Install a Windows virtual machine on Chromebook
Kapclem Posted messages 2 Status Membre -
Hello,
As a graphic design student, I regularly need Adobe suites. I managed to download Adobe Cloud on my Chromebook, however, I can't download any of the applications, be it Illustrator or InDesign. The only one I can is Photoshop, but the phone version, which is of no use to me. So I started searching for numerous tutorials to install Windows on my Chromebook, a thing I partially succeeded in... in reality. Indeed, the Windows software is well installed on my PC as an ISO file and I have indeed installed, via Linux, the virtual machine manager. But when I drop my Windows folder into the manager to enable Windows on the Chromebook, an error message appears, and I must admit that I don't understand why since I have been meticulously following all the provided steps... Is there anyone who could explain to me or knows what I should do to finally have the Adobe suite on my PC?
Thank you in advance for your responses.
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Hello,
The concept of the Chromebook is a lightweight machine (in terms of CPU and storage) that serves as access to cloud usage.
So imagining installing a VM with Windows to run a heavy graphics software like Photoshop is not a suitable solution for me.
Have you really understood the concept of a virtual machine? Because you install virtualization software (which one did you install?), and then in this virtualization software, you create a new environment. So you'll boot this environment with a Windows ISO to install Windows. Have you installed Windows in the VM?
Hello,
Can you provide the link to the tutorial you followed?
Can you indicate the brand and model of your Chromebook?
Can you provide the error message returned by the machine?
Installing Windows permanently on a Chromebook involves replacing the BIOS, have you done that?
As for the virtual machine... Are you talking about a Windows virtual machine running on Linux? (For your information, Linux itself runs in a virtual machine, so a virtual machine within a virtual machine... even on a powerful machine, I don't believe it.)
If you absolutely need specific software that only exists on Windows, then you need a PC running Windows.
Good evening,
This is about this tutorial: https://fr.techtribune.net/comment/comment-installer-windows-10-sur-un-chromebook-en-2020/38224/
My Chromebook is an HP version 111.0.5563.100 (Official Build) (64 bits) if I'm not mistaken in my answer... Sorry if that’s the case...
I don't think I've done the BIOS replacement... What should I do...? "^^
I have only followed the steps in the tutorial, unfortunately.... I'm not really knowledgeable about this, so yes, it is possible that it’s the Windows virtual machine, but I can't answer those questions with certainty..... And I apologize for that....
I suspect, however, that I've had this PC since Christmas and I can't see myself returning it knowing that it works very well... I was using the desktop PC I have at home until now, but it is getting old, and having this Chromebook, I wanted to try to install Adobe applications instead of having to buy a new PC...
Thank you in any case for your help, even though I don't think I have been able to shed light on your questions, unfortunately...
As for the error messages, I will send you the photo immediately.
This process is complex, requiring verification of hardware compatibility, type of Linux, and types of installed packages, followed by updating the packages before creating the Windows VM as such. At what stage are you when you encounter this issue?
Someone with a Chromebook who has already performed this operation would be needed to guide you. This isn't common, even here on CCM.
As I mentioned from the start, with a Chromebook, you're a bit at an impasse. It's hardware made for cloud use, internet browsing, and office work.
This solution is not suitable for heavy software, video, gaming, graphics, ... which often do not exist on ChromeOS, but only on Windows or MacOS.
I encountered this issue when I tried to install my Windows ISO file with the Virtual Machine. I started the process and at the end, as soon as I filled all the criteria and everything that needed to be filled, the VM began to load to download it, and at the end of the download, this error message appears ....
Does this mean that it will be permanently impossible for me to install Adobe applications and/or Windows on my PC?
Good evening,
No, that's precisely the problem... I can't seem to install Windows in the VW... As soon as I start the process, it loads but ultimately gives me an error message.... I took a photo to show you... Perhaps I've simply made a mistake on my end, but if that's the case, I can't figure out where the error might have occurred....
Thank you for your help!
"Operation not permitted" It's a permissions issue.
In fact, the installer is trying to write to a file but doesn't have the permission to do so.
Since the virtual machine you created runs on a Linux virtual machine that is itself under Chrome OS, figuring out who has the right to do what becomes a real puzzle. It's important to know that these different virtual machines are compartmentalized in such a way as to make it impossible for malware to be transmitted from one application to another, so permissions are managed extremely strictly.
Linux runs perfectly well under Chrome OS, specifically Debian 11. You therefore have access to thousands of Linux software programs that will work fine on your Chromebook. Perhaps you should check out alternative Linux software to Adobe's, as running a Windows software acceptably on this hardware seems unrealistic to me: you will have 3 operating systems running simultaneously (Chrome OS, Debian, and Windows 10 plus the Adobe software!) Don't hold your breath!
https://www.linuxadictos.com/fr/que-podemos-usar-en-linux-en-lugar-adobe-creative-cloud.html
Replacing the BIOS is mandatory to replace Chrome OS with Windows, in other words, removing Chrome OS. In your case, you are not replacing it.
This is a complex operation that risks rendering the Chromebook unusable if it fails. Personally, I wouldn't venture into it because even if it works, the resulting Windows PC will remain very limited due to its technical specifications (underpowered processor, very limited disk space), and then you'll have to find drivers, and that's no small task.
Basically, it's not possible, is it?
I know very little, if not nothing, about computers, so it's possible that things that seem totally obvious to you are a real mystery to me in a way... If I'm embarking on this "adventure," it's only because I truly needed these software...