Google Chrome OS VMDK.2009

Description:
Google Chrome OS is an open source operating system designed by Google
to work exclusively with web applications. Announced on July 7, 2009,
Chrome OS is set to have a publicly available stable release during the
second half of 2010. The operating system is based on Linux and targets
specifically designed hardware. The user interface takes a minimalist
approach, resembling that of the Chrome web browser. Because the
browser will be the only application residing on the device, Google
Chrome OS is aimed at users who spend most of their computer time on
the Internet

Install Notes:
Install and open vmdk file and run.

login username: chronos
pass: BLANK[no pass]

alternate login username: markchromes
alternate login pass: markchromes
This also works with "VirtualBox-3.0.12-54655-Win". Just load image to
hard drive and start machine. Set OS as Linux. This OS is almost
instant on, very fast. VirtualBox is free, can be found all over the
web. Go ahead and title the OS whatever you?d like. For the operating
system, choose Linux, with Ubuntu as the version (other setups could
potentially work, but this is the only one we?ve gotten working).
Choose how much memory to allocate to this virtual machine. This will
be dependent on how much memory you have in your computer. The more,
the better, but if you choose too much your real computer will become
unstable/very slow. Here?s the tricky part (fortunately it isn?t very
tricky). You don?t want to create a new hard disk, instead, you want to
use an existing hard disk. Don?t choose one from the drop down menu
either ? you?re going to want to hit the folder icon just to the right
of that to enter the ?virtual media manager?. Hit the ?Add? button. Now
you have to find the Chrome OS image you downloaded earlier. This is
probably on your desktop or in your downloads folder. Once you?ve found
it, hit ?Open?. Hit ?Select? once you reach the next window. Almost
there. Make sure ?use existing hard disk? is checked. Hit next. Hit
?Finish?. You?re done! Hit Start. Hopefully the screen will go black,
but only for a little while (this could be anywhere from 10 seconds to
a minute or so, depending on how fast your computer is). Once you?re
in, you?ll see a splash screen for ?Chromium? (which is what Google
calls dev builds of Chrome). To login, you?ll need to enter a valid
Google Account ID. Your standard Gmail account should work, but as we
said before, this build of ChromeOS came from bittorrent, so you may
want to use a throw away account. You?re in. Now time to explore. To be
honest, everything looks quite similar to Google?s Chrome browser, but
there are a few key differences. Note the battery life indicator and
options menu in the far upper right. Also try playing around with the
?New Window? functions ? you?ll find that it?s difficult (if not
impossible) to navigate between multiple windows. And be wary of the
Bookmarks manager. As far as I can tell, there?s no easy way to get out
of it ? you?ll have to manually create a new bookmark, which will kick
you back into the browser mode once you click it. To use Sudo or
similar functions you'll have to use one of the listed above shared
user passwords.

[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]