Karl Brunswick

Thanks for posting this. I was starting to freak out too, since the grid status page didn't say anything. Good to know it's all-around and not something messed up with my account.

With an HP Chromebook 2, you'll get really bad performance if you do it my way, which is using crouton to install a linux with kde or some other desktop environment. That worked on my Toshiba -- it ran, but it was dreadfully slow, even on the lowest graphics settings. I actually really like my chromebook, and often switch over to full linux when I need it; ergo I'm considering buying a used chromebook pixel. If I do, I'll try it out on that just to see and post back. I would imagine it would work better with that hardware. But with the low specs of most chromebooks, it's not really worth wasting your time if you enjoy the graphical side at all. Here's another potential workaround, though I don't know if it will work. I've heard that some (and increasingly more) android apps can be run on chromeOS. I'm not sure what can and can't, but check into that, as there's a decent android viewer, Lumiya. It may work with lower specs.

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.