Help with making ChromeOS Steam Portable

[76561199697750781]

I'm trying to have Steam on a usb so I can play it from a school Chromebook. The problem is I can't access the files for Steam(ChromeOS). I have tried everything from emulators to using usb drives and I can't find a way to separate steam from chromeos.

[AmaiAmai]

You need root privileges to install STEAM on a Chromebook.

Since you don't own it and it is district property, no need to tell you how to do it.

If you want STEAM on it that badly, ask the administrator of the district that owns that Chromebook to install it. When they say no, consider getting your own device to play games...

[KalGimpa]

why have you not already rooted that bad boy

look for jailbreaking or rooting it

it will give you all the permissions and abilities you need

put it back to specs when you return it

[76561199697750781]

I know but steam for chromebooks has a directory so if I copy it to a usb and change some settings it should work without installing it. I have done it with normal but i don't know how to get the files for steam for chrome.

[KalGimpa]

not having done it, i can only look

one thing i read said the cb has to be on the beta branch for steam to work

is it possible that is the problem?

[76561199697750781]

The main problem is I can't get access to the files. I searched chrome os and couldn't find the directory steam said it was in and it is a pain pulling chromeos up because I was running it from boot on a usb. I also searched and couldn't find the source code anywhere.

[KalGimpa]

Originally posted by tuckerbodell:

The main problem is I can't get access to the files. I searched chrome os and couldn't find the directory steam said it was in and it is a pain pulling chromeos up because I was running it from boot on a usb. I also searched and couldn't find the source code anywhere.

that is already more work i would do just to play on a chromebook

good luck

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Originally posted by tuckerbodell:

Help with making ChromeOS Steam Portable

I'm trying to have Steam on a usb so I can play it from a school Chromebook. The problem is I can't access the files for Steam(ChromeOS). I have tried everything from emulators to using usb drives and I can't find a way to separate steam from chromeos.

The main issue is the device is locked down and unable to do certain tasks due to it being a school issued device.

We can not help you bypass any restrictions on the school owned device.

[76561199697750781]

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

Originally posted by tuckerbodell:

Help with making ChromeOS Steam Portable

I'm trying to have Steam on a usb so I can play it from a school Chromebook. The problem is I can't access the files for Steam(ChromeOS). I have tried everything from emulators to using usb drives and I can't find a way to separate steam from chromeos.

The main issue is the device is locked down and unable to do certain tasks due to it being a school issued device.

We can not help you bypass any restrictions on the school owned device.

:nkCool:

I know. I don't want to bypass my school chromebook I want to get steam off of a copy of chrome os.

[76561199697750781]

If someone is willing to do it I would appreciate it.

[Haruspex]

I remember being in middle school. We had all Mac computers, as many schools did in the 90s. I was playing "Dino Park Tycoon", and I wanted to continue my game at home on my computer, which was a 486sx with DOS and Windows 3.1 at the time. I saved my game to a 3.5" floppy disk and brought it home with me, excited to play.

Of course it didn't work.

There were a few things wrong with what I was trying to do. First, I was using a Mac formatted floppy disk, and my PC couldn't read the files on it. Even if it could read the files, I had only put the save file on to the floppy, not the game itself. Finally I was playing a Mac game, which would have been incompatible with my DOS PC anyway.

Long story short, the school Chromebooks are for school stuff and coolmathgames.

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Originally posted by tuckerbodell:

If someone is willing to do it I would appreciate it.

We can't help you bypass any admin level restrictions placed on the device.

Try Reddit, where we can't get into trouble on the Steam forums.

[76561199697750781]

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

Originally posted by tuckerbodell:

If someone is willing to do it I would appreciate it.

We can't help you bypass any admin level restrictions placed on the device.

Try Reddit, where we can't get into trouble on the Steam forums.

:nkCool:

I know how to bypass it I just want to be able to play via usb instead of bypassing it. Im one of those people that don't like breaking the rules.

[Electric Cupcake]

Stick that ♥♥♥♥ in a faraday pouch and leave it there for the entire school year. And if a teacher says you have to use it, spit in their eye and contact the ACLU and EFF for exploring legal options.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

If it actually has ChromeOS you can't run Steam Client. You can only use Android apps like Steam app for Store/Community and Steam Chat app and Steam Link app for game streaming from a proper gaming PC tbat has the Steam Games on it.

[76561199697750781]

Originally posted by Bad 💀 Motha:

If it actually has ChromeOS you can't run Steam Client. You can only use Android apps like Steam app for Store/Community and Steam Chat app and Steam Link app for game streaming from a proper gaming PC tbat has the Steam Games on it.

Yes you can. There is a separate version for chromeos.