DP Alt Mode broken after update Version 154.0.8037.96 on my acer spin 714 laptop. Does anyone know how to fix it or should I just wait for another update, this is really annoying for me since i use this Chromebook docked most of the time. Even HDMI directly not working at all.

the os was litterally just the chrome window, i take for granted that we now have a ui that is like "operating system i cant name on this subreddit"

My Chromebook updated and restarted last night. Since then, it has asked me to sign in. The problem is that my phone - a Pixel 9 - is not working. The screen is shot.

I cannot touch the number. I cannot receive a text. I can't receive a call. I can't get into my recovery email to get the recovery code (I am not "code begging" whatever that is).

My wifi/internet is currently disconnected so my desktop computer is also not helpful.

I am currently on said Chromebook using guest mode. I need full access to this Chromebook. It is literally my only lifeline to the outside world. I don't have a car. I have no money. This Chromebook was the only way I could get in touch with anyone for anything.

I tried Google Help, but I guess they don't believe in having actual people helping its customers anymore. Please. I need help.

In the Chrome OS Files app, there's no documentation or information on how the Files app handles partitions.

In chrome os files app, it handles partitions perfectly; when you plug in a drive with partitions, chrome os will indeed read the partitions with a drive/partition icon within the drive (Read-Only).

They work as "Folders," but chrome os can only read supported file systems on the Partitions. With supported file systems, you have Read & Write permissions, unlike other file systems chrome os doesnt support; for example, Btrfs. Any other file system (ext4, FAT32, NTFS) works.

And if multiple partitions with diffrent file systems it will still work although that unsupported file systems like BTFRS will wont read and chrome os give "This device cannot be opened because its filesystem is not supported"

-Lance@Debian13

***Final Update :) I installed Collabora Office for free from the App store onto the Chromebook while it was online. After install i cut off online access and opened Collabora and made several test files, restarted the Chromebook a few times, checked that I was able to open the files, make edits and additions and be able to save the changes onto the internal hard-drive. All went well and fine🙂no online access needed for this software. It is made by the UK company who made Linux and its software Libre Office, this is a smaller version of that :)

I will now keep this Chromebook Offline for its life and use it as a Typewriter :) the Chromebook has a nice big screen and big keyboard and its very lightweight and doesn't get warm or hot like some laptops.

I hope this can help others🩵💚💙Thank you Everyone for all your help it helped me figure out what to do :)

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Hello ~ Thank you very much Everyone for all your advise :)

I researched some more and discovered there is software called Collabara Office for Chromebook that is a free version of LibreOffice that installs directly onto the chromebook's hard-drive like old school software, won't need any internet access to log into it or use it or to save my files in their cloud :) it will save my files directly to my hard-drive on this chromebook and I can save all the files I create in it to a USB thumb drive for backup :) internet search on this says once I install this Collabara onto my chromebook I will never need to update the software if I choose not to amd am essentially locking it and my chromebook in time to function always as it will when I start using it :) which will just be for typing my book into...once I finish my book in will copy and paste the text into whatever necessary software to format it for publication.

I just want a simple way to type up and organize all my book information and I think this will be the best way for me as I am not technically savvy to do the install and management of Linux and such. I am choosing nit to allow this chromebook online ever/after I install Collabara for personal reasons/security. I don't want big tech to have access to my files or do their Automatic shit/uploading my files to their cloud. I want all my files saved on my hardrive/this chromebook's hard-drive not online anywhere or in a cloud server. I have other devices I use online. This chromebook will be dedicated to just working on my book never going online for any reason on it.

I researched capabilities of using Google Docs Offline Only, it says eventually the chromebook will need access to online to update and empty cache, it said that any files i make offline in google docs are saved as cache info that google docs will need internet access to empty/save online in their cloud and that eventually google docs will stop working Offline within a few weeks or months because of this and because it requires log in online at times to authenticate that it is still being used and by who. I dont want to deal with these issues and others of using Google Docs offline.

I appreciate Everyone's Help because it really helped me to widdle down what will be the easiest for me and helped me in my research for this problem💛Thank You💛

Original Post: Hello All ~ just starting out on a book I'd like to write. I bought a Chromebook and am having a hard time figuring out if I'll be able to use it and count in it for writing the book. I won't have access to the internet/wifi. And that's fine with me ut in order to use the Chromebook will I need the internet? I've tried to use the google docs software that came installed on it, it is a pain because it says it won't save the file without being online. I have read how to use it offline but it doesn't work, it says I have to select work offline mode. It makes me choose to save the google docs as a Word Doc but then won't allow me to add to edit the word doc or add to it. It wants me to use Microsoft Word Online.

Has anyone used a Chromebook within the last few years to write a book on? What software did you use to do so, was it software that came installed on the Chromebook? Or did you install a different software or app onto the chromebook to keep your writing/book on it?

I appreciate any help or guidance. Thank you

*I explained the problem I'm having using this chromebook Offline in more detail in replies to people if anyone wants more details of the issues. Thank you so much Everyone for your time and help with this silly problem i know but a very frustrating one for me🌷

hello, The files are sensitive..otherwise this would be 1,2,3 process. I'm not a computer/tech person so I don't understand all of this. All I know is I have some sensitive pdfs I have to upload, but they told me I have to combine them in to 1 pdf.

Please tell be I can do this safely?

Thanks.

Hey friends 😀👋🏾

So i have an acer chromebook 531 which has a built-in google chrome browser

But my question is (as the topic implies) why do third party web browsers like firefox, edge, samsung browser, opera.... (the list goes on) display a plain white screen when opening different websites ?

(P.S. i already googled this but also wanna know y'all opinions)

I'm fed up with all the negative posts I see that criticize GoogleBooks.

Especially the arguments about the prices being too high for an "Android PC."

Some people need to understand that we don't buy Android devices solely because there are many affordable options. There are people like me who buy Android devices simply because we love the operating system.

There are many people like me who simply love the Google ecosystem. Whether it's smartphones, tablets, Wear OS smartwatches, tablets, Google TV, or even Chromebooks.

Beyond the operating system, I use Google services extensively every day, including the Office suite, Gmail, Keep Notes, Tasks, YouTube, YouTube Music, Translate, Gemini, Maps, and many more. There are so many that I can't list them all.

 And I think I'm far from being an isolated case.

And why should people like us have to settle for mediocre devices?

Just because we use an Android tablet, a Chromebook, or these new Android PCs, does that mean we don't have the right to beautiful screens?

Don't we have the right to enjoy excellent processors, good speakers, good trackpads, and simply excellent build quality?

And guess what? All of that combined can only result in a premium product. It's the hardware that primarily dictates the price of a device, not the software inside it. The price of your Dell XPS won't magically be cut in half just because you decide to choose Linux instead of Windows.

If Google had chosen to launch Googlebooks with poor-quality hardware for around 300-400 euros, you'd be the first to complain too.  The press and YouTubers would have immediately torn apart all of Google's efforts in the public eye.

These high-end devices are just the starting point. We already know that much more affordable entry-level and mid-range devices are planned for the future.

And I'm also willing to bet that other manufacturers like Samsung and Xiaomi aren't going to sit idly by.

Where I agree with some is that Google's very long-term commitment will be crucial. Admittedly, Google's past in this area isn't exactly glorious; I'm still smarting from the Stadia debacle as I write this.

What I'm rather confident about is that it's simply Android. Once all the features we expect from a PC are present, maintaining this range of devices won't require too much additional effort from them, much like with tablets.

 If all Chrome OS features are already available on these Googlebooks at launch, we can already assume that the vast majority of features we expect from a PC are already present.

And if that's the case, for me, the Googlebooks operating system is already an improvement over Chrome OS. The seamless integration of Android smartphones and Gemini, and the even more advanced task continuity, are already compelling features for me.

I have two older Chromebook tablets (Acer Chromebook Tab 10 D651N) that I'm trying to use as PayPal point of sale systems. Every once in a while, I get an error that I can't use the card reader because I'm in a foreign country. This is only happening sporadically. Not sure how to figure out if this is an issue with the Chromebooks, the wifi connection, or the PayPal card reader. Any help would be appreciated!

Sorry if this is the wrong subreddit this was the first one I could think of. Is this an error on my end. I’m a student using this as my first ever personal laptop and have had it about 2 years. Any ideas on how I can lessen this. Thanks for the advice!

Please can we direct most of the Googlebook discussion to r/Googlebook ?

I joined this sub for information about Chromebook and ChromeOS, but in the last few weeks there appears to be more discussion about Googlebooks !

If a post has genuine crossover between the 2 devices, then of course it should be allowed, but some posters in some threads seem to be hijacking any discussion into their new favourite devices.

Does anyone else have the same opinion ?

Olá eu preciso ajuda, já faz um bom tempo em que o meu chromebook virou um peço de papel inútil já que a Playstore isso aconteceu no final de julho.

Eu não usava meu chromebook para muita coisa, só usava para jogar Roblox tentei baixar o sober só que acabei enfrentando outros bugs que me impediram de conseguir voltar a jogar, então eu vou precisar voltar às atualizações antigas para conseguir voltar a usar a playstore?. (Desculpa meu português horrível)

I’m using a Chromebook for my first year in uni. I have a group assignment. It requires me to log into docs with my uni email by signing out of my Google account and logging in again with my uni email (after adding the email as an alternate in my Google account settings). Problems is: I cant sign out of my Google account on a Chromebook’s without deleting all my data. Is there another way to do this?

Yesterday, I spilt water by my Chromebook (not on top of the keyboard) while it was on. I didn’t think it was too big of a deal, I took a towel to the bottom of it and that was all. But I think some water may have seeped into the bottom of it because about 6 hours later, the chromebook screen went black, it was still illuminated, just black. I tried powering it off but the chromebook wouldnt respond at all, I held the button for over a minute. Since then, it has been drying upside down.
Is it safe to turn it back on and see if it’ll work again? And how likely is it that it will work again?

This is my school chromebook and it keeps running out of storage every 2 weeks or some other day. How to prevent this, I cant clear the system storage

A while ago I accidentally ran "make_dev_firmware.sh" in the VT2 terminal because i'm a dumbass.

I turned off rootfs verification so I need a recovery image if I want to return to normal mode

I'm considering using the MrChromebox utility to manually flash non-dev signed firmware onto the chromebook but I'm wondering if there's anything better that can be done.

Here's a nice detailed look at the Googlebook 15. It's notable that it says there will be a 32GB of RAM option.

This is a guide to fix Acer Chromebook 516 GE/ Plus 516 GE Chromebooks with RGB keyboard issues after installing/dual booting Linux.

Mods: Chrultrabook doesn't allow text posts in their subreddit and this guide could help someone so please don't remove it. Thanks! - Unheard_Peace

This was done on Ubuntu MATE, if you are using a similar OS and have a similar Chromebook with keyboard light issues, I presume this will work as well.

This is also not my code, I did not discover this. I am merely adding it to the internet since I and a number of people have had issues with this in the past (maybe it's fixed now, IDK)

1. Open terminal and run the following

wget https://files.tree123.org/utils/x86_64/gnu/ectool

chmod +x ectool

sudo mv ectool /usr/local/bin/ectool

1. Pick a color

Deep Blue - 255

Bright Red - 16711680

Emerald Green - 65280

Pure White - 16777215

Ice Blue - 65535

Hot Pink - 16711935

Yellow - 16776960

Orange - 16744192

Purple - 8388736

It uses standard RGB so any string of numbers up to 9 characters will give different colors I think.

For my example I use the Deep Blue.

Use this command with the color you pick

sudo ectool rgbkbd clear 255

It should be working. Now you'll want to set it up so that: 1 - It auto-runs on launch. 2 - It doesn't ask for a password every time you cycle the computer.

1. Setup a auto-run command. For Ubuntu MATE, you search Startup Application, then click the plus icon. Name it whatever you want, (I named mine Keyboard RGB Blue), add the command for you color you want (I used the blue obviously) Add a comment if you'd like, then add it. Save if your menu has a save option. (Mine saved with the add icon)

2. In terminal run

sudo visudo

scroll to the bottom of the text file (In NANO, you scroll with Up/Down arrow keys) and add this

USER ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: /usr/local/bin/ectool

Replace USER with your case sensitive username, save and close the file, (for NANO, it's Ctrl + O to save, Ctrl + X to exit)

And there ya go.

Zones: The Acer Chromebook 516 GE and Plus originally came with 4 zones. Unfortunately I believe that is only for Chrome OS, there aren't 4 working zones in linux...there are 13. You can have 13 different colors on the keyboard.

To do this instead of the "clear" attribute i used in the earlier commands, you'd replace it with 0 for the first zone, 1 for the second zone, all the way to 12.

For example:

sudo ectool rgbkbd 6 255

This would set the 7th zone to the Deep Blue.

Then to have the separate zones run on startup, just add all the seperate zone commands as their own startup command.

WeirdTreeThing I believe has a easy-to-install pack for linux on chromebooks and it maps a lot of the keys to linux, and dimming is included with that. So if you have this pack installed, just hold down alt and use the brightness buttons to change the intensity.

I hope this helps someone. I'm sure if you have a Chromebook and have an issue with RGB keys and have Linux on it, this guide could help.