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> - "Switch to dev mode". But I don't want to be prompted to factory reset each boot. Developer mode simply puts up a splash at boot warning you that the OS is
by ajross 3y ago
> - "Switch to dev mode". But I don't want to be prompted to factory reset each boot.
Developer mode simply puts up a splash at boot warning you that the OS is custom, you just press enter to boot. The requirement to do a drive wipe is a one-time thing when you enable it the first time (for obvious reasons, to prevent exfiltration of data stored by a secured OS).
- isp 3y agoThanks - has this changed in the past few years? A few years back (when I last looked in depth), it was very easy at every boot (not only first boot) to accidentally wipe everything - e.g., https://www.reddit.com/r/Crouton/comments/3be2su/reducing_risk_of_accidentally_exiting_developers/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Crouton/comments/3be2su/reducing_ri... I also remember that it made a loud beep on every boot!
- senkora 3y agoI used a Chromebook as my main laptop for a year in college, and I always had to apologize to nearby strangers for the beep. (CS major, coding happened mostly over SSH to the school servers, but I did run RStudio locally)
- ajross 3y agoHow often does one reboot their laptop around nearby strangers? I gotta be honest that some of these criticisms seem a little strained. I mean, it's true, they beep at boot when dev mode is enabled!
- senkora 3y agoIt’s been awhile and I don’t remember why I had to reboot, but it did happen. I guess past me did a lot of work in cafes, office hours, and common areas. I do remember that running a certain R program consistently caused the Chromebook to turn off, which was quite an issue for one particular office hours session!
- doubled112 3y agoI shut all of my computers all the way off when I’m finished using them, which means I have to turn them on when I start using them.
- jeffbee 3y agoIs this an adaptation to some past trauma? I can't imagine a good reason to do this today, certainly not with ChromeOS.
- doubled112 3y agoI don't think it's trauma, although I've been burned with suspend/wake cycles before. Suspend works great. It is usually that wake part if it's going to go wrong. If I close the lid, when I get back _I_ need a clean slate. I'll never remember what I was doing anyway. Modern machines boot and launch apps so fast I'm not really saving any time sleeping an empty desktop either.
- jeffbee 3y agoInteresting. It certainly costs several seconds to start and login to ChromeOS, while I have always enjoyed the fact that unlike other operating systems it is up and running before I even get the screen unfolded, from sleep.
- yjftsjthsd-h 3y ago> while I have always enjoyed the fact that unlike other operating systems it is up and running before I even get the screen unfolded, from sleep. Other devices, maybe; it's at least as much firmware as OS. To this day the fastest wake from sleep I've seen was a random midrange Lenovo laptop that I got used, which is slightly maddening.
- spookie 3y agoWhen talking about other OS, you might want to turn it off if you have your disk encrypted. So it serves its purpose.
- Dylan16807 3y agoThe key combo you use to get into dev mode, ctrl+D, will exit the warning screen before it beeps.
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