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donalcorr
February 4th, 2013, 01:52 PM
Hi,

I have tried to install ubuntu 3 times now on my Samsung Chromebook Series 5 Model number XE500C21. I have followed all the stages as per found on the Internet.
1. I go into developers mode by moving the switch and D2 and ctrl alt and forward arrow
2. I log in as Chronos
3. I run Sudo Bash and then the firmware update
4. After rebooting, I log back to dev using Chronos
5. I run sudo bash again and then the wget command
6. I am asked about the drive partition in which I select 9
7. After reboot, I connect to wifi and log back into Chronos
8. The Ubuntu files start to download which takes about 15 mins
9. When it completes, the chromebook switches off.
10. When I reboot, I am expecting to see Ubuntu there as my desktop OS, but instead it is the ChromeOS again.

I have actually run the recovery SD card to bring the machine back to the complete non-partitioned factory state and tried to do it again but the same result. According to the internet, installing on a Chromeboom is easy, but I don't have that experience yet.

What can I do to get Ubuntu onto my Samsung series 5 Chromebook??

Thanks Donal.
tahdas
February 4th, 2013, 07:23 PM
Have tried ChrUbuntu? It worked on my Mario.

http://chromeos-cr48.blogspot.com/
donalcorr
February 5th, 2013, 12:46 AM
I was looking to partition the SSD and have ubuntu on my Chromebook rather than having it on an external drive, USB or SD card.

I wonder is it possible to install directly onto the SSD?
tahdas
February 5th, 2013, 04:48 PM
One of these guides should work fine: http://chromeos-cr48.blogspot.com/2012/10/arm-chrubuntu-1204-alpha-1-now.html or http://chromeos-cr48.blogspot.com/2012/04/chrubuntu-1204-now-with-double-bits.html

The bottom one worked on my mario
donalcorr
February 5th, 2013, 10:36 PM
Neither works for me.

Have restored the Chromebook to factory and installed each from clean. Both time, the 52 files would download, but each time after the reboot takes place, the machine starts straight back up into ChromeOS and there is no sign of Ubuntu. How strange is this.

I have now tried 4 different versions of Ubuntu using 4 different Wget commands and each time it is the same.

Baffled!!!!!!!!!!
Mario Fish
June 16th, 2013, 02:13 PM
Yes, this:

Have tried ChrUbuntu? It worked on my Mario.

http://chromeos-cr48.blogspot.com/ also worked on my Dad's Samsung 550 and looks exactly the same as the full install of 12.04 that's running on my CR-48. Have you considered using InsydeH2O in place of the factory bios?
martin8777
April 18th, 2014, 04:22 PM
Neither works for me.

Have restored the Chromebook to factory and installed each from clean. Both time, the 52 files would download, but each time after the reboot takes place, the machine starts straight back up into ChromeOS and there is no sign of Ubuntu. How strange is this.

I have now tried 4 different versions of Ubuntu using 4 different Wget commands and each time it is the same.

Baffled!!!!!!!!!!

Hi, did you ever manage to get it installed? I am in exactly the same situation, I've tried everything you've specified too and not had any joy. I am also using the XE500C21 model not the Series 5 550. Let me know if you did manage to get it working. Thanks.