Great news for all Chromebook users! You now have the ability to boot from USB, in other words you can install an OS image from a USB drive.
The new feature is part of the ‘Debugging Features’ available when a Chromebook is booted in the Developer Mode.
*To install an OS image via USB, users will be required to enable ‘Debugging Features’ by switching to the Dev Channel, powerwash their device, and click follow these instructions.
The other new Debugging Features include:
- Ability to modify the OS files by removing rootfs verification
- Enabling SSH access to the device using the standard test keys so that tools like cross flash can be used
- Ability to set both the dev and the system root login password to a custom value so users can manually SSH into the device.
