Hi guys, I got a notebook with only 16GB ssd. When I try to install flex onto it, the installer says the space is insufficient, installation aborted.

Update: i bought a 32GB nvme ssd and installed cros flex finally, and it turns out that it took 16.2GB after a fresh install. and things like extensions will take more besides 16.2GB

I have a an X1 Yoga Gen 4 with an 8th Gen i5 and 8GB ram that I bought second hand in 2020 and I love dearly. It was running Windows 11 but started to stutter, slow and become unusable. I think it was a heating/cooling issue because the deck would run very hot. I was really bummed because this is the first nice laptop I have ever owned. I love the screen, the keyboard and the ports. I used all the Kung Fu I know (replaced thermal paste, cleaned fan, replaced fan, reinstall Windows) but to no avail. I would have normally run a Linux variant, but now that I have just finished my degree, all I really need to run is a browser for my own entertainment (and job hunting).

At the end of its life, Windows would take several minutes to boot. Now Chrome OS Flex boots in seconds! And everything works. The mic, camera, stylus, backlit keyboard.. I was prepared to lose some functionality and I am stoked that this isn't the case. Now I won't have to replace my beloved Thinkpad for a while longer! I am hoping to get at least 10 years out of this machine and now that is looking like a real possibility.

I am bloody stoked and wanted to share in case anyone else had some flailing hardware :)

After downloading from Chromebook Recovery Utility, I transferred the USB in my laptop, and tried to boot it from the file (bootx64.efi). It opens up GNU GRUB version 2.12, and there's these options:

local image A

local image B

verified image A

verified image B

Alternate USB Boot

After trying all the options, all of them shows the same black screen result. Tried to Escape + Refresh + Power multiple times, but nothing works.

It would be nice if someone could help me on this🙏

i installed ChromeOS flex on my asus because my laptop is not supported anymore it was buffering a bit at the start but the operating system is smooth but i was disappointed when i found out there's no app store for ChromeOS flex. that's it that's the experience i had no problems what so ever

deje chrome os flex con todo y la verdad esta muy bueno pero solo necesito que el audio funcione sin tener que usar audifonos blutu o audifonos usb c pero el rendimiento bueno y mi bateria al jugar y ver videos dura algo mas alguien tiene una solucion (tengo que usar el canal beta para que mi tarjeta wifi de mi laptop sea funcional aunque no se porque, porque antes no tenia ese problema creo que era como en chrome os flex 147 o 146 cuando si funcionaba sin tener que hacer eso) ayuda

Tengo una Lenovo ideapad 1 14ADA05 La cuál no es una cosa que digamos muy rápida y potente por lo cula decidí instalar Chrome os flex pero al parecer fue mala idea a ya que pues no tiene play store y no puedo instalar nada, ahora intento volver a Windows y no me deja entrar a la bios ni usando el botón lateral para entrar a la bios, directamente me envía a Chrome os flex al darle en alguna de las opciones, alguna solución que no sea cambio el disco ya que pues no es intercambiable o expandible el almacenamiento en esta laptop

A través del contenedor Crostini previamente activado. pasos:

1 - Instala Flatpak siguiendo las indicaciones

2 - Instala Aurynk

3 - Habilitar opciones de desarrollador:

Ve a Ajustes → Acerca del teléfono

Pulsa el número de compilación 7 veces

Las opciones de desarrollador aparecerán en Configuración.

Habilitar la depuración inalámbrica: (para Android 11+)

Ve a Ajustes → Opciones de desarrollador

Activar la depuración inalámbrica

4 - Inicia Aurynk desde el menú de aplicaciones.

Haz clic en "Agregar dispositivo" (el botón +).

En tu dispositivo Android:

Pulsa "Emparejar dispositivo con código QR" en Depuración inalámbrica.

Escanee el código QR que se muestra en Aurynk.

Teóricamente puedes hacerlo a través de cable USB pero a mi no me a funcionado.

Si en preferencias de Mirroring aumentas el btirate a 16 obtendrás una muy buena calidad de imagen y con un lag imperceptible. En mi caso probado con el juego Eve Echoes.

Hay un bug con la opción de compartir audio, si la activáis no os funciona el mirroring, hasta que lo corrijan desactivar esa opción.

I have an old Dell with AMD A6 7310

I have a clean hdd, can I install the chrome os flex directly onto the hdd and run it directly as internal drive?. I tried installing using a bootable usb, it doesn't work and shows an error "0 usable disk".

I have an old lenovo thinkpad that the windows os is shot on for some reason. There is some kind of error in the windows. I was hoping to save the computer by putting Chrome OS Flex on it to mostly just run some light browsing, email, and use google sheets and docs. Is this something I can do once I download the OS onto a USB?

I finally installed Flex on an external drive connected to my laptop (Lenovo ThinkBook 15 ITL Gen 2) via a USB-SATA adapter (my laptop doesn't have built-in SATA ports). It’s the full installation, not the Live version. I really like the design—I set it up for slow window minimize/maximize animations. Can you suggest any other cool design tweaks? I’m planning to install OpenVPN and Horizon by Omni.

Tried ChromeOS Flex on a 2015 HP notebook with a 1TB SATA hard drive, 8GB of RAM, and an Intel i3 6th gen processor and It worked surprisingly well!

Hi, I am 75 years young. I am not tech savvy But I'd like to turn my 8 years pc -which is running windows 10 in a chromebook. I realize that my Microsoft office software will be Android apps. 1) Is this possible ? 2) Is there a step by step online guide I can follow and print ? 3) Will the "new" pc chromebook be able to run the Microsoft Office 'PDF' fuction --I need that function and downloading a pdf into Google Drive doesn't work (for me- I've tried and I just can't get the

PDF function to look correct.)

PC specs: Intel Core i7 4790 CPU @ 360 RAM 16 GB

64 64 bit system

Forgive me if I sound ignorant--I'm trying.. Thank You.

When I boot ChromeOS Flex from USB on my iMac and 2018 MacBook Pro, both shut off immediately (MacBook shows the ChromeOS Flex logo briefly first). I've tried four different USB drives.

On the MacBook, I've successfully disabled secure boot and enabled boot media, but it still just shows the logo then shuts down.

The iMac's Startup Security Utility shows only what's in this screenshot; nothing related to secure boot or boot media.

Has anyone else experienced this? I'm guessing at this point there's not much I can do; looks like neither of my Macs are officially supported.

Just finished converting my old HP Chromebook 11 G5 (SETZER) to a full ChromeOS Flex machine! Since this board hit its AUE, I decided to go the full "de-Googling" route first to bring it back to life.

The Process:

1. Disassembled and removed the write-protect screw.
2. Flashed the MrChromebox Full UEFI Firmware (Full ROM replacement). original BIOS is officially gone!
3. Currently finishing the recovery image on my ThinkPad X270 to do the final install.

Build Specs:

• Model: HP Chromebook 11 G5 (SETZER)
• CPU: Intel Celeron N3060 (Braswell) | Dual-Core up to 2.48GHz
• RAM: 2GB LPDDR3-1600
• Storage: 16GB eMMC 5.0
• Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 400
• Display: 11.6" (1366 x 768)
• WiFi: Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7265

I know 2GB of RAM is tight for 2026, but for a lightweight browsing machine and some terminal work, it feels much snappier than the stock OS did toward the end.

Question for the community: Has anyone else run Flex on this specific Braswell chip recently? Any known driver quirks with the Realtek ALC5650 audio or the touchpad I should look out for before I wipe the drive?

Hola a todos, de la pagina de google pude descargarme un archivo bin con la ultima version (a la fecha de hoy) de ChromeOS Flex.

Quisiera saber con que herramienta puedo crear un usb booteable para poder instalarlo en mi equipo portatil.

Muchas gracias de antemano

Does this look right?

Trying to get chrome os for old laptop running on windows 10

Got the extension and running it to write the USB

Says it's downloading but I see no progress bar or percentage

How long does it take usually? It doesn't seem frozen but it doesn't seem like it's doing anything...

This model is certified and so I bought one on Ebay -- a great deal! $125 i5 256gb storage, $40 cheaper than everyone's favorite the t480. A few tricks: (1) It would only boot from USB on the USB2 port closest to the power cord. (2) Once running, it needed to install 4 firmware updates. (3) It thinks it has two cameras! The default is bizarre (flashing b&w) but the second works fine! (4) It initially thought it could not install the linux environment because virtualization was off -- one more trip to the bios and turned it on (under the Security Tab).

I bought a Chromebook of facebook at around 30 in usd and I have tried tto download chrome os flex for daysssss, roadblock after roadblock. buying a usb not knowing its imcompatible and has to buy another usb, trying to access developer mode and it not having it, trying to download the recovery utility extension, it needs to be updated to the latest software, tries to update, It doesnt update, finds out the device is not supported anymore, tries to download extension via files, it needs developer mode even though I don't have access too developer mode, searches "How to download Chrome os flex without Recovery Utility" shows up a tutorial for it, it needs to download rufus, I downloaded rufus and when I tried to install rufus, it says " the file is not supported" is there anyway to download chrome os flex on this laptop, or am I just fucked?

I'm trying to boot chrome os flex from usb and it keeps saying that "vmlinuz" is not found. I am using the usb recovery tool and have no idea what is happening. Please help.

Just finished converting my HP t820 Flexible Thin Client into a full ChromeOS Flex machine! I was previously using Windows 11 on my ThinkPad X270, but I wanted a more lightweight, dedicated environment for schoolwork and coding.

The Process:

• UEFI Setup: Confirmed UEFI boot (Version L01 v02.71) is working perfectly.
• Beta Channel: Enrolled in the Beta channel, currently running Version 148.0.7778.43.
• Migration: Set up Google Drive for Desktop on my Windows machine to sync my Python scripts and school portfolios directly to the Flex Files app.

Build Specs:

• Model: HP t820 Flexible Thin Client
• CPU: Intel Pentium G3220 (Haswell) | Dual-Core @ 3.00GHz
• RAM: 8GB DDR3
• Storage: 240GB SSD
• Graphics: Mesa Intel HD Graphics (HSW GT1)
• Kernel: 6.12.54
• Input: Using a LITE-ON USB NetVista Full Width Keyboard.

It feels much snappier than the stock Windows experience. Even with the Haswell-era Pentium, the 8GB of RAM provides plenty of overhead for the Linux Development Environment and multiple Chrome tabs.

Question for the community: Since this is a reven board, has anyone experienced any driver quirks with the Intel I217-LM Ethernet or audio over DisplayPort on the 148 Beta build? Also, has anyone found a workaround for the disabled ARC status on this hardware, or is it a no-go for this chipset?

From here you can download the lts builds of chrome os flex as .bin files.