I managed to install Ubuntu on it about a week or two ago. (I used Hexxehs method, not the wiki.)
I found that normal GNOME was slow, because it's graphics card JUNK. In all, even though I prefer Ubuntu to ChromeOS, I went back to Chrome OS. For instructions in how to do it, here they are: http://hexxeh.net/?p=328117655 The only side notes I have is that you can't have Ubuntu AND Chrome OS side by side using this method - the Chrome OS doesn't like missing any of it's security partitions. (If you don't know what I'm talking about, Chrome OS has multiple locked 512MB partitions on there. Each with a copy of the Chrome OS. It randomly selects one to run a security check/comparison every time it boots. <insert joke here about Windows needing a verified boot> ;) ) If you have any questions, just hit me up! James Gifford @jrgifford http://JamesG.tk On Jan 31, 2011, at 23:28, Jacob Peddicord <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 10:57 PM, Jonathan Buckley <[email protected]> wrote: >> The CR-48 is a rather new machine, if you put Ubuntu on it, BE SURE TO >> DOCUMENT EVERY LITTLE STEP!!! Because you'll be the first person to tell the >> Ubuntu community how to install Ubuntu on a CR-48, & how well it performs on >> one!!!! > > Actually, the Chromium wiki already tells you how [1]. ;) > > @Michael: Congrats on receiving one, you'll enjoy it. Haven't got a > whole lot of use out of mine since the beginning of this month > (doesn't support university wireless) but it's definitely fun to > experiment with. Be sure to flip the developer switch to unlock the > full potential of the device! You'll have to anyway if you want to > install other OS images (ie, Ubuntu). > > [1] > https://sites.google.com/a/chromium.org/dev/chromium-os/developer-information-for-chrome-os-devices/cr-48-chrome-notebook-developer-information/how-to-boot-ubuntu-on-a-cr-48 > > -- > Jacob Peddicord > http://jacob.peddicord.net/ > https://launchpad.net/~jpeddicord > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-us-ohio > Post to : [email protected] > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-us-ohio > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-us-ohio Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-us-ohio More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
