Google Chrome OS - First Look - VirtualBox - How To Install

[Geekjoeioan]

What happens if you put Windows?

[PCAddictsLive]

@Geekjoeioan on what?

[Geekjoeioan]

@PCAddictsLive Never mind! Sorry.

[TheSharkElite]

OMG is that Vancouver in your background? VANCOUVERR PRIDE!

[hrishikeshspawar3]

dude gdgt no longer offering the download ! any other link please ??

[PCAddictsLive]

@hrishikeshspawar3 Oh that is not cool - not sure where to download it now sorry. If I find a place, I will hit ya up.

[manovj2]

@PCAddictsLive man upload it on some website and give the link

[PCAddictsLive]

@manovj2 Wish I could - I don't think I have the image any longer - that was a long time ago. I will look though.

[zaheer9869]

@hrishikeshspawar3 download from torrentz.eu

[georgekolo]

Black screen is what i got!

[dohrehmee]

gdgt no longer hosting them ... "

gdgt is no longer offering Chrome OS downloads, sorry!

We hosted Chrome OS for almost a year, but with its official launch coming up soon (and the fact that the fine folks at Hexxeh have done a much better job with their Chrome OS images) it seemed like the right time to take it offline."

[Beatlist9]

i cannot turn on my WiFi when i boot this off of a USB drive on a Dell Inspiron 1150. Ethernet also does not work. Can anyone help me?

[xThorProductionsx]

I'll download it just to crack it ^^

[PCAddictsLive]

@xThorProductionsx That sounds like fun!

[hackiosa]

@xThorProductionsx isn't it free?

[xThorProductionsx]

@hackiosa So... I can still crack it

[iToasterman]

@xThorProductionsx u can't crack a free os...

[xThorProductionsx]

@iToasterman Yes I can...

[iToasterman]

@xThorProductionsx how? its not paid for, theres no keys, its open source. Your not cracking it... 

[xThorProductionsx]

@iToasterman I disassemble the main file, change it then save it... Its a crack, just for practice. ;)

[iToasterman]

@xThorProductionsx thats not cracking o.o thats just modding and decompiling, you can just grab the source, if your gonna crack. crack portal 2!

[xThorProductionsx]

@iToasterman cracking too cuz i get a new executable and i already done.... and portal 2 is too difficult for me, i need more practice :)

[iToasterman]

@xThorProductionsx 1. portal 2 isnt 2. its not cracking because its a new executable, crack mc! make a hacked client that acts like a online one :D

[darasovci25]

Why is for me not working?

[PCAddictsLive]

@darasovci25 Don't know... have any more details so maybe we can help?

[darasovci25]

@PCAddictsLive I'm got a black screen.

[ryebread761]

It is made for netbooks.

[PCAddictsLive]

@ryebread761 True that

[mattbenluke]

what screen recording software do u use

[PCAddictsLive]

@mattbenluke I believe I was using Camtasia on this video

[1985woooman]

what, how did you get an operating system i thought it was just a custom browser, GOD where have i been!!!

[PCAddictsLive]

@1985woooman HAHA - one can easily mistaken it for a custom browser.

[NEXTLOVER]

I'd like to ask where you got that wonder theme for your Windows 7? Just the theme/visual style is fine. Don't care too much for the wallpaper.

[PCAddictsLive]

@NEXTLOVER I just changed the window color a bit, nothing major

[NEXTLOVER]

@PCAddictsLive Lol. thanks. Thought it was a theme.

Tried the Chrome OS. My opinion: Great for netbooks (since that's all a netbook is good for - INTERNET); nothing special for a PC/Laptop.

Had a hell of a time trying to install the guest additions on it, too.

[PCAddictsLive]

@NEXTLOVER Haha, ya, I sorta agree with it only being nice for internet usage, but still... I wouldn't want to use it (in it's current state)... also, I found a netbook to be very nice (even though I took it back to the store to buy a couple 22" wide screens). Ended up buying a 13.3" HP DM3 1130 a week ago, and love it!

[etvaldo85]

Chrome OS it's even lamer than Linux

[vargulf19]

@etvaldo85 Chrome OS is for those who pretty much only use the internet. Currently it really is only supposed to be used for netbooks. Which seeing how netbooks suck, chrome os is an improvement.

[PCAddictsLive]

@vargulf19 I think netbooks are great, they have there place. I use mine a lot - not as a power computer by any means... but as a great portability tool. I remote into my main PC when I'm not at my desk, I take it with me to work, in case I need it at a client's workplace (to test network connections, etc...).

[etvaldo85]

@vargulf19 Yeah i know that now. Is a big disapointment coz when i first heard about an Operational System from GOOGLE, i thought they would run agaist Windows.

I didn't thought they're looking for a new market.

[PCAddictsLive]

@etvaldo85 Me too, I was looking forward to it, then... realized what is really was.

[gtr500able]

stop talk shit and just show me the shit!

[dejohnny2]

This OS was designed for Cloud Computing. For example, it is used with ZOHO apps, Gmail, Google Docs etc or any other application that lives in the Cloud. The idea behind this is to get to your applications on the web without using Windows or any other OS.

[gtasanandreas162]

can we play games on that os??

[TutorialMagician]

Why not just call it "QuickPorn OS"

[PCAddictsLive]

@TutorialMagician ROFL ROFL

[Lucidmike78]

The biggest competition for Google's Chrome OS is that people will eventually start using the Sleep feature on their computers. I wonder what the head Google Chrome OS developer would say when you demonstrate in front of him that you can wake up a full OS in about a 2 seconds (kinda slow because my laptop is 2.5 years old).

[WatchedProductions]

Can you use it for like a USB OS thumbdrive thing?

As in run your OS from your thumbdrive?

[Jackson581]

I tried to do it and it said that the zipped folder was empty

[Chasevandiver13]

i'm pretty sure this is just a demo and not the actual os. the other one is supposed to be released later.

[PCAddictsLive]

cool, we'll see what happens I guess.

[BobTheTwit]

its like a beta

[808samuel]

This is not as good as the demo of google os the version u use does not show the app tabs up in the corner Is that the demo version only?

[WhiteSnowFluke]

/moc cinotfos ne xoblautriv ( read from end to beggining the text and u find sdr for dwnld)

[WhiteSnowFluke]

omg

[GentleBoy17]

Isn't that made by Chrome fans on linux? Its not the official built. right?

[bobakulen]

TNX, I play araound with it.. :P

[TheMaxiguy]

can you actually play games on it?

[PCAddictsLive]

I highly doubt that

[seattle1981]

Of course. You can play online games ;o)

[Typhoon07]

Can someone post a link for the virtualbox image please?

[Typhoon07]

I downloaded chrome os as a .vmdk file and virtualbox doesn't find it when I try to install it on first run. Is that wrong or am I missing something?

[PCAddictsLive]

@theyoungfucks Well.... I wouldn't say it's an OS in a browser, more like this.... pretend you have a netbook.... and ALL you have on it is Google Chrome. You can connect to the internet and log into your Wave stuff, gmal, websites, etc...

[PCAddictsLive]

@theyoungfucks Maybe I'm confusing you... "I" am saying to "me" it is just a browser. Not a full blown OS. You can't install apps (from what I can see), just access "cloud" apps - google apps, etc...

[PCAddictsLive]

@theyoungfucks Ya, but to me it's just a browser.

[Jay2pt0]

@PCAddictsLive So it's a browser on a ubuntu distro w/ limitations. I see no use for this unless you just needed some quick internet access and didn't want to wait through the Windows startup process.

[PCAddictsLive]

@Jay2pt0 Good points - kind of where I stand on the whole situation as well.

[PCAddictsLive]

@theyoungfucks Nope, to me, it's a browser with a few extra features.

[ThePcTechSupport]

where can i get the file for xp to run on vmware??

[Dysbulic]

Just curious...why did you do a review on this if you don't know anything about it?

[PCAddictsLive]

@Dysbulic Really though, this isn't a review, more of a "My First Look" at the product. You are correct, why do a video if I didn't use it, but again, just wanted to show what I knew at the time.

[Quinndell]

@PCAddictsLive i agree it in the title how to install gOS not a review.

[darrenparadissis]

It kept saying network fail

[xtremeshredder1]

ive tried NAT and Bridged and they both dont work. btw, i have a laptop so i am connected to the internet through wifi, so i do not know what settings to use.

[Freedomvoicenews]

whats with logging in with a Gmail Account or a Email. Is this OS a Cloud Computing Operating System??? cause it looks like it to me. too me i would not use this OS and i do not know why Linux Community would alllow this. This is Blasphemy against Linux it's self!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!

[mikeymike93]

They took down the Virtualbox link so now I have to runt he VMWare version in Virtualbox (which it said on that site, doesn't always work well together)

[PCAddictsLive]

@mikeymike93 - why did they take it down? I know it didn't work for me anyways, maybe thats why?

[mikeymike93]

Well I assume the Virtualbox version would work well with Virtualbox and the VMWare version wouldn't always work well with Virtualbox, but now because the Virtualbox version link has been remvoed, us Virtualbox users now are left without any other options.

But anyways, anything you can do in Chrome OS, I'm pretty sure you can do in Windows as it's very Google Chrome based. It doesn't mean it's a bad OS though as some people may like booting up their PC in 5-10 seconds, ready to browse the web.

[mastaeezy]

Wow...

Just used it.

It chrome os sucks.

I like chrome as a browser though...

[mikeymike93]

Well what else did you expect from it?

[bookworm840]

hey i log in but all I get is a blue screen

[PCAddictsLive]

Not sure whats up with that man, sorry!

[splice247]

this is gonna be the future os for netbooks... you heard it from me first.... it is gonna be good for netbooks because its fast and "light" wich is good for under powered netbooks, and after all what are net books god for any way, surfing web, and typing documents and playing flash vids

[PCAddictsLive]

I see your point, but have had first hand experience with running a netbook and Windows 7. I used it to remote into my servers both at work and at home, to administer them. I can't see being able to do that with something like Chrome OS (at least not yet).

[troy1002x]

@splice247 Maybe for netbooks it would work, but I don't think this has a chance to be used in a desktop(computer, dunno).

[tkdkid777]

i agree completely with some of you i was wondering what this would be for, but i guess that for people who just surf the web then this would be good, because of the speed but i suppose it will be just like linex that no one ever cares about but that s just my opinion.

[purplg]

Well, if you were to look at other videos of demos for Chrome OS they show more of what it is. This image doesn't include most of the stuff coming.

For instance, the biggest feature that is coming to Chrome OS is cloud computing where everything is stored over the Internet and nothing on your computer. This way you can access these files no matter where you are at.

[PCAddictsLive]

Cool... maybe I should have looked. Thanks for the info! I will check it out.

[THEMIZKID]

yea, i looked at that myself today. i would say a huge amount of people out there only use their computers to surf the web, listen to music, and watch movies. chrome os is designed for those reasons. this is something that my mom could benefit from on her laptop because even she said that she mostly uses her computer just for web browsing. now this will never be a practical os for me, but for others, i can see it being very clean and efficient

[purplg]

@THEMIZKID Same here. This would make a very good gift for quiet a few people I know.

[allensingley]

@THEMIZKID Agreed, of course you would never be able to play any games on it... But if I had a netbook or laptop and I was on the go... This would definantly be a great OS for me to use.

[DJMOCRO07]

That sucks for people with a slow upload speed

Hahahah that will be fail

[purplg]

@DJMOCRO07 Not really because Chrome isn't meant for power users so the files they'll be uploading shouldn't be massive enough to make a difference.

Really if upload speed is a problem using this OS, then you're using the wrong OS.

[Niteowler]

Google should have made their attempt at an OS more complete before they released it. Only having browser capabilites makes it look like their efforts were half-hearted. It's a start none the less.

[PCAddictsLive]

Good point!

[MagicRevealer09]

Help! I cant find the iso image only the .vmdk version, Help please? Please reply, Thanks!

[PCAddictsLive]

I didn't use an .iso - I used the .vmdk, not sure where to find an .iso - sorry.

[MagicRevealer09]

ohhh, kk

[Ravlor88]

Ok... An entire OS just for a browser? Can you install anything on it? does it run programs? Is this going to be a rival to OSX and Windows? In the future, you can choose between a mac, pc or a chrome. No, I dont see any usefullness of this at all... Well, perhaps if you have a netbook that you ONLY are going to surf on... But then we have ubuntu that is probably a better choice. Any other thoughts?

[PCAddictsLive]

LOL, nope!

[RecoonX]

It's just google chrome that takes up more space...

[PCAddictsLive]

It's not something I need/want - at least not yet.