Bored of running Chrome OS on your Acer C720 Chromebook? Want to turn it into a ‘hackintosh’ Mac Laptop? Well, now you can. CoolstarOrg, a genius at getting other OSes up and running on Chrome OS hardware, has written a detailed guide on how owners of the Acer C720 can install Mac OS X 10.11 ‘El Capitan’ on their Chromebook. A timely “hackintosh” report, all told. It was just over a year ago that on an the exact same Chromebook. Sure, there are caveats and practicality issues, but it’s a great case of “because why not?”.
Chromebooks are basic Intel-based PCs: they can run Linux, they can run Windows, so it’s no surprise that they can also run Mac OS X. El Capitanbook You will need an Acer C720 with an Intel Core i3-4005U and 4 GB RAM to follow along, as this chipset is the one most compatible with OS X (requiring only a few minor tweaks). You’ll also need a a user-upgraded 64 GB (or higher) SSD and a legit copy of Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan ready to boot from a USB. Don’t expect miracles once you’ve jumped through the required hoops, either. Trackpad scrolling is described as “poor and choppy”, and hackintoshers report patchy Wi-Fi issues.
Check out Coolstar’s full guide over on Reddit, and bookmark for further details.
Try downloading Chrome from the command line instead. Has the command to download Chrome AND install. Solutions outlined are: Using Homebrew cask brew install brew-cask brew cask install google-chrome Using wget command wget open /Downloads/googlechrome.dmg sudo cp -r /Volumes/Google Chrome/Google Chrome.app /Applications/ Alternatively, using your browser, you can go to the direct link and the browser will download the file automatically.
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Any robust YouTube downloader for Mac El Capitan recommended? The YouTube downloader I used before no longer works after I update my Mac to the latest Mac OS X 10.11.4.