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ARMob is not online. ARMob
Joined: 14 Sep 2013
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29 Dec 2015 03:50 AM
Has anyone noticed that Roblox doesn't support it? I simply don't understand just how very hard could it be to conduct a task like this? Roblox needs to stop worrying about the mobile apps and start bring the various supported versions up. Clearly Chromebooks are coming to a rise (Not soon enough) and sadly, By the time of this, Apocalypse rising's limited skins would be gone. Why has this ruined my Christmas?, Because Roblox is unsupported... Making me unavailable to roblox games etc. Thx alot roblox devs my Christmas is ruined. I hope yours was better...

And yes I know Chromebooks are "Netbook Based" but Roblox is an internet sourced game. (You practically can't play without connection).



Hopefully I get enough reviews to the point DEV's will look over this
forum :)...

~AR Mob Squad~
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ARMobSquadLeader is not online. ARMobSquadLeader
Joined: 10 Oct 2015
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29 Dec 2015 04:09 AM
Same here the setup is useless without Chromebook being supported.
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ARMob is not online. ARMob
Joined: 14 Sep 2013
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29 Dec 2015 12:34 PM
Yeah matt still has his old PC in his room. We should ambush him in there.
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HashtagNickSmells is not online. HashtagNickSmells
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29 Dec 2015 12:38 PM
ROBLOX Can't. Chromebooks are VERY WEAK And don't have the graphic power to handle ROBLOX.
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lmmy is not online. lmmy
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29 Dec 2015 01:21 PM
Chromebooks do have the power to handle roblox, especially the Acer 11, which has a 2.6ghz Celeron in it.

How would i know? Im playing it right now on mine :^)

You need to either install crouton and use it to install a linux distro, then run it through wine, or you can just use the SSH commands to play roblox via a virtual desktop.

Chromebooks themselves are based on Gentoo Linux and roblox does not currently support linux.
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HashtagNickSmells is not online. HashtagNickSmells
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29 Dec 2015 01:42 PM
I meant GRPAHIC Power, not the processor power. I run a 1.4 GHZ Intel i5 and it runs fine, so almost any processor will do.
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rollingstones117 is not online. rollingstones117
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29 Dec 2015 01:45 PM
I have a Chromebook


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ARMob is not online. ARMob
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29 Dec 2015 02:31 PM
Chromebooks aren't weak Chrome OS just doesn't let the Chromebook unlock its full potential. I have Linux on in DEVELOPER mode. I've found various ways to play roblox on Chromebooks, but most are blocked off and isolated now.
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durpflip is not online. durpflip
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29 Dec 2015 02:31 PM
"I meant GRPAHIC Power"
any onboard graphics chip works fine with roblox
like immy said you can install crouton to enable linux booting on a chromebook (afaik only the intel based ones).


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lmmy is not online. lmmy
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29 Dec 2015 06:58 PM
The Celeron processors have decent integrated graphics, much better than any tablet does.

My Dell Inspiron has the same processor and ive used it for everything from Terraria to 3D Modelling in AutoCAD 2015.

ChromeOS is what keeps a chromebook from its full potential, the hardware in them is decent. Via crouton im able to get games like Gta IV and Minecraft to work on it with decent framerates. Not exactly 60fps, 4k resolution, maxed out with graphics mods. But comfortably playable with little lag.
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TelemetheticLifetime is not online. TelemetheticLifetime
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29 Dec 2015 07:08 PM
The problem is it's a chromebook.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eh7lp9umG2I
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ARMob is not online. ARMob
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29 Dec 2015 07:59 PM
Can anyone send me a link to wine installation process? It could be very usefull.
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lmmy is not online. lmmy
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30 Dec 2015 03:03 PM
install crouton, make a debian/ubuntu chroot,
then its:
sudo apt-get install wine

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CrazyRobloxer22 is not online. CrazyRobloxer22
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30 Dec 2015 03:05 PM
It's a chromebook what do you expect a gaming laptop?
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ARMob is not online. ARMob
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30 Dec 2015 07:48 PM
Yeah I opened up the terminal and it states this "Sudo: apt-get:Command not found".
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tvshok is not online. tvshok
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30 Dec 2015 07:57 PM
Chromebooks are computers.
Why would not a single computer be well enough to run one game?
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Tankerspam is not online. Tankerspam
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30 Dec 2015 09:26 PM
The Chromebooks DO NOT ACCEPT DOWNLOADS

They are NOT a computer.
They are NOT a tablet.
They are NOT a phone.

I quote something I found awhile back "Chrome books are only capable of running chrome."
How true that is I do not know.

Let me do a fair test comparison

Windows Surface Tablet RT (of which I have)
Chrome books (in general)

Some people may have heard of the Surface Tablet.
It is a TABLET not a computer.
Like all TABLETS and IPADS it cannot download straight from the web.
(This excludes Surface PROs which are like a laptop.)

The chrome book will come under the same bracket i.e it can only download from the CHROME store.

Further more:
I would highly doubt the effective capabilities and the graphics power of the chrome books regardless of what they are would allow them to play roblox effectively.

Anymore questions PM me, and I will reply, and post the same answer on the form.

I hope this answers some questions

Good luck to all!
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SoundGod is not online. SoundGod
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30 Dec 2015 09:49 PM
first roblox would need to be ported to the chromebased os. Second it's not rising, Chromebooks are a low end laptop meant for school/casual tasks like Netflix. Side note most Chromebooks would have a hard time running roblox due to low specs.
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tul06 is not online. tul06
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30 Dec 2015 10:43 PM
ROBLOX supports Windows, Mac, Linux but you have to wait until ROBLOX can make an update to support Chromebook because you know how lazy admins are.
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nicolastkyo is not online. nicolastkyo
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30 Dec 2015 11:37 PM
Maybe Someday...
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durpflip is not online. durpflip
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31 Dec 2015 11:29 PM
"Yeah I opened up the terminal and it states this "Sudo: apt-get:Command not found"."
damn you really are an idiot


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lmmy is not online. lmmy
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01 Jan 2016 01:32 PM
@ARMob
"Yeah I opened up the terminal and it states this "Sudo: apt-get:Command not found"."
I specifically said make a debian/ubuntu chroot and use that command, ChromeOS does not use the aptitude package manager.

Put the chromebook into developer mode, download Crouton, follow literally any online guide to install crouton and make a debian/ubuntu chroot. Then use the chroot to install wine and play roblox through that.

@Tankerspam
-They do accept downloads
-They are a computer
-Chromebooks can do much more than just run Chrome, its that they were designed to just run Chrome
-You can download applications from just about anywhere on the internet, its just a matter of if theyre compatible with ChromeOS. You also have the option of installing linux applications via the terminal.
-They can play roblox, hint, i can play roblox on my chromebook. You dont need a 3400$ graphics card to play this game, its pretty lightweight and the Celeron processor with integrated graphics handles it very well.

So you dont have a chromebook and you start making up your own ideas of how they work? Also
>surface tablet
Nice iPoor there.

@SoundGod
Chromebooks can run roblox just fine, and they are rising in popularity in the consumer market due to "facebook machine" users. And those users include roblox players.

@tul06
Roblox does not support any linux platoform, which they will have to do if they want the Chromebook users to be able to play their game without any extra effort.

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ARMob is not online. ARMob
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01 Jan 2016 05:36 PM
I have wine installed smart one. My problem is is that I don't know exactly how to install Roblox into wine. Do you have any tips on that?
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bucklewarrior143 is not online. bucklewarrior143
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01 Jan 2016 05:56 PM
About the Chromebook though, is that you can only play Google Play games. There are some ways around, but they will void warranty and make your computer a brick. ROBLOX may be internet and all that, but you still have to download it from a non-Play source which is not allowed by Google. Also, ROBLOX is on Google Play Mobile, but isn't yet made for the exact Chromebook. Hope this helps :)
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durpflip is not online. durpflip
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01 Jan 2016 08:13 PM
roblox only works with wine-compholio for reasons that are beyond me


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