[Matt Devo]

I have somehow managed to get into the developer console but last time I did that logging in as user chronos didn't work

After localhost login: I have typed "chronos"
And now there is a line of script that says
chronos@localhost ~ $

Where do I go from here?

honestly, will be easiest if I can just walk you thru on Hangouts - hit me up at mrchromebox at gmail dot com

[stevie_boy_84]

I booted it using the recovery media on usb but as I said before it just took me to a blank screen or a screen with the chrome logo and nothing else, with the gallium am I supposed to do anything in particular when I boot up, put the USB in before I power up e.g?

yes, you have to have the USB inserted before powering on - how else would it know to not boot from the internal SSD?

if you can boot the recovery media, you can try opening a shell terminal via CTRL-ALT-F2 as per the script instructions

I have somehow managed to get into the developer console but last time I did that logging in as user chronos didn't work

After localhost login: I have typed "chronos"
And now there is a line of script that says
chronos@localhost ~ $

Where do I go from here?

weeks back when i first had this problem I got into Developer Console but when I ran the E-Z script i just got an error every time, then after that i could not get back into Developer Console at all, well I'm not sure if it's the different keyboard or what but now I have got back into developer console, ran the E-Z script, and it has worked to a degree, I have clicked number 2 for a LibreELEC dual boot but when it is asking me to enter the number of GB's to partition between 2 to 0, no matter what number I enter, 1, 2, or 0, i get an error message saying "that number is out of range. enter a number 2 through 0"

[Matt Devo]

weeks back when i first had this problem I got into Developer Console but when I ran the E-Z script i just got an error every time, then after that i could not get back into Developer Console at all, well I'm not sure if it's the different keyboard or what but now I have got back into developer console, ran the E-Z script, and it has worked to a degree, I have clicked number 2 for a LibreELEC dual boot but when it is asking me to enter the number of GB's to partition between 2 to 0, no matter what number I enter, 1, 2, or 0, i get an error message saying "that number is out of range. enter a number 2 through 0"

I'm not sure why you're trying to "fix" the problem yourself rather than following the instructions I've provided, given how well that's gone so far, but it certainly disincentivizes me from continuing to help.

[stevie_boy_84]

weeks back when i first had this problem I got into Developer Console but when I ran the E-Z script i just got an error every time, then after that i could not get back into Developer Console at all, well I'm not sure if it's the different keyboard or what but now I have got back into developer console, ran the E-Z script, and it has worked to a degree, I have clicked number 2 for a LibreELEC dual boot but when it is asking me to enter the number of GB's to partition between 2 to 0, no matter what number I enter, 1, 2, or 0, i get an error message saying "that number is out of range. enter a number 2 through 0"

I'm not sure why you're trying to "fix" the problem yourself rather than following the instructions I've provided, given how well that's gone so far, but it certainly disincentivizes me from continuing to help.

I do apologise I do really really appreciate the help you have given me so far, I just figured that since I had got back to developer console that running the script would be the thing to do as that is what you advised me to do originally, I should've just waited for further instructions but as this has been ongoing for weeks I was a bit too impatient to wait lol, I shall wait patiently for a response thank you

[Matt Devo]

I do apologise I do really really appreciate the help you have given me so far, I just figured that since I had got back to developer console that running the script would be the thing to do as that is what you advised me to do originally, I should've just waited for further instructions but as this has been ongoing for weeks I was a bit too impatient to wait lol, I shall wait patiently for a response thank you

I already told you what to do - run the EZ Setup Script, then use the 'Set Boot Options' function to reset to factory default. After that, you'll be able to boot ChromeOS again. If that doesn't work, hop on google hangouts as per my previous post and I'll walk you thru it.

[Fighter88]

pleas help me here..
just installed the standalone on my chrome box and everything went well.. but now after i did the reboot there are nothing but just a black screen of dead.. i can't do anything and it docent say anything..
what can i do? :-(

[Matt Devo]

pleas help me here..
just installed the standalone on my chrome box and everything went well.. but now after i did the reboot there are nothing but just a black screen of dead.. i can't do anything and it docent say anything..
what can i do? :-(

you can put in the USB install media and use it to install a bootable OS, and/or try using a different cable or display.

[Fighter88]

pleas help me here..
just installed the standalone on my chrome box and everything went well.. but now after i did the reboot there are nothing but just a black screen of dead.. i can't do anything and it docent say anything..
what can i do? :-(

you can put in the USB install media and use it to install a bootable OS, and/or try using a different cable or display.

is this the install media from libra or the one with chrome?.
anything i need to click on boot up, there is all black..

[Matt Devo]

is this the install media from libra or the one with chrome?.
anything i need to click on boot up, there is all black..

for a standalone setup, you have to boot and install LibreELEC/Kodi. Right now there is no bootable OS installed, which is why you're getting a black screen - there's nothing for it to do.

[Fighter88]

i can't get it to boot the usb drive i did while installing libre.. is there anyway to download a file to usb drive?
i tried opening with chrome on sd card, and it shows chrome and goes back to black screen..

[Matt Devo]

i can't get it to boot the usb drive i did while installing libre.. is there anyway to download a file to usb drive?
i tried opening with chrome on sd card, and it shows chrome and goes back to black screen..

all of this is covered on the troubleshooting section of the wiki

[treml96]

Matt,

In my drunken stupor, I did something stupid (that it appears thousands of others have also done) and did not read your instructions fully. I performed a dual-boot install (ChromeOS + LibreELEC) without performing a factory reset. I know that this specific line is repeated at least a few times and is bolded. I am sorry for my stupidity.

As you would expect, the script ran fine both times, I chose the option to run OpenELEC with a boot delay of 1s. When my box rebooted, it sat at the booting from Hard Disk screen. At this point, I tried to rectify my mistake by using the recovery tool and a flash drive, but when the system "recovered", and I removed the flash drive, it just rebooted to the booting from Hard Disk screen, displays some other stuff real fast, and then goes to a black screen (box was still on) and sat there. Every time I rebooted, it did this. I tried a different flash drive and it did the same thing. I can boot up in developer mode just fine and "recover", but it will still never boot up the OS or perform a factory reset using the recovery button.

And just because I had nothing better to do, I plugged in the flash drive with the recovery data and booted the computer up normally. The first time I did this, it does an infinite loop between the chrome screen, the "OS verification is OFF" screen, and then the booting from hard disk screen. Pressing space at the OS verification screen does nothing. I reset the flash drive with the memory tool several times and did all of this over again, and one time it did boot up the OS and let me enter my wifi, but when I entered my gmail it just sat there "logging in". I eventually shut the box off and it never even booted the OS again.

So I have read over the wiki page and can't seem to find an answer to this specific problem... basically the recovery tool is not working properly. I would sincerely appreciate any help. Attached are some pictures that contain what may be useful information in diagnosis. Let me know if you can't view them.





edit: fixed your links

[Matt Devo]

So I have read over the wiki page and can't seem to find an answer to this specific problem... basically the recovery tool is not working properly. I would sincerely appreciate any help. Attached are some pictures that contain what may be useful information in diagnosis. Let me know if you can't view them.

since you've already restored ChromeOS via the recovery media, simply press CTRL+D at power on, before it jumps to Legacy Boot mode (SeaBIOS), in order to boot into ChromeOS. From there, you can re-run the script and start over, though I'd reset the boot flags first until you have your LibreELEC setup running and tested

[treml96]

So that took a few tries but it initially worked. I was able to boot into Chrome OS and get back to the command prompt. I took your setting the boot options as optional and figured that if anything did go south, I could just hit ctrl+d again at bootup to get into Chrome. This time instead of bothering with a dual boot, I just did a standalone setup, since I don't think I would really need dual boot and I figured this would run smoother. When running the script, I created a backup of my stock firmware on a flash drive like the prompts suggested. I do not remember seeing the option to plug in a flash drive to create the LibreELEC install media. And when I rebooted the box, it now boots to a black screen. Same for trying developer mode.

If I plug in my recovery media, it will loop between the chrome screen, SEABIOS screen, and a black screen. But it doesn't appear to have any options to actually recover, and no developer screen ever appears for me to ctrl+d to go to Chrome OS.

Again, I know this is my fault for taking the boot options part as optional, but I would appreciate any help..

[Matt Devo]

I do not remember seeing the option to plug in a flash drive to create the LibreELEC install media.

it's the menu option directly below the standalone firmware, it must be manually selected.

And when I rebooted the box, it now boots to a black screen. Same for trying developer mode.

the standalone firmware boots directly to SeaBIOS, there is no more Developer Mode or Recovery Mode. Since ChromeOS isn't bootable from Legacy Mode, it just tried and fails.

If I plug in my recovery media, it will loop between the chrome screen, SEABIOS screen, and a black screen. But it doesn't appear to have any options to actually recover, and no developer screen ever appears for me to ctrl+d to go to Chrome OS.

Again, I know this is my fault for taking the boot options part as optional, but I would appreciate any help..

see above - there is no more Recovery Mode (so the Recovery media won't work) nor Developer Mode (so the CTRL+D/L keys have no function).

all you need to do now is simple - boot a USB and install an OS. From another machine, download the LibreELEC USB/SD creator tool, and use it to download the LibreELEC install image (Generic x86_64, v7.90.007) and write to USB/SD. Instructions are on their site, but it's pretty straightforward.

after creating the install media, insert into the Chromebox, power on, and press ESC when prompted to select and boot it. Run the installer, install to the SSD, then when prompted to remove the install media and reboot, simply press enter, then power off via the power button (their current has an installer that causes it to hang at the end). Remove install media, power on, and it should boot right into LibreELEC in about 5s.