(2014-05-31, 17:57)gixie Wrote: Hi everybody,
First off, thanks for the effort Matt
Unfortunately I hit a wall. I followed the steps to install OpenELEC in a dual boot config with chromeOS but I am stuck at booting from hard disk...
I ran the script three or four times but to no avail.
I tried installing OE manually but when I did it only showed the entire ssd as target for the install and I did not want to wipe my ChromeOS installation.
Any advice for me please?
Thanks

Quote:Oh, and one more thing, assuming that it won't work or I won't like it, how do you go back to leaving the whole 16gb to the ChromeOS install? Thanks

(2014-05-31, 19:54)amcmoe Wrote: I'm stuck at the "Booting from Hard Disk..." screen as well after having run the script several times without any luck. I'll help with the troubleshooting if let me know what you need me to do.

(2014-05-31, 19:04)Veronica Wrote: Matt I have a question, can we install and run OpenElec from a USB stick, like some people do with raspi or nuc's?

(2014-05-31, 23:39)amcmoe Wrote: I actually did it this morning (5/31) and got stuck at the Booting from Hard Disk screen. I'll do a factory reset and give it another try.

(2014-06-01, 15:47)amcmoe Wrote: @matt, thanks for offering to help, I appreciate it. I actually got it to work last night. I'm not sure if this had anything to do with it, but when I originally ran the script, I did it as a "Guest" on ChromeOS and it ended up not working even after several tries. I noticed ChromeOS showed zero bytes free and also wouldn't let me create the recovery media if I was signed in as a Guest but would work fine if I signed into my Google account. On the second try, I signed into my Google account, made the recovery media, and did a factory reset/recovery, then I signed into my Google account instead of as a Guest to run the script it worked flawlessly. I have no idea if that was actually the cause of it, or if something glitched on the first try but doing it that way + the factory reset did the trick.

(2014-06-03, 04:19)gixie Wrote: Hi all
I got it to work. Did a factory reset, ran the script twice WITHOUT even logging into ChromeOS once and...it worked.
Thanks Matt for the hard work.

(2014-06-04, 21:01)rukusx7 Wrote: This is my setup.

I've used Matt's script to install the coreboot firmware.
Make a Linux Mint 17 live USB elsewhere.
I followed this guide to optimize my install of Linux Mint for SSD.
https://sites.google.com/site/easylinuxtipsproject/ssd
Install Linux Mint 17 as from live usb.
Apply your SSD tweaks
I then added this ppa for updated linux drivers.
sudo apt-add-repository ppa:ubuntu-x-swat/x-updates and then, sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
I then Followed this guide to update to the latest stable 3.14.* kernel, which has optimizations for Intel Haswell.
http://www.yourownlinux.com/2014/06/how-...linux.html
I also followed this guide that allows you to change the governor from "performance" to "powersave" (and optionally thermald
http://www.webupd8.org/2014/04/prevent-your-laptop-from-overheating.html
Install XBMC
Make a new user for your computer called xbmc. Set him to login automatically at boot into the XBMC session. reboot. Should boot into XBMC in under 20 secs.

You now have a fully functioning Linux computer that also acts as an XBMC appliance. Should note that for smooth 1080p playback, video decoding must be set to SOFTWARE uner xbmc video playback.. Shaders can be hardware or whatever you wish. To enable wifi, exit xbmc to login to your desktop and in network options, you can change settings to allow any user to connect to your protected wifi networks. To make a note, Setting powersave as governor will still ramp up to full frequency as required, and will keep your box cool when idling, Just how your cellphone works. To update the coreboot firmware, I put ChromiumOS on a USB stick and did my work from there.

I'm not much of a guide writing person, so I hope this helps.

Good luck and enjoy!