Hi, I recently purchased a ChromeBook to learn about Chrome OS, hearing good things as an inexpensive IT guy's companion.
It takes a little time to figure out what Chrome OS can and can't do, but the killer App is the fully accessible Linux underneath with "Developer Mode" enabled. http://www.cnet.com/how-to/how-to-enable-developer-mode-on-a-chromebook/ A basic ChromeBook, with USB->Serial, USB3->ethernet and USB3->SATA dongles is a very useful set of tools for AstLinux deployment and management. My Hardware example... Toshiba CB35-B3340 13.3-Inch Chromebook 2 (HD IPS screen): http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00N99FXIS/ FTDI USB to Serial Cable (FTDI chipset): http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004WM1WUY/ USB 3.0 to Gigabit Ethernet LAN Wired Network Adapter (ASIX AX88179 Chipset): http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00FFJ0RKE/ USB 3.0 to 2.5" SATA III Hard Drive Adapter Cable w/ UASP http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HJZJI84/ My Software example... * Serial Beagle Term, Free in the Chrome App Store https://github.com/beagleterm/beagle-term * Write Images to Flash Media Chrome OS "chromeos-ssd-write" script: http://lonnie.abelbeck.com/astlinux/info/chromeos-ssd-write.php Special note, I finished this "chromeos-ssd-write" script today, tested with various USB thumb drives, CF cards and SATA drives, please report any issues. The good... The price ! Almost instant on from 'sleep', 'startup' in about 5 seconds ! I like the 1920x1080 IPS display, but the text can get small at times, but it is crisp and sharp, and a wide viewing angle. After awhile you learn the shortcuts to change the browser zoom, and the zoom-level is recorded by URL site. Additional developer packages can be added via "dev_install", such as iperf3, screen, etc. More info... Dev-Install: Installing Developer and Test packages onto a Chrome OS device https://www.chromium.org/chromium-os/how-tos-and-troubleshooting/install-software-on-base-images The not so good... Sadly, one glaring missing feature of the current Chrome OS is a GUI setup for OpenVPN client, while "openvpn --config chromebook.ovpn" works from the CLI, I'm puzzled why the current GUI *almost* works, but not fully. Hopefully this will be remedied in the near future. If the ChromeBook goes to sleep while Beagle Term is connected via a USB dongle, it seems Beagle Term must be quit and restarted to reattach to the serial port. Conclusion... While I've only had my ChromeBook for less than a week, it is set to replace my aging MacBook on my lab bench for AstLinux testing. Lonnie PS: If you are interested, here is a good resource to compare all the ChromeBook versions: Chromebook specs & performance comparison chart http://zipso.net/chromebook-specs-comparison-table/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BPM Camp - Free Virtual Workshop May 6th at 10am PDT/1PM EDT Develop your own process in accordance with the BPMN 2 standard Learn Process modeling best practices with Bonita BPM through live exercises http://www.bonitasoft.com/be-part-of-it/events/bpm-camp-virtual- event?utm_ source=Sourceforge_BPM_Camp_5_6_15&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=VA_SF _______________________________________________ Astlinux-users mailing list Astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/astlinux-users Donations to support AstLinux are graciously accepted via PayPal to pay...@krisk.org.
