Install & Docs
Everything about gbOS86: installing it, how it works, and how to fix it when something is wrong.
Overview
What gbOS86 is, what is tested, and how the pieces fit.
Install
Create the USB stick, boot, try it live, install or update.
How it works
The boot chain from UEFI to Android init.
CPU emulation and patches
Why Google's OS needs emulation here, and how it is made fast.
Hardware detection
How drivers and firmware are chosen at each boot, and the hwdetect.txt report.
Google-only hardware
The services and devices that do not exist on other laptops, and what replaces them.
Configuration
Every setting in gbos/gbos.cfg.
Logs and debugging
Where the logs are, what each file shows, and how to send a useful report.
Updating
Updating gbOS86 on a laptop, and moving to a newer Google build.
Building from source
The outline of building the kernel, payload and image.
Safety and limits
What can go wrong, and what this is not.
Changelog
Milestones of the project.