Tag Archives: ChromeOS

ChromiumOS Enhanced Vanilla Build – R80-12739.B

New Vanilla Builds out today!

Download 64 bit build from hhttps://chromium.arnoldthebat.co.uk/special//Camd64OS_R80-12739.B-Vanilla.7z

SHA256: 069051d36323bad4f79649b5a2eb6db0794b70b4b498665bd1f4ab1e7514e60f

These builds are an enhancement to the normal Vanilla builds in the fact they support additional kernel resident wireless drivers. No additional graphics or input (touchpad) support is provided however.

Enhancements

  • Version Bump

Notes:

  • Google Play Store is still not working!
  • The Google assistant does not work.

Known Issues: https://github.com/arnoldthebat/chromiumos/issues
Change Log: https://arnoldthebat.co.uk/wordpress/chromiumos-special-builds/chromiumos-special-builds-change-log/

The Update Server will be made available in the next week or so.




ALPHA BUILDS – R80-12677.0.2019_11_25

New Alpha builds ready for testing!

These builds will not auto update but can be forced once the real R80 special version is deployed if desired.

When R80 special is ready, the upgrade process can be performed with the following command line after opening a shell prompt:

update_engine_client --update --omaha_url=http://chromebld.arnoldthebat.co.uk:9080/update

Build Details

  • Realtek rtl8821ce wireless support

Download

https://chromium.arnoldthebat.co.uk/special/alpha//R80-12677.0.2019_11_25_1948_AMD64-ATB.7z
SHA256:d62af215f84791bf923b47fd3afd4c5633589f36122fecec94030b6e018f59c2

Known Issues

  • Play Store does not work
  • The Google assistant does not work.

Testing

Please test and log issues on https://github.com/arnoldthebat/chromiumos/issues. Ensure you tag the issue with the ‘Alpha’ tag as well as detailing the version of the build the issue was found in. When detailing the version, please use the tag with version of the build you are testing against. For example, for this build, use the tag: ‘R80-12677.0.2019_11_25’

ChromiumOS Enhanced Special Build – R78-12499.B

New Special Builds out today!

Download 64 bit build from https://chromium.arnoldthebat.co.uk/special//Camd64OS_R78-12499.B-Special.7z

SHA256: 42a902efc679aa9fda9398a60a08616c96348de3a445ed8d4f490fdd05ffe933

Enhancements

  • HID Sensors framework support enabled
  • Thunderbolt support
  • Apple SMC (Motion sensor, light sensor, keyboard backlight)
  • Realtek rtl8192e wireless support
  • Realtek rtl8712 wireless support
  • Realtek rtl8723bs wireless support
  • Additional SOC sound card support
  • Realtek rtl8188EU Wireless support
  • Added in MediaTek MT7601U support
  • Added in all 4.14 kernel supported Marvell Wireless cards
  • Switched back to Intel IWL7K Wireless drivers
  • Added in brcm80211 drivers and removed old BroadCom STA driver

Note: Google Play Store is still not working!
The Google assistant does not work.
Known Issues: https://github.com/arnoldthebat/chromiumos/issues
Change Log: https://arnoldthebat.co.uk/wordpress/chromiumos-special-builds/chromiumos-special-builds-change-log/

The Update Server will be made available in the next week or so.




ChromiumOS Enhanced Vanilla Build – R78-12499.B

New Vanilla Builds out today!

Download 64 bit build from hhttps://chromium.arnoldthebat.co.uk/special//Camd64OS_R78-12499.B-Vanilla.7z

SHA256: 0b5e3eb39ce7bd53b2c83e5014835c8cf91922db1d4d7758184ca50f412ab25a

These builds are an enhancement to the normal Vanilla builds in the fact they support additional kernel resident wireless drivers. No additional graphics or input (touchpad) support is provided however.

Enhancements

  • HID Sensors framework support enabled
  • Thunderbolt support
  • Apple SMC (Motion sensor, light sensor, keyboard backlight)
  • Realtek rtl8192e wireless support
  • Realtek rtl8712 wireless support
  • Realtek rtl8723bs wireless support
  • Additional SOC sound card support
  • Realtek rtl8188EU Wireless support
  • Added in MediaTek MT7601U support
  • Added in all 4.14 kernel supported Marvell Wireless cards
  • Switched back to Intel IWL7K Wireless drivers
  • Added in brcm80211 drivers and removed old BroadCom STA driver

Note: Google Play Store is still not working!
The Google assistant does not work.
Known Issues: https://github.com/arnoldthebat/chromiumos/issues
Change Log: https://arnoldthebat.co.uk/wordpress/chromiumos-special-builds/chromiumos-special-builds-change-log/

The Update Server will be made available in the next week or so.




ChromiumOS Enhanced Special Build – R76-12239.B

New Special Builds out today!

Download 64 bit build from https://chromium.arnoldthebat.co.uk/special//Camd64OS_R76-12239.B-Special.7z

SHA256: 3d398f08f407583cf2956a6d52c8c839701f749608c46b90946047072669270c

Enhancements

  • None: Version Bump only

Note: Google Play Store is still not working!
Known Issues: https://github.com/arnoldthebat/chromiumos/issues
Change Log: https://arnoldthebat.co.uk/wordpress/chromiumos-special-builds/chromiumos-special-builds-change-log/

The Update Servers are now available.




ChromiumOS Enhanced Vanilla Build – R76-12239.B

New Vanilla Builds out today!

Download 64 bit build from https://chromium.arnoldthebat.co.uk/special//Camd64OS_R76-12239.B-Vanilla.7z

SHA256: a193cd891afc8b4e775434240707192f3857d9c7fea1a0d3ebfd67c8a4f35e56

These builds are an enhancement to the normal Vanilla builds in the fact they support the Broadcom STA wireless stack as well as additional kernel resident wireless drivers. No additional graphics support is provided however.

Enhancements

  • None: Version Bump only

Note: Google Play Store is still not working!
Known Issues: https://github.com/arnoldthebat/chromiumos/issues
Change Log: https://arnoldthebat.co.uk/wordpress/chromiumos-special-builds/chromiumos-special-builds-change-log/

The Update Servers are now available.




ChromiumOS Enhanced Special Build – R74-11895.B

New Special Builds out today! Apologies for the delay!

Download 64 bit build from https://chromium.arnoldthebat.co.uk/special//Camd64OS_R74-11895.B-Special.7z

SHA256: efcd41266307f25654b86b2bde8d5b66e2e219d0af52e77575531be27e167d6a

Enhancements

  • None: Version Bump only

Note: Google Play Store is still not working!
Known Issues: https://github.com/arnoldthebat/chromiumos/issues
Change Log: https://arnoldthebat.co.uk/wordpress/chromiumos-special-builds/chromiumos-special-builds-change-log/

The Update Servers are now available.




ChromiumOS Enhanced Vanilla Build – R74-11895.B

New Vanilla Builds out today!

Download 64 bit build from https://chromium.arnoldthebat.co.uk/special//Camd64OS_R74-11895.B-Vanilla.7z

SHA256: 208f25d362547af387875541ad6232a705bbef32c7f0a1d19a8c8a91a7c04d8b

These builds are an enhancement to the normal Vanilla builds in the fact they support the Broadcom STA wireless stack as well as additional kernel resident wireless drivers. No additional graphics support is provided however.

Enhancements

  • None: Version Bump only

Note: Google Play Store is still not working!
Known Issues: https://github.com/arnoldthebat/chromiumos/issues
Change Log: https://arnoldthebat.co.uk/wordpress/chromiumos-special-builds/chromiumos-special-builds-change-log/

The Update Servers are now available.




ChromiumOS Enhanced Vanilla Build – R72-11316.B

Update 10/03: New Build with fixes for zero day.

Update 11/02: New Vanilla Builds out today  based on the new stable release!

Download 64 bit build from https://chromium.arnoldthebat.co.uk/special//Camd64OS_R72-11316.B-Vanilla.7z

SHA256: 72c5497e84fca7e62dbbe8edf4e4e8bd362a5833e1a5d090e8be6685cc131cef

These builds are an enhancement to the normal Vanilla builds in the fact they support the Broadcom STA wireless stack as well as additional kernel resident wireless drivers. No additional graphics support is provided however.

Enhancements

  • R72 Chromium Release
  • Additional Realtek wireless support
  • Additional Atheros wireless support

Note: Google Play Store is still not working!
Known Issues: https://github.com/arnoldthebat/chromiumos/issues
Change Log: https://arnoldthebat.co.uk/wordpress/chromiumos-special-builds/chromiumos-special-builds-change-log/

Please also note that GDrive is not working from the files application. Google Docs and Sheets are still working fine in the browser however. Review https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/forum/#!topic/chromium-os-dev/MxYBMUnh80g as to the reason why!

The Update Servers are now available.




ChromiumOS Enhanced Special Build – R72-11316.B

Update 10/03: New Build with fixes for zero day.

Update 11/02: New Special Builds out today based on the new stable release!

Download 64 bit build from https://chromium.arnoldthebat.co.uk/special//Camd64OS_R72-11316.B-Special.7z

SHA256: 089f9e1014b6ccb328bb87cabb791a0ff6111bc5b7e0f2041ef027d64e5dbf80

Enhancements

  • R72 Chromium Release
  • Additional Realtek wireless support
  • Additional Atheros wireless support

Note: Google Play Store is still not working!
Known Issues: https://github.com/arnoldthebat/chromiumos/issues

Please also note that GDrive is not working from the files application. Google Docs and Sheets are still working fine in the browser however. Review https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/forum/#!topic/chromium-os-dev/MxYBMUnh80g as to the reason why!

Change Log: https://arnoldthebat.co.uk/wordpress/chromiumos-special-builds/chromiumos-special-builds-change-log/

The Update Servers are now available.