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Matt Devo: /* Create your GalliumOS USB or SD installation drive */

2017-05-26T21:44:50Z

‎Create your GalliumOS USB or SD installation drive

Dvdmuckle: warning under restoring stock firmware section

2016-10-29T21:44:52Z

warning under restoring stock firmware section

Reynhout: /* Create your GalliumOS USB or SD installation drive */

2016-07-25T17:04:48Z

‎Create your GalliumOS USB or SD installation drive

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Didfem: /* Capital Lock Key */

2016-03-19T15:08:04Z

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Didfem at 03:54, 9 March 2016

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Didfem: /* Install GalliumOS */

2016-02-25T18:37:46Z

‎Install GalliumOS

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 == Create your GalliumOS USB or SD installation drive ==
 The Operating System you want to install, GalliumOS, must be available to you on a “bootable” USB or SD drive that you need to create. You therefore proceed to https://galliumos.org/download where you download the GalliumOS version appropriate to your Chromebook architecture (Haswell, Broadwell, Bay Trail, etc.). These are the Processor names that are displayed in the Hardware Compatibility List; you should have the name specific to your Chromebook available, if you wrote it down as was suggested earlier.
-This GalliumOS installation file you download is an .iso file. The beauty of a file of this type is that you have on a single file all the bits and pieces required to install a Linux operating system with everything you need on a computer. Once this file has been downloaded, however, it needs to be decompressed and put on an USB flash or SD drive. To do that, it is recommended you use an application called Unetbootin that is available for Linux, Windows and Mac.  It can be downloaded at:
+This GalliumOS installation file you download is an .iso file. The beauty of a file of this type is that you have on a single file all the bits and pieces required to install a Linux operating system with everything you need on a computer. Once this file has been downloaded, however, it needs to be decompressed and put on an USB flash or SD drive. To do that, it is recommended you use an application called Etcher that is available for Linux, Windows and Mac.  It can be downloaded at:
-http://unetbootin.github.io/
+http://www.etcher.io/
-Once Unetbootin is installed on your computer, you plug in an USB or SD drive and follow the indications in Unetbootin. It is recommended you use a 4GB USB drive. It has been found that Chromebooks may not boot with large capacity USB drives. Also, an USB 3 drive may also not be willing to boot. Do it cheap and simple!
+Once Etcher is installed on your computer, you plug in an USB or SD drive and follow the instructions to create the install media. More detail can be found at [[Installing/Creating_Bootable_USB]]
 Now, you should have two drives (USB or SB) to keep: one with your Chromebook Recovery Media; one with GalliumOS. Make sure you label them properly and don’t misplace or erase them.

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	== Back to ChromeOS ==		== Back to ChromeOS ==
		+	<div style="background-color:#ffffcc;padding:0.2em 0.5em 0;border:1px solid #ddddaa;">
		+	<p>'''NOTE''': This section recommends using the John Lewis flashrom script/utility to return to stock firmware.</p>
		+	<p>We recommend using the MrChromebox script for restoring stock firmware and changing GBB flags. More details at https://mrchromebox.tech/.</p>
		+	</div>
	You may wish to return your Chromebook to its original state; in other words, you want to run it under ChromeOS instead of GalliumOS. This is also a fairly simple operation as long as you follow the procedure.		You may wish to return your Chromebook to its original state; in other words, you want to run it under ChromeOS instead of GalliumOS. This is also a fairly simple operation as long as you follow the procedure.

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	== Create your GalliumOS USB or SD installation drive ==		== Create your GalliumOS USB or SD installation drive ==
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		+	<div style="background-color:#ffffcc;padding:0.2em 0.5em 0;border:1px solid #ddddaa;">
		+	<p>'''NOTE''': This section recommends a tool called "Unetbootin", which may have caused problems for some users.</p>
		+	<p>Our standard recommendation is <code>Win32DiskImager</code> for Windows, or <code>dd</code> for Linux or macOS. More details at [[Installing/Creating_Bootable_USB]].</p>
		+	</div>
		+
	The Operating System you want to install, GalliumOS, must be available to you on a “bootable” USB or SD drive that you need to create. You therefore proceed to https://galliumos.org/download where you download the GalliumOS version appropriate to your Chromebook architecture (Haswell, Broadwell, Bay Trail, etc.). These are the Processor names that are displayed in the Hardware Compatibility List; you should have the name specific to your Chromebook available, if you wrote it down as was suggested earlier.		The Operating System you want to install, GalliumOS, must be available to you on a “bootable” USB or SD drive that you need to create. You therefore proceed to https://galliumos.org/download where you download the GalliumOS version appropriate to your Chromebook architecture (Haswell, Broadwell, Bay Trail, etc.). These are the Processor names that are displayed in the Hardware Compatibility List; you should have the name specific to your Chromebook available, if you wrote it down as was suggested earlier.

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 * One of the file is ".bashrc". Notice the dot (.) before the file name. This dot is what causes this file to be hidden. Simple, isn't it?
 * Right click on .bashrc and select "Open with Mousepad".
-* When .bashrc is open in Mousepad, cut and paste the following lines at the bottom of the file and Save.
+* When .bashrc is open in Mousepad, cut and paste the following lines at the bottom of the file.
   if [-s ~/.Xmodmap]; then
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   fi
 * Still in Mousepad, go to File and click on New.
 * In this new document, just enter:
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 * Save this file in your Home folder as .Xmodmap (Don't forget the "dot" before the file name!).
 * Close Mousepad and Log out of your session and back in. Your Capital Lock key should now work "normally".
 ==== Chromebook Special Keys ====

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 cd shellball
 === Enter the required commands ===
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 * Replace the Hardware ID (hwid) number (ABCXYX X1X-Y2Y-Z3Z) by the one specific to your Chromebook and that you should have kept. Mine is GNAWTY C2C-E3N-A2M; yours is probably different.
 * If a command does not work, i.e. you get a message like “Command cannot be found” it is quite likely that you missed a dot (.) or a slash (/) at the beginning of the command line.
 The commands are:
-./gbb_utility --set --hwid=ABCXYX X1X-Y2Y-Z3Z bios.bin
+./gbb_utility --set --hwid='ABCXYX X1X-Y2Y-Z3Z' bios.bin
-./gbb_utility --set --hwid=ABCXYX X1X-Y2Y-Z3Z bios.bin.new
+./gbb_utility --set --hwid='ABCXYX X1X-Y2Y-Z3Z' bios.bin.new
 ./gbb_utility --set --flags=0x489 bios.bin

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 == Install GalliumOS ==
-When the Chromebook starts, a blue Unetbootin page comes up. It shows three options and states that you edit options with the Tab key. Actually, you don’t want to edit options at this stage; you only want to select one of them. You change selections with the Arrow keys and press Enter to select. I suggest you select the second one, “Gallium Live Image and Installer”.
+When the Chromebook starts, a blue Unetbootin page comes up. It shows three options and states that you edit options with the Tab key. Actually, you don’t want to edit options at this stage; you only want to select one of them. You change selections with the Arrow keys and press Enter to select. I suggest you select the second one, “Gallium Live Image and Installer”. (Selecting "Default" is also fine; it does the same thing as the second option but it doesn't say so.)
-[[File:Unetboot-Select.jpg|centre|thumb|588x588px|Use the Arrow down key to select GalliumOS Live]]
+[[File:Unetboot-Select-A.jpg|centre|thumb|505x505px|Use the Arrow down key to select GalliumOS Live]]
 In a few seconds, you get a beautiful display of a glass skyscraper shot from below. You also have a fully functional Operating System at your disposal but your SSD is untouched because this is a “Live USB” (or "Live SD"): you totally bypass your SDD drive to talk to your computer. You can configure your WiFi and browse the Net. You can open AbiWord text processor and write your biography. But this is not what you want right now: you want to install GalliumOS. Fortunately, at the top right of the screen, there is an icon that states – Would you believe? – Install GalliumOS. Just double-click on it and follow the instructions.
 [[File:InstallGall0S.jpg|centre|thumb|608x608px|Just double-click on Install GalliumOS icon!]]

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 The commands are:
-./GBb_utility --set --hwid=ABCXYX X1X-Y2Y-Z3Z bios.bin
+./gbb_utility --set --hwid=ABCXYX X1X-Y2Y-Z3Z bios.bin
-./GBb_utility --set --hwid=ABCXYX X1X-Y2Y-Z3Z bios.bin.new
+./gbb_utility --set --hwid=ABCXYX X1X-Y2Y-Z3Z bios.bin.new
-./GBb_utility --set --flags=0x489 bios.bin
+./gbb_utility --set --flags=0x489 bios.bin
-./GBb_utility --set --flags=0x489 bios.bin.new
+./gbb_utility --set --flags=0x489 bios.bin.new
 Everytime, the system should confirm that the command was successful.
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 sudo flashrom --wp-disable
-sudo /usr/share/vboot/bin/set_GBb_flags.sh 0x000
+sudo /usr/share/vboot/bin/set_gbb_flags.sh 0x000
 sudo flashrom --wp-enable