This project is not regularly maintained anymore. We suggest you to use Brunch Framework instead
Transforming Chromium to Chrome
You can find us at the Telegram Group: https://t.me/chromeosforpc
Please, ask your questions at the group and don't PM the admins. :)
You can also follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CroissantDev
We strongly recommend using ArnoldTheBats Chromium Stable (Vanilla) builds. Just deploy the img to a USB Stick, Rufus and similar programs will do the work.
You can use THIS LIST to search for your processor, and then look at the internet which one is the best (the closest, the better).
Project Croissant has three installation options. The first option generates an img ready to deploy into your usb stick and then you can boot from it to install Chrome at your computer. The last two options will probably require you to resize the third partition of your sdX drive (EX: sda3 inside sda) from its current size to atleast 4GB; I suggest using Gparted live USB to resize it;
Choose the best method for you and follow the installation process.
With the automated script method you can either generate your own Chrome img ready to run and install (Option 1) or you can also apply the Chrome into a installed Chromium at your computer (Option 2). I strongly suggest you to use the first one, because it will also allows you to have a backup img to deploy anytime you want to install it on a new pc.
Here you will generate your img and then deploy it to a usb stick, this will allow you to install it on your computer. If you already have a Project Croissant generated ChromeOS img, you can deploy it to a usb stick, boot from it at your computer and then jump to the Installing an img at your computer. We won't provide the imgs.
Log into a Linux or Chromium OS computer. Download your Chromium image (e.g Arnold the bat), your ChromeOS recovery image (e.g Eve), TPM2 emulator (swtpm.tar) or TPM1.2 ChromeOS recovery image (e.g Caroline [https://cros-updates-serving.appspot.com]) and the Croissant.sh script (https://github.com/imperador/chromefy/releases). Place all the files in one location. Downloads is a good idea.
In the next step you need to replace '{path}' with the location of all these files. If you put them in Downloads then {path} would be replaced with 'home/chronos/user/Downloads'. If the files are in another folder, replace it with the other folder location. If you don't know how to discover the path, internet is your friend, you can learn how to discover it.
Note: Your original chromium.img file will be replaced, so backup it if you want
Now open a terminal (if you’re using ChromiumOS press CTRL + ALT + T, then type the command shell.) For any other Linux OS a normal terminal is fine, and then type the following commands:
sudo su
cd {path}
bash croissant.sh chromium.img recovery.bin caroline.binor
sudo bash croissant.sh chromium.img recovery.bin swtpm.tarReminder: {path} is the folder where you saved your files
After finishing the process, you will have the chromium.img. It is now a full ChromeOS img. You can use any program to deploy it to a usb stick and boot from it. Programs like Etcher (Windows or Linux), Rufus (Windows only) and Chromebook Recovery Utility (Chromium only) will do the work. Just deply the img to your usb stick.
If you already have a Project Croissant generated ChromeOS img, you can deploy it to a usb stick and then just boot from it at your computer.
When the login screen appears, press "CTRL + ALT + F2" and type the following commands:
chronos
sudo su
cd /
sudo /usr/sbin/chromeos-install --dst /dev/sda --skip_postinstallWhen the process finish, turn off your computer, remove your usb stick and turn it on again. It will boot into your Chrome OS device. Congratulations!
If it doesn't work after your reboot, just boot into your USB stick again, make sure you have an internet connection, go to the shell command line and type this command:
curl -L https://goo.gl/HdjwAZ | sudo bash -s /dev/sdaTo update Chrome OS, repeat the process, but when you run chromeos-install make sure to add the flag --preserve_stateful like so:
chromeos-install --dst /dev/sda --skip_postinstall --preserve_stateful
This ensures that existing Chrome OS user data is not wiped.
Flash the selected Chromium OS build on the first USB, boot into the live USB and install it on your HDD/SSD by typing the following command on the shell (keep in mind this will wipe your HDD, so backup everything you need and don't blame us later)
sudo /usr/sbin/chromeos-install --dst YOURDRIVE (Ex: /dev/sda)OPTION 2B ONLY: Resize the third partition of your sdX drive (EX: sda3 inside sda) from its current size to atleast 4GB (suggestion: search about using Gparted live USB to resize it). And remember: You can either downsize sdX1 (data partition) or delete the sdX5 partition (we won't need it) to get more unallocated space.
Multiboot users: You must use the ROOT-A partition instead of your third partition (sda3).
After this, connect both USB sticks to you computer and boot from your live USB again (with Chromium), make sure you have your Chrome OS images available (on the second USB stick) and go to the folder where you downloaded the croissant script and run it with the following command (considering your system partition as /dev/sda3):
OPTION 2A:
sudo bash croissant.sh /dev/sda /path/to/chosenImg.bin /path/to/carolineImg.bin_OR_swtpm.tarOPTION 2B:
sudo bash croissant.sh /dev/sda3 /path/to/chosenImg.bin /path/to/carolineImg.bin_OR_swtpm.tarDon't leave live USB yet, make a powerwash (manually) by typing
sudo mkfs.ext4 YOURDATAPARTITION(Ex: /dev/sda1)You can now reboot and enjoy your new "chromebook"
To update, repeat the process, but:
1. when you run chromeos-install make sure to add the flag --preserve_stateful like so:
* chromeos-install --dst /dev/sda --skip_postinstall --preserve_stateful
2. Run Option 2B, *even if* you installed with option 2A.
3. Omit the last step where you run mkfs.ext4After finishing installing a Chromium OS, open the browser and press CTRL+ALT+T to open chroot Type:
shell
sudo suInstalling Chrome OS (some notes):
Use the following commands to configure the sda5 (or nvem0n1p5) and other basic things (the exemple is using caroline recovery file): Type "lsblk" to know your partitions. Search for sda, sdb or nvme0n1 with the size of your usb or HDD. In the following commands, change "sda" for the one that you've found:
losetup -fP {path}/chosenImg.bin
mkdir /home/chronos/image
mkdir /home/chronos/local
mkfs.ext4 /dev/sda5
mount /dev/sda5 /home/chronos/localType "losetup" to get a list, search for loop{number} that has the img file on it Memorise the number. So if it is loop2, then {number} = 2 Type the following commands (using the {number} that you got in the last step):
mount /dev/loop{number}p3 /home/chronos/image -o loop,ro
cp -av /home/chronos/image/* /home/chronos/local
rm -rf /home/chronos/local/lib/firmware
rm -rf /home/chronos/local/lib/modules/
cp -av /lib/firmware /home/chronos/local/lib/
cp -av /lib/modules/ /home/chronos/local/lib/
rm -rf /home/chronos/local/etc/modprobe.d/alsa-skl.confChange in /home/chronos/local/etc/selinux/config the word enforcing to permissive with the following command:
sudo sed '0,/enforcing/s/enforcing/permissive/' -i /home/chronos/local/etc/selinux/configType "sync" and press Enter
Now restart your computer. When the screen with the boot options appear (the grub), press 'e' FAST (or it will boot into the chromium). You will have to change the root for: root=/dev/sda5
Now press F10. If it boots corectly, you are ready to go
Not everyone is willing to wipe their hard drives just to install ArnoldTheBats Chromium as a base, and for those people we have made a handy multiboot guide. You can check it out here: MultiBoot Guide
Chainloading is not a requirement with ArnoldTheBats Chromium, however you may need to when you make the initial ChromeOS upgrade. Also remember to save your partition layout in between upgrades to newer ChromeOS versions, and also when you initially upgrade to ChromeOS otherwise it will not find the State partition which is needed for a successful boot.
You will need a Live USB of any Linux distribution. I recommend Mint or Ubuntu. Note: Replace "chronos" with the your username if dual booting or the name of the of distribution if booting from USB
Find and download the updated recovery image for the device you used at chrome.qwedl.com
Now type in the following commands in the Linux terminal:
losetup -fP /home/chronos/user/Downloads/chromeos_image.bin
losetup -fP /home/chronos/user/Downloads/chromium_image.bin
mount /dev/sda5 /home/chronos/local
losetupThe last call of losetup without paramaters prints a list of Loop devices, find the one that corresponds to your ChromeOS and Chromium Image and then type:
mount /dev/loop{chromeos_number}p3 /home/chronos/image -o loop,ro
mount /dev/loop{chromium_number}p3 /home/chronos/native -o loop,roRemember, the commands outlined here must be done in EXACTLY this order to guarantee everything goes smoothly. IF you don't do this and find neither the touchscreen, trackpad, or keyboard works, that's on you. Not me, or anyone else.
rm -rf /home/chronos/local/*
cp -av /home/chronos/image/* /home/chronos/local
rm -rf /home/chronos/local/lib/firmware
rm -rf /home/chronos/local/lib/modules/
cp -av /home/chronos/native/lib/firmware /home/chronos/local/lib/
cp -av /home/chronos/native/lib/modules /home/chronos/local/lib/
rm -rf /home/chronos/local/etc/modprobe/alsa-.conf(Alsa-* being whatever the config name is, in my case it would be Alsa-skl.conf)
Change in /home/chronos/local/etc/selinux/config the word enforcing to permissive with the following command:
sudo sed '0,/enforcing/s/enforcing/permissive/' -i /home/chronos/local/etc/selinux/configIf you use multiboot, do not forget to change /usr/sbin/write_gpt.sh again. For details, see the multiboot section above.
Bypassing TPM for select recovery images (Eve, Fizz, etc)