Note: Flashing the RW_LEGACY firmware itself is 100% safe and will not affect the device's ability to boot Chrome OS. Be sure to read through the previously linked page to make sure you have up to date instructions. This is intended to just be a basic outline. Make sure to check that your device is supported before proceeding. The next required step will be to modify the BIOS to allow your Chromebook to boot from a USB using Mr Chromebox's Firmware Utility script. From here, you have now enabled developer mode for your machine. You will need to reconfigure it with your Google account. The Chromebook will now reboot, and you will be taken to the initial set up screen like when you first bought it. As it should say on the screen, Do not turn your computer off until it has restarted. This can take quite a long time - usually something like 10-20 minutes.
You will now see a screen that tells you that the system is preparing for developer mode. If this screen is left for 30 seconds, the machine will beep and automatically boot to developer mode unless its firmware boot flags are changed. Press SPACE to re-enable." From this screen, press Ctrl+D to boot in developer mode.
TAILS OS VERIFICATION
The next screen will say something like " OS verification is OFF. In order to enable developer mode, OS verification will need to be disabled, so you would need to press Enter here. To go back, press ESC."īasically Chromebooks are designed to only boot an OS approved by Google, and the operating system is verified on every boot through this process. Your system will reboot and local data will be cleared. You should now see a screen that says something like " To turn OS verification OFF, press ENTER. Since we're trying to enable developer mode, and not go to a regular session, press Ctrl+D. Please insert a recovery USB stick or SD card." This is expected, and does not actually mean that Chrome OS is missing.įrom here, you can either pres Ctrl+D to go to an OS verification page, or you can press Esc or the power button to reboot to your normal Chrome OS session. Once in Recovery Mode, your Chromebook will say something to the effect of " Chrome OS is missing or damaged. From here, your Chromebook will reboot in Recovery Mode. While holding down those keys, press the power button.
Open your Chromebook, and hold down the Escape and Refresh keys.Setting up developer mode is done by doing the following: If you have any data you want to keep that is not on your Google Drive, you will need to back it up before proceeding. The first thing you'll need to do is enable developer mode. This is just a general outline of some of the steps that one would need to take in order to get Tails running on a Chromebook.
Please note that this is not meant to be a step-by-step tutorial, and you will likely need to do some of your own research. As such, we offer the following information for educational purposes only and will not be held liable if you brick your machine attempting it. Tails can be run on Chromebook machines, but because Chromebooks are designed not to run/boot other operating systems (assuming they meet the minimum hardware requirements - see the sidebar), there are some hacks that must be performed. My government or ISP blocks access to Torįrequently Asked Questions Can I run Tails on a Chromebook?.My favorite tech YouTuber told me I need one.How can I use a VPN with Tails and/or Tor?.
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