Yes. But there is no reason you should edit Chrome OS, just install Linux.
I did the same thing on my ancient windows laptop. Plays compatible games like a charm now. I dont use it since i build a computer, but its still nice to have.
i cant for two reasons. 1. it is a school device and if i do that i wouldn't be able to connect to the schools wifi network XD
2. you need dev mode for the ability to install other operating systems which is what im am working for
also i just realized, maybe it isn't an encrypted/encoded file and i just need to use a hex editor to open the file and not a text editor. i am such a noob at programing XD
*edit* however i have yet to confirm it because i haven't been able to get on another computer in a few days
what i mean by a "school device" is that the school i go to issued these devices to us students for use during the school year. and to install linux on a chromebook you need to go into dev mode (which is blocked on my device). the only os it will accept at this point (recovery mode) is an official chrome os. i figured if i only did minor changes that the odds of the computer noticing are remote and that i should be able to go into dev mode to do what i wish with the device. if it were programmed to notice the differences well offline than what would be the point of having a restore mode when all the data is stored locally? (when the device goes into recovery mode it is disconnected from any internet, therefor any differences i do to the recovery mode media should go unnoticed when it installes the "official" os onto the device) the changes would only be minor (enough to let me into dev mode) from there i would leave chrome os untouched and i would install crouton. (crouton is a version of linux that runs side by side with chrome os, all you have to do to switch back and forth is simply press Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Forward (forward as in what would be f-2 on a normal keyboard. on a chromebook it is used as a shortcut for going to previous pages on a single tab)) it is easy to uninstall so i would be doing no harm to the schools device, however i would be harming the schools ego sense they were the ones to put the block on dev mode XD
if you feel that what i am doing is wrong (came across alot of haters on different forums when i researched about chrome os) than please don't get on me for how what i am doing is so wrong. it is my choice what i do and you have no influence.
i also want to say that i was the one that came up with this idea, if anyone else has come up with such an idea than i have never heard of it. (im sure they have, they just haven't exploited it or i never found anything on it ) also i know nothing on c or c++ but im sure it wouldn't be hard to ask someone else who knows it to look over the document or to just learn enough to do it myself (i don't know how long that could take though )
i also want to say that there is nothing (by law) restricting me from doing this (as far as i know). however i do want to say that this could be considered breaking school policy depending on what policy the school has.
Well you don't necessarily have to install it. If it is anything like Win BIOS you should be able to build linux from a external drive using a written image. Again, I have no experience with Chrome OS.
sorry, some new chromebooks have bios but my school was one of the first in the "google" program that which lets us have these chromebooks. so the chromebook i am using is first generation. the samsung series 5
So I was looking this up and I see your predicament. Are there any restrictions on the device setup by the school administrator?
not quite sure what you mean but i will respond by assuming what you are saying.
the only restrictions before enrollment are the restrictions that google puts on the os itself
after that once you enroll the device you are set under a strict set of rules of which are controlled on the admin console of the super user of these devices (every account is in the cloud, even the administrators)
i wouldn't have any idea on how to hack the admin's account so i decited to look at how to get dev mode before the device is enrolled. i looked up why dev mode is blocked before you enroll the device and i found that it is because of an update for people who had the same idea as me. so i decited to look out side the box. i first tried to look for an old version of chrome os for download but i couldn't find any so than i had the idea of editing it myself and that is the step i am on right now
