I've seen a lot of misleading info here re creating a Pi image via ChromeOS.
Yes, ChromeOS is Linux based and has Android apps and even a Linux VM, but there is a very easy way to do this using a simple ChromeOS extension! Let me first say that it isn't always easy to access SD cards directly from a Linux VM. Therefore normal tools like dd will not work as you don't have access to the /dev/SD... device from the VM on ChromeOS.
What is needed is the Chrome extension for creating ChromeOS images and restoring a Chromebook.
Find it here: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detai ... dojbmbodfm
Steps:
1. Download the proper RPi image for your Pi. It is compressed.
2. Use the ChromeOS Files app to look in the compressed downloaded file, and copy the uncompressed image back to downloads
3. You can now unmount the compressed archive
4. Zip (using the Files app - right-click) the newly copied uncompressed image file - this is important as the Chrome utility wants a .zip file
5. insert a SD card and use the gear in the Recovery Utility extension to erase, and then pick a local image to copy
6. Pick the .zip you just created of the RPi image
7. Select the proper SD card from the drop-down in the utility and start the process.
That's it. Your SD card is ready to insert into your Pi. I know this because I've done it successfully several times.
Yes, ChromeOS is Linux based and has Android apps and even a Linux VM, but there is a very easy way to do this using a simple ChromeOS extension! Let me first say that it isn't always easy to access SD cards directly from a Linux VM. Therefore normal tools like dd will not work as you don't have access to the /dev/SD... device from the VM on ChromeOS.
What is needed is the Chrome extension for creating ChromeOS images and restoring a Chromebook.
Find it here: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detai ... dojbmbodfm
Steps:
1. Download the proper RPi image for your Pi. It is compressed.
2. Use the ChromeOS Files app to look in the compressed downloaded file, and copy the uncompressed image back to downloads
3. You can now unmount the compressed archive
4. Zip (using the Files app - right-click) the newly copied uncompressed image file - this is important as the Chrome utility wants a .zip file
5. insert a SD card and use the gear in the Recovery Utility extension to erase, and then pick a local image to copy
6. Pick the .zip you just created of the RPi image
7. Select the proper SD card from the drop-down in the utility and start the process.
That's it. Your SD card is ready to insert into your Pi. I know this because I've done it successfully several times.
Statistics: Posted by kgingeri — Wed Oct 30, 2024 4:20 am