Acer chromebook cb311 by feuera mon mar 23, 2015 7. Google play store will be disabled if the chromebook was enrolled offline. Chrubuntu on acer chromebook ive modified the chrubuntu installer script to work on the acer chromebook and install some extra components, such as accelerated opengles drivers from the jetson tk1 public drivers, and accelerated adobe flash player extracted from the chromeos rootfs. Acer chromebook spin 11 convertible laptop, intel celeron n3350, 11.
Chromebooks ordinateurs portables boutique acer france. Acer chromebook and spin to support linux apps out. If you have an arm chromebook, several linux applications might not work. Follow the steps above to troubleshoot the charger and battery. The chrome os developers are working to rollout linux app support to more devices, but as this consists of backporting key functionality to older.
Nov 27, 2019 acer offers the chromebook spin in several different configurations, with either an 8th gen kabylaker core i3 or i5 processor, 8 or 16 gb of ram, as well as 32 to 128 gb of storage space. Acer cb5 chromebook to feature nvidia tegra k1 processor, hours of battery life it seems nvidia tegra k1 is getting in more hardware than its predessors. Install archlinuxarm on an acer chromebook cb5311. There are no insert, delete, home, end, page up and page down keys, which takes a while to get used to. Linux works just as you would expect it to, chromeos cannot be started anymore after this installation. Acers new chromebook appears to be just that computer, at least on paper.
How to install linux on chromebook stepbystep guide. Chromebook switched to spanish when starting developer mode. The opinions expressed on acer community are the personal opinions of the authors, not of acer. Google has added native support for linux apps directly to chrome os, and this feature is available on many chromebooks. If i do this on the acer cb511, i lose the ability to switch back ane forth between chromeos and ubuntu. Our configuration is the value buy, the better balance between performance and price. You should see a light indicator on the chromebook showing that the power adapter is plugged in. The acer chromebook r elm is a convertible touchscreen laptop powered by an armv8 mediatek mt8173 quadcore processor and 4gb ram, measuring 12. How to install linux on a chromebook and why you should. Its a perfect replacement for that aging windows desktop and does a great job as long as your needs revolve primarily around the web. Install archlinuxarm alarm on an acer chromebook cb5311t6r7.
Techradar while it bumped up the cost a bit originally, acers decision to switch from intels celeron line of processors to an nvidia tegra cpu the first. Linux beta is a feature that lets you develop software using your chromebook. I dumped my macbook pro for an acer cb3431 chromebook and a powerful desktop a couple of months ago and things couldnt be going better for the most part but i really wanted to try running linux on my chromebook for a couple of reasons. When your chromebook downloads a software update, at the bottom right, look for the update available notification. Jun 12, 2018 acer chromebook and chromebook spin to support linux apps out of the box.
Put a linux distribution on acer chromebook cb5311 including nvidia proprietary tegra k1 drivers. With four modes to choose from notebook, pad, display or tent, finding the right fit for your needs has never been easier. Acer chromebook troubleshooting and repair pctechbytes. Gnulinux on acer chromebook aka cb5311 or nyanbig.
Here a chromebook, there a chromebook, everywhere a chromebook. Debianon is an effort to document how to install, configure and use debian on some specific hardware. Both with the chrome os kernel and the debian kernel approaches i end up with something that fails in the exact same way. I then tried following the tutorial to boot chrubuntu from a usb stick. Gnulinux on acer chromebook aka cb5311 or nyanbig prerequisites.
Acer chromebook and chromebook spin to support linux apps out of the box. For general information about getting started with developing on chromium os the opensource version of the software on the chrome notebook, see. Linux apps on chrome os an initiative codenamed crostini made their. How to restore your chromebooks original bios and software. Nov 10, 2018 acer s chromebook spin is arriving a bit later than it was initially expected, but based on what weve seen, it will be worth the wait. On peacekeeper, our first test showed a 150point higher score of 1,408. This page contains information about the acer chromebook cb5311 that is interesting andor useful. Visit the official acer site and learn more about our range of classic laptop computers, convertible laptops, ultra light and slim laptops, gaming laptops, and chromebooks. The chromebooks keyboard has a slightly different layout compared to standard keyboards. Acer chromebook and spin to support linux apps out of the box. A couple of months ago, i bought an acer chromebook , model cb5311t6r7, which in my opinion has some really nice specs, good enough to provide a lightweight, portable, and quite lowcost ultrabook alternative. I have an acer cb5311 chromebook and would like to boot from an usb with linux.
Jul 20, 2019 if you have an arm chromebook, several linux applications might not work. Along with a host of other highend devices from other brands, the acer chromebook and chromebook spin will support linux apps at launch, according to a recent chromium commit. A couple of months ago, i bought an acer chromebook, model cb5311t6r7, which in my opinion has some really nice specs, good enough to provide a lightweight. Update your chromebooks operating system chromebook help. My solution is to leave the chrome shell web page up. Device updates provide the latest features and keep the device secure, and are applied across the operating system, browser and hardware. Nice idea but the acer chromebook that is now out for delivery. Chromebook, chromebox, chromebase, chromebit receive automatic updates that enhance both the device and its software. If you still cant get power to the machine, try a different power adapter if you have access to one.
To learn more about the newest chromebook features, in the update available notification, select learn more about the latest chrome os update. How to install ubuntu linux on your chromebook with crouton. When i put this in developer mode to install ubuntu linux with crouton, it came up in spanish. For general information about getting started with developing on chromium os the opensource version of the software on the chrome notebook, see the chromium os developer guide. Youve always been able to install linux applications or other. Its a chromebook with a good build quality, a tegra k1 with 4gb memory and a 32gb emmc. Chromebook notebooks acer store deutschland offizielle. The 2in1, wacom stylusequipped chromebook delivers.
Free space could certainly become an issue, especially if you have a 16gb chromebook. Acer chromebook 315 4 acer chromebook 311 1 acer chromebook 514 2 acer chromebook spin 11 1 acer chromebook spin 2 acer chromebook spin 15 1 ecran tactile. The awesomely agile swift 3 is keeping pace with laptops far bigger and more expensive, including the brandnew macbook pro. Oct 15, 2019 weve performed this process with the samsung series 3 chromebook, the original chromebook pixel, and the asus chromebook flip, but the steps below should work on any chromebook out there. Set up linux beta on your chromebook chromebook help. Replace chrome os with linux on acer chromebook 15 dont. Originally designed with developers in mind, chromebooks can run a full linux desktop in either dualboot mode or as a chroot. Contribute to lgeekgnulinuxonacerchromebook development by creating an. Therefore potential buyers would know if that hardware is supported and owners would know how get the best out of that hardware. It has no sd card slot but i have one of these ps still have to post every url twice and put highlighted element on its own line. Firstly its cool and im a geek, secondly it would be useful to have dev tools directly on my chromebook without the need to. Acer chromebook and chromebook spin will support linux apps on day one.
Chromebooks how to install linux on a chromebook and why you should crouton and gallium os turn chromebooks into linux laptops. The purpose is not to duplicate the debian official documentation, but to document how to install debian on some specific hardware. Acers chromebook spin is arriving a bit later than it was initially expected, but based on what weve seen, it will be worth the wait. Acer chromebook and spin to support linux apps out of. Now when i turn the chromebook on, it starts in spanish and the after chrome starts, its in english. Sarah tewcnet the acer chromebook is a plastic laptop, to be sure, but it feels very solidly built, and its matte white design comes off as more minimalist and sophisticated than budget. When using it as a straight chromebook, its in english as a default. Mar 19, 2016 replace chrome os with linux on acer chromebook 15 mar 19, 2016 i recently replaced the chrome os with arch linux on my new acer chromebook 15 model cg5571, writing down the first post on arch linux to better explain how ive done it and the reason behind every steps. Sep 04, 2014 acers new chromebook appears to be just that computer, at least on paper.
Replace chrome os with linux on acer chromebook 15 mar 19, 2016 i recently replaced the chrome os with arch linux on my new acer chromebook 15 model cg5571, writing down the first post on arch linux to better explain how ive done it and the reason behind every steps. Replace chrome os with linux on acer chromebook 15 dont panic. You can install linux command line tools, code editors, and ides on your. Aug 07, 2014 acer cb5 chromebook to feature nvidia tegra k1 processor, hours of battery life it seems nvidia tegra k1 is getting in more hardware than its predessors. Weve performed this process with the samsung series 3 chromebook, the original chromebook pixel, and the asus chromebook flip, but the steps below should work on any chromebook out there. Along with a host of other highend devices from other brands, the acer chromebook and chromebook spin will. Acer cb5 chromebook to feature nvidia tegra k1 processor. I started by trying the short tutorial in this video. With my samsung chromebook i am used to backgrounding ctrlz then bg the shell on the chromeos side and exiting the shell.
Every chromebook launched this year will support linux apps. This page contains information about the acer chromebook cb5311 that is interesting andor useful to software developers. Techradar while it bumped up the cost a bit originally, acers decision to switch from intels celeron line of. Jun 19, 2017 chromebooks how to install linux on a chromebook and why you should crouton and gallium os turn chromebooks into linux laptops. Along with a host of other highend devices from other brands, the. If your acer chromebook will not turn on, make sure the chromebook is receiving a charge.
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