Got it working from instruction on Hexxeh site. My impression, it’s has a fast boot for an OS on a USB Flash Drive. Its installed on a Patriot 8Gb partitioned to 4Gb so I can play with the other partition for another OS.
I had a Lock Volume error 8 when trying to mount the image with my HP TX2, so I had to use my EEE to complete the install. For some reason, Image Writer for Windows thinks I have an Floppy Drive and so it can’t lock on to my USB Flash Drive. Since my EEE don’t have any drive built-in, it was a breeze setup. Took about 7 minutes for it to mount the image to the USB Flash Drive. Then I restarted my EEE and see it in action.
Once you have it installed and is in the login screen, the login username is facepunch and password is also facepunch, then you’ll see the Chrome Browser pop up as the first and only thing that will boot. So all it is, is just a browser. Nothing else. Boot time with my EEE and HP TX2 was 15 seconds to a point of not loading anymore. Again, not bad for an image loaded off the USB Flash Drive.
The wireless device works on my EEE right away, no fiddling with it. However, with my HP TX2, that’s a different story. I can’t turn on the wifi via the software on the Chrome OS, or the hardware switch. I figured since it’s a Broadcomm Chip, that’s the issue. No biggie, I’m just playing with it. I also tried on the EEE PC 701 and it works like a charm, no problem, loads fast and loaded the home page instantly.
Overall, I’m not quiet sure if I’m ready for Cloud Computing. Chrome OS might be ready for prime time, for those without the Broadcomm Chip, it’s easy to use and not a hassle to install. If you want a PC with just a browser, then install Chrome OS, otherwise, it’ll be a waste of a nice piece of gear.
Below is from the ReadMe File of what Hexxeh created:
Chromium OS USB Drive Installation Instructions – By Hexxeh
This image can be copied to a USB drive from both Windows and Linux.
Instructions are as follows. You will need a 4GB pendrive or memory card
to use this. Disk requirements may be reduced in future versions.
Linux:
Extract chromiumos.img and run the following command in the same
directory as the file, where X is the device name of your USB drive.
sudo dd if=chromiumos.img of=/dev/X bs=4M
Once the command finishes, you can then boot from the USB drive.
Windows:
Download Image Writer for Windows (http://bit.ly/7gRu0n) and extract the
program. Launch the program, and select the image (chromiumos.img) and
your USB drive letter from the drop down box. Click “Write”.
The install image will then be copied to the drive. Once it’s done,
close the program and you can then boot from the USB drive.
Credits:
grawity for lending me a box with a fast connection to get this image
onto the net.
Facepunch.com
Google for creating the OS (even if it isn’t fantastic right now)
Important Info:
Default username is facepunch, default shared password is facepunch.
If you like this, tweet me @Hexxeh and say hi. 
Thanks to Hexxeh, I got to try it out.
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