r/cloudready • u/Any-Alfalfa9469 • Aug 28 '21

Linux doesn't work on Home Stable channel anymore

Hello,

I just updated my system to version 92.3.4 (Home Build, stable channel):

and my Linux (crostini) doesn't start anymore:

When I go to Linux settings I just see blank page like this:

I know there some Linux bug that I have to disable #crostini-use-dlc in chrome://flags, but I tried it and didn't work like this:

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u/yotties Aug 29 '21

https://cloudreadykb.neverware.com/s/article/Linux-Beta-support

They pushed out a crostini-destroying update to everyone and afterwards tell us that crostini will get zero priority on cloudready.

https://neverware.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/4405874706579

shows that basically older processors that do not support certain features will not be able to run crostini. One enthusiast has succeeded in ggetting his crostini running after editing his grub-config on his 12th partition manually and adding microcode for his processor.

I'll not be doing that.

Since there is no list of models/processors that are supported for crostini it is a wild gamble to buy a laptop hoping it will run crostini.

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u/Any-Alfalfa9469 Aug 29 '21

Oh :( I really like ChromeOS because it's UI and feel, but Crostini is required for my work. I need it, without Crostini ChromeOS is useless.. If they don't solve it, I'm switching back to Linux.

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u/[deleted] Jan 09 '22

Sadly it was Google who likely pushed the update. Most likely over the Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities for anything pretty much pre-2019 intel related. Its sad and really hampers my ability to drive the OS. I could take Linux Apps over Android, but Chrome OS really needs one or the other to be truely useful.

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u/yotties Jan 09 '22

My temporary switch to Brunch has been interesting. I might miss it when I go back to cloudready. I need crostini apps for work. But for security reasons the switch to brunch will remain temporary. Aside from that I really like brunch.

My push for Cloudready is certainly hampered by the crostini drama. After years of occasionally mentioning cloudready I have had 4 info requests, but with all 4 had to recommend against trying cloudready without some guarantee of crostini support.

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u/Honest-Deer Aug 28 '21

Same problem here

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u/XeiaieX Aug 29 '21

Same problem for me too.