P99 on a Chromebook, guide!

[Tann]

I recently picked up a C720 Chromebook for the purposes of having a highly portable laptop that I could learn python on and play the occasional game with. While ChromeOS isn't good for either of those reasons these chromebooks can easily be dual booted with Ubuntu and/or the OS entirely replaced with Ubuntu.

Firstly, why a C720? While it's an older 2013 model it is also the most compatible with Ubuntu and has by far the most support over at http://www.reddit.com/r/chrubuntu/ and its typically $150-200 USD.

Turns out amongst other games this beast of a calculator can run it can handle P99's Everquest just fine (probably EQlive as well), figured I'd ninja/copy/paste from other threads on how you too can get pixels in the bathroom!


Step 1, prepare the Chromebook.
(credit https://www.distroshare.com/top/# (choice between HugeGreenBug's Ubuntu, Xubuntu, and Lubuntu))

- Start with a freshly recovered/factory reset Chromebook, upon intial load up hold Escape and Refresh and tap the Power button. Device will reboot into recovery mode, press Ctrl+D, after warning prompt press Enter. Device will reboot again, press Ctrl+D to load ChromeOS.
- Once prompted to, select network but don't login, instead press Ctrl+alt+ → (not the right cursor key, but the key where the standard F2 key would be).
- Terminal will load asking for login, type chronos and hit Enter (no password is needed).
- Type sudo crossystem dev_boot_usb=1 dev_boot_legacy=1, hit Enter.

Step 2, prepare the USB/SD Card with your flavor of Ubuntu.
(credit https://www.distroshare.com/top/# (choice between HugeGreenBug's Ubuntu, Xubuntu, and Lubuntu))

- For windows DL http://sourceforge.net/projects/win32diskimager/
- Run program and install .iso of your choice from the above distroshare link to said USB/SD Card.

Step 3, Install Ubuntu on sie Chromebook.
(same credit to HugeGreenBug)

- Insert USB and reboot/open/power on chromebook
- At the developer mode screen hit Ctrl+L
- Note if you instead want to dual boot, Ctrl+D will load ChromeOS, and Ctrl+L will load Ubuntu.
- Follow install instructions, etc..

Step 4, Install Wine and EQ.
(credit https://www.project1999.com/forums/s...ad.php?t=14125)

- On Windows PC copy already installed EQ directory to a USB/SD Card, around 4gb required for full Titanium install.
- In Ubuntu load terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) type sudo apt-get install wine
- Copy/paste EQ directory from the USB to /home/<user>/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/Sony/Everquest/

Step 5, Desktop icon (if desired).
(credit https://www.project1999.com/forums/s...ad.php?t=14125)

- Load terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and type Run Gedit
- Copy paste below script and save file wherever you like:

#!/bin/sh
# if you don't have the script's cwd set, you get XML errors
export WINEPREFIX=$HOME/.wine/
cd ~/.wine/drive_c/Program\ Files/Sony/EverQuest

# Bind to one core of the processor and launch.
# The client will spew a lot of errors, especially every time
# you target a mob, hence the stdout/stderr redirect.
# You probably want to leave off the 2>/dev/null until you're satisfied
# everything is working.
taskset -c 0 padsp wine eqgame.exe patchme 2>/dev/null

- Load terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and type sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends gnome-panel
- Then type gnome-desktop-item-edit --create-new ~/Desktop
- Point/browse to the above created script file and name accordingly.

Done and Done! You now have a light weight P99 machine you can impress your friends with at Starbucks, Macy's, and/or live a poop sock free life on the crapper.

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One issue of note that I ran into was there being no character models when I got into the game, or on char select. To fix this:
(credit to https://www.project1999.com/forums/s...d.php?t=132253)

- edit eqclient.ini, where VertexShaders=TRUE change to VertexShaders=FALSE

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Cheers~