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Easy, wipe the system and install Linux on it.

• wanderer_ 4y ago
  Another little push in the right direction: you'll have to go into developer mode to expose the shell and flip the write-protect bit.
  • jiffygist 4y ago
    Could it possibly be impossible to enter developer mode? If so, could it be possible to somehow flip the write protect bit "by hand"?
    • sp332 4y ago
      Some Chromebooks do have a physical switch, like in the battery compartment. I don't know of any Chromebooks where it's actually impossible to enter developer mode.
    • livueta 4y ago
      Every Chromebook model I've ever had has had a physical switch or screw that can be removed/toggled somewhere on the motherboard to unset the write-protect bit. e.g. https://joshuawoehlke.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/dell-3120-wp-screw.png https://joshuawoehlke.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/dell-31...
      • wanderer_ 4y ago
        Oops, I had forgotten about that. I was doing a bit of ...research a while back to apply to my own school machine.
• throwawybllion 4y ago
  Probably need to log into the school account on chromeos So run another chromeos in a VM and just shut it down to switch to personal