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diff --git a/chromium/docs/website/site/chromium-os/how-tos-and-troubleshooting/developer-faq/index.md b/chromium/docs/website/site/chromium-os/how-tos-and-troubleshooting/developer-faq/index.md deleted file mode 100644 index 23ff06f1925..00000000000 --- a/chromium/docs/website/site/chromium-os/how-tos-and-troubleshooting/developer-faq/index.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,137 +0,0 @@ ---- -breadcrumbs: -- - /chromium-os - - Chromium OS -- - /chromium-os/how-tos-and-troubleshooting - - How Tos and Troubleshooting -page_name: developer-faq -title: High-Level Developer FAQ ---- - -[TOC] - -This FAQ is for developers; check out the [General Chromium OS -FAQ](/chromium-os/chromium-os-faq) for non-development related questions. If -that doesn't work out, try the [discussion groups](/system/errors/NodeNotFound). - ---- - -## Should I call my build Chromium OS or Google Chrome OS? - -You should call it Chromium OS. - -### Will the autoupdate feature work on both Google Chrome OS and Chromium OS? - -We don't plan to support autoupdate on Chromium OS, as we did not build the -binaries, and we don't know what modifications you've made to the system, so we -don't want to blow away any changes you may have made to the code. Therefore -Google will not autoupdate Chromium OS systems, but you're welcome to set up -your own autoupdate server. - -Google Chrome OS will autoupdate to keep consumer machines running the latest -and greatest at all times. - -### Will the verified boot feature work on both Google Chrome OS and Chromium OS? - -The verified boot procedure relies on custom firmware and hardware modifications -and hence will work only for Google Chrome OS. - -### --- - -### ## What are the minimum hardware requirements? - -The open-source nature of Chromium OS allows it to be ported to an expanding -range of hardware; however, some base requirements are likely to remain fixed. - -Hardware-accelerated OpenGL or OpenGL ES support is mandatory, and the Chromium -browser's memory footprint is an obvious lower bound for RAM. - -See the [Developer Hardware -list](/chromium-os/getting-dev-hardware/dev-hardware-list) for examples of -netbooks on which developers are successfully running Chromium OS. - -### What about other hardware: Does Chromium OS support my wifi card? - -In order to ensure the best user experience with Google Chrome OS, we're going -through a careful hardware selection and testing process for hardware -components. - -For Chromium OS, the open source community and Google are working to add support -for a very broad range of hardware. If the device you're interested in has an -open source driver already in the upstream Linux kernel, please send a request -to -[chromium-os-dev](https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/group/chromium-os-dev/topics) --- if you can include a proposed patch, even better. - -Please see our [supported developer hardware -wiki](/chromium-os/getting-dev-hardware/dev-hardware-list) for more details. - -### Is it true that you don't support hard disk drives (HDDs)? - -Firstly, we should point out that the information in the open source release has -been misinterpreted as saying that we don't support local storage. Most Google -Chrome OS devices use SSDs although we have a few that also use HDDs. The -reasons to prefer SSD is performance and reliability. - -Chromium OS will indeed work with conventional HDDs, though the disk accesses -are optimized for flash-based storage, like reduced read-ahead. - ---- - -## Chromium OS issues - -### I can't log in - -Login may fail under various circumstances. For example, if you do not have -network connectivity and you have never logged in before, then you will not be -able to log in. - -The login screen should display a message beneath the username/password input -field. For example, if you have network connectivity and provide the wrong -credentials, you will be told that either your username or password is -incorrect. - -To troubleshoot networking at this point, you have to jump to a virtual terminal -(only enabled on dev machines) by using Ctrl+Alt+F2 (you might need to use the -[shared user password](/system/errors/NodeNotFound) that to login if you set -it). - -If you are able to log in to the virtual terminal, reconfigure the networking -service (`sudo restart shill`). **Note:** If you are having trouble with -wireless, just plug in an Ethernet cable. It is much easier to troubleshoot a -networking issue once you have logged in. - -### How is timezone managed? - -On Chromium OS, local timezone is managed by the Chromium browser. The default -timezone is Pacific Time (PST). To change it, please refer to -<https://support.google.com/chromebook/answer/177871?hl=en>. - -In the case of a Chrome-less build, the timezone is left unset and defaulted to -UTC. To set to a different timezone, the symlink /var/lib/timezone/localtime -should be linked to a specific zone file, such as /usr/share/zoneinfo/UTC. - ---- - -## Miscellaneous - -### What are the shortcut keys? - -To get a visual overlay, hit Ctrl-Alt-/ and then hold modifier keys like Ctrl, -Alt, and Shift to see the associated hotkeys. - -Most browser shortcuts also apply: -<http://www.google.com/support/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=95743> - -### Are native applications supported? - -Google Chrome OS is a web-centric system, so all applications are web -applications; this provides powerful and simple manageability and security. To -write applications that will benefit from native code execution we recommend -using NativeClient, an open source project that allows web apps to run native -code securely within a browser. See -<http://code.google.com/chrome/nativeclient/> for more details. - -Of course Chromium OS is open source, and it's Linux. This means that as a -developer you can do pretty much anything you want, including installing any -Linux application.
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