
This will start a Bash shell in which you’ll be able to enter commands into. From there, just enter shell into the terminal. Open a terminal by pressing “Ctrl + Alt + T.” This will bring you into the Crosh prompt. Since the ChromeOS file system is read-only by default, it needs to be set up for full read-write access. This will initiate the transition to developer mode.
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To start you will need to know how to open crosh, to do this, you use this keystroke Crtl + Alt + T this will open up your crosh command center in a new window.

On this screen just press “Ctrl + D” on your keyboard. Here are a few basic crosh commands that you can try and start learning a bit about your new command center crosh. When you’ve determined what combination of buttons to press on your Chromebook, you’ll be brought to a recovery screen. If you have an older Chromebook, there may be a special button or key combination that needs to be pressed. If you have a newer device, you’ll be able to enable it by pressing the Escape, Refresh and Power key all at the same time. Enable Developer ModeĮnabling developer mode on a Chrome device is different depending on what you own.

Specifically you’ll need to disable read-only mode and enable developer mode, as well as remove any sort of hardware read-only switch that may be present on your Chrome device. If your device is supported and is able to run the modified BIOS, you’ll need to do some things before it can be installed.
