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[Chromebooks] madhits45:
comparing BRUNCH to fydeOS here are some notes and if your like me youl still need fyde on some systems.

A few notes:

1. if you are comparing BRUNCH to FydeOS. Brunch is great if you have UEFI bios, if you do not have UEFI only a standard bios then FydeOS is your best option and probably your only option to run chromeos.

2. I tried to run these commands on the newest fydeOS 10.2 and could not get the guest mode to work so here is a workaround for those struggling with the newest fydeOS 10.2.

So I updated the original guide on adding a google account and added how to install FydeOS 9.1 or 10.2 newest. Here is my slightly different approach..

Boot up the USB and when presented with the login for a fydeOS account do this.

Press CTRL + ALT + F2

login type chronos

then use this command

sudo su

and you’ll have to insert the password chronos

then go on and mount the system to read and write

sudo mount -o remount,rw /

then remove a couple of files

cd /etc/chromium/policies/managed

sudo rm *.*

Then edit the conf file

cd /etc

sudo nano chrome_dev.conf

(nano is also built into chrome os, it’s way easier to use then VIM)

comment the lines referring to FydeOs account like that and add a line referring to google account and sync critical if you later want to add google account.

#--fydeos-account-enabled <--this line is not part of the config for fydeOS 10.2 does exist in 9.1.

#--fydemina

--google-account-enabled

-–sync-support-secondary-account (because for some reason, FydeOS doesn’t allow visiting chrome://flags)

If your booting from USB you can go ahead and login with google here after reboot and never think about a fydeos account. However If you created a fydeOS account and logged in and installed to your HD that last line "sync support" is the only way youl get google account to actually work. You need to go to add user and then add the google account but without that line it spins and spins and never allows the login to finish.

If booting from USB, install fydeOS on HD.

To do that type.

Enter command "lsblk" and press Enter

Search for the physical disk. It will probably be displayed as sd x . You can also determine by the size of the disk space and the number of partitions. The following command will take "sda" as the label.

Enter the command: "sudo /usr/sbin/chromeos-install --dst /dev/sda"

Confirm Y for Yes or N for NO to install.

Reboot

Once you finally have fydeOS installed, you can use either account type fyde or google. Now I just need to figure out how to sideload the google play store on a core 2 duo. Likely impossible.
[Chromebooks] Zainullahk:
can you directly install play store than enable google sync?
[Chromebooks] glockmane88:
Is there a way to fix non working devices like for me Speaker? Otherwise it works great and with it I would keep my Dell Venue 11 Pro Tablet..
[Chromebooks] smnbldwn:
Oops, double post
[Chromebooks] smnbldwn:
I tried editing the chrome_dev.conf file as above but it didn't affect the Fydeos login screen and I still can't login with a Google account. I have not created or logged in with a Fydeos account yet. Is it worth doing it and trying to go back to Google later? I saw that Fydeos have instructions on how to multiboot on their website using their install app. Would be nice to have that then go back to Google... Another thought, does Chromify or Croissant work on Fydeos? Thanks for all the tips...
[Chromebooks] smnbldwn:
An update on the issue above. I have commented out all commands in the chrome_dev.conf file as an experiment. It has no obvious effect. This is on the version of Fydeos based on ChromiumOS 86.0.4240.260 (64-bit)
[Chromebooks] xda.ddy:
Would "--fydeos-account-disabled" do anything?

Any way to get documentation on what options chrome_dev.conf will accept?
[Chromebooks] xda.ddy:
Also FydeOS 12.0 released today. I'll let you know if everything still works.

I'm trying to install with the following chrome_dev.conf:

--load-media-router-component-extension=1
--disable-arc-opt-in-verification
--enable-hardware-overlays=single-fullscreen

##Added
--fydeos-account-disabled ##TOTAL guess
--google-account-enabled
--arc-start-mode=always-start-with-play-store
--sync-support-secondary-account

##Removed
#--fydemina
#--arc-start-mode=always-start-with-no-play-store

This is the default chrome_dev.conf in 12.0:

--load-media-router-component-extension=1
--disable-arc-opt-in-verification
--enable-hardware-overlays=single-fullscreen
--arc-start-mode=always-start-with-no-play-store
--fydemina
[Chromebooks] xda.ddy:
OK update: With version 12.0 it seems the previous methods for bypassing the FydeOS account signup no longer work...

You can still choose "I prefer Google" after you make a Fyde account though.
[Chromebooks] kiluafa:
i have installed opengapps and stuck at 20%.

can you help me
[Chromebooks] ipta:
I have the same problem.

So Im installing Gapps on Store (FydeOS dedicated App Store), then it ask me to open the Android setting to agree with the terms & conditions.

Click agree, back to Store to install Gapps but it just stuck.

Trying to install Google Play Store by downloading via apkmirror, install it but when trying to login, the button cannot be pressed.

Need help please...
[Chromebooks] qbfreak:
I tried to install fydeOs on Asus mini pc, but it always failed.

I've been trying to figure out how to install it, but after reading this thread, why does it seem more complicated
[Chromebooks] zen15:
hi there, i'm new to this fydeOs, i've managed to installed it as dualboot alongside win 10, all is working well, but after boot in to fydeOs i don't have FydeOS dedicated App Store, which is i want to install Gapps from there, can anyone assist me how to add or enable fydeOs Apps store? i'm new to linux and fydeOs..., thanks

note: fydeOs ver 12.2
[Chromebooks] Serge Winters:
use brunch, fydeos is paid and if u use the free version for PC android wont work.
[Chromebooks] pierro78:
is there a free fydeos version ? - I installed june fydeos for PC v12.2 (chromium v89) (alongside windows) and it wants $1.59 to update to september v13.0 (chromium v92) - another discussion :

https://www.reddit.com/r/FydeOS/comments/q2qc4h/_/hfunxaq

Thanks !
[Chromebooks] vovanich34:
Hi guys!

Help solve the problem.

After installing FydeOS, I launch Android settings and can install APK files, but after a while, Android settings break - I can't start the Android service and I can't run any APK files, and even those programs that were also installed do not start. The "package installer" disappears from the context menu.

How can this be fixed? I will be glad for any help!
[Chromebooks] mrindependent:
Wil this work on a pixel slate? there is no forum for this and I have never changed the OS on this at all. (I am familiar with rooting and switching ROMS on phones and tablets though...and rooting ad stuff) Thank you!
[Chromebooks] ethraza:
Seems like this method to enable Google account is not working anymore for FydeOS 15 (Chromium 102).

Any ideas?
[Chromebooks] rebel1699:
I abandoned FideOS quite a while back. Constant issues and never stays stable more than a month. After that, have to reinstall. It is junk. Always worried about the safety/privacy of my data too.
[Chromebooks] jxctno:
I don't have the ```/etc/chromium``` directory... What am I supposed to do??
[Chromebooks] Mary1989:
I found https://openfyde.io/

- All system components in FydeOS, now open to all of you.

- 0 closed-source binary components. 100% open-source solutions.

- Structured documentations are provided in one place for you to look up at any time.

- Enjoy a simplified compilation framework that decouples feature development from hardware adaptation.

- With cloud services decoupled from the core system, you can build your own cloud services using the interfaces provided by openFyde.

- openFyde comes with lenient open source licenses that allow you to do almost anything with it.

Anyone tried it and can say a few words?
[Chromebooks] jxctno:
Do you know if it has android + linux compatibility? If so, I can try it out.
[Chromebooks] by_BenjamiN:
how do i update fydeos without losing data
[Chromebooks] jxctno:
You can pay £1.50 ($1.85) or just make a new flash drive- its a chromium os so all your stuff is saved to your cloud (FydeOS acc/Google Acc)
[Chromebooks] Bismuth83:
are you using it?
[Chromebooks] otidotid:
Been using it in surface 7 specific for 2 weeks..

Works fine except

1. Cannot login with PIN..must use google password

2. Once i use my SP7 till empty battery..and voila..once i entered fydeos gapps error and must install from beginning

The rest is okay..battery is good not best as i expected..
[Chromebooks] primod808:
Anyone know when fyde os will be getting chrome version 71?
[Chromebooks] madhits45:
While this is still fresh I wanted to clear these instructions up for anyone who builds the fydeOS USB and wants to avoid creating a fydeOS account.

SO here goes

When your at the fydeOS login screen, notice you cant enter guest mode, so you have to hit ctrl+alt+f2.

Youl get to a fydeOS command line again asking for login and password but they are chronos + chronos for both password and login.

The guide then picks up where lucaoldb left off

then use this commands

sudo su

and you’ll have got to insert the password chronos

then go on and mount the system to read and write

sudo mount -o remount,rw /

then remove a couple of files

cd /etc/chromium/policies/managed

sudo rm *.*

Then edit the conf file

cd /etc

sudo vim chrome_dev.conf

(disclaimer: please google for vim commands, it’s preinstalled in chrome os)

comment the lines referring to FydeOs account like that and add a line referring to google account (maybe useless)

#--fydeos-account-enabled

#--fydemina

--google-account-enabled

THIS IS THE LAST STEP YOU can complete from the command line, simply issue a reboot and boot back to the USB and wa-la google login. Now you can complete the final step once you login with google account.

Close the tab and open a chromium tab in incognito mode, then type

chrome://flags

Look for the flag Support secondary accounts for Sync standalone transport

and switch it on.

To install the play store you have got to edit chrome_dev.conf, by uncommenting the lines which you had previously commented out above. Details below:

1. sudo mount -o remount,rw /

2. sudo vim chrome_dev.conf

3. remove # comments

4. :wq

5. :shell

6. reboot

Then you can use the app provided by FydeOs to install the Play store. This step will remove the google sync and you won’t see google drive inside the file manager.

Now you can comment those lines again and reboot and everything will be fine i.e. google sync will be back.

After rebooting, you can go to chromium extensions and remove the FydeOs extension (the one which sends your data to their servers) and you can go to the shelf and remove the installer with the chinese name, by simply clicking it.

THAT'S IT
[Chromebooks] primod808:
Guys just fyi fydeOS v5.2 is out.
[Chromebooks] Camlin3:
How do you fix Google search suggestions in omnibox ? Thanks [MENTION=4604892]lucaoldb[/MENTION]
[Chromebooks] lucaoldb:
You might type chrome://flags (in incognito mode) and have a look at the avalaible flags. There should be something there.
[Chromebooks] Camlin3:
There is nothing like that ...

Its build bug that I have earlier told them ,alpha told me ,it will be fixed in next releases but not yet from 4.0 version ,its solved ?????
[Chromebooks] primod808:
Ok got another laptop to test out. It's using the N4100 Gemini lake CPU. My problem is when i make the bootable USB and select my USB to boot first in uefi bios I get a black screen with a blinking cursor on the top left corner. I've read on Arnolds special builds someone had the same issue with grub 2.02 not booting on laptops using n4200 cpu's. There is a fix here... https://github.com/pawitp/grub2-chromiumos-n4200/

But issue is how to add the fix?
[Chromebooks] lucaoldb:
Hi, I suppose I already replied to you on Reddit, anyway you just have to switch to insert mode, by typing "i". Make the edits, switch back with ESC and so on:)
[Chromebooks] lucaoldb:
I have got a Celeron which requires the same fix and I applied it to my installer.

Well, it's not very easy, anyway these are the steps:

- you have got to download the patched grub as per the link you have posted;

- then you must mount the Fyde OS img file;

- more precisely, you have got to mount the partition number 12, that is EFI-SYSTEM.img;

- the easiest way is using a linux distro...

- then you have got to mount the img file after some math with the offset parameter;

- I am on holiday and I have no access to the image, anyway you should look for a tutorial, let's say that this one is not bad https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-general-1/how-to-mount-img-file-882386/

- just type fdisk -l FydeOS.img (let's say that you saved the img to such name) and it will show you the block-size and the start-block of the partition. You can use those data to calculate the offset (start block number * 512);

- then you can mount the img somewhere and you can start as sudo your file manager, replace booti64.efi with the patched grub and unmount the image;

- finally you can dd the patched image to a pendrive and enjoy FydeOs.

It's not for beginners, I am sorry.

Anyway, some friends and I from an italian blog are working on a way to deliver a fully working FydeOs, with google account integration and a patched grub without infringing any law. Once it'll be fully working, we will very likely share our work even on xda-.developers.

It won't require any complicated step:)
[Chromebooks] primod808:
Hey thanks for the reply I'll give it a try. Also let me know about your other fyde projects when available. Have a nice holiday and happy New years?

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Hey thanks for the reply I'll try it out. I'm also on holiday. Regards to your other project sounds great to have a full fledged fydeOS completely intergraded with Google. Anyway have a great holiday and happy New years! ??
[Chromebooks] DiogoSilva48:
The big problem with FydeOS is not having Widevine, so, no Netflix...
[Chromebooks] lucaoldb:
I have not tried myself but, since FydeOs supports Crostini, you can easily install the "real" chrome browser which should support widevine.
[Chromebooks] DiogoSilva48:
Crostini doesn't support audio yet or gpu acceleration.
[Chromebooks] lucaoldb:
There is a workaround for audio, through an android app, you can find it on the Crostini subreddit. Regarding gpu acceleration, you are right, but I suppose Netflix doesn't strictly require it.
[Chromebooks] primod808:
I tried last night following your instructions to install the grub fix but your right it's not for beginners I couldn't install it. If you have time please show me how you installed it. Again I want to test out on a Gemini lake n4100 laptop first to see if it works. By the way how's your other project coming a long?
[Chromebooks] poppy2:
Great you do a good job android n best , Google sync excellent:good:
[Chromebooks] lucaoldb:
I have just sent you a PM.

Regarding the other project, I am just the one who found the way to extend Google sync to FydeOs and now I am dealing with hardware compatibility, while another guy is making the installer. There is an 'early bird' image on our blog, but it's in italian and still based on FydeOs 5.1.
[Chromebooks] toybits:
Can you give us a link for the "early bird" image for the installer? Thanks
[Chromebooks] lucaoldb:
This is the blog https://uncino.eu/blog/fydeos-evo-guida-allinstallazione/

I hope it is allowed by xda's rules; if it is not, I will remove the link.

Anyway, we plan to open an official thread here too.

Edit: I have had a look at the rules and it should be allowed, because it is not self promotion, that blog has got no advertising, no warez and so on.
[Chromebooks] rogosteve:
Thank you for your work. In the link you provided, the download fails every time. Tried with 3 different browsers.
[Chromebooks] lucaoldb:
I will report it to the blog's administrator.
[Chromebooks] rogosteve:
Thanks, also can someone tell me the difference between doing this procedure vs doing the Chromefy method. Is there a difference between the two operating systems?
[Chromebooks] lucaoldb:
Yes, these are more or less the main differences:

- chromefy delivers a full chrome os, just like the one you can find on a chromebook, including android and linux via crostini;

- fydeOs delivers a full chromium os, including android and linux via crostini, without a full google sync (which can be added by following my how-to);

- chromium os is the open source basis of chrome Os and the few differences are some missing plugins, such as widevine.

Moreover, with fydeOs you will find some slightly different menus and options but the experience is 95% the same.
[Chromebooks] chaudepisse:
the main differences :

- Fydeos with this method is much easier to install but it s kinda unsafe because of the chinese os

- chromefy require alot of trial and error but is much safer
[Chromebooks] rogosteve:
Thank you both for the replies.
[Chromebooks] lucaoldb:
Not so unsafe imho since, after following my how-to, everything related to a FydeOs account can be removed, before inserting any google account.

Anyway, I inspected the FydeOs chrome extension, before removing it, and it just asked permission to install the play store, nothing more.

Moreover, chromefy is usually performed on top of an installation of FydeOs or of a build by Arnolthebat. So, if you actually fear that FydeOs is a big spyware, you should keep off from chromefy too, since it requires a previous installation of potentially unsafe software.

Anyway, since something like 95% of the hardware is being produced or manifactured in China, if their government actually wanted to spy everyone (which I suppose is not worth to) they could easily hack the hardware itself and nobody would notice anything. Maybe it has already been done. Just think that most parts of a computer are nowadays small computers themselves and adding some bit of code here and there would be very easy and everything would happen out of userland. Just think about a hacked wireless card... That's why some people wants open sourced hardware: the current situation is that we must trust both on the hardware (which is often miscellaneous and comes from several manifacturers) and on the software (which is mainly closed source). From a technical point of view, we should'nt feel safe.

I don't think that FydeOs would be a winner as a spyware, since there are much better ways to achieve such a goal.
[Chromebooks] primod808:
OP: on your Italian website is the is updated fydeos v2 using your fixed grub for Apollo lake and Gemini lake processors?

Thanks again.
[Chromebooks] lucaoldb:
No, I shared with you an img edited by myself with the fixed grub, the one on line has got the old grub. Does it work, anyway, with you cpu?
[Chromebooks] primod808:
It booted up on my n4100 I got sound and Bluetooth working but no WiFi, trackpad, and touch screen not working☹️. Also Google play could not install showing error in playstore ☹️☹️
[Chromebooks] lucaoldb:
Sorry, I know that hardware compatibility is still a hit or miss in FydeOs. I am still trying myself to let the touchscreeen work consistently and the touchpad is not even being detected.

Regarding the play store, you have got to follow my how-to and uncomment --fydemina and --fydeos-account-enabled and it should install. The following step will require you to comment those lines again and reboot.
[Chromebooks] primod808:
OP; regarding the grub fix does it have to be patched in all chrome os img or can the grub fix be added to windows bios?
[Chromebooks] lucaoldb:
No, there is no way of adding something to the pc bios, it's a matter of grub.

Furthermore, I added the grub fix to the efi installation sequence, not to the legacy one. To be true, most newer computers don't even accept a legacy but, they are only compliant to uefi.
[Chromebooks] rogosteve:
I am having the same problem with an N5000 chip, can you please share your fixed grub image with me?

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I mean the Fyde image with fixed grub. Thank you
[Chromebooks] rogosteve:
Thank you very much sir, tried to reply via message but I am not able to send. Thank you again.
[Chromebooks] primod808:
I recently updated my bios on my Gemini lake n4100 laptop the only thing now not working is the trackpad. Everything else works! If I use a USB mouse pad it good but no trackpad..
[Chromebooks] lucaoldb:
I have got the same problem.

You could test the new 5.3. release, which has got some fixes for touchpads.

In my case, the issue hasn't been solved yet and it seemes related to this bug https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1526312
[Chromebooks] primod808:
I want to but I still was not able to apply the grub fix for my Gemini lake n4100 laptop I could only test your modded img you sent me. Can you show me how or send me modded 5.3 img?

Also note on Linux distros everything works just fydeos trackpad not working.

Thanks again.

UPDATE : Finally figured how to mount the efi partition and replace with the grub fix! Thanks again for showing the way from the beginning. It took me about a few weeks but very thankful. Now on to the bad news. I tried latest fydeOS v5.3 and still my trackpad on my n4100 laptop didn't work. Everything works again just no trackpad ☹️
[Chromebooks] lucaoldb:
Sorry, I have been very busy:(

But does your touchpad work when running a normal linux distro? And if it does, check the kernel with uname -r . Then we could see which is the module and(or the firmware and maybe let the touchpad work in FydeOs too.
[Chromebooks] primod808:
Yes TRACKPAD works when using any Linux distro. What is commands to check firmware or module?
[Chromebooks] rogosteve:
When I try to install the play store, I click the app that says Android and it just spins and spins.
[Chromebooks] BartoZhu:
Heyy man is it possible to re-do these on v5.31?

And also after these procedures can we still get OTA update from fydeos server?

Thanks!
[Chromebooks] wizzardsk:
Have anyone tried installing using dual boot? I installed it, it works, at least for the first time. I may install Android apps too, but after next startup of OS it just does not start.

It is stuck on something like "bootstrapping" in console and it does not load at all. I tried to let it whole night, but with no result. What is wrong here? It could be great OS if it had not these problems.
[Chromebooks] lucaoldb:
Yes, you can apply the same steps to version 5.31.

Regarding the updates, I can say for sure that you can can get them only if th os has been istalled to the hard drive, while running Fyde Os frome an external pen drive will prevent any update. I also suppose that removing the fyde Os account and the other extensions should stop updates as well.
[Chromebooks] lucaoldb:
Yes, I successfully installed Fyde Os on a very old AMD Radeon in dual boot. I did it from the command line and tried to reboot with no avail but, a few minutes later, I installed Ubuntu and now, from its grub, I can choose to boot both Ubuntu and Fyde os. A little bit dirty, but it works.

Anyway, with such an old hardware, though Crostini works, I was unable to let the android runtime install.
[Chromebooks] DiogoSilva48:
Android container doesn't support AMD yet.
[Chromebooks] wizzardsk:
Ok, dual boot works, just installed ROOT-A and STATE to 2 partitions, grub found it and it boots.

Just the guide to remove Fyde account does not work well. I edited that file, restarted and still have to login to Fyde account. Maybe if I edit those files offline from Linux before booting, it would work.
[Chromebooks] zipeee2:
I installed Ubuntu xenial (xfce and unity) on mine via crouton https://tutorials.ubuntu.com/tutorial/install-ubuntu-on-chromebook#0

Skips all the audio/GPU headaches of crostini. Ctrl shift alt f2 flips between the Ubuntu desktop and fyde chromium/android.

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Now if someone can figure out how to get optimus working to switch to nvidia GPU for wine/steam.