This script will install everything necessary to transform an Acer C720 into a Codestarter laptop. Primarily this involves partitioning the built-in SSD and installing Ubuntu along with various patches and Codestarter customizations.
Upon completion, you will be able to boot into both ChromeOS (CTRL-D) or Ubuntu (CTRL-L) from the developer mode boot screen.
For more back story on why we chose the Acer C720 and some of the Codestarter customizations, see our blog post at http://bit.ly/X24d9r.
- Acer C720 Chromebook
- A Chromebook listed in the supported device(s) section
- A recovery image for your Chromebook in case something goes wrong. In order to achieve that, go to chrome://imageburner, on your Chromebook, and follow the instructions
- Chromebook in developer mode
- An external media of at least 1GB (USB Flash drive or SD Card)
- Patience
ATTENTION: This will wipe everything on your device
- Enable developer mode.
- Download the latest version of this installer and extract it to a removable media
- Boot into ChromeOS, connect to a wireless network and log in as guest
- Open a shell (CTRL + ALT + t) and type
shell - From the shell go to the location of the script on the removable media
cd /media/removable/and press [TAB] [TAB] on your keyboard to show and auto-complete your removable media path automatically - Run the script with
sudo bash main.sh - On the first run you will be asked how much storage space you want to dedicate to Ubuntu. We suggest choosing the default.
- After the first run, your system will reboot to complete the initial formatting, then you will need to re-run the script (steps 3-6) to complete the installation process
- Follow the prompt to complete the installation
- After the installation is completed and the Chromebook has rebooted, press CTRL+L to boot into Ubuntu
- On first boot you will be asked to complete your system configuration (Language, Time zone, Computer name) and create a user account
- The Ubuntu development team for creating this awesome Linux distribution
- Parimal Satyal for making a guide on how to install Ubuntu on the HP Chromebook 14
- Jay Lee for creating ChrUbuntu from which I use a modified version
- SuccessInCircuit on reddit for making a guide on how to fix mostly everything with the Acer C720
- Benson Leung for his cros-haswell-modules script
- Quatral Solutions for providing the Acer C720 Chromebook
- Jesus Lopez - Thanks for helping testing ChromeeOS for the Asus Chromebox
- Jonathan Frank (Setsuna666) for creating Chromeeos and the Acer C720 profile
- Everyone who contributed
- Kevin Whitaker for c720p patches and Ubuntu specific changes from elementary OS