The ChromeOS 119 launch is once more obtainable, every week after the replace was eliminated. As of Wednesday morning, most Chromebooks and ChromeOS units can once more improve to ChromeOS 119. Whereas that is excellent news, we nonetheless don’t know what the difficulty was. And the state of affairs exhibits that Google might enhance its communication when this occurs.
How you can get ChromeOS 119
Greater than possible, should you go into your Chromebook Settings and choose About ChromeOS, you’ll see the ChromeOS 119 replace obtainable.
It’s doable that your machine has already downloaded the discharge. In that case, a restart will apply the replace. You possibly can at all times verify right here to see what probably the most present software program is in your machine.
What was the issue with ChromeOS 119?
I discussed beforehand that I spent hours wanting by the Chromium bug stories. I by no means did discover the particular concern, or points, that brought on this launch to be pulled. This morning, I seemed by the change log between the unique and present variations. Once more, I got here up empty.
It’s totally doable the rationale ChromeOS 119 was pulled is within the change log and I merely don’t see it.
Nevertheless, a number of Chromebook house owners within the ChromeOS subReddit have reported a spread of points from the unique replace, together with:
- “The replace took actually looong, machine rebooted not less than twice, exhibiting some cryptic firmware display screen in between after which grasp for a minute with a black display screen and no indicators of life (that’s once I obtained anxious)”
- “Replace 119 crashed and broken my Chrome os. I needed to reverse the replace simply to get it working once more. Now each time I shut off my Chromebook, it updates and crashes and I don’t know easy methods to cease the updates!
- Couldn’t restart after making an attempt to replace to 119. Instantly enters restoration mode on startup. Solely repair I discovered was to enter Powerwash transfer (Ctrl-Alt-t-restart) however the login display screen comes up as an alternative, every part continues to be on 118, and all is sweet till I attempt to obtain and set up the replace once more.
One reader right here additionally famous points, saying “I work at a college, once we got here again from the break at this time, I had 3 units which are on 119. These had been now unable to connect with wifi, unable to be energy washed, and unable to be correctly enrolled. Doing a full system wipe and working them again to 118 mounted them.”
The place’s the communication from Google?
I famous on Monday that Google’s official Chromebook Group nonetheless confirmed the unique ChromeOS 119 launch publish from November 21. Because it ought to.
Nevertheless, the place are the official updates when a ChromeOS replace needs to be pulled? You possibly can’t even ask about it on the official announcement as a result of replies are locked. That’s not good.
I can perceive why Google doesn’t need replies to official information bits. Bulletins are merely that: bulletins.
However when a launch is pulled, I believe that bulletins ought to have a short replace to point that. And a single thread by Google might be began to share further particulars or get extra knowledge from customers.
That’s not the established order at this time, nonetheless. I believe it must be.
I fully perceive that software program updates can go flawed. I don’t have an issue once they do. However radio silence on the issue is a poor look. It erodes belief. And it sends a message of “We don’t care” with out even sending a message.
