Chromium OS Special Builds are an enhancement to the default vanilla builds of Chromium OS to allow support for as many devices as possible.
All downloads are located at http://chromium.arnoldthebat.co.uk/index.php?dir=special and will be updated as new functionality is brought into the build as well as regular maintenance releases to keep the UI up to date.
Two deployments are currently supported, x86 (32 bit) and amd64 (64 bit).They are based on the x86-generic and amd64-generic overlays but have the following additional support:
- Google Drive support
- Enterprise Enrolment
- Spelling API support
- Broadcom STA wireless drivers
- Full Linux firmware deployment
- 4.4 kernel
- Better Webcam support
- Enhanced Radeon/Intel Graphics Support
- Additional Wireless device support. See the posts per release for details.
The builds also allow Over The Air (OTA) updates from dev servers. From the browser, just go to Settings > About > Check for and apply updates and magic will happen. Updates will be automatic for builds after R46-7323 and will allow for development tools update with a single shell command:
sudo stateful_update
Install is exactly the same as http://arnoldthebat.co.uk/wordpress/chromium-os/
Have fun testing and using it. Feel free to feedback with whatever isn’t working as expected and I’ll try to build in to the next release!
Known Issues/Bugs: https://github.com/arnoldthebat/chromiumos/issues
In addition to the Special Builds, there are now enhanced Vanilla builds. These allow Google Drive integration and certain enhanced media codecs. This should allow the users with working daily builds more functionality and usability.
These Vanilla builds will also update automatically as and when I get the Update Server ready.
Please do not log issues with the Vanilla build since they are a courtesy build and will only work on devices with Freon supported graphics and CMT supported touch pads. WiFi and Ethernet will also have reduced support.
Have you considered incorporating Anbox into the Special builds as a work around for Android apps?
https://github.com/anbox/anbox
https://packages.debian.org/stretch-backports/anbox
It requires certain kernel modules
https://github.com/anbox/anbox-modules
The Google play store can be installed on it as well.
https://github.com/Arucard1983/anbox-playstore-installer/tree/debian
Would be great if you could include it.
Funnily enough , we were discussing that very thing the other day. Once I have got R76 out of the way. Its on the list of things to try….
Hi. Nice work, just wonder does the new builds have support for swtpm aka (CONFIG_TCG_VTPM_PROXY=y)?
Yup, this is switched on in the kernel
Cool, good luck. I installed it ok via Crostini on build 74 but I don’t think all the kernel modules were present as I had no joy launching it.
Hi, How can I contribute to the development? I’d love to learn and work with chromium source code.
Just a student
You can contribute to the fix list if you like: https://github.com/arnoldthebat/chromiumos/issues