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After Google announced the availability of the Chrome OS / Chromium OS source code, one of our engineers (Jon Ursenbach), immediately got to work on compiling the code, trying to see if he could get an instance of Chromium OS running in a virtual machine.
He was finally able to do it! You can download a copy of the virtual machine to use in VMware, VirtualBox, and on a USB drive here (300MB compressed / 700MB uncompressed):
http://gdgt.com/google/chrome-os/download/
Helpful tips, if you download it:
1.) To use the vmdk file, open VMware and create a new virtual machine. One of the options will be to use an "existing virtual disk." (In VMware Fusion, this is the last option below, "use operating system disk" and "use OS disc image file.")
2.) Make sure your VM is set to use bridged networking, rather than NAT.
2.) The username and password to login to Chrome OS / Chromium OS is your google account!
Alternatively, if you don't have VMware, some users have had luck getting this image to run using VirtualBox, which is a free cross-platform (Windows / Mac / Linux) virtual machine created by Sun Microsystem. You can download VirtualBox here:
http://www.virtualbox.org/
Anyway, get downloading and try out Chrome OS! And definitely share your impressions.
Update: we now have downloads for VMWare, VirtualBox, and USB-install! (Watch out for the USB one, you need Linux and it's a bit tricky.) Stay tuned for more details, but share your tips, tricks, and notes!
Update 2: Paul Miller from Engadget made a video walk-thru:
http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/20/how-to-run-chrome-os-
as-a-virtual-machine/
He was finally able to do it! You can download a copy of the virtual machine to use in VMware, VirtualBox, and on a USB drive here (300MB compressed / 700MB uncompressed):
http://gdgt.com/google/chrome-os/download/
Helpful tips, if you download it:
1.) To use the vmdk file, open VMware and create a new virtual machine. One of the options will be to use an "existing virtual disk." (In VMware Fusion, this is the last option below, "use operating system disk" and "use OS disc image file.")
2.) Make sure your VM is set to use bridged networking, rather than NAT.
2.) The username and password to login to Chrome OS / Chromium OS is your google account!
Alternatively, if you don't have VMware, some users have had luck getting this image to run using VirtualBox, which is a free cross-platform (Windows / Mac / Linux) virtual machine created by Sun Microsystem. You can download VirtualBox here:
http://www.virtualbox.org/
Anyway, get downloading and try out Chrome OS! And definitely share your impressions.
Update: we now have downloads for VMWare, VirtualBox, and USB-install! (Watch out for the USB one, you need Linux and it's a bit tricky.) Stay tuned for more details, but share your tips, tricks, and notes!
Update 2: Paul Miller from Engadget made a video walk-thru:
http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/20/how-to-run-chrome-os-
as-a-virtual-machine/
Posted 2 months ago
can you elaborate? i cannot seem to boot the image and I get a "boot failure" message.
Posted 2 months ago
Install Chrome OS in to USB Pen drive and Boot from it. 100% Tested and working.
For step-by-step instructions see this
http://www.digitalability.co.cc/2010/01/how-to-install-g
oogle-chrome-os-in-to.html
For step-by-step instructions see this
http://www.digitalability.co.cc/2010/01/how-to-install-g
oogle-chrome-os-in-to.html
Posted 1 month ago
Is there a chance it will run on OSX VM clients like parallels?
If not, are there plans for OSX specific builds?
If not, are there plans for OSX specific builds?
Posted 2 months ago
There are a few users who were able to get it running in Parallels. Check further down in this discussion!
Posted 2 months ago
VirtualBox runs on OSX too :) I recently went from Parallels to VirtualBox
Posted 2 months ago
I have it running on Parallels 4
http://www.martijndevisser.com/blog/2009/running-google-
chrome-os-under-parallels/
follow the instructions but read this post!
FYI, I am using Parallels 4.0. When I created the new virtual machine, the default network connection was set to “Shared Network”. This setting would not allow my virtual machine to connect to my network. However, switching to “Bridged Ethernet (Default Adapter)” did work.
http://www.martijndevisser.com/blog/2009/running-google-
chrome-os-under-parallels/
follow the instructions but read this post!
FYI, I am using Parallels 4.0. When I created the new virtual machine, the default network connection was set to “Shared Network”. This setting would not allow my virtual machine to connect to my network. However, switching to “Bridged Ethernet (Default Adapter)” did work.
Posted 2 months ago
I just installed it in 20 seconds on Mac OS X 10.5.8 under VMWare 2.0.6. Only thing I had to do (other than unzip the file and point to it) was turn NAT off and go to Bridged mode. I have two other VM's - WinXP and Win7 and don't know what will happen to them in bridged mode. Guess I'll find out.
Posted 2 months ago
In VirtualBox, the network setting is specific to each VM. I can bridge one VM, NAT another, and a third machine to a host-only adapter, and finally, a fourth machine to internal network - which I believe is used to network multiple VM's together.
I've not used Parallels in quite some time, but each of your VM's should remember it's own network settings.
I've not used Parallels in quite some time, but each of your VM's should remember it's own network settings.
Posted 2 months ago
I got it running under parallels 5, the key is to select "Ubuntu Linux" and the bridged network option... ;-) Just like the Chome browser...
Posted 2 months ago
Just did the same, under VMWare Fusion, on an iMac. Selected "Other" as the OS Type. Default settings otherwise, other than Bridged. Seems to work well for a very early version. And WiFi works as hoped. The Life Preserver / Life Saver / Doughnut icon isn't immediately (or intuitively) recognizable as the 'home page,' but clicking around got me there. The "Get more...' was unlinked, but I have enough to look at as is. Thanks to the creator(s) of this VM, as it is enough to get a very good feeling as to what the OS will contain. Now to move it to a Lenovo netbook!
Posted 2 months ago
Can someone just post a step-by-step that gets us past the Network not connected error?
Posted 2 months ago
I got the same "Netework not conneted" error. The network is bridged already. How do I fix it?
Posted 2 months ago
I basically switched to NAT, then back to bridge and about 20 seconds later I was able to login. That could have been coincidental.
Posted 2 months ago
Right click the network icon in the bottom right hand corner of the vmware screen. Select "disconnect" from the pop up menu. Then repeat the process and select "connect".
Posted 2 months ago
Yes, please, for god's sake. These choices aren't working.
Posted 2 months ago
same problem here... tried all options (NAT, Bridged airport/ethernet), connect/disconnect and no luck... still can't get online...
Posted 2 months ago
help needed here as well!
Posted 2 months ago
I got it working. I'm on Windows 7 and I had to run virtualbox as an administrator or else the network wouldn't work.
Posted 2 months ago
My Configuration: Virtualbox on MacOS, using vmware disk image.
Could not get the network connection to work at all no matter what I tried. Then wondered if my office firewall or network was the problem. I disconnected from the network; tethered the mac to my 3G phone and restarted the ChromeOS image. VICTORY - I was able to log in.
I suspect that when I get home later and try from home network that I won't have any problems.
Could not get the network connection to work at all no matter what I tried. Then wondered if my office firewall or network was the problem. I disconnected from the network; tethered the mac to my 3G phone and restarted the ChromeOS image. VICTORY - I was able to log in.
I suspect that when I get home later and try from home network that I won't have any problems.
Posted 2 months ago
I was unable to login while my host machine was behind a proxy server. I switched to a public wireless network and the problem was solved.
Posted 2 months ago
Here's a link to engaget with a video on how to get it running.
I will watch the video and try it.
Hopefully it works for someone out there.
http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/20/how-to-run-chrome-os-
as-a-virtual-machine/
I will watch the video and try it.
Hopefully it works for someone out there.
http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/20/how-to-run-chrome-os-
as-a-virtual-machine/
Posted 2 months ago
i can see my chrome registering on my router... but it still say network not connected... this is wierd....
Posted 2 months ago
I was getting the same error. I was using a dummy account, so I logged into gmail from the host machine to test the account, then it started working. A useless procedure if you were booting it off hardware.
Posted 2 months ago
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