OS Updates

Google chart shows which current systems play nice with Chrome OS

Submitted by admin on Mon, 11/30/2009 - 11:00

 

It's really only a matter of time before Google Chrome OS is hacked onto everything from ASUS netbooks to LG's connected refrigerators. In the meantime, however, you may want to find out if the system you already own will play nice with Google's early preview build.

Fortunately for you, they've posted chart over at the Chromium OS developer site detailing which laptops, netbooks, and other systems have been tested. The chart currently includes about 20 machines, including several from netbook leaders ASUS and Acer - not too surprising, since that's exactly the type of device Chrome OS will ship on next year.

Only a handful of systems have full hardware (wifi/ethernet/touchpad/suspend and resume) support out-of-the-box. It also looks as though Atheros wireless NICs are preferred, so you may want to scrounge one from your scrap heap or pick one up on eBay if you plan on playing with early builds of Chrome OS.

 

Dell snuggles up to Google Chrome OS, offers customized download for its Mini 10V

Submitted by admin on Fri, 11/27/2009 - 10:00

 

In a display of surprising tenacity, Dell have gone ahead and distributed a customized version of Chrome OS for the Dell Mini 10V! Lilputing are reporting that all the necessary hardware support has been added, so in theory you could just whack the Chrome OS image onto a memory stick and boot it up right now!

Mind you, the image is 8GB so this is probably only of interest to enthusiasts -- but hey, it's nice to see a company like Dell catering towards that demographic for once, eh?

You'll need to follow the instructions on the Lilputing article to get the image mounted and ready to go, but it seems simple enough! You could be playing with Chrome OS this afternoon, while nibbling away on cold-turkey sandwiches...