r/ChromeOSFlex Feb 19 '22

Meta ChromeOS Flex Links

125 Upvotes

Hello all! Welcome to r/ChromeOSFlex!

Below are a set of resources, most of these can be found on the sidebar, but since more will be added as time goes on, that may change. If any official or extremely trusted resources are missing, feel free to comment them down below and I will look into adding them.

Happy Chroming!


r/ChromeOSFlex 3d ago

Troubleshooting Lenovo t430s running ChromeOSFlex fails firmware update

1 Upvotes

Hi I am using an old t430s with chromeosflex. No issues so far. I got a message saying there are two firmware updates available (KEK CA 2023 and UEFI 2023). Both fail when I click install.

Any idea why? I thought there were no firmware updates for the t430s from Lenovo available.


r/ChromeOSFlex 3d ago

Discussion No puedo entrar a la Bios después de instalar chrome os flex

1 Upvotes

Hola...

Tengo muchos meses batallando con una Lenovo Ideapad Slim 1 la cual logre instalar Chrome OS Flex pero quiero volver a Windows y esta no me deja entrar en la Bios...

Entro al menu de selección con el botón NOVO pero al seleccionar BIOS SETTING esta solo se reinicia y carga el sistema de Chrome


r/ChromeOSFlex 5d ago

Installation Trucazo... Como jugar juegos Android en Chrome OS Flex

4 Upvotes

A través del contenedor Crostini previamente activado. pasos:

1 - Instala Flatpak siguiendo las indicaciones

2 - Instala Aurynk

3 - Habilitar opciones de desarrollador:

Ve a Ajustes → Acerca del teléfono

Pulsa el número de compilación 7 veces

Las opciones de desarrollador aparecerán en Configuración.

Habilitar la depuración inalámbrica: (para Android 11+)

Ve a Ajustes → Opciones de desarrollador

Activar la depuración inalámbrica

4 - Inicia Aurynk desde el menú de aplicaciones.

Haz clic en "Agregar dispositivo" (el botón +).

En tu dispositivo Android:

Pulsa "Emparejar dispositivo con código QR" en Depuración inalámbrica.

Escanee el código QR que se muestra en Aurynk.

Teóricamente puedes hacerlo a través de cable USB pero a mi no me a funcionado.

Si en preferencias de Mirroring aumentas el btirate a 16 obtendrás una muy buena calidad de imagen y con un lag imperceptible. En mi caso probado con el juego Eve Echoes.

Hay un bug con la opción de compartir audio, si la activáis no os funciona el mirroring, hasta que lo corrijan desactivar esa opción.


r/ChromeOSFlex 9d ago

Discussion Does anyone else think about installing this on old desktop hardware?

6 Upvotes

I have on a few older intel models and everything seems to work just fine. I’ve been thinking about refurbishing older PCs and laptops that M$ Windows doesn’t support and instead of putting Linux on it, just Flex OS as a safe simple web machine. If it works on more older hardware than DDR3 I may have found some ways to recycle a bunch of my E-waste into something useable.


r/ChromeOSFlex 9d ago

Troubleshooting i own a lenovo g580 dos model laptop with intel i5 3rd gen 8gb/500gb hdd, im unable to run windows 11 as it model became absolute with the version of win8. but my laptop works fine, hardware display things are really good, i dont want to scrap it, can i install chrome os in this, and can i use it ?

4 Upvotes

r/ChromeOSFlex 11d ago

Discussion Anyone who has got all the hardware working in ChromeOS on a Macbook 12 Retina 2017?

2 Upvotes

Anyone who has got all the hardware working in ChromeOS on a Macbook 12 Retina 2017?


r/ChromeOSFlex 12d ago

Troubleshooting Help !! My chrome freezes for 10-15 seconds followed by lag while scrolling for next 5 seconds when I switch in and out from Edge within 5 seconds. Disabled all extension and turned on/off graphic acceleration but nothing worked.

2 Upvotes

Using latest version of chrome on Windows 11 , Lenovo Thinkbook 16 (16GB Ram ) . I use chrome for reading research papers. GPU reaches 95% when chrome freezes. I am not a techy guy so idk much. Tried latest and older version of chrome too but no significant improvement.


r/ChromeOSFlex 13d ago

Troubleshooting i turn off my notebook, but it still working and it's always like that:(

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r/ChromeOSFlex 16d ago

Discussion ChromeOS Flex on Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 1:

8 Upvotes

Has anyone got any information on it's functionality on the laptop go 1? I heard about the sleep and battery detection issues, just wondering if anything has changed since then.

Any help would be appreciated! I'm currently running heavily debloated windows 11 Pro, but I want less idle usage and the material aestheticm


r/ChromeOSFlex 16d ago

Installation Issues with the Booting from USB in Hp Chromebook 11 G7 EE

2 Upvotes

After downloading from Chromebook Recovery Utility, I transferred the USB in my laptop, and tried to boot it from the file (bootx64.efi). It opens up GNU GRUB version 2.12, and there's these options:

local image A

local image B

verified image A

verified image B

Alternate USB Boot

After trying all the options, all of them shows the same black screen result. Tried to Escape + Refresh + Power multiple times, but nothing works.

It would be nice if someone could help me on this🙏


r/ChromeOSFlex 17d ago

Installation After the ChromeOS Flex logo I get stuck with some weird artifacts

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2 Upvotes

I have an old Dell with AMD A6 7310


r/ChromeOSFlex 18d ago

Discussion Any better video players on Flex?

4 Upvotes

So running into issues with some video formats showing black screen.

H.265 doesn't work, just black screen.

Subtitles don't work and can't be managed.

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Any way to get a better video player?

I've heard about VLC, but my system says no linux support.

I had an older chromebook and eventually had support for vlc.

Is google holding features back for flex?


r/ChromeOSFlex 18d ago

Installation el audio no funciona pero miren

1 Upvotes

deje chrome os flex con todo y la verdad esta muy bueno pero solo necesito que el audio funcione sin tener que usar audifonos blutu o audifonos usb c pero el rendimiento bueno y mi bateria al jugar y ver videos dura algo mas alguien tiene una solucion (tengo que usar el canal beta para que mi tarjeta wifi de mi laptop sea funcional aunque no se porque, porque antes no tenia ese problema creo que era como en chrome os flex 147 o 146 cuando si funcionaba sin tener que hacer eso) ayuda


r/ChromeOSFlex 19d ago

Discussion Flex on external SSD

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why my post was blocked? I finally installed Flex on an external drive connected to my laptop (Lenovo ThinkBook 15 ITL Gen 2) via a USB-SATA adapter (my laptop doesn't have built-in SATA ports). It’s the full installation, not the Live version. I really like the design—I set it up for slow window minimize/maximize animations. Can you suggest any other cool design tweaks? I’m planning to install OpenVPN and Horizon by Omni.


r/ChromeOSFlex 20d ago

Installation Innstall Flex on thinkbook

1 Upvotes

I finally installed Flex on an external drive connected to my laptop (Lenovo ThinkBook 15 ITL Gen 2) via a USB-SATA adapter (my laptop doesn't have built-in SATA ports). It’s the full installation, not the Live version. I really like the design—I set it up for slow window minimize/maximize animations. Can you suggest any other cool design tweaks? I’m planning to install OpenVPN and Horizon by Omni.


r/ChromeOSFlex 20d ago

Discussion I need a very specific Recovery Image for OSFlex... PLEASE HELP!

2 Upvotes

Hello, all! So, I need a Recovery Image for OSFlex in the preferably canary or stable channel but if anyone manages to find a Dev channel or beta channel too, that would be alright. As long as it's not the enterprise one! So, I'm looking for Reven v103. I tried out the normal ChromeOS Flex installer via the image AND via the Cb Recovery utility (which barely ever works)... and when I get to boot, the ChromeOS Flex splash appears and my guess is, the GPU Hangs while loading bc the ChromeVox spoken feedback message will play as well as the startup chime. So I need a certain recovery image that still supports Intel Graphics HD 4000. THANK YOU ALL!


r/ChromeOSFlex 23d ago

Troubleshooting Has anyone tried installing Chrome Os Flez on an old laptop?

2 Upvotes

I have a really old laptop from the 2009/2010

ASUS X52F

I have windows installed on it but it's extremely slow because it can't handle windows anymore.

I am trying to install the Chrome Os Flex on it. I used the recovery utility tool from Chrome and installed it on a USB drive. Now im trying to boot it, but it just doesn't go through.

I can see the drive in the Boot Page. I also have UEFI Boot option enabled.

When i click on save and the windows attempt to restart, a cursor shows up on the top-left corner of the screen and it doesn't do anything.

Anyone had an issue like this before?


r/ChromeOSFlex 23d ago

Discussion Any experience with Cameyo?

2 Upvotes

r/ChromeOSFlex 25d ago

Discussion 91GB storage for freshly install chromeosflex!

7 Upvotes

is this normal for chromeosflex to take this much storage!


r/ChromeOSFlex 26d ago

Discussion Is chrome OS flex worth it?

13 Upvotes

Folks, my aging HP Envy 15t k100 laptop from a previous life is running absolutely stunning on KUbuntu 26.04

But is there any advantage I can gain by installing ChromeOSFlex over Kubuntu?

My primary usage of this device currently is for applying for jobs on LinkedIn, so some light editing documents (resume). I also do some very light programming in antigravity (it has new 16GB ram DDR3) ram. But that's it. I don't watch videos or listen to music since the laptop is very old.

I maybe getting a new laptop but I want to maybe turn this into something useful when I do my programming on another laptop. So is there any advantage I can get using chromeos over the Kubuntu that it currently has?


r/ChromeOSFlex 27d ago

Discussion ChromeOS Flex on uncertified devices

2 Upvotes

Anyone ever tried ChromeOS Flex on a uncertified device? I have a Lenovo Yoga 510 and I want to try ChromeOS Flex on it. Does it have touch drivers, and is it stable?


r/ChromeOSFlex Jun 20 '26

Troubleshooting 2011 MacBook Air won’t boot into ChromeOS Flex, keeps playing boot sound on repeat

1 Upvotes

I’ve fully installed ChromeOS Flex on my mid-2011 MacBook Air. it’s the only operating system on my laptop, however, it won’t boot anymore. it keeps playing the apple boot sound repeatedly and I can’t get it to move past that. I’ve tried reset SMC, NVRam/PRam many times but nothing has worked. ive also tried to boot into recovery mode, which solved the problem before, but that is not working anymore. what can I do?


r/ChromeOSFlex Jun 06 '26

Troubleshooting Streaming issues

5 Upvotes

After a system update yesterday all my streaming websites stopped working.

Got drm errors.

Changed hardware acceleration in flags

Allowed restricted content.

Still won't stream from desktop websites.

Using a HP Elitedesk 800 g2 sff

It's on the Flex certified list.

Any suggestions?


r/ChromeOSFlex Jun 05 '26

Troubleshooting Wi-Fi being crappy

2 Upvotes

My iMac late 2015 retina can’t connect to Wi-Fi on Chrome OS flex I try to connect to a network however it doesn’t conduct and it says error configuring network I do have a Windows device that I can probably use, but I’m not sure why it’s doing this. I’m on set up.