in Linux enter '7z x linuxium-ics_sc-chromiumos_image.bin.7z'). Next download my Chromium OS image file from and uncompress it (e.g. Note that if you want to reboot into Windows then you'll need to reset the BIOS 'Select Operating System' back to 'Windows 32 bit' if you are using the default supplied Windows installation. This means you can boot directly from a USB into Chromium OS and use like a regular OS as everything will be saved (as in persistence) when you shutdown allowing you to restart from where you left off.įirst set the BIOS 'Select Operating System' to 'Windows 64 bit' and ensure USB booting is enabled so you can obviously boot from the USB. So I've built and tested a specific version just for this device and packaged it to run on a USB. I've tried some of the existing community builds of Chromium OS on the Intel Compute Stick (Sterling City) only to find that they wouldn't boot. And in some cases they then release their builds to the community for all to share. Developers can then compile and build Chromium OS for specific hardware.
So wouldn't it be nice to get similar functionality on an Intel Compute Stick (Sterling City) without necessarily having to install any software on it or replace your existing OS? Well whilst Google Chrome OS is the Google product that OEMs ship on Chromebooks/boxes/bits for general consumer use Google have released fundamentally the same code base as the Chromium OS open source project. Chromebooks, boxes and most recently bits continue to proliferate partly due to their simplicity in providing an immediate connection to the web through Chrome without the hassle of lengthy boot-ups, enforced wait while automatic update install or having to navigate through menus to start a browser application.