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Matt Devo at 02:53, 8 April 2020

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Nbastin at 22:46, 29 May 2018

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Reynhout at 03:15, 29 May 2018

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Nbastin at 07:06, 28 May 2018

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Nbastin at 05:50, 28 May 2018

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Reynhout: /* chrx Installation */

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‎chrx Installation

Reynhout: /* Traditional ISO Install */

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‎Traditional ISO Install

Matt Devo: /* Traditional ISO Install */

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‎Traditional ISO Install

Matt Devo: /* Traditional ISO Install */

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Reynhout at 22:35, 30 July 2016

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 ==  General Install Instructions ==
-You have two possible options for installing GalliumOS:
+There are two methods for installing GalliumOS:
-# '''From an ISO image on a USB drive or SD card'''<br>This method enables you to entirely replace ChromeOS on your internal SSD or HDD.<br>It also allows you to set up more complex configurations such as dual-booting alongside Windows or other Linux distributions.
+# '''From an ISO image on a USB drive or SD card'''<br>This method enables you to entirely replace ChromeOS on your Chromebook's internal storage (SSD, eMMC, or NVMe).<br>It also allows the possibility of more complex configurations such as dual-booting alongside Windows or other Linux distributions (these are outside of the scope of these instructions however).
-# '''From the ChromeOS command-line using chrx'''<br>This method will configure your device to dual-boot GalliumOS alongside ChromeOS.
+# '''From the ChromeOS command-line using chrx'''<br>This method will configure your device to dual-boot GalliumOS alongside ChromeOS. chrx can install GalliumOS to your Chromebook's internal storage, as well as to external USB/SD devices.
-See [[Hardware Compatibility]] for the installation options available for your ChromeOS device model.
+See [[Hardware Compatibility]] to verify the requirements, limitations, and installation options available for your ChromeOS device model.
 === Traditional ISO Install ===
-The traditional installer allows you to use your entire SSD or HDD for GalliumOS. You will need to use a USB flash drive or SD card. You can even boot the GalliumOS Live image to try out the features of GalliumOS before you decide to install!
+The traditional ISO install method allows you to use your entire SSD or HDD for GalliumOS. You will need to use a USB flash drive or SD card, and your Chromebook will need to support either Legacy Boot Mode or have UEFI firmware available. You can even boot the GalliumOS Live image to try out the features of GalliumOS before you decide to install!
 # Go to [[Installing/Preparing]] and get your Chromebook ready to run GalliumOS

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	* [[Installing/VirtualBox \| VirtualBox]]		* [[Installing/VirtualBox \| VirtualBox]]
−	* ~~VMWare (Fusion)~~ [[Installing/VMWareFusion]]	+	* [[Installing/VMWareFusion \| VMWare (Fusion)]]

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 # Follow on-screen prompts to repartition your SSD and install GalliumOS. If this is the first time running chrx on this ChromeOS machine, chrx will reboot after the partitioning step and you will need to continue the installation by running chrx again with the same command line.
 # After reboot, at the white "OS verification is OFF" screen, press <code>Ctrl</code>+<code>L</code> for GalliumOS, or <code>Ctrl</code>+<code>D</code> for ChromeOS
 == Additional Software ==

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 You can install GalliumOS as a virtual machine in order to do user-space software development and testing.  Obviously hardware-specific issues will not be debuggable in these environments.
-* VirtualBox [[Installing/VirtualBox]]
+* [[Installing/VirtualBox | VirtualBox]]
 * VMWare (Fusion) [[Installing/VMWareFusion]]

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	== Additional Software ==		== Additional Software ==
	[[Additional_Software\|Additional Software for GalliumOS]]		[[Additional_Software\|Additional Software for GalliumOS]]
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		+	== Developer Installation ==
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		+	You can install GalliumOS as a virtual machine in order to do user-space software development and testing. Obviously hardware-specific issues will not be debuggable in these environments.
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		+	* VirtualBox [[Installing/VirtualBox]]
		+	* VMWare (Fusion) [[Installing/VMWareFusion]]

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 # Boot device into ChromeOS and configure networking; you do not need to log in
 # Switch to a virtual terminal by pressing <code>Ctrl</code>+<code>Alt</code>+<code>F2(top row right arrow)</code>, then log in as user <code>chronos</code> with no password
-# Run chrx: <code>curl -O <nowiki>https://chrx.org/go</nowiki> && sh go</code> (see [https://chrx.org/#options chrx docs] for additional options)
+# Run chrx: <code>cd ; curl -O <nowiki>https://chrx.org/go</nowiki> && sh go</code> (see [https://chrx.org/#options chrx docs] for additional options)
 # Follow on-screen prompts to repartition your SSD and install GalliumOS. If this is the first time running chrx on this ChromeOS machine, chrx will reboot after the partitioning step and you will need to continue the installation by running chrx again with the same command line.
 # After reboot, at the white "OS verification is OFF" screen, press <code>Ctrl</code>+<code>L</code> for GalliumOS, or <code>Ctrl</code>+<code>D</code> for ChromeOS

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 The traditional installer allows you to use your entire SSD or HDD for GalliumOS. You will need to use a USB flash drive or SD card. You can even boot the GalliumOS Live image to try out the features of GalliumOS before you decide to install!
-# Go to [[Installing/Preparing]] and get your Chromebook ready to run GalliumOS.
+# Go to [[Installing/Preparing]] and get your Chromebook ready to run GalliumOS
-# Download a GalliumOS suitable for your device ISO from the [https://galliumos.org/download.html downloads page on GalliumOS.org]
+# [https://galliumos.org/download Download] the appropriate GalliumOS ISO for your device
-# Write (or "burn") the ISO to a USB flash drive or an SD card. Detailed instructions for this are at [[Installing/Creating Bootable USB]]
+# Write (or "burn") the ISO to a USB flash drive or an SD card
 # Plug your USB flash drive or SD card into your Chromebook
-# Reboot your Chromebook and boot from the USB flash drive or SD card.
+# Reboot your Chromebook and boot from the USB flash drive or SD card
-## If you have installed custom firmware, press Esc at the BIOS screen and press 2 to boot from USB.
+#* If you have the white "OS verification is OFF" screen, press <code>Ctrl</code>+<code>L</code>
-## If you have the scary white screen, press <code>Ctrl</code>+<code>L</code>.
+#* If you have installed custom firmware, press Esc at the BIOS screen and select the USB device
-# Wait for GalliumOS to boot up. Once in the live environment you can play around with GalliumOS, or you can install it using the Install GalliumOS icon on the desktop.
+# Wait for GalliumOS to boot up. Once in the live environment you can play around with GalliumOS, or you can install it using the Install GalliumOS icon on the desktop
-# After reboot, press <code>Ctrl</code>+<code>L</code> to access GalliumOS (this requirement can be bypassed for single-boot on most models, see [[Firmware]]).
+# After reboot, press <code>Ctrl</code>+<code>L</code> to access GalliumOS (this requirement can be bypassed for single-boot on most models, see [[Firmware]])
-'''Important:''' If you choose an ISO install of GalliumOS (thus removing ChromeOS), and choose to use the Legacy Boot Mode of the stock firmware (ie, with the stock or updated RW_LEGACY firmware), you will no longer be able to boot GalliumOS if the device's internal battery runs down or is disconnected.  This is due to the Developer Mode boot flag enabling Legacy Boot mode being reset when power is lost - see [https://wiki.galliumos.org/Firmware#crossystem crossystem flags].
+'''Important:''' If you choose an ISO install of GalliumOS (thus removing ChromeOS), and choose to use the Legacy Boot Mode of the stock firmware (ie, with the stock or updated RW_LEGACY firmware), and you allow your battery to drain completely, you might have a problem booting GalliumOS. This is due to the Developer Mode boot flag enabling Legacy Boot mode being reset when power is lost - see [https://wiki.galliumos.org/Firmware#crossystem crossystem flags].
-While recovery is possible after the fact, it's far, far easier to avoid the issue entirely by either setting the corresponding firmware boot flag (which is not reset when power is lost), or by flashing custom Full ROM firmware - see [[Firmware]]
+This is easily fixable, but it's preferable to avoid the issue entirely by either setting the corresponding firmware boot flag (which is not reset when power is lost), or by flashing custom Full ROM firmware - see [[Firmware]]
 === chrx Installation ===