From 57081c3c2adee8302feb68d63cb6f6ea62f601a9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: John Bowdre Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2021 12:55:52 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] add image descriptions --- ...so-to-usb-with-the-chromebook-recovery-utility.md | 12 ++++++------ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/posts/burn-an-iso-to-usb-with-the-chromebook-recovery-utility.md b/content/posts/burn-an-iso-to-usb-with-the-chromebook-recovery-utility.md index 16a77f4..58ae9ae 100644 --- a/content/posts/burn-an-iso-to-usb-with-the-chromebook-recovery-utility.md +++ b/content/posts/burn-an-iso-to-usb-with-the-chromebook-recovery-utility.md @@ -9,24 +9,24 @@ title: Burn an ISO to USB with the Chromebook Recovery Utility toc: false --- -There are a number of fantastic Windows applications for creating bootable USB drives from ISO images - but those don't work on a Chromebook. Fortunately there's an easily-available tool which will do the trick: Google's own [Chromebook Recovery Utility](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/chromebook-recovery-utili/jndclpdbaamdhonoechobihbbiimdgai) app. +There are a number of fantastic Windows applications for creating bootable USB drives from ISO images - but those don't work on a Chromebook. Fortunately there's an easily-available tool which will do the trick: Google's own [Chromebook Recovery Utility](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/chromebook-recovery-utili/pocpnlppkickgojjlmhdmidojbmbodfm) app. Normally that tool is used to creating bootable media to [reinstall Chrome OS on a broken Chromebook](https://support.google.com/chromebook/answer/1080595) (hence the name) but it also has the capability to write other arbitrary images as well. So if you find yourself needing to create a USB drive for installing ESXi on a computer in your [home lab](https://twitter.com/johndotbowdre/status/1341767090945077248) (more on that soon!) here's what you'll need to do: 1. Install the [Chromebook Recovery Utility](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/chromebook-recovery-utili/pocpnlppkickgojjlmhdmidojbmbodfm). 2. Download the ISO you intend to use. 3. Rename the file to append `.bin` on the end, after the `.iso` bit: -![Screenshot 2020-12-23 at 15.42.40.png](/images/posts-2020/uoTjgtbN1.png) +![My renamed ISO for installing ESXi](/images/posts-2020/uoTjgtbN1.png) 4. Plug in the USB drive you're going to sacrifice for this effort - remember that ALL data on the drive will be erased. 5. Open the recovery utility, click on the gear icon at the top right, and select the *Use local image* option: -![Screenshot 2020-12-23 at 15.44.04.png](/images/posts-2020/vdTpW9t7Q.png) +![The CRU menu](/images/posts-2020/vdTpW9t7Q.png) 6. Browse to and select the `*.iso.bin` file. 7. Choose the USB drive, and click *Continue*. -![Screenshot 2020-12-23 at 15.45.59.png](/images/posts-2020/p_Ieqsw4p.png) +![Selecting the drive](/images/posts-2020/p_Ieqsw4p.png) 8. Click *Create now* to start the writing! -![Screenshot 2020-12-23 at 15.53.03.png](/images/posts-2020/lhw5EEqSD.png) +![Writing the image](/images/posts-2020/lhw5EEqSD.png) 9. All done! It probably won't work great for actually recovering your Chromebook but will do wonders for installing ESXi (or whatever) on another computer! -![Screenshot 2020-12-23 at 15.53.32.png](/images/posts-2020/-lp1-DGiM.png) +![Success!](/images/posts-2020/-lp1-DGiM.png) You can also use the CRU to make a bootable USB from a `.zip` archive containing a single `.img` file, such as those commonly used to distribute [Raspberry Pi images](https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/installation/installing-images/chromeos.md).