[PLUG] Chromebooks and Linux

[elcaseti]

The Snapdragon 7 is an ARM CPU, so there might not be any distros that
would support that Duet 5 13.3.  If you do end up buying a Chromebook, I
agree that you really don't want to use ChromeOS.  I used a Chromebook at
my library recently, & it was so limiting, that it was almost useless.  I
was unable to print a PDF from a USB jump drive, & it doesn't get more
basic than that.  I asked a librarian if he knew how to do this, & he said
I don't think you can do that on our chromebooks!

On Mon, Jan 17, 2022 at 9:12 PM Ben Koenig <techkoenig at protonmail.com>
wrote:

> ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
>
> On Monday, January 17th, 2022 at 8:47 PM, John Jason Jordan <
> johnxj at gmx.com> wrote:
>
> > For some time I have been shopping for a computer to hold while
> >
> > reading in a recliner, hence weight is an issue. I started looking at
> >
> > tablets, thinking that I could get one with a separate keyboard for
> >
> > times when the touchscreen was not adequate. But lately I've discovered
> >
> > that nowadays there are lots of Chromebooks that are "2-in-1" capable,
> >
> > that is, the keyboard is detachable. Of these the one currently at the
> >
> > top of my list is the Lenovo IdeaPad Chromebook Duet 5 13.3, which is
> >
> > available for ~$400.
> >
> > The problem is that I'd much rather have a real distro instead of
> >
> > Chrome OS. Yes, I know that Chrome OS is based on Linux, but it's kind
> >
> > of limiting, plus I'd like to stay away from Google, if possible. The
> >
> > problem is trying to find information about putting any other OS on the
> >
> > Duet 5 13.3. For example, I stumbled on Gallium, an Xfce/Ubuntu 'for
> >
> > Chromebooks' spin-off, but their hardware support page lists only
> >
> > Chromebooks several years old. Plus, the Duet 5 13.3 has a Snapdragon 7
> >
> > CPU, which they don't even mention, and I know next to nothing about
> >
> > CPUs. I also checked Ubuntu forums, but didn't come up with much
> >
> > Does anyone know about putting Linux on Chromebooks? Or websites
> >
> > dedicated to the issue? Suggestions welcome!
>
>
> I went through this for my Pixel Slate to install Slackware. The same
> process applies for any of the x86 ChromeOS device - You have to go through
> 2 steps
>
> Step one, prepare the ChromeOS device for OS level changes. This typically
> involves enabling developer mode, disabling firmware write-protect and
> other steps depending on the model.
> GalliumOS has a good description of these steps:
> https://wiki.galliumos.org/Installing/Preparing
>
> Step two, Once you have a standard bootloader installed, you can proceed
> to install whatever OS you want.
>
> You'll want to start by looking for any instructions specific to the
> lenovo ideapad you are looking at. Some models can be a pain when it comes
> to disabling WP and there's no user support if something goes horribly
> wrong.
>