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Installing ChromeOS on VirtualBox using the NeverWare build
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Experimenting with ChromeOS on VirtualBox.md

Installing ChromeOS on VirtualBox

  1. Download the NeverWare's ChromeOS build from http://www.neverware.com/freedownload

  2. Extract the *.bin.zip

  3. Convert it to VDI. vboxmanage convertdd chromiumos_image.bin chromiumos_image.vdi

  4. mv chromiumis_image.vdi C:\t\v\chromeos\

  5. Create a VM with settings:

  • Guest OS type: Linux/Other Linux
  • 2048 RAM
  • Use existing chromiumos_image.vdi as hard disk
  • Enable EFI (special OSes)
  • Enable PAE/NX
  • change pointing device to PS/2 Mouse
  1. Start the VM
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CloudReady 83.4.4 ChromiumOS OVA file from the link above works fine for me in VirtualBox 7.0.12 on Fedora 39 after I set Graphics Controller on Display page to VMSVGA, also set Enable 3D Acceleration.

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