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Asked: 2026-05-26T00:54:36+00:00

Trying to create a virtual machine using VMPlayer, I discovered that as the Chrome

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Trying to create a virtual machine using VMPlayer, I discovered that as the Chrome OS is now a Release Candidate, it is only available here: http://www.getchrome.eu/download.php

However, there is no .vmdk download but “Live CD” and “USB Disk Image”. I’ve downloaded the “Live CD”, but the VMPlayer couldn’t create a new machine. Ive tried several samples from the internet, using the following methods:

  1. Create it as Ubuntu.
  2. Create it as a 2.6.x kernel.
  3. Create a blank VM and point the HD to the .iso file.

I keep getting” “Failed to mount RW root filesystem” and then there’s a 120 seconds suspension before a reboot (which causes the same error). The screen shot of the log (Alt+F3):

What am I missing?

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  1. Editorial Team

    In the link you’ve shared there is no .vmdk (and I couldn’t find it around the web). So if I were in your shoes I would go to: http://www.chromium.org/chromium-os/developer-guide#TOC-Building-Chromium-OS
    and try to built it with the spec (cpu, mem etc’) that you have on the VMPlayer.
    Another option is to try and install a built that someone did: http://www.tomshardware.com/news/chrome-os-google-vmware-download,9124.html

    Good luck.

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