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    Samsung Series 5 Chromebook on Ubuntu?

    This notebook appeals to me for afew reasons. The SSD, the dual core processors, screen size and price.

    Amazon.com said I can return it within 30 days.

    Does anyone have anything I should know on the laptop itself?

    I'm not interested at all in Chrome OS.

    thanks!!

    Jim
    Dell Mini 9 16gb SSD

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    Re: Samsung Series 5 Chromebook on Ubuntu?

    Apparently this guy did it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjNlec45ly4

    BUT HOW

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    Re: Samsung Series 5 Chromebook on Ubuntu?

    He says this...." i followed the instructions for installing ubunutu on the cr-48".

    Now I have to find these instructions....

    thanks

    Jim

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    Re: Samsung Series 5 Chromebook on Ubuntu?

    I'd like to just give the SSD to Ubuntu, and wipe out Chrome OS, isnt the install the same for any other computer? Just wondering why is it necessary to follow the cr48 instructions.

    I have not found those yet.

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    Re: Samsung Series 5 Chromebook on Ubuntu?

    You can find everything you need to know here: http://cr-48.wikispaces.com/Home

    You can't just install Ubuntu like any other system because Chromebooks don't have a normal bios and cannot boot from USB. I have Ubuntu on my Series 5 and everything works great except I haven't been able to get the 3G working yet.

    Good luck.

    P.S. If you want to know what the script is doing, it's everything from these instructions: http://www.chromium.org/chromium-os/...ntu-on-a-cr-48

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    Re: Samsung Series 5 Chromebook on Ubuntu?

    Thank you! Are you running dual boot, or does Ubuntu have the whole 16gb?

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