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[Chromebooks] MastahOnetrack:
Like you, I did the same.

As this is arm based I thought for sure there would be an android build for it, a cheaper asus transformer.. its a perfect platform really for Android - I am surprised there isn't more discussion on getting JB ported to this chromebook. Is there any interest?
[Chromebooks] spunker88:
It has the same Exynos 5 SoC as the Nexus 10, so it seems like it should be possible to get something working for it if it can be hacked to boot another OS. Seems like a kernel based off the Nexus 10 source would be possible.

Google doesn't want Android to be a desktop style OS which is part of the reason they ended the Motorola lapdock after they took over Motorola. But if this thing had Android on it for $249 its a pretty good deal considering it has an Exynos 5.
[Chromebooks] disynthetic:
Samsung Chromebook A15 Exynos

There has been much progress porting Ubuntu Raring Ringtail and Quantal Quetzal to this thing. I look forward to being able to choose between running stable Android and stable Ubuntu (or other distros, even).

With that said, I think that although this device is selling out I'm not sure that enough of these users will be aware of how close this device is to being a true, first Android laptop. From benchmarks I've seen on Phoronix.com the Exynos Dual in this Samsung Series 3 XE303 Chromebook is at least twice as fast as the Tegra 3 Quad in processing and graphics tasks.

Many people don't seem to see the value of Android as a fuller OS that would flourish within a laptop hardware suite. I argue that it is because they do not see the possibilities that software such as ParanoidAndroid would allow for with it's per-app DPI settings and ability to force a Phone, Phablet, or Tablet UI for every single app you run. These features are core to getting the most productivity out of a Samsung XE303 running Android.

I do enjoy the ChromeOS/ChromiumOS interface much because it is simple enough to have a low learning curve, yet it has enough options available to it to be somewhat powerful in the productivity department. It is indeed lacking in its offline capabilities, though. And Android would fix those and then some.

I guess I should also mention that the latest 4.2.1 Android ninja tweaked the native support for gamepads including Sixaxis controllers and Xbow controllers. Now you can game with them for apps that support the controllers. Neat.
[Chromebooks] spunker88:
Android can be kind of awkward with mouse/keyboard input only. But its the app compatibility of Android which is the biggest selling point. Since it contains a very capable ARM SoC this thing should run all of the latest games on Android no problem.
[Chromebooks] disynthetic:
I'm fairly sure that there are a large number of ASUS Transformer + Dock users that would say they are quite happy with the touchpad/keyboard input on Android 4+.

As for the touchpad and and keyboard on the XE303, it is STELLAR under ChromeOS. Getting it to match under Android is simply a matter of hardware tweaking.

All the Android apps and games I've purchased deserve to be utilized on this device.
[Chromebooks] texas83:
+1 for this idea - just got my chromebook today!
[Chromebooks] dbdrop:
Who exactly is making progress and how do I sign up. How do we get a dedicated forum fired up for this? Let's get this party started, my chrome book should be in in Monday!

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OK I answered my own question. The Ubuntu port instructions can be found here... http://chromeos-cr48.blogspot.com/2012/04/chrubuntu-1204-now-with-double-bits.html

I'd still love to see a JB port.
[Chromebooks] Methanoid:
Me too... I was reading about the Chromebook and thought... ARM CPU needs Android. The games on ChromeOS look pretty damn awful and Android would also bring many emulators to life.. Amiga, Atari, DosBox, Nintendo... And you could do what ChromeOS does in Android but with all the Android extras.

If there was Android for the XE303 Chromebook I'd buy one tomorrow.. maybe two!
[Chromebooks] T3kB0i:
Texting

I do a lot of texting, hundreds and hundreds of messages a day.

The only tolerable way used to be Google Voice, but they recently lowered their daily sms limit (that limit is only imposed if you txt through a computer). So my new solution is this: tether my phone to a tablet that has TabletTalk and a keyboard and go at it from there. The Chromebook seemed like a good alternative to that route.

Please don't ignore the community that needs this.
[Chromebooks] sk8ordie0:
I think JB on the chromebook would be beast. From the score ubuntu is beast! lol. I cant wait till its outta beta. I have had my CB for almost a week, Already bored with the OS. Cant do anything hardly. Time to flash already. Please keep the thread going as we keep it updated more will see and hopefully a dev will step up and tame this beast from the inside out. Thank you for starting this thread. :good::good:
[Chromebooks] rawtek:
Started working on this already seems the BOOT partition needs to be rewritten to work with UEFI...Anybody wanna help..

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1951114&page=2
[Chromebooks] MGREX:
I wouldnt bet on a 12" ARM chromebook, rumors say some people at google are getting tired of the chromebook not getting enough traction and are thinking about axing the project, perhaps even the OS itself.

Personally I wouldn't care since they might finally realize the potential of android on laptops and launch a "Nexus 12"

Anyway, any news with the port?
[Chromebooks] rawtek:
I don't think they would put Android on a laptop seeing as it's not optimized for that type of hardware, but don't get me wrong it would be sweet, however the OS might be able to take advantage of of certain Input controls such as Keyboard, Mouse, Flash Drives etc... most 3rd party apps wont support it or be optimized for it. However a Hybrid ChromeOS/Android may work very well where you have a Standard Chrome OS base with the Ability to run certain android Apps that have been written to take advantage of such input devices. As far as the OS itself it's actually Open source so in theory it should be possible to allow the running of android apps without Google them selves implementing it. it just might be a little challenging.
[Chromebooks] duce102:
Figured I'd bump and share.

Got my CB a week or so ago and so far it's been a pretty good device for when I instantly need a new tab open in a desktop format so I can use a full site and keyboard. Today I loaded up the alpha Ubuntu 12.04 build and so far I'm thrilled that I got this full fledged desktop OS on a 250 dollar solid state machine. I might get another 1 or 2 lol

Android could make it even better, especially PA since it has the different layout settings.

Linux + Chrome + Android - $250 = dope laptop
[Chromebooks] sk8ordie0:
I'm waiting for Ubuntu to come off of beta and then I'm there!!!! Lol. Its badass for 250.00 :)
[Chromebooks] trevj:
Anyone fancy attempting to get RISC OS running on this, as an alternative desktop OS?
[Chromebooks] rawtek:
Would be nice....However got my hands full trying to get the N10 system image booting the CB..does look very interesting I might add.
[Chromebooks] Methanoid:
Less posting, more developing!!! :) Seriously though, waiting and watching patiently... Good luck!
[Chromebooks] trevj:
I expect you'll get there sooner or later - keep at it!

It should fly on this thing, even only using a single core.
[Chromebooks] blackhand1001:
You'd be surprised how well android handles keyboard and mouse input.
[Chromebooks] okayokayokay:
There are still lots of things you can't do with the Chrome OS that Android can do - such as a unifed inbox for email. I'd love to dual boot to Android just to be able to run K-9 mail.
[Chromebooks] duce102:
Bump

:cyclops::confused::cyclops:
[Chromebooks] ss2pheonix:
and flash drives if you have a usb otg capable device i love being able to plug my portable hard drive into my phone when i want to watch a movie on the go or something.
[Chromebooks] sk8ordie0:
What's everyone running right now ? System wise.... I saw you can run Linux on a external SD card sort of like the Ubuntu method but stores the system files on SD....

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For sure . I use a Logitech wireless keyboard on my MINIX and its awesome!
[Chromebooks] europeancity:
Bump!

A 250USD android laptop would be great.
[Chromebooks] wjones:
I just bought a Samsung Chromebook yesterday. I'm also supportive of an Android port. I can't imagine this being too hard especially since we've already got Ubuntu running on it.
[Chromebooks] droidmakespwn:
Wish I had the skills...bump.
[Chromebooks] sk8ordie0:
There should be a platform off of the tablets that allow things to function correctly . For instance a have a MINIX (mini computer that connects to TV monitor) and it has a USB port that holds a bungle to a wireless keyboard....so everything functions through the keyboard.... basicly someone needs to create a ROM with the framework of the MINIX/ Android tablet and functions that suit the chrome book.
[Chromebooks] sk8ordie0:
Anyone found/ making progress or any reports on this happening? Seems dead in the water. :elbow bump:
[Chromebooks] moocow1452:
Yeah, that would be that deep hardware layouts were never given for the ARM Chromebook, porting x86 Android to x86 Chromebook is kinda silly, and Google isn't really doing all that much to link the two. ChromeOS being their sandboxed world, Android being the open wildlands, and never shall the selves meet.
[Chromebooks] opieum:
The Samsung Series 3 is an arm based system. Uses the dual core version of the EXYNOS CPU found in the note 2 in a quad core form. A port for this technically could be possible. The question is if the bootloader or whatever is locked. Right now Chrubuntu and a couple of other methods for installing linux exist but they dont truly replace ChromeOS. They just live on an SD card as an alternate boot method.
[Chromebooks] sk8ordie0:
I have no problem with side loading other than the fact it can make things a little slower. I certainly hope this makes head way. I would love to be able to do a little more on the arm. :fingers crossed:
[Chromebooks] itechnoguy:
Do you think it would be possible to compile a working system on an external USB/SD drive using this:

blogs.arm. com/software-enablement/848-running-linux-on-the-series-3-chromebook/ (can't post links yet)

and a tarball of Android?
[Chromebooks] opieum:
I think someone tried to do this and had issues. I haven't found the link. But I think it was related to the boot code. I suppose if android could be loaded onto a USB drive or SDcard and booted that would be the bee's knees. There is a mixed group of people who are all androids on laptop suck and the other is all gungho about it. Honestly with the right launcher Android on desktop would be awesome.

I'm going to give it a go tonight and see what kind of results I can get on my chromebook (dont expect much). I'm mostly curious to see if it will be doable just to get it working. Usually thats enough to open the floodgates. Shame samsung (on the chrombook series 3) isn't releasing much info on how to get this thing to load alternative OSes. It would make this process so much smoother than sideloading. But I guess its safer to do things this way.

Kinda n00b at building android but I think I can make it work. Compiling from cyanogenmod or some other source that uses the exynos5. Hoping I can get some results that way.
[Chromebooks] opieum:
Well I found some promising information. I might be able to build this using the binaries from arndaleboard which appears to mostly use the same hardware.

http://www.arndaleboard.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page

http://forum.insignal.co.kr/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=62

http://forum.insignal.co.kr/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=63

Maybe using bits from this might be the key to getting it to load. It appears to use identical hardware. Not sure about the boot details tho. That might be trickier due to the lack of a method to get into the u-boot system and make changes there. However it certainly seems possible to boot (sideloaded) android with this information from a USB or SDcard. If some more knowledgable hacker took on the boot u-boot challenge and was able to do this in a reliable way I think it could create the android books easily. Im excited as I got this info I will post more details once I have android even coming up on a sideloaded basis.

Additional info on flashing the actual arndale. For any devs reading. How much would apply to an arm based chromebook? http://www.arndaleboard.org/wiki/index.php/WiKi#How_to_Flash_a_Device

Is it possible to even do this onto a chromebook? I am still looking to see if its even possible to switch a chromebook into a firmware receive mode like this.

Some more info on the bootloader

http://www.denx.de/wiki/U-Boot

http://www.chromium.org/chromium-os...-for-chrome-os-devices/samsung-arm-chromebook

Im using this post to keep notes on what I find. I might edit some more to update as I find stuff. I will create a separate post if I have any success. I got two of these. I can live with bricking one if it happens. And I imagine there is a way to restore the system if needed. I figure I will figure that part out first. To avoid any mishaps and have a brick.

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I'm actually rather excited. I think its very possible to make this happen using the arndale info. Not sure how much of the hardware I could get working. Going to create a separate thread for this and see if a community effort can be started to get this working.
[Chromebooks] sk8ordie0:
Sounds good my friend. Please post the link to the thread you will be opening here. Also have you seen "Slackware arm" alien Bob and some others have pulled some fast moves but server based thru the means of developer mode. Just sharing as I'm no dev just curious eyes and drooling over the fact that my Samsung chomebook might some day run android :hats off:
[Chromebooks] itechnoguy:
The only Chromebook that had a physical switch similar to those on the Arndale was the CR-48 and the older Series 5. The Series 3 only has a soft reset button on the bottom, but it doesn't have firmware flashing capabilities. I guess the only "flashing" feature it really has is recovering from a recovery image.

I don't know if you could get the Chromebook's recovery to work with an Android build substituted. I think it has to be signed.

For the uboot problem: www.chromium .org/chromium-os/u-boot-porting-guide/using-nv-u-boot-on-the-samsung-arm-chromebook

Devs probably need to use nv-U-boot since it's less risky, but the instructions assume you have a running Chromium OS chroot.

But anyways, keep up the good work and good luck!
[Chromebooks] opieum:
Here is the link to the new thread. No progress yet. This is going to take time. Either way I am pretty amped about getting this to work. I attempted a boot from SDcard yesterday but it failed. Going to figure out what happened. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2258446
[Chromebooks] Devman-0903:
Got an idea

If you are in dev mode you can enable usb booting as root, after that we need to make the system r/w (read-write). we will need to boot android from a usb stick. if we can support a live secssion of andriod from the drive, that will verify that our hardware will support, and mabye we can begin installation.
[Chromebooks] thinkking:
I haven't tried but....

Is anyone still trying? I found this: htt ps:/ /community. arm. com/ groups/ android-community/ blog/ 2013/ 12 / 16 / installing-android-on-the-samsung-xe303c12-chromebook
[Chromebooks] Thezombielord47:
i would love this to happen btw i have a samsung chromebook pro, but my touchscreen on it doesn'n work i tried refresh+powering it multiple times, i have dropped it 2-3 times from about 3 feet, any ideas? other than getting it repaired
[Chromebooks] eurovive:
Some of your scripts posted in links not - http://goo.gl/34v87 . Correct link to your project is - https://code.google.com/archive/p/cr-48-ubuntu/downloads

Make a mirror bro!
[Chromebooks] thealidev:
So their is still no iso installer for cromebook
[Chromebooks] thealidev:
Here is method for pmos

Samsung Chromebook (google-snow) - postmarketOS Wiki

wiki.postmarketos.org
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] stretchwookie:
i want to use a custom sound for the system ui and unlock sounds. i found an ogg converter, how do i know what bitrate and frequency to use? and does the duration matter to the OS or can i make it as long as i want?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] stretchwookie:
bump
[HD2 General] Bucika:
Today a friend of mine come by and he has HD2 to.. He had Nexus build installed, and wanted to have wp7.8, so I thougt i will give him a hand. So the first thing I've done was in Magdlr v1.13 went under the 10.Service menu ClearSD MBR and than UseLast24Nand, then I put the phone in to the bootloader menu where it says:

PPB110 HX-BC

SPL-2.08.HSPL 8G CE

0X05

CoutullaHSPL 0x50

And then SERIAL and after its pluged in USB.

Problem is when I try to flash new rom (dosen't matter what rom) WP7.8, WP7, Windows Mobile 6.5...

I get those errors:

1. ERROR [260] CONNECTION

2. An Error has occured

Read below for more infromation

Error Description: USB init failed

Info: .\RSPL\RSPL.cpp(1198)

What Am I doing wrong? Is it that PC dosent know that the phone is pluged in? So drivers? Or something else?
[HD2 General] samsamuel:
for win7 - go to microsoft windows mobile device centre page and manually download and install it, , the one that ships with win7 doesn't get the hd2.

also, try various usb ports, because each port installs its own drivers, so if one port gets messed up, you can often bypass it by using another port.,

if you're on a 64bit windows ver, and have access to a 32 bit, try it on there.

also, there are two separate and distinct types of flashing, (which im sure you know but since you mix them in your post, i'll clarify anyway, just in case) hspl, radios, magldr, is flashed from bootloader, wp7/cwm/android is flashed from magldr

also, go paste

RSPL\RSPL.cpp(1198)

into google, , lots of hits.
[HD2 General] Bucika:
Thank you I will try to make that. I've tried to boot android, but it doesn't boot
[Nexus 7 General] bkmaracas:
FYI heads up for new version and all that. See if any better...

Sent from my Nexus 7
[Nexus 7 General] man666:
Any real change? I see everything the same.

Enviado desde mi Nexus 7 usando Tapatalk 2
[Nexus 7 General] altimax98:
Its super smooth for me... Bug fixes seemed to have a good improvement
[Nexus 7 General] skyline159:
I feel it smoother too and they said they will catch up with the desktop version in early next year. Yay!
[Nexus 7 General] styckx:
It is still a slow rendering resource pig.
[Nexus 7 General] Grubmeyer:
Still no plugin support and that's most disappointing. If they really do make a full desktop browser experience it will be welcome with open arms. As it sits now, I want nothing more than to filter the crap ads that permeate every part of the internet, without the need of a separate app that may or may not work without rooting.

Sent from my Nexus 7
[Nexus 7 General] Chad_Petree:
Where did they say this?
[Nexus 7 General] DZonikg:
Read it on flipboard ..cant rember source...its just shame that chromium browser

witch i use on ubuntu on nexus 7 (dual boot) is like desktop version off chrome on pc..its just blows chrome for android in every aspect ..speed,rendering,plugins... even ubuntu on nexus 7 is still inital version and not optimised( dont have hw open gl ..works with cpy)
[Nexus 7 General] coversnail:
Still the only Android browser that doesn't have an easy to access History option. Utterly bizarre that they hide it away and you need to enter an url to get to it.

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https://plus.google.com/app/basic/stream/z13vwjygoovlzz1yy04cf154gpzni1m5woc0k
[Nexus 7 General] alan77ss:
I'd just be happy if they fixed the thumbnails on the bookmarks widget not showing up. its been like that from the beginning. How do they not notice that? Sometimes i wonder whether Google employees actually use android devices.

Although to give them their dues, page rendering seems a lot faster on the new update. really noticeable for me.
[Nexus 7 General] gotzaDroid:
For me, the chrome update has made a world of difference in loading times. I was using opera mobile because chrome was so slow, but now chrome is flying past opera. Don't get me wrong, it's not flawless, but the loading speeds are what matter most for me.
[Nexus 7 General] DZonikg:
Still giant rendering issue ..when using some heavier sites scrool faster and you will see onlu white background ..that does not happen with ASOP ,mahton or Naked browser..And no flash just makes chrome for me no go..there are lot of sites that i use that are in flash..like online picture editors that are much better then any app on android and with bluettoth mouse is so much easier ..also most of video sites are still i flash and that wont change soon.
[Nexus 7 General] Logomotph:
Funny, when I want to open settings, it crashes
[Nexus 7 General] Nasalhair:
Weird issue for me with the new Chrome: Tried opening a website last night on it and it told me I needed to set a proxy server, then provided instructions on how to do that but only applicable to the desktop Chrome. Opened the same website via Firefox Nightly and it was fine.
[Nexus 7 General] jaspirr:
Chrome update has been a lot better for me. It used to be very slow and calculated. Now I can zip around pages.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] Drag0nus:
I loaded my Rogers HTC one X with the CyanogenMod 10 - Endeavor Unleashed | 027 | UNIFIED HBOOT. It worked for a bit but is now stuck in the loading screen. I connected it to my PC and put it in fastboot and attempt to reflash the boot img and nothing changes. I have attempted to find an original RUU as mine is corrupted.

I have read the forums and see alot of fixes if you can access the phone to move the files to the SD however I cant get to that point. I am sure this has been answered somewhere but i haven't been able to find it as yet.

This is my first attempt to use a ROM.. The phone was unlocked via HTC dev. I have since read I should have also turned the S-off but I missed that before I flashed the ROM.

Any ideas would be appreciated.

Here is the info from the device.

c:\Android>fastboot getvar all

(bootloader) version: 0.5

(bootloader) version-bootloader: 1.11.0000

(bootloader) version-baseband: 0.18as.32.09.28L

(bootloader) version-cpld: None

(bootloader) version-microp: None

(bootloader) version-main: 1.94.631.3

(bootloader) serialno: HT249W305429

(bootloader) imei: 359691042187149

(bootloader) product: evita

(bootloader) platform: HBOOT-8960

(bootloader) modelid: PJ8310000

(bootloader) cidnum: ROGER001

(bootloader) battery-status: good

(bootloader) battery-voltage: 4200mV

(bootloader) partition-layout: Generic

(bootloader) security: on

(bootloader) build-mode: SHIP

(bootloader) boot-mode: FASTBOOT

(bootloader) commitno-bootloader: 8d23f0c0

(bootloader) hbootpreupdate: 11

(bootloader) gencheckpt: 0

all: Done!

finished. total time: 0.076s

c:\Android>

I originally posted this in the wrong forum. I was told not to use the international ROMS. I did try flashing cm-10-20121126-NIGHTLY-evita using the One X One Click v 1.9. When I reboot it it just gives me the CM loading screen.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] iElvis:
First, we don't have S-Off yet. Whoever told you that doesn't know what they're talking about.

Flashing international/Tegra3 roms on this phone, as you've learned, won't work. There are certain Tegra3 roms that will hard-brick you, but I've seen people recover from flashing the wrong CM10. If you can still get to the bootloader, you're okay.

It's possible you corrupted your sd card. Try reformatting it.