How can I factory reset a netbook with gOS?

MissKitty79 · 05-10-2018, 02:17 PM

I got a used netbook at a thrift store but it’s locked with a username and password which I obviously don’t have. Is it possible to factory reset it? It’s a Sylvania gnet 13001.

m_yates · 05-10-2018, 03:40 PM

Reset using shortcut keys:

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Press and hold Ctrl + Alt + Shift + r.
Click Restart.
In the box that appears, click Reset and sign in with your Google Account.
Note: The account you sign in with after you reset your Chromebook will be the owner account.
Follow the steps that appear.

From: https://support.google.com/chromeboo...r/183084?hl=en

michaelk · 05-10-2018, 03:59 PM

Welcome to LinuxQuestions.

I am not familiar with this netbook nor its operating system but gOS was based on Ubuntu. I don't know if a factory reset is possible but since gOS is discontinued it would not make sense since you probably would not find much help if you had problems. The netbook uses an ATOM processor which is a 32 bit CPU.

I would guess the netbook would boot from a USB flash drive and therefore you could install a current lightweight distribution like mx14. Others might have a better solution.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GOS_(operating_system)

m_yates · 05-10-2018, 04:29 PM

Sorry, I thought gOS was Google Chromebook.

I agree with michaelk that you'd be better off simply installing a small 32 bit OS system from a USB drive. This one is a good choice:

http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/lubuntu/re...sktop-i386.iso

If you have access to a Windows computer, download that file and put it on a USB drive, using one of these tools to make it boot-able:

https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/10-too...-usb-iso-file/

Lubuntu should work on the Sylvania gnet 13001, based on the specifications listed here:

https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1418932

It is very simple to install. I've done it literally hundreds of times.

jefro · 05-10-2018, 07:56 PM

I sure did like gOS. Thought it was a neat distro.

Well, you can reset password maybe. It's easy to read up on how to reset admin(root) password linux. Guess it is possible that you will then have to reset the user. Seems to me it had you go into a user and not admin.

https://archiveos.org/gos/ go there if you want to use the original OS on it. Create cd and boot then install.

As above there are plenty of choices. Might look at 4Mlinux.

beachboy2 · 05-11-2018, 02:32 AM

MissKitty79,

Another lightweight Linux distro designed specifically for older, low-powered hardware is antiX 17.1 (32 bit):

https://antixlinux.com/download/

See also post #16 here:
https://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...998/page2.html