot to the bootloader with the modified GRUB config. The GRUB menu should appear, select "ChromeOS (boot from disk image)" and after a few minutes (the Brunch framework is building itself on the first boot), you should be greeted by ChromeOS startup screen. You can now start using ChromeOS from your HDD.
 
 
Dual boot with windows 
 
do the same steps till copying the grub config from the above post 
 
but do it on a live usb version of linux instead of local installation.
 
 
in the point of copying the grub config close the window when it opens..copy the config and save it as a text file somewhere you know and easily shareable..
then boot into windows and copy the text file to somewhere memorable.
now download and install grub2win  from the above links
now paste the grub config from the text to a grub entry by creating a new grub entry in the grub2win
save it and reboot now you can boot into chrome os! 
 
 
 
 
single boot 
method 1
Requirements
root access. pv, tar and cgpt packages/binaries. Install ChromeOS on a USB flash drive / SD card
Download the ChromeOS recovery image and extract it. Download the Brunch release corresponding to the ChromeOS recovery image version you have downloaded (from the GitHub release section). Open a terminal, navigate to the directory containing the package. Extract it: tar zxvf brunch_< version >.tar.gz Identify your USB flash drive / SD card device name e.g. /dev/sdX (Be careful here as the installer will erase all data on the target drive) Install ChromeOS on the USB flash drive / SD card: sudo bash chromeos-install.sh -src < path to the ChromeOS recovery image > -dst < your USB flash drive / SD card device. e.g. /dev/sdX > Reboot your computer and boot from the USB flash drive / SD card (refer to your computer manufacturer's online resources). (Secure Boot only) A blue screen saying "Verfification failed: (15) Access Denied" will appear upon boot and you will have to enroll the secure boot key by selecting "OK->Enroll key from disk->EFI-SYSTEM->brunch.der->Continue". Reboot your computer and boot again from the USB flash drive / SD card. The GRUB menu should appear, select ChromeOS and after a few minutes (the Brunch framework is building itself on the first boot), you should be greeted by ChromeOS startup screen. You can now start using ChromeOS from the usb .
 
 
Install ChromeOS on HDD from ChromeOS
Boot your ChromeOS USB flash drive / SD card. Open the ChromeOS shell (CTRL+ALT+T and enter shell at the invite) Identify your HDD device name e.g. /dev/sdX (Be careful here as the installer will erase all data on the target drive) Install ChromeOS to HDD: sudo chromeos-install -dst < your HDD device. e.g. /dev/sdX > Shutdown your computer and remove your ChromeOS USB flash drive / SD card. Note: Even if you boot from GRUB on your HDD, if you have a ChromeOS USB flash drive / SD card inserted, the initramfs will boot from it in priority.
The GRUB menu should appear, select ChromeOS and after a few minutes (the Brunch framework is building itself on the first boot), you should be greeted by ChromeOS startup screen. You can now start using ChromeOS
 
 

thus I use proton and not pia
 

and hope it will be kinda affordable!

and hope it will be kinda affordable!

and hope it will be kinda affordable!

thus I use proton and not pia
 

and hope it will be kinda affordable!