Thursday 2 January 2014

Minecraft on the Acer C720 Chromebook

Update 20th July 2015:
Page now updated to work with the 14.04 long term support release (Trusty Tahr) which will last until 2019.

The Acer C720 makes a great little laptop to run Minecraft. As a Chromebook we can't run Java code directly so we are going to install Ubuntu Linux to achieve this.
We have a few choices at this point, how we install it and what version we install but first we need to enable developer mode or we can't install anything.

The bit we are interested in is "To enter Developer mode you first invoke Recovery mode. To invoke Recovery Mode, hold down the ESC and Refresh (F3) keys and poke the Power button. On the Recovery screen, press Ctrl-D (there's no prompt - you have to know to do it). It will ask you to confirm, then reboot into Developer mode. While in Developer mode, your system will show a scary "OS Verification is OFF" boot screen and you need to press Ctrl-D or wait 30 seconds to continue booting."
Note: the instruction to 'poke' just means press normally, as if you were turning on your machine.

Now we are ready to install Ubuntu. We have a choice of using 'Chrubuntu' (a dual boot system where at power on, you choose to boot Ubuntu or Chrome OS) or Crouton (a chroot system that runs Ubuntu at the same time as Chrome OS, similar (ish) to the way Virtualbox allows a guest operating system to run at the same time as the host).
I'm choosing Crouton, simply because my son has had Minecraft freeze when running with Chrubuntu. I've not got to the bottom of why yet, it might be running out of memory, bugs in Minecraft/java or problems with the drivers in use when running native. There's the added disadvantage of no working suspend mode although it's reasonable to expect this to be solved soon.
So, on to Crouton. For details see David Schneider's page at https://github.com/dnschneid/crouton
We have a choice of which desktop version to install, XFCE, LXDE, KDE or Unity. The first two are lightweight (require low memory and processor resources) but in my opinion look a bit dated (without a lot of tweaking) and the C720 is more than capable of running the other two. KDE or Unity? I like KDE's more conventional (ie similar to the windows start button and taskbar interface) approach but I've grown to like Unity and I think it makes a great interface for those new to computers.
To install the latest long term support KDE version (14:04 at the time of writing) do the following.
Download Crouton (get the file from https://github.com/dnschneid/crouton 3rd line down starting with http://goo.gl )
Open a shell by pressing "ctrl+alt+t"
type "shell" then press enter
type "sudo sh -e ~/Downloads/crouton -r trusty -t kde" and press enter
The script will run, downloading and installing, eventually asking you for a default username and password. This process took me around 15 minutes on my 10 Mbit connection.
Make a note of your password. You will need it to install software!

We can now run our chroot with the following command
"sudo startkde" (enter).
You should now see the kde start screen and after a few seconds we have our working Ubuntu ready to play with.
A few tips:
The "Kickoff" button is the blue button in the lower left of the screen where the Start button would be on Windows.
Look in the home directory and it's empty except for the downloads folder. This is actually our Chrome OS downloads folder so this is a handy way of transferring files between operating systems. You might want to manually create the more normal folders such as pictures, videos, documents etc.
We can switch back to Chrome OS by pressing "shift+ctrl+alt+leftarrow".
Switch back to the chroot with "shift+ctrl+alt+rightarrow".
(leftarrow is where the F1 key would be, rightarrow=F2 and refresh=F3) 
Exit Ubuntu by logging off. Press the "kickoff" button, then "leave", then "log out".

If you live outside of the USA, you will probably want to set your locale and keyboard map.
Click "Kickoff", system settings, locale. Click the country tab, select your country and click apply. Click "overview" (top left).
Click input devices, layouts tab, 
Check the "configure layouts box". Click add and then select your desired language and click ok. Select the us layout and click remove.
Click apply. Cllick close.


If you don't have an Minecraft account, switch to Chrome and create one by going to https://minecraft.net/
Go to https://minecraft.net/download and download Minecraft.jar from the section "Minecraft for Linux / Other"

Switch back to Ubuntu where we will move Minecraft to a games/minecraft directory, install java and configure a menu entry.
In KDE, click the kickoff button and type "kons" in the search box and click on 'konsole" to open the terminal application.
Type the following, pressing enter after each line.  Note, Linux commands are case sensitive!
mkdir ~/games
mkdir ~/games/minecraft
mv ~/Downloads/Minecraft.jar ~/games/minecraft
sudo apt-get install openjdk-6-jre
sudo apt-get install kmenuedit

Now log off (press the "kickoff" button, then "leave", then "log out"), wait for the terminal to stop printing text, and log back in again by pressing the "up arrow" and "enter" restarting Ubuntu.

Right click on the kickoff button (two fingered click if using the touchpad) and select "edit applications".
[ If "edit applications" doesn't appear as an option, you will need to install kmenuedit. Open a terminal and type "sudo apt-get install kmenuedit". When this has installed, close the terminal, log out, log back in (restarting ubuntu) and try again) ] 
Click on "Games", click "New Item", type "Minecraft" and click "OK"
In the command field, type "java -jar Minecraft.jar". Note case is important!
Click the "Advanced" tab and type "~/games/minecraft/" in the work path.
Click to select "Run in terminal"
Click "Save" and then close the editor.

Improve the look of your menu item by adding an icon. Search for "minecraft icon", save your favourite (ideally a .png file of around 128x128 pixels) and move it to your ~/games/minecraft folder. Then edit the menu entry and select the icon by clicking on the blank square (menu editor) and browsing to your icon.


Minecraft menu entry
Minecraft menu entry.


You should now be able to run Minecraft from the KDE menu, right click the menu entry to add it to your list of favourites (so it will be listed on the first screen).

Full screen with all the graphical options turned up to full, you should see around 35 frames per second rising to 50 when all the chunks have loaded. You can display the frames per second by pressing the refresh key (press again to remove).
Improve performance by going into the minecraft video settings and lowering the render distance. I find 8 a good choice.


Minecraft up and running nicely
Minecraft up and running nicely.


If this process seems complicated and you are worried you might screw it up. Remember that your Chromebook backs itself up to the cloud so the worst case is you need to restore it from a disk image but your data and settings will be preserved. Details are here. https://support.google.com/chromebook/answer/1080595?hl=en-GB
However as we are running Ubuntu under Chrome OS problems are much less likely than installing a separate operating system.





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  2. Hi! Yours is the most informative post I've found on this subject, so thanks very much for it. I'm planning on purchasing either the Acer or the new Toshiba

    http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HRO3IBA/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=12RHGTNF6QG2&coliid=I2WHNEWQ9XX0PS,

    with the significant differences being 16GB or 32GB SSDs. The Toshiba only offers 16GB; would you advise against it for the sake of a Crouton setup like yours?

    Basically, I want all the conveniences of a Chromebook, (my wife's had one for a year,) but would love to run Minecraft as well. Your thoughts on the Toshiba?

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  3. Hi Kris,
    the Acer has an 11 inch screen and the Tosh is 13 so I'd go for which ever screen size you like the most and assume you can work around any disk limitations.
    The Acers sold in the uk are only 16gb (that's the one my son and I have) so I know it's a little cramped.
    I don't keep big docs or videos locally so on the chrome side, just a few gigs is fine. A crouton install will take 1 to 2 gigs depending on the software you installl. Minecraft itself is tiny, about 150mb.
    I use the linux side for programming, a bit of gimp, vnc, ssh, network debugging that kind of thing and I'm really happy with the Acer. My son's is mainly web use plus games so we ended up wiping chrome for a full ubuntu install to get the most disk space, around 13 gigs after OS and swap. I have a lot of indie games (humble bundle has many great linux games) and they mostly work great only weighing in at 0.25 to 1 gig each. However he has just got into flightgear and that has many gigs of data so I had to fiddle around putting some data onto a low profile usb3 stick. All fine but needed a bit of setting up.
    There are some who have upgraded the Acer ssd to 64 or 128 gb, I don't know if this is possible with the Tosh.
    Hope this helps.
    DrT

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    1. Thanks much, DrT! Now I just have to decide whether to be torn between the portability of the small Acer, or the productivity of the large-screened Tosh. Decisions, decisions.

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  4. Just wanted to thank you again for your help. I settled on the Toshiba, (bigger screen for mining!) Linux install following your impeccable instructions went off without a hitch, along with MC setup, which, as you said pulled 50+ fps with no problem. I'm thrilled, except now I think I'll be too busy exploring Linux to spend much time on MC! Thanks again!

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  5. Really pleased for you Kris, glad I could be of some help.

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  6. Great tuition, I am Ubuntu nieve, but recently have been looking at installing onto an old 8yr old, win7 laptop, to play an learn with..
    I came across zorin os, which runs on Ubuntu but gives a user interface, sounds promising for a beginner!....as my next purchase will be a chrome book do you know if the dual boot mode of zorin will work on chrome book, resource wise, or are the systems you mentioned the lightest way to go, just curious
    Thanks stuart

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    1. If you already have Windows on a regular PC or Laptop, the Ubuntu installer offers you the option to wipe everything and install Ubuntu, or partition the disk and install Ubuntu alongside Windows, allowing you to choose at boot time which OS to run.
      A Chromebook won't have Windows and doesn't have a standard PC bios so everything works differently. If you wanted a true dual boot experience you should look at installing Chrubuntu. However in my opinion, for most users, Crouton is a better solution. It's less complicated to install and you can switch between systems instantly from the keyboard.
      As a beginner I would recommend plain Ubuntu or Kubuntu (if you prefer a 'start menu' interface). There are a huge amount of resources supporting these systems, stick with the masses until you have found your feet. Also don't go thinking you need a 'beginner' version, Ubuntu and Kubuntu are really easy to get to grips with.
      Also they have a live cd mode meaning if you boot from usb or cd you can try it out on your Laptop (or recent Chromebook in developer mode) and see what you think without making any changes to your hard drive. Note that the touchpad on the recent Chromebooks won't work in live cd mode, you will have to use a mouse.
      Ubuntu 14.04 'Trusty Tahr' is released on 17th April and is a long term support release. Some of the 'built on Ubuntu' variant will be running on versions which will be out of support in the near future.
      Hope this helps,
      DrT

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  7. I'm not sure if Zorin's dual-boot will work on the Chromebook, but I can verify that Crouton basically runs Linux & Chrome OS side-by-side, allowing the user to hotswap between them with a simple keystroke.

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  8. Hi dr tim, this worked great for me yesterday when I did the install but when I came back today I tried ctrl alt F2 and it takes me to a prompt screen then I tried ctrl alt f3 and nothing happens.
    The prompt screen is headed 'developer console' and it ends with 'have fun and send patches' followed by 'localhost login:'
    Any ideas where I have gone wrong ? none of my user names or passwords do anything. kind regards, Mike

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  9. When Linux shuts down, (like when the Chromebook powers down,) you need to restart it. Do so by:

    0. Return to Chrome if you're still in the Dev Console screen by typing:
    ctrl+alt+F1

    1. Open a terminal window in Chrome:
    ctrl+alt+t

    2. At crosh> type:
    shell
    (now hit enter)

    3. now type:
    sudo startkde
    (hit enter)
    (If you are running a different version of Linux than KDE, this command will be different.)

    4. Wait for Linux to boot. Now ctrl+alt+F1 will return you to Chrome and ctrl+alt+F2 & ctrl+alt+F3 should take you back to Linux.

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    1. I mistakenly went back to Normal mode and then back to Developer Mode and now "sudo startkde" does not work. I tried the download again but no help. Any suggestions?

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  10. Thanks Kris......im completely new to Linux but its starting to make a little sense, thanks, it worked great.

    regards,
    Mike

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  11. Hi Dr Tim,

    Minecraft works great on my acer thanks to you. Another question though....How would I go about adding a minecraft texture pack. While I have done everything exact to what you said in this tutorial, I was wondering if you could post another tutorial for texture packs. I am having trouble with figuring out after downloading the pack, how to move it to the correct folder and actually being able to select it in minecraft. Not sure if this is an area of interest to you, but some help would be much appreciated.

    Thanks,

    Jon

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  12. Dr. Tim,

    I have an ACER C720 and have been following your tutorial on how to load Minecraft onto the Chromebook. I was successful in putting it into Developer mode, loading cruton, got KDE running, I loaded OpenJDK 6 and downloaded the Minecraft Linux loader. I set the permissions for the Minecraft.jar to run in terminal and then set it to not close after ending because it would not run Minecraft. It keeps coming up with an error saying Invalid or Corrupt Minecraft.jar file.

    When I click on the icon in the KDE start menu I see the Java 7 running but always get the same error. I have downloaded the jar file several times.

    I don't know what is happening or not happening. I ran through the instructions several times. Any thoughts or hints would be appreciated.

    Thank you,

    Norbert Davis

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    1. Norbert,
      what happens if you type
      java -jar Minecraft.jar
      in the terminal?
      (The -jar might be the bit you are missing from your menu command.)

      Dr T.

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    2. Dr T.
      I seem to be having the same problem as the above poster, it trys and run it and it loads, then kicks the program closed. Although when I try what you recommended above and put java -jar Minecraft.jar into the terminal the program loads. I would rather not have to do that each time to load, Any recommendations?

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  13. The bit we are interested in is "To enter Developer mode you first invoke Recovery mode. To invoke Recovery Mode, hold down the ESC and ... acer-c720.blogspot.com

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  14. The Acer C720 makes a great little laptop to run Minecraft. ... 2acermonitor.blogspot.com

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  15. I am able to follow all of the steps until it ask for the username and password for KDE. I can create a username but it will not let me create a password. After several attempts it indicates that I cannot type in the field to make a password. I can follow all of the steps to download minecraft and can use KDE but when I try to install minecraft it ask me for a password I cannot type in any password. It will not let me install minecraft without a password. Any ideas?

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    1. Hi Alex,
      it sounds like you are trying to create a new username and password when you should be using the ones you set up in the crouton script. This will be your admin account password you will need for software installation.
      Dr T

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    2. It won't let me input a password whatsoever, not when I set up the script nor when I try to install stuff since. What have I done wrong?

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    3. Not certain if this is truly the case, but on my Raspberry Pi (which also runs Linux), the system gives you NO indication when typing in passwords, even though it does record the keystrokes. No asterisks, no dots, nothing - but if you enter the right password and hit enter, it should work.

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  16. How do I convince my dad this won;t destroy my computer...

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  17. Dear Nate's Dad. This won't destroy his computer.
    Yours,
    A Doctor.

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  18. A more helpful reply is this.
    The process I describe doesn't muck about with any hardware so you aren't going to break it in a permanent way. We also aren't altering the low level disk format, that's the kind of thing that when it goes wrong can stop the computer booting correctly. About the worse thing that I can think of happening would be running out of disk space, but ChromeOS will warn you and give you the ability to delete things.
    If things really got out of hand, fear not. You can restore your Chromebook to it's factory settings and because your profile and data are stored on Google Drive, when you log in for the first time everything will automatically get downloaded and you will have your stuff back, good as new.
    See here for instructions.
    https://support.google.com/chromebook/answer/1080595

    cheers,
    Dr T.

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  19. How do you download java onto kde

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    1. If you were following the instructions above then this line installs the java runtime:
      sudo apt-get install openjdk-6-jre

      Dr T.

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  20. I can't edit applications. The two fingered click didn't work. Everything went well up to that point. Do you know what went wrong?

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    1. Have you tried using a usb mouse? Does a right click work ok?
      I've found that the crouton 2 fingered click doesn't work as well as when I'm using Chromeos. The technique I use is to tap one finger slightly before the other, this I do by positioning one finger slightly lower than the other and then bring both down to touch the pad.

      Dr T.

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    2. Mike, see the updated article regarding kmenuedit.

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    3. Hi Dr. T, Everything is working now, in time for Xmas! I and my daughters thank you!

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    4. No problem, I'm really pleased to have helped!

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  21. Hi there. Everything worked beautifully up until the "edit applications" part. When right-clicking, that does not show up as an option. Any thoughts/suggestions? Great tutorial!

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  22. Hi Mike and Chris.
    For a reason I'm not sure about, since writing this article, the edit applications menu doesn't appear. It can easily be enabled by installing "kmenuedit", I've updated the instructions above to include this. Hopefully this will get both of you back on track.

    Dr T

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  23. Dr T, this all worked great up until I installed the kmenuedit and logged out. Now trying to log back in it does not accept my log in information. Is there a way to re-set this at all?
    Thank you so much!

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  24. Dr T, or I guess my question is what is the login that I use after logging out of ubuntu how do I log back in (after installing kmenuedit) the screen is currently asking me for localhost login:
    Thank you!

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    1. Hi Lori,
      I'm not sure exactly what screen you are looking at. localhost sounds like you are looking at the ChromeOS terminal (a black text window which is really a chrome browser window saying chronos@localhost) in which case you type sudo startkde to run Ubuntu again. You shouldn't need your Ubuntu username and password at this point, you should get logged in automatically.
      If Ubuntu is prompting you for a login (although I can't think how this could happen) then it is the username and password you specified when installing crouton as described above.

      Dr T.

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  26. Please help - followed all instructions down to: mkdir ~/games
    mkdir ~/games/minecraft
    mv ~/Downloads/Minecraft.jar ~/games/minecraft
    sudo apt-get install openjdk-6-jre

    But the Tilde ~ sign isnt working - getting a vertical line instead. Tried all other keys but it's not coming up. Fine in chrome though!

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    1. Hi David,
      you mentioned that you set the keyboard to gb to get the tilde, but then deleted that comment.
      Are you still stuck?
      I'm confused.
      Dr T.

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  28. hello, great writeup, so far i am up to this step:
    "In KDE, click the kickoff button (start button) and type "kons" in the search box and click on 'konsole" to open the terminal application.
    Type the following, pressing enter after each line.
    mkdir ~/games
    mkdir ~/games/minecraft
    mv ~/Downloads/Minecraft.jar ~/games/minecraft
    sudo apt-get install openjdk-6-jre"
    as soon as i hit enter on the last line, it asks me for a Unix password, thing is, i don't have one, i never made one. how can i fix this? was smooth sailing up until this point. thanks.
    also, i am a complete rookie to any of this, but thanks for the help!

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    2. Hi Kris,
      the password you need is the one you entered during the text based crouton setup. It asked you for a username and password and you must have entered one.
      If you have forgotten it, then the only thing I can suggest is to delete and start over.
      To delete crouton, log off from ubuntu and wait for the text in the shell to stop. It should now say "chronos@localhost /$"
      Type sudo delete-chroot saucy
      You can then resume the instructions above by entering "sudo sh -e ~/Downloads/crouton -r saucy -t kde"

      This time, remember your password!

      Dr T.

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  29. Hi, I'm having the same issue as David Lewer, can you help?:
    Please help - followed all instructions down to: mkdir ~/games
    mkdir ~/games/minecraft
    mv ~/Downloads/Minecraft.jar ~/games/minecraft
    sudo apt-get install openjdk-6-jre

    But the Tilde ~ sign isnt working - getting a vertical line instead. Tried all other keys but it's not coming up. Fine in chrome though!

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    1. Hi Sam,
      this will be because your Ubuntu is set to use a different keyboard layout from your Chromebook. Most likely a US layout. The tilde is probably the one to the left of the "1" key.
      You can change layouts by running the keyboard setup utility. Click the kickoff (start) button, type "keyboard" and click "keyboard settings".
      Then click "layouts", then "add" and add your regional version.
      After that you need to make it the default by removing the US layout or moving the US layout to the bottom of the list.
      You may need to log out and log in again for changes to become affective.
      Good Luck, let me know if you are still Stuck.

      DrT

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  30. Hi, we installed crouton yesterday, using your instructions, and managed to get Minecraft working, so thank you very much!!
    We have, however, come across a problem this morning - we are unable to access our crouton, and the 'sudo startdke' command doesn't seem to be recognised. Are you able to give us any advice? Thanks!!!

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    1. Are you using the correct terminal?
      You need to press Control+alt-t to get the chrome terminal, type shell (to get to the chronos shell) and the type sudo startkde.
      Hope this helps.
      Dr T.

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  31. Also, we are wondering, do you need to stay in developer mode for Crouton to be accessible? Thanks!

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    1. I'm almost certain you need to remain in developer mode.
      Dr T

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  32. Hello, I am wondering if I can do this with my acer chromebook. My screen is currently cracked and am using a tv as my moniter. Will i be able to see these beginning prompts on the tv? I don't want to be completely blind when I am doing this and not be able to go back.

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    1. Hi Courtney.
      Good question. I've just tried it on my tv and it works in both mirroring and side by side modes so you should be fine.
      Make sure you memorise the keys for switching back to chrome which is control-alt-left arrow (the key above the numbers 1 and 2, not the cursor key).\
      Dr T.

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  33. Doctor Tim,
    When I enter "sudo startkde" to the "chronos@localhost /$" prompt on my two daughters Acer Chromebook 720 computers, nothing happens. This is after typing "shell". This used to work find, but it doesn't work anymore. Can't launch KDE anymore,

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    1. Hi,
      this is probably because of a Chromeos update, it happens occasionally.
      First try updating your version of crouton. Delete the copy in your downloads folder (just use your chromebook's file browser) and then download a fresh copy from https://github.com/dnschneid/crouton
      Next open a terminal, type "shell" and run this command to update your kubuntu. sudo sh -e ~/Downloads/crouton -u -n saucy
      If this works you shouldn't lose anything.
      Hope this helps,
      DrT.

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  34. The Acer C720 makes a great little laptop, recently i parches this leptop its working really good ..

    acer laptops

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  35. when i did ctrl + alt + t it brought me to crosh and when i typed in shell, it said
    "unknown command: "shell"". what happens if that happens?

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    1. Hi Jonas.
      The shell command is only available in developer mode. So it looks like you haven't enabled developer mode correctly (or at all). See the second paragraph in this article for details, did you follow those instructions?

      DrT.

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  36. When I type "sudo sh -e ~/Downloads/crouton -r saucy -t kde" I get the reply "failed getting release file http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/saucy/Release". I'm using a chromebook acer c720. Is there something else i can try typing?

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    1. Hi Mine Mom,
      I wrote this a while ago for a different release of ubuntu which I'm assuming has now been removed from their servers. Check back in a day or two as I'm rewriting my guide for the current version.
      DrT.

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    2. Post now updated!
      Let me know how you get on.

      DrT.

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  37. Crouton is a great tool, but there are some extra targets that can be entered to make this a phenomenal setup. I have mine setup to run on a USB Drive, so drive space isn't an issue. I also recommend installing a few other targets not outlined in the article.

    For those who have followed DrT's instructions, you don't need to start over, simply update using the following command:

    sudo sh ~/Downloads/crouton -r saucy -u -t core,audio,xorg,extension,xiwi,x11

    This will update your Linux installation and include the targets for audio, x11, and xiwi (x-server in a window). The later allows you to have ChromeOS and Linux up in the same Virtual Terminal (no more Ctrl+Alt+⇒) You will want to install the Crouton extension (https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/crouton-integration/gcpneefbbnfalgjniomfjknbcgkbijom) which will detects if there is Crouton chroot installed and allows you to switch to it.

    If you haven't installed crouton yet, to get the same setup run the command "sudo sh -e ~/Downloads/crouton -r trusty -t kde,core,audio,xorg,extension,xiwi,x11"

    If you want to install it on a removable drive, include the -p option followed by the location you want to install it. (example: sudo sh -e ~/Downloads/crouton -r trusty -p /media/removable/USB\ Drive/ -t kde,core,audio,xorg,extension,xiwi,x11 will install your chroot onto the drive mounted at /media/removable/USB\ Drive .)

    If you want to move an existing Crouton install, use the chroot-edit -m to change it's location. For more information on edit-chroot, type sudo edit-chroot --help.

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  38. how i delete croutons xiwi from target and xmethod ?

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    1. Hi,
      xiwi isn't something I have tried or recommend with minecraft due to video performance being lower. However this command should get you back to full screen. Run from the chromebook shell.
      sudo sh -e ~/Downloads/crouton -t xorg -r trusty -u

      Good luck!

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  39. Thanks for instructions! Everything worked perfectly. But...is there a way to control the volume? I can't seem to find how to turn it down while playing minecraft. Thanks!!!

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  40. I have a C720P and I'm going nuts on the fact that it can be really tricky to get Minecraft into full screen.
    Even if it is set to be in full screen it will start up in Window mode, and going to the settings and changing will just flash the window, but leave it in Window mode. Only after trying some 20 times to switch back and fourth will it finally go to full screen. Any idea's? I'm using pretty much what you described above.

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    1. Hi Brian,
      what you describe I've only ever seen before with Minecraft running on a full Ubuntu installation, not this.
      What else do you run on ChromeOS or crouton? I only have my browser open (with a few tabs of random stuff) before opening the shell and running crouton. Minecraft is set to run full screen and always does. Do you have the latest Minecraft, crouton and ChromeOS?

      Sorry I can't be more help.
      DrT

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    2. Ok, so it seems tom be related to running modded Minecraft. When I launched a Vanilla Minecraft it worked great. So it seems to be an issue when using Crundee Craft from ATLauncher.

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  41. Just wanted to say a big thank you. Your instructions worked perfectly on my son's Acer Chromebook.

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    1. Hi Dan,
      glad to hear it worked for you.

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    2. You should change the six in the openjdk thin g to a 7 because thats newer and it works :o

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    3. Thanks for the comment Mysterydude.
      Openjdk7 works well with Minecraft (although I couldn't detect any performance differences) but has some compatibility problems with some of the Minecraft mods so my advice is stick with 6.

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    4. I don't know if I will change it.

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  42. Also this works fine with the Acer cb3-111 chromebook Which is a cheap computer you can play minecraft at 30 fps on :D

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  43. also for the -t kde part to make things easier do "-t kde,chrome" for chrome on linux so you can download everything easily on linux

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  45. This was by far the best guide I found. Much appreciated.

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