How to Install Chrome OS Flex on a Chromebook

This worked perfectly for me even on a really old Chromebook. Acer C720 ZHN. This thing only has 2GB of RAM and flex runs great so far.

For me it doesn't boot up into chrome it opens grub

Thank you Bro! So helpful, obsolete chromebooks are now working perfectly .

You, my friend are a ducking lifesaver like one of the previous commenters I also have saved a very very very old chrome book from the scrap heap with your help thank you so much please keep up the excellent work

Is there any benefit to reinstalling the security screw?

I no longer have audio on my Acer CB3-111 after upgrading to ChromeOS Flex

You are the best!!! Thanks for sharing you helped bring back a dey Chromebook ❤

Very useful

I just got the Acer 314 spin 2 in 1 8gb ram 128gb storage 6000 intel processor and I'm enjoying it so far. Mine is supported until 2031. mine has touch screen and can turn into a tablet.

Amazing tutorial. I'm doing the unthinkable and recovering some old Dell Chromebooks 11 and installing Chrome OS Flex, just for fun. We'll see how it goes

I've done this on a Dell Chromebook 11 3120, and it works nicely!

Thanks, you've saved a Acer CB3-132 from the bin.

my chromebook are running on arm achitecture, so i can't install this mrchromebox firmware utility, any suggest for my problem?

I had Gallium Linux installed on my Chromebook. I had to reset it to Chrome OS before I could install Flex. Once I had it reset back to Chrome this video was perfect! Thanks for taking the time to share!

Where you get chrome os flex? on your usb flash/ Thank you for answer

cap, Thanks you! I've watched the same video from 10 different people. your video was the absolute best and showed the most information by videoing your computer from a camera, but I'm starting to think that my Chromebook 11 C1B13C doesn't support chromeos flex. I get your system is repairing itself. please wait. then it reboots and it does this in a loop over and over. very depressing. I guess linux or windows is the only bet.

thank you so much your the only video i found so i could do this with my old chromebook :) you have a sub

Now I have no sound from my chrome book any fixes

we have the same model but i dont have the guts to do this

I got an Acer C720, but when i attempt to reboot. It reponds, "repairing itself..."

Why do you want to do that? You'll lose your android system, just enable Lacros

I followed your guide, i have the same Chromebook lenovo n42 but after chromeos flex being installed no sounds are coming either from speaker or headphones, any idea?

Big thanks man, my Old Pixel Chromebook is alive again👏👍

Has anyone done this on an HP 14? Its hwid (BLAZE) is not listed on MrChromebox website...

you can also install brunch chrome os if you still want google play apps and even support updates

Thanks so much

Awesome video! Great instructions! Is there a way to put regular chrome back on the machine?

Do you have a link to the video making the USB with chrome OS flex on it please?

I did this install on an HP chromebook 11 g5 and everything works fine, except I have no audio from my speakers or headphone jack. I can use bluetooth, but it's very janky and I would like to use the built in speakers. Anyone have any ideas on how to fix this?

It's worth going to MrChromebox because now after version 117 you have to use a VT2 Terminal with Control Alt Right Arrow and possibly a new download instruction. I was successful and loaded Linux Mint works great, EXCEPT lost use of the numeric keypad on the 15 inch model. It's more stable now than the Chromebook was before can't explain that I might give this a try with Flex and see if the keypad works. Google has a page Certified Models List for the machines with Decertified dates and End of Support there are no Chromebooks listed because I don't think they ever intended this for the Chromebooks but are you certain it will continue to update? After what you've done, oh, MrChromebox has a list of what Chromebooks you can change not all can be changed, Linux might be a better choice for some. Cinnamon loaded on mine with only 16 gigs of ram.

After it my sound speaker is not working

Thank you, this worked nicely. Obviously, it's not necessary, but do you recommend putting the WP screw back in anyway?

worked well here, but now the trackpad is not working, i am using a mouse, someone have this problem

My pc asks for a password after entering the cd; curl.....comand

i install flex on dell chrome book 11 3189 but no sound can you help me

Worked exactly as intended, managed to get my Dell 11 chromebook 3189 working on Chrome OS Flex without any issues. Just follow the instructions exactly & its working perfect

Thank you so much for your information. My old Samsung Chromebook pro can install Chrome Os Flex. It works great. 감사합니다

Thank you. And what is the way to return the system to the old one?

IK he said “no to the third” (which you should probably still push “n” on), but you should STILL keep a backup of your stock firmware. This is in case you want to revert back to ChromeOS or your Chromebook gets bricked.

I'm saving up $60 for a screen replacement and a USB otherwise my Samsung Chromebook 3 hasn't been updated since 2022. My school laptop looks so cool because it's on a new version and everything changed.

Hii, kinda need help. My device says that the software is not for ARM devices, it showed up when I typed in the coding into the ctrl alt t

Thanks for the great tutorial this is one of the simpler ones.

Many thanks for your great teaching. I bought an Asus chromebox CN60 and it was at end of support on arrival. So I'm very happy that you have helped me give it a new life.

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Awesome! It worked for me. Details: Costco Chromebook Acer 14" Bundle (CB3-431), MFD: 2018/05/28. Audio: device (not working), 3.5mm to speaker (not working), Bluetooth earbuds (working). Thanks so much for this!!!

Please pin guys if you do this just beware if you haven’t backed up your data I think you might use it. I’m not 100% but you don’t have Google play store access

I did it ! New skill under the belt thank you!

Good guide! BUT! I don't get the USB-option in the boot-menu, did I create my chromeOS Flex wrong? You mentioned in the video that you will make a guide over that too, but I can't find any?

My Chromebook only has 14 GB space on the hard drive (2 GB left available), so I had to get a small USB and install Flex on it. I just run the OS from the USB. Audio doesn't work but bluetooth earbuds work just fine.