Running a Vanilla ChromiumOS VM in Virtualbox @i12bretro

Uploaded December 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

#ChromiumOS #VirtualBox #ChromeOS #VM

Full steps can be found at i12bretro.github.io/tutorials/0515.html

NOTE: This method uses an older outdated version of ChromiumOS

   01. Open a web browser and download the ChromiumOS .ova sourceforge.net/projects/archiveos/files/c/chromeos-vanilla/ChromeOS-Vanilla-4028.0.2013_04_20_1810-r706c4144-VirtualBox.zip/download
   02. Extract the downloaded .zip file
   03. Launch VirtualBox
   04. Create a New VM by selecting Machine ≫ New
         Name: ChromiumOS
         Machine Folder: C:\VMs
         Type: Linux
         Version: Other Linux (32-bit)
         Memory Size: 2048 MB
         Hard disk: Use an existing virtual hard disk now
   05. Click the folder icon ≫ Browse to and select the extracted ChromeOS-Vanilla .vdi file
   06. Click Create
   07. Select the VM and Click Settings
   08. Select System ≫ Processor
   09. Check the Enable PAE/NX checkbox
   10. Select Display
   11. Slide the Video Memory to 128 MB
   12. Select Network
   13. Set the attached to dropdown to Bridged Adapter
   14. Expand the Advanced options area
   15. Set the Adapter Type to Intel PRO/1000 MT Desktop
   16. Click OK
   17. Make sure the ChromiumOS VM is selected and click Start ≫ Normal
   18. Click Continue on the Welcome! screen
   19. Press Escape to cancel checking for updates
   20. Click the browse as guest link
   21. Welcome to ChromiumOS

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