NYC Mesh Docs

Chromebook

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Last updated September 29, 2020 by Brian Hall

Chromebooks are good for installs as they are cheap and all you need is a browser and a terminal anyway.

To get a standard terminal you have to put the Chromebook in developer mode. This will also erase your login info and any local data.

  • Turn the Chromebook off

  • Turn it on while holding esc and ⟳ (escape and reload)

  • Wait for the next screen that says something like “Chrome OS is missing or…”

  • Press Ctrl-D

  • Wait for next screen

  • Press enter

The Chromebook should restart and you can sign is as guest or enter your gmail etc to set up the laptop.

  • ctrl-T to get a terminal

  • type shell at the prompt to get a standard shell

The next time you start your Chromebook-

  • Press Ctrl-D to continue (don’t press the spacebar!)

This is an unofficial copy of the NYC Mesh Docs website published and maintained by fabacab on GitHub. There are likely differences, possibly many, between this copy and the official Docs site, but the author prefers this version over the official version. This copy remains here so long as there are major differences between the two copies so that you can read the version that you prefer.