Comments on: New Year’s Chrome OS image release http://chromeos-blog.com/new-year-chrome-os-image-release/ News and support for Google's open source operating system in a neat Mac OS theme :-) Sun, 23 Oct 2011 15:21:54 +0200 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Ole http://chromeos-blog.com/new-year-chrome-os-image-release/comment-page-1/#comment-3230 Ole Sun, 07 Mar 2010 15:12:44 +0000 http://chromeos-blog.com/?p=396#comment-3230 Will there be another new ChromeOS release like the new year release soon ?? Will there be another new ChromeOS release like the new year release soon ??

]]> By: ChromeOS-Blog http://chromeos-blog.com/new-year-chrome-os-image-release/comment-page-1/#comment-2586 ChromeOS-Blog Wed, 03 Feb 2010 09:27:21 +0000 http://chromeos-blog.com/?p=396#comment-2586 In the meantime, I already built it from scratch 20 times. But none of the releases worked. I am experiencing different errors from build to build and hence the Chromium OS project hasn't got a buildbot or a lkgr (last known good release) feature it's trial and error. Nevertheless, I'm still trying... :-) In the meantime, I already built it from scratch 20 times. But none of the releases worked. I am experiencing different errors from build to build and hence the Chromium OS project hasn’t got a buildbot or a lkgr (last known good release) feature it’s trial and error. Nevertheless, I’m still trying… :-)

]]> By: Damien http://chromeos-blog.com/new-year-chrome-os-image-release/comment-page-1/#comment-2575 Damien Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:19:49 +0000 http://chromeos-blog.com/?p=396#comment-2575 /me waits patiently for next release. :p /me waits patiently for next release. :p

]]> By: ChromeOS-Blog http://chromeos-blog.com/new-year-chrome-os-image-release/comment-page-1/#comment-2277 ChromeOS-Blog Sat, 16 Jan 2010 16:51:02 +0000 http://chromeos-blog.com/?p=396#comment-2277 Hey Rob! Thanks a lot for your help. I'll surely include your patch into the next release! Hey Rob!
Thanks a lot for your help. I’ll surely include your patch into the next release!

]]> By: Rob Clark http://chromeos-blog.com/new-year-chrome-os-image-release/comment-page-1/#comment-2275 Rob Clark Sat, 16 Jan 2010 14:33:03 +0000 http://chromeos-blog.com/?p=396#comment-2275 The issue w/ running from virtualbox seems to be the lacking of a suitable vboxvideo_drv.so and possible vboxmouse_drv.so.. unfortunately since chromeos hides all console output, it isn't so straightforward to figure that out ;-) If you have a working linux virtual machine, you can add the chromeos vdi as a secondary disk, and then mount /dev/sdb1 and /dev/sdb3 (assuming your chromeos vdi is /dev/sdb) and poke around.. in particular /var/log/ from the first partition is useful to figure out what was going on. The way I managed to repair the chromeos vdi: 1) mount /dev/sdb3 (3rd partition in chromeos vdi) from working linux vm # sudo mount /dev/sdb3 /mnt 2) mount vbox guest additions iso 3) extract files from vbox guest additions installer # cd /tmp # /media/cdrom0/VBoxLinuxAdditions-x86.run --noexec --keep # cd install # tar xjf VBoxGuestAdditions.tar.bz2 # sudo cp lib/VBoxGuestAdditions/vboxvideo_drv_16.so /mnt/usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/vboxvideo_drv.so # sudo cp lib/VBoxGuestAdditions/vboxmouse_drv_16.so /mnt/usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/vboxmouse_drv.so # sync; sudo umount /mnt now shutdown your linux vm, and startup your chromeos vm The issue w/ running from virtualbox seems to be the lacking of a suitable vboxvideo_drv.so and possible vboxmouse_drv.so.. unfortunately since chromeos hides all console output, it isn’t so straightforward to figure that out ;-)

If you have a working linux virtual machine, you can add the chromeos vdi as a secondary disk, and then mount /dev/sdb1 and /dev/sdb3 (assuming your chromeos vdi is /dev/sdb) and poke around.. in particular /var/log/ from the first partition is useful to figure out what was going on.

The way I managed to repair the chromeos vdi:

1) mount /dev/sdb3 (3rd partition in chromeos vdi) from working linux vm
# sudo mount /dev/sdb3 /mnt
2) mount vbox guest additions iso
3) extract files from vbox guest additions installer
# cd /tmp
# /media/cdrom0/VBoxLinuxAdditions-x86.run –noexec –keep
# cd install
# tar xjf VBoxGuestAdditions.tar.bz2
# sudo cp lib/VBoxGuestAdditions/vboxvideo_drv_16.so /mnt/usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/vboxvideo_drv.so
# sudo cp lib/VBoxGuestAdditions/vboxmouse_drv_16.so /mnt/usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/vboxmouse_drv.so
# sync; sudo umount /mnt

now shutdown your linux vm, and startup your chromeos vm

]]> By: Damien http://chromeos-blog.com/new-year-chrome-os-image-release/comment-page-1/#comment-2147 Damien Wed, 06 Jan 2010 15:51:36 +0000 http://chromeos-blog.com/?p=396#comment-2147 Thank you. :D Thank you. :D

]]> By: ChromeOS-Blog http://chromeos-blog.com/new-year-chrome-os-image-release/comment-page-1/#comment-2133 ChromeOS-Blog Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:03:22 +0000 http://chromeos-blog.com/?p=396#comment-2133 This release doesn't work in VMWare Player either. I'm building new versions every week and keep you all informed. This release doesn’t work in VMWare Player either. I’m building new versions every week and keep you all informed.

]]> By: ChromeOS-Blog http://chromeos-blog.com/new-year-chrome-os-image-release/comment-page-1/#comment-2085 ChromeOS-Blog Sun, 03 Jan 2010 22:19:59 +0000 http://chromeos-blog.com/?p=396#comment-2085 Well, it seems, that it doesn't work out for quite a few people. The USB version, however, works fine. I have no clue why it doesn't work in VirtualBox after conversion. Will try to convert and rund in VMWare Player tomorrow. Check back here for updates. Well, it seems, that it doesn’t work out for quite a few people. The USB version, however, works fine. I have no clue why it doesn’t work in VirtualBox after conversion. Will try to convert and rund in VMWare Player tomorrow. Check back here for updates.

]]> By: Damien http://chromeos-blog.com/new-year-chrome-os-image-release/comment-page-1/#comment-2080 Damien Sun, 03 Jan 2010 17:42:42 +0000 http://chromeos-blog.com/?p=396#comment-2080 Unfortunately it doesn't work for me either with virtualbox. Will try however, using the flash method. :) Unfortunately it doesn’t work for me either with virtualbox. Will try however, using the flash method. :)

]]> By: aditya trivedi http://chromeos-blog.com/new-year-chrome-os-image-release/comment-page-1/#comment-2005 aditya trivedi Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:31:14 +0000 http://chromeos-blog.com/?p=396#comment-2005 doesnot work for me after i converted the image to vdi for virtual box doesnot work for me after i converted the image to vdi for virtual box

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