how do i play second life on my chromebook

[Rolig Loon]

You don't.  You need a real computer for SL.  A Chromebook just can't handle it.  Sorry.

[Karl Brunswick]

It's not fast, and it completely eliminates the stellar battery life on most chromebooks, but I have done it.   

Download Crouton here:   https://github.com/dnschneid/crouton

Use it to install linux (I'm using kubuntu and it works great).   If you're worried about hard drive space, you can always install it to a USB drive -- that's what I did, and it is still capable of running SL.   Instructions on that here:  https://www.maketecheasier.com/map-crouton-installation-external-device-chromebook/

 

Anyway, once you get linux installed, you'll need to get 32-bit compatibility libraries.   There are lots of instructions on how to do that -- just do a web search.

Then, grab your viewer of choice (as long as it's available for linux), and you're good to go.

You'll need the lowest graphics settings, and don't expect it to be fast.   But it does work.

[Madelaine McMasters]

Hi Clara,

Rolig's right. Second Life requires a computer that meets these requirements...

https://secondlife.com/support/system-requirements/

 

There is a way around this that may work with your Chromebook. SLGo is a service of OnLive that runs the SL viewer on a remote computer in a closet somewhere in California. That computer then (hopefully) streams video to your Chromebook. You can find out more about it here...

http://slgo.onlive.com

The service costs US$9.95/month and there is a free seven day trial.

Good luck!

[Rolig Loon]

You don't. Read the responses above yours in this thread. You can't load a SL viewer on Chromebook. You need a real computer.

[Rolig Loon]

No, it's not possible. The service called SLGo that was mentioned earlier in this ancient thread was discontinued almost two years ago, and it was EXPENSIVE. You can't run the SL viewer on a Chromebook. You need a real computer.

[Rolig Loon]

Nope, and not likely.  You need a real computer to handle the graphics and the memory needs of SL.  As time goes on, the demand keeps increasing, so Chromebook will never be adequate.

[LittleMe Jewell]

On 1/28/2018 at 12:40 PM, Mirit Porthos said:

Not an answer, just a continuation of this question:

SL still hasn't found a way to work with the chromebook users? Has this changed yet?

You can use this service:  https://brightcanopy.com/

$17.00 per month for 10 hours

[pwrofwhy]

In RL I am a computer tech. It would be a task to setup my Chromebook for sl.  Listen Rolig she is correct.  Yes, there are workarounds because yes anything can be done but is it worth it NO.  You will put in hours and hours setting up a Chromebook and it will be a huge disappointment. You can honestly get a computer at an outlet for the price of a Chromebook that you can run SL on and be much happier.   If you ae extremely techie and want to try it and see for yourself the power to you but I think you will come to the same conclusion. 

 

[Alyona Su]

1 hour ago, Drakeo said:

I hate ingnorace.

I hate condescension. And mister not-ignorant, your computer does have a spell checker, does it not? Now, mister genius-who-hates-ignorance, how about you explain everything you said like I'm five years-old. Good luck with that.

[Arthur Raleigh]

Confirmed. Firestorm viewer will run acceptably in the Linux Beta environment on a Chromebook. You just need to be sure to unpack the tarball in your home directory, not in the default Downloads directory (where it can't make symlinks) and install the linux chromium browser if you don't want the media plugin to crash.

It's running quite happily on my Lenovo C341 right now.

 

[Rolig Loon]

You don't.  You need a real computer for SL.  A Chromebook just can't handle it.  Sorry.

[dragonhearth Carlucci]

how i download secondlife on my cromebook

[Paullux Waffle]

You can try ARChon and Twerk on your chromebook http://www.reddit.com/r/chromeapks/comments/2i0tv6/release_twerk_archon_apk_packager_for_chrome_os/ 

with this you can download android app in your chromebook.

[XxSimoneJJxX]

I Don't Know Don't Ask Me:womanfrustrated:

[ZxGGZx]

ello! ^_* im nyla and i just bought a new laptop and its a chrome OS and its not letting me download second life skype.... how would i download SL on my chrome OS? can anyone help me????

[Rolig Loon]

Read the thread above your post.

[1stBeachBabe]

I do not know how to sign up for second life when I am on ChromeBook is it even possible?:womanindifferent:

[Dreamgirl3455]

how do i download second life on my chromebook

[Madelaine McMasters]

I'm afraid there are no SL viewers that will run under Chrome OS. I've heard that Google plans to eventually subsume Chrome OS into Android. If that happens you might be able to run the lightweight Lumiya viewer. That viewer does not produce real-time graphics. I think it's mostly used for chat.

[Mirit Porthos]

Not an answer, just a continuation of this question:

SL still hasn't found a way to work with the chromebook users? Has this changed yet?

[Ethan Paslong]

1 hour ago, Kiarra87 said:

Please stop giving people the wrong answer here. (5 times even...)
 

it's not a wrong answer, not even 5 times...

 

how does this sound?:

"However other posts say different , it is possible to run SL on a Chromebook, but only with a huge workaround, that's not suited for non techie computer users."

 

sounds nicer... and tells the same time, a Chromebook IS NOT able to run SL without serious workaround.

Edited May 1, 2018 by Ethan Paslong

[Drakeo]

I hate ingnorace. Especially when I an informed. Or when people lack knowledge. Old thread.

Enable linux apps. Because you are running a debian linux.

Then make sure you graphics driver is propritary.

Oh it is why because the linux your running was. Bult for the hardware.

Download the Firestorm linux viewer. Or my LL secondlife linux viewer or Kokua linux viewer. Extract tar ball and click the executable file. Have fun

Linden Labs drop Linux support in the viewer. Took me over 2 years to fix Nats left overs. But very stable. Find it under my name in bitbucket

[mariadesign]

real computer ? i have chromebook with intel core i5 8 generation graphic intel hd 620 8GB ram thats not real computer ?  i have tablet with windows 10 intel atom x5 and playing second life without any problem so what you say ?

[mariadesign]

Chromebook will never be adequate ? who say amateur expert like you ? look on year 2020 new chromebooks have intel core i5 8gen and every year are more powerfull 

Edited March 26, 2020 by mariadesign

[Kiarra87]

On 2018-01-28 at 11:52 AM, Rolig Loon said:

Nope, and not likely.  You need a real computer to handle the graphics and the memory needs of SL.  As time goes on, the demand keeps increasing, so Chromebook will never be adequate.

Please stop giving people the wrong answer here. (5 times even...)

It worked 2 years ago for people like Karl Brunswick on their chromebook, and it works now on linux on my Chromebook (c201). The process to get it to work isn't great for people who aren't comfortable with computers, and you prettymuch need to be plugged into the wall with your charger, but on very basic settings it DOES work on chromebooks. It's a lot easier to do with an x86 (intel) based processor because then you can even just install something like Mint or Ubuntu onto your chromebook instead of resorting to Crouton like you have to on an ARM processor, but if you want to run it, provided your chromebook isn't pretty aged, it will work. 

And yes, aside from having integrated graphics, most newer chromebooks exceed the minimum specs required for second life. 

Edit: As a side note, you MUST be running a version of linux on your cbook to get SL to run, unless you manage to somehow find a chromeOS client (which I'm a bit skeptical of considering the architecture and cbook security measures)

Edited May 1, 2018 by Kiarra87