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Installing ChromeOS on VirtualBox using the NeverWare build
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Experimenting with ChromeOS on VirtualBox.md

Installing ChromeOS on VirtualBox

  1. Download the NeverWare's ChromeOS build from http://www.neverware.com/freedownload

  2. Extract the *.bin.zip

  3. Convert it to VDI. vboxmanage convertdd chromiumos_image.bin chromiumos_image.vdi

  4. mv chromiumis_image.vdi C:\t\v\chromeos\

  5. Create a VM with settings:

  • Guest OS type: Linux/Other Linux
  • 2048 RAM
  • Use existing chromiumos_image.vdi as hard disk
  • Enable EFI (special OSes)
  • Enable PAE/NX
  • change pointing device to PS/2 Mouse
  1. Start the VM
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kjnrmbiriri01 commented Feb 12, 2026

ABOUT the 3.Convert it to VDI
step1.
#in Windows "cmd"
one:
cd to C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox then:
ex: C:> cd Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox
two:
VBoxManage.exe list hdds
ex: C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox> VBoxManage.exe list hdds
Step2.
#Convert it to VDI
one:
#iIf your file is in Downloads
C:\Users\ciao_sunTW\Downloads\cloudready-free-74.4.58-64-bit.bin
#Convert it to VDI command: vboxmanage convertdd (Space) "Load path (.bin)" (Space)"storage path(.vdi)"
two:
ex: C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox>vboxmanage convertdd C:\Users\ciao_sunTW\Downloads\cloudready-free-74.4.58-64-bit.bin
C:\Users\ciao_sunTW\Downloads\cloudready-free-74.4.58-64-bit.vdi
step 3 :
#you can see
Creating dynamic image with size 6773946880 bytes (6461MB)...
step 4:
the "cloudready-free-74.4.58-64-bit.vdi " in the Downloads

this works very well. thank you so much

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kjnrmbiriri01 commented Feb 12, 2026

Hi, can some one host a working Drive link or something, you just make into vdi and host it on Drive

i have uploaded the files to this cloud storage ---> https://www.febbox.com/share/H7EowIcz

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kjnrmbiriri01 commented Feb 12, 2026 •
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for those who want to install CHROME OS on VirtualBox Manager but having issues, check this link i uploaded everything as of 13/02/2026

Link ---> https://www.febbox.com/share/H7EowIcz since google drive was deleting the uploads

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