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> Also, Chrome OS devices explicitly support unlocking and installing alternative OSes. Not anymore they don't. I recently bought a chromebook hoping to nuke i
by GloriousKoji 5y ago
> Also, Chrome OS devices explicitly support unlocking and installing alternative OSes.
Not anymore they don't. I recently bought a chromebook hoping to nuke it and install Linux but the bootloader is locked and I can't install any random OS. There's even dedicated linux distros like Gallium OS targeting chromebook devices specifically but if you look at the compatibility chart it's support is very limited for anything newer than 2018. Even crouton compatibility wasn't satisfactory and I gave up and just went full google approved with Crostini.
- TheDong 5y ago> Not anymore they don't. I recently bought a chromebook .. but the bootloader is locked Every ChromeOS device I know of supports developer mode, and I was fairly sure google mandated it. Which device do you have which does not support developer mode?
- GloriousKoji 5y agoAcer 311 but any chromebook with an Intel Gemini Lake processor has a locked bootloader and bios. Developer Mode can be enabled but the most that gets is installing crouton which is still beholden to booting Chrome OS and using it's kernel.
- TheDong 5y agoOh, huh, indeed that seems to be more involved than just developer mode. That one supports CCD, so you can still "root" it, but instead of just enabling developer mode, you also have to connect a cable and go through a slightly more involved process. Fortunately, it's quite well documented: https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromiumos/platform/ec/+/cr50_stab/docs/case_closed_debugging_cr50.md#ccd-open https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromiumos/platform/ec/+/c... It's still not fully locked since following the above doc should let you flash your own firmware
- modeless 5y agoYou can't enable developer mode? What Chromebook is that?