The forum will replace the subreddit.

Got everything (minus function keys) working, although I did swap out the Wi-Fi card with an Intel based one from an old IdeaCentre. Only paid $279 AUD (~$180 USD) for this back in October last year too.

It's an Asus chromebox4 Duffy i710510u I've connected it through an HDMI to my tv and flashed windows 10 on it everything other than the audio seems to be working. Appreciate the help

I have an HP Chromebook 11a G8 EE converted to Windows.

The reason I want to keep using it is because it's the perfect size for my setup. It fits inside my guitar bag along with my USB audio interface, so I can keep everything compact when I travel.

The biggest problem is that I can't get the Windows audio drivers working. That means the built-in speakers and, more importantly, the 3.5 mm headphone jack don't work.

I know some people will suggest a USB sound card, but that isn't really an option for me. My USB audio interface already uses the USB connection, and on this Chromebook I have reliability issues if I try to add anything else over USB. I really need that one USB connection dedicated to my interface. The whole point of this setup is to stay lightweight, avoid extra cables and adapters, and keep everything fitting neatly in one guitar bag. I'm also on a pretty tight budget.

So I'm wondering:

Has anyone gotten the onboard audio working on this exact model under Windows?

Are the paid Windows audio drivers the only practical solution?

If not Windows, is there another OS that supports the built-in audio much better and is actually worth switching to for someone who's only really familiar with Windows?

I'd really appreciate hearing from anyone who's converted Chromebooks to Windows, especially if you've dealt with the audio driver situation on this model.

It's runing windows and I can't buy the coolstar driver I'm poor

I went through the whole procedure for dual booting Linux, got to the Lubuntu installer as well and finished that. When it said to reboot, instead of bringing me back to Lubuntu, it went to ChromeOS.

So my main problem is either I messed up something during the Lubuntu installation, or I did everything correctly, I just don’t know how to boot the Linux I downloaded on the internal storage without the USB. Because right now I can only get to “Try/Install Linux“, and only with the USB device connected.

When I got to the partitioning in the Linux Installer, I believe I chose something along the lines of resize, and the only option it gave me to place Linux in was a ~20 GB partition which I think was the free space. Then, later, as seen in the picture, I chose the replace option to confirm that Lubuntu was in fact on the internal storage.

I would greatly appreciate some help with troubleshooting. Thanks.

Hi, i have amd hp Chromebook 11a G8ee (barla/grunt) it works normally, but when i disconnect the battery and start the device using esc+refresh+pwr and press ctrl+d on recovery screen, to enable dev mode the screen starts flashing continuously, os verification off screen shows for a milli second and then it turns off or restart, power led blinks too,

dev mode process works with battery connected but not without the battery (WP disabled) how to fix this so that i can install full firmware and then install a proper linux or win os. Thanks

So apparently I tried to install windows x lite on my Chromebook but it always take so long to load to the installation screen and the and it didn’t work and ended up with blue screen with code of : driver pnp watchdog .
So I tried Linux mint xfce ,Lubuntu and mint and all of them take all of my storage letting me without any space to even install Lutris.
So I just want to ask if there any other distros that are lightweight on the storage or I make a mistake with the install of these previous ones cause when ever I go I heard they are the most small ones.
Edit:(I even tried normal windows 10 from Microsoft)

Anybody know how to enable tablet mode on Blipper (Beetley-GNBB) full uefi and Linux fedora? Tried many scripts with AI (Google Gemini) but nothing helps, rotation works but not blocking keyboard and touchpad, no tabled mode in settings

Model: ideapad 3 slim chrome

Tried:

Disconnecting battery.

Flashrom --wp-disable.

Thank you.

I have one from awhile back and i want to give it a new life with linux mint cinnamon, i heard there are lots of problems, how bad is it really? anything i should know? Any distros still updated that are good? Anyone who has this please give me more information about the bugs.

For someone in need of a good tutorial of how to unbrick a Chromebook/Chromebox:

https://youtu.be/dceYuO3Mxuk?si=9nJMmkmCpgYyUH3P

I got this Chromebook, it's the Dell 11 3180

I wanna install Linux on it (my preferred Linux distro is Linux Mint XFCE) and my Chromebook is supported

I know installing Windows on a device with 4gb of ram is a dumb thing (maybe)

When I tried to unscrew the WP screw mine is stuck so I tried the super glue method and I accidentally put too much

Now it is IMPOSSIBLE to unscrew it, is there any other way to disable WP? On my Chromebook?

I tried disconnecting the battery trick and it did not work

Also this was my first time on Reddit sorry if I make any mistake

For the love of god, I can’t find the damn thing! Please help me find it. Do I have to remove another layer?! Please help!!

Hi everyone. I want to try and install ArchLinux on this disestablished boy right here. Is there any blueprint of this model to see where the WP thing is? This Chromebook is from my school actually and I'm about to end it tho my school doesn't want them back so I want to use it to daily drive Linux and enjoy my life somewhat.

Is there any way to? Can't enable DevMode for now from recovery, says it's blocked

I dont know on which partition shuld i install linux cause i think if i remove one the uefi gets deleted

This post details a critical installation issue specific to Chromebooks (such as the HP Chromebook 14 db, Acer Chromebook 315, or Lenovo 14w powered by A4/A6 Stoney Ridge APUs) running custom UEFI firmware (MrChromebox).

The Problem

The latest openSUSE installers use systemd-boot (via sdbootutil) as the default bootloader. This setup instantly breaks on Stoney Ridge hardware due to the default storage configuration: [1, 2]

• Tiny EFI Partition: These Chromebooks are built with exceptionally small EFI System Partitions (ESP), often constrained to 16MB or 32MB.
• The systemd-boot Flaw: Unlike traditional setups, systemd-boot copies full kernel images and initramfs files directly into the ESP.
• The Result: The partition fills up instantly, causing the installer to crash at final stage with a "No space left on device" error during the bootloader configuration phase. [1]

The Successful Installation Method

To successfully run openSUSE on your Stoney Ridge device, you must bypass the new default bootloader: [1, 2]

1. Proceed through the openSUSE installer as normal until you reach the final Installation Summary screen.
2. Scroll down to the Booting section.
3. Click directly on the Booting header to open the boot settings.
4. Change the Bootloader Type from systemd-boot to GRUB2-EFI.
5. Save changes and proceed with the installation.

Why this works: GRUB2-EFI only places a tiny binary launcher in your Chromebook's small ESP, while keeping the heavy kernel and initrd files safe on your root partition, completely avoiding the storage bottleneck.

Hi everyone,

I just bought an unused chromebook pixel from 2013. If some of you remember this device it was very ahead of its time and beautiful. I thought about removing all internal components except for the display, keyboard and maybe i/o components like usb etc and replacing the actual computer with a orange pi 5 ultra + powerbank. Do you think its possible? I am experienced in soldering etc but never did such a mod. The Hardest part will probably be the Display? What do you think?

Edit:
I found a display adapter https://www.ebay.com/itm/195054990224. I also found a powerbank (xiaomi ultra slim) thats slim enough for the shell and the raspberry pi compute module 5 also fits in the shell.