Powderhorn@beehaw.org to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 5 days agoQuestion: Is it possible to put Linux on an x86 Chromebook?message-squaremessage-square22linkfedilinkarrow-up123arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up123arrow-down1message-squareQuestion: Is it possible to put Linux on an x86 Chromebook?Powderhorn@beehaw.org to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square22linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareɔiƚoxɘup@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoOk. Now I’m curious. How’s that work?
minus-squarekittenroar@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-22 days agoChromebooks have a special bios, it works with a chip on the motherboard to detect if chromeos is running or if some unverified os is running. If chromeos isn’t running, it displays a warning message on boot. This behavior cannot be disabled.
minus-squareɔiƚoxɘup@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoThanks! That is such pretty, jealous behavior. It was unlikely that I was going to buy one of those before but now it’s absolutely out of the question.
minus-squarePowderhorn@beehaw.orgOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 hours agoI’m assuming you were going for “petty,” not rhapsodizing about the UI on the error.
minus-squareɔiƚoxɘup@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 hours agoI believe we have already established that I am incapable of using a phone keyboard. Rofl.
Ok. Now I’m curious. How’s that work?
Chromebooks have a special bios, it works with a chip on the motherboard to detect if chromeos is running or if some unverified os is running. If chromeos isn’t running, it displays a warning message on boot. This behavior cannot be disabled.
Thanks! That is such pretty, jealous behavior.
It was unlikely that I was going to buy one of those before but now it’s absolutely out of the question.
I’m assuming you were going for “petty,” not rhapsodizing about the UI on the error.
I believe we have already established that I am incapable of using a phone keyboard. Rofl.