Update 30/06/14
Hi All
Please update your 64 bit updates to use the following link as within the next week: http://chromebld.arnoldthebat.co.uk:8081/
Update 25/05/14
There have been a few reports of the build type (x86 and amd64) being overwritten by you, my constant testers. With this in mind, as from tomorrows build, amd64 builds will be pinned to http://chromebld2.arnoldthebat.co.uk:8080/ and x86 builds will be pinned to http://chromebld.arnoldthebat.co.uk:8080/ . This will work around the problem until I figure out why the updater is ignoring the build already on your machine.
For x86 updates, please use
update_engine_client --update --omaha_url=http://chromebld.arnoldthebat.co.uk:8080/update
For amd64 builds please use
update_engine_client --update --omaha_url=http://chromebld.arnoldthebat.co.uk:8081/update
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Hi All
The Dev Server now deploys both x86 and amd64 based build updates.
In addition, there is now a failover server located at http://chromebld2.arnoldthebat.co.uk:8080/ if http://chromebld.arnoldthebat.co.uk:8080/ fails to work for whatever reason.
Please test and let me know how you get on!
For instructions on how to use: http://arnoldthebat.co.uk/wordpress/2012/12/28/dev-server-updates-now-available/
Remember to change
update_engine_client --update --omaha_url=http://chromebld.arnoldthebat.co.uk:8080/update
to
update_engine_client --update --omaha_url=http://chromebld2.arnoldthebat.co.uk:8080/update
If you need to switch to the new server. Ill look to make this fault tolerant later!
Hi…almost everything works fine for me on my old Thinkpad x61s, however if I click on MyDrive in the files app, my files are not shown. Of course, I am logged in..any ideas ? Thanks
Thats to do with API keys and the fact I cannot distribute them…
Have a nose at https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/forum/#!topic/chromium-os-dev/PEhIi47z-TA & https://plus.google.com/102544080837621901149/posts/gCEKYPzQhMY
Thanks….That means I never can see my Google drive files without digging into some internals, right?
I have to say, I have no clue about all this commands or any Linux knowledge.
I have no idea how I go about entering the commands for this
So, I’m using a hp mini 210 and was using the special broadcom. I had it up and running just fine until I connected to the update server and now my wlan has become “turned off” again. I tried just redirecting the driver to the new 3.14.0 folder but could get the wl.ko mod to work. Any ideas?
*special broadcom build.
*couldn’t get the wl.ko mod to work.
Yes, the update server will reset to the default build so you need to update to the 3.14 kernel version of wl.ko. The old driver wont work so you need to compile yourself. Im looking into fixing it as soon as I can
First of all thanks for the awesome build. (i’ll buy you a beer as soon as i have some cash again).
second any news on broadcom drivers for newer build?
‘Soon’ – just trying to find the time!
The same for me… on Mac Mini
Google+ and Gmail are being killed after being loaded completely
I alway get this result
LAST_CHECKED_TIME=0
PROGRESS=0.000000
CURRENT_OP=UPDATE_STATUS_REPORTING_ERROR_EVENT
NEW_VERSION=0.0.0.0
NEW_SIZE=0
LAST_CHECKED_TIME=0
PROGRESS=0.000000
CURRENT_OP=UPDATE_STATUS_IDLE
NEW_VERSION=0.0.0.0
NEW_SIZE=0
[1228/134834:ERROR:update_engine_client.cc(237)] Update failed.
please help me
Hi arnold, the updater seems to push me back in time to June 30th. I was using the July 7th build, and running “update_engine_client –update –omaha_url=http://chromebld.arnoldthebat.co.uk:8081/update” pushed me back to June 30th. Any ideas?
None sorry! Not seen that at all in my testing!!
Thank you for the reply! Just to be sure, that is the correct command for your amd64 builds, right?
Yeah this is really unusual.. Now both my local image A and B are on the same build and running the updater only keeps me on the same June 30th build.. (Yes I am on UEFI 64-bit)
Hmm.
I’m seeing the exact same thing as Ani. I started with a fresh install of the July 7th amd64 build. Updating from http://chromebld.arnoldthebat.co.uk:8081 just gives me the 6007.0.2014_06_30_1733 build always.
update_engine_client --update --omaha_url=http://chromebld.arnoldthebat.co.uk:8081/update
Produces:
Hmm, strange… I dont have an amd64 build at the mo but the latest build UI reports in front of that:
http://chromebld.arnoldthebat.co.uk:8081/latestbuild?target=amd64-generic reports R38-6053.0.2014_07_15_0707-a1
What IP address do you get for chromebld.arnoldthebat.co.uk?
It resolves to 62.210.72.164 for me. I’ll try again today, that output was from 13-07-2014.
Good, thats the right server. Around the 30th I moved providers so it could be caching the old IP in config. Ive since switched off that server…
Same version, still 6007.0.2014_06_30_1733. The updater output still says NEW_SIZE=313107814 so it’s not me just booting the wrong image.
I just ran the update on the most recent 64bit build and have also been downgraded to 6007.0.2014_06_30_1733
Am going to try a reinstall with 32bit and see how it goes.
Weird since that build doesn’t even exist on the server any more!!
Ill build a test client later today (hopefully) but you may want to reinstall from a later build from scratch again and see how you get on.
Try http://chromebld.arnoldthebat.co.uk:8081/latestbuild?target=amd64-generic since that should report the build its going to try with.
I have the same issue with the 64 Bit Version as the others above: I started with latest version from July, 15h and the update server downgraded me to June, 30th. 🙁
I hope this can be fixed as I really like Chromium OS so far.
Looks like a known problem with the update client from the other posts seen. Try a manual reinstall and then see how things progress.
Same IP here when I ping chromebld.arnoldthebat.co.uk.
After update i was unable to get Wifi working. Something wrong with cfg80211.ko and wl.ko
New kernel version has broken things perhaps?
Wondering if anyone can report a successful update from the dev server. I’m having the same problem as what’s posted here for the amd64-bit build. Tried updating to latest nightly, then running a client-update, but still pulling a 6-30-14 build.
Should be fixed now! Please update and let me know..
Yes, updating the 64Bit version works now! 🙂
Thank you very much.
Excellent. Looks good here too! Figured I’d take a chance and try the stateful partition update, but no dice. Any luck with that piece?
a question about the omaha_url. Can this be an ftp site? with just the .img on it?
furthermore, Can automatic updates be turned off? i.e. how to disable the omaha_url i’ve tried update_engine_client –update –omaha_url=127.0.0.1 but it still updates automatically.
No way to update, i keep getting error message. I paste the message i get…. i would appreciate any help!
[0815/201808:ERROR:update_engine_client.cc(385)] Update failed.
Also, my files app doestn seems to sync with gdrive, any idea?
Have you installed to hard drive? The update server only works with an installed OS. Grive sync needs you to add in API keys since Im not allowed to distribute them
yes, its installed on a 240gb ssd and working really nice, couldnt get mp3 and mp4 video working thou…
could you point me where to put the api key? i already have them.
i copy a log from the update attempts.
localhost / # update_engine_client –update –omaha_url=http://chromebld.arnoldthebat.co.uk:8081/update
[0818/222249:INFO:update_engine_client.cc(646)] Forcing an update by setting app_version to ForcedUpdate.
[0818/222249:INFO:update_engine_client.cc(648)] Initiating update check and install.
[0818/222249:INFO:update_engine_client.cc(674)] Waiting for update to complete.
LAST_CHECKED_TIME=1408411371
PROGRESS=0.000000
CURRENT_OP=UPDATE_STATUS_REPORTING_ERROR_EVENT
NEW_VERSION=9999.0.0
NEW_SIZE=338786113
LAST_CHECKED_TIME=1408411371
PROGRESS=0.000000
CURRENT_OP=UPDATE_STATUS_IDLE
NEW_VERSION=9999.0.0
NEW_SIZE=338786113
[0818/222300:ERROR:update_engine_client.cc(385)] Update failed.
I run this after updates:
grep -q GOOGLE_API_KEY /etc/chrome_dev.conf || cat >> /etc/chrome_dev.conf <<_EOF
GOOGLE_API_KEY=XXX
GOOGLE_DEFAULT_CLIENT_ID=YYY
GOOGLE_DEFAULT_CLIENT_SECRET=ZZZ
_EOF
(You can save scripts in /mnt/stateful_partition)
plz help the update error shows 385. and abobe flash player is also not there. how to fix these two problems?
plz help.
Test – Nothing to see here!
The update server seems to be working fine now (though it would be nice if NEW_VERSION could be more useful. I think it still blindly updates whether or not the version is the same).
One remaining issue is that
/etc/lsb-release
still points CHROMEOS_AUSERVER and CHROMEOS_DEVSERVER to the dedibox.fr host, though, which causesdev_install
to 404. InsertingCHROMEOS_DEVSERVER=http://chromebld.arnoldthebat.co.uk:8081
into/etc/lsb-release
works.Thanks
Ill take a look at burning that in to the main build so its automatic
I’m a newbie on this Chrome OS stuff. If I make a dual boot with Windows 8 and Chromium OS (Windows 8 on HDD, Chromium on SSD), will I be able to update using this tool without wiping the whole Windows data?
Still trying to find a way to disable automatic updates from your server. I love the feature. But it isn’t practical for me at the moment. Anyone with any info on how to Turn OFF the auto updates from the dev server please advise. Thank you in advance.
My searches always lead me to disabling the Chrome Browser updates…
Also would like to turn off auto update. The script to install codecs no longer works with new update.
OK, it seems a few people are falling foul of this. Ill look to build a weekly and monthly dev server and distribute the URLs once done.
I’ve problems with dev update server too.
When trying to update, I always get this error:
http://pastebin.com/eCJv2MUJ
Seems it finds the update online than does nothing.
I’ve the OS installed on my USB disk, maybe that’s the problem?
Also, my lsb-release is:
http://pastebin.com/kpCh00mG
Waiting for suggestions, thank you.
P.S. what about creating a bug tracker somewhere? The easiest is an empty repo on Github to just deal with issues!
Hi
Yes, the dev server doesn’t update if you have the install on your USB. There is more than likely a switch setting somewhere on the HDD install but I haven’t really looked yet!
Oke! Thank you very much!
Also, is possible to install it in some partitions?
As, instead of using
“chromeos-install”
something like
“chromeos-install /dev/partitionNUMBER”
?
If not, it should be possible to do as in old Hexxeh’s builds, AKA getting the correct partitions (ROOT, STATE, OEM should be enough) and dd them onto the HDD; I noticed grub does not use a label but the UUID for booting… Using the label stuff should fix everything.
Yes /usr/sbin/chromeos-install –dst=/dev/whatever
Will try! Thanks 🙂
I’ve tried using the –dst option, seems have no problem; however, before installing to the partition I tried installing it to another USB flash memory (as later I’d like to test on my USB HDD) but I had this problem: http://pastebin.com/zVRxiNSh
Seems the USB is not read; also, I’d like to make this test in order to be sure that installing to a partition will delete nothing from my HDD.
Anyways, for disabling update_engine: http://superuser.com/questions/702339/is-there-any-way-to-monitor-chromeos-updates
thx for this answer. do you know if this command needs entered each time? or does it stick even after a reboot?
Theorically, not.
Sincerly I dunno, as I haven’t installed Chromium OS on my HDD yet.
@Giovanni Santini
Had any luck with selecting correct partitions during install? Im also in the same boat for wanting to try USB hdd before installing to my laptops HDD to make sure nothing will be deleted.
Hello, almost everything is functioning on my Lenovo Y410p Notebook running the Camd64OS-20140924010101 build, with the exception of the Files.app. Whenever I select Google Drive on the Files.app I am presented with a message that states: “Google Drive could not be reached. Please log out and log back in”. I have followed steps 1-10 on http://www.chromium.org/developers/how-tos/api-keys and have added my GOOGLE_API_KEY, GOOGLE_DEFAULT_CLIENT_ID, and GOOGLE_DEFAULT_CLIENT_SECRET to /etc/chrome_dev.conf. Any ideas on how to get it working? Here’s a copy of my drive-internals page: http://pastebin.com/QhjcZpmm Thanks.
Hello I have the same issue, Did you found a way to make it work?
I have tried every recommendation but nothing seems to work.
Regards
I have fixed the issue I had similar to your, please check.
http://arnoldthebat.co.uk/wordpress/chromium-os/#comment-37840.
Regards.
Carlos
Hi Arnold the bats. I am using the special multiple drivers build because recently I cant use any new build(it will just freeze at grub).
May I ask.
Is it impossible to upgrade the special build through dev-server?
How can we install drivers manually otherwise?(I am totally new to ubuntu, dont expect me know what I am talking about totally ;”D)
Hi
The update server is a vanilla build and will break the special build.
Why ChromiumOS doesn’t work on my PC ? , I downloaded the newest version of this OS from chromium.arnoldthebat.co.uk then i wrote it on a USB,
I began to run from USB and everything was ok but when the “chromium” animation ended,system showed a gray screen with a clock and it was everything, but when I clicked on the clock ChromiumOS showed up options : volume, the keyboard language settings, wifi settings and date and time, but when I decided to click on the date and time, system showed the window what was gray and sometimes its color was black and white , in the background for a moment it appeared the installation window, then I tried a few times again, even with root , but this did not work ;-; , help and sorry for my English , i’m from Poland , well , this is my PC Specifications :
CPU: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual-Core Processor 4200+ 2.42 GHz
3.00 GB RAM
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 9800GTX+ 512 VRAM
Sound :Realtek HD Definition Audio
USB with ChromiumOS : SanDisk Cruzer Blade 4GB
Sounds to me like your NVidia graphics are not 100% compatible. You’re going to have to fiddle with drivers / config setups to get the X-server to like that graphics card.
That’s my hypothesis.
This build is not made to work on every setup like Windows does. Google only includes drivers for some hardware. That’s what keeps it lighter and more stable.
Try an Xorg – configure and see what occurs. Its likely to be the fact I’m only bundling the Nouveau drivers currently: http://nouveau.freedesktop.org/wiki/CodeNames/
I can not update my Chromium OS.
I’m using the x86 version on an Acer Aspire 1410.
I installed it to the Harddisk with this command “dd if=/dev/sda of=/dev/sdb conv=notrunc because the chromeos-install is not working.
Now i get message when trying to update:
update_engine_client –update –omaha_url=http://chromebld.arnoldthebat.co.uk:8080/update
[1202/080540:INFO:update_engine_client.cc(649)] Forcing an update by setting app_version to ForcedUpdate.
[1202/080540:INFO:update_engine_client.cc(651)] Initiating update check and install.
[1202/080540:INFO:update_engine_client.cc(677)] Waiting for update to complete.
LAST_CHECKED_TIME=1417503942
PROGRESS=0.000000
CURRENT_OP=UPDATE_STATUS_IDLE
NEW_VERSION=9999.0.0
NEW_SIZE=350916320
[1202/080545:ERROR:update_engine_client.cc(346)] Update failed.
What can i do?
I’m running this version atm:
Version 41.0.2228.1
Plattform 6505.0.2014_11_24_0119 (Developer Build – buildbot) developer-build x86-generic
Looks like I need to spend some time on the dev server to see if its not behaving itself. This could be because you copied the install however rather than a scripted install…
Have you tried /usr/sbin/chromeos-install –dst=/dev/sdb
Hi Arnold,
We’re trying to run our own update server(s), and since the online documentation is not super helpful, I was wondering if you could share what you’ve learned, more specifically regarding server load, testing, and the omaha protocol in general.
I’d like to email you to discuss further, but I can’t find your email address 🙁
Thanks,
-sam
As discussed last night! Hope it was helpful
I’m getting a failure with the following log messages, when trying to update the amd64 build:
* Manifest size in payload matches expected value from Omaha
* Missing mandatory metadata signature in Omaha response
* Mandatory metadata signature validation failed
* Error 39 in DeltaPerformer’s Write method when processing the received payload — Terminating processing
* Discarding 69286 unused downloaded bytes
. .
Full log: http://pastebin.com/cqSaRYPZ
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. .<-also, there are these mysterious dots (periods) in the text input box that cannot be backspaced.
I’ve started getting this error as well–not from Arnold’s servers, but from several of ours, including a totally clean one I just stood up today. I haven’t seen it before, and it’s baffling to me.
First of all thank you so much for all the great work you do so we can get chromium on our pc/laptops. great work !!!!
now I’ve got a question. is there a way to kind of update the chromium? when i want to download some apps like evernote its saying ” not compatible” i need chrome version 37.
is there a way to do this?
thank you in advance
greetings,
bobby
Thats what the dev server does. Have you followed the instructions?
I might have found remedy to black screen or freeze after chrom logo
what i have done is download drivers (official amd one) and then copy to /usr/lib(in x86 if in x64 /lib64)/xorg/modules/drivers to ati_drv.so and rad_drv.so
its start working nicely
Hey Arnold – where would you suggest I start looking to try and get my sound working again? Ever since some of the December builds the sound no longer works on these laptops I’ve been using. I just updated to the latest build (44.something) to confirm that it’s still gone and it’s still gone.
I don’t know enough about the sound and kernel options in Chromium to really know where to begin looking. Would you be able to point me in the right direction as to where I might look in terms of drivers or tools to probe the audio drivers or whatever?
I know you’re a busy guy so I understand if you don’t have time.
Cheers.
Hi
I’ve not checked the vanillas in a good while so will try to look later this week. I suspect that ASLA has been removed from the kernel switches..
There will be a new special build out hopefully in the next few days with lots more support (including Broadcom) and I know that has sound (since Im using it now). Once released, Ill get a dev server running for that as well so we can compare and contrast.