3 ms·
The end-of-life problem seems like it could be solved, depending on the specific model. Many Chromebooks can have coreboot installed (https://mrchromebox.tech/
by rahimnathwani 3y ago
The end-of-life problem seems like it could be solved, depending on the specific model.
Many Chromebooks can have coreboot installed (https://mrchromebox.tech/ https://mrchromebox.tech/), turning them into regular PCs.
And since Google bought Neverware, a regular PC can be turned into a Chromebook by installing ChromeOS Flex.
- techniquetech 3y ago.... or linux machines. Have an old Chromebook with Gallium OS installed on it and it's a fantastic little machine!
- rahimnathwani 3y agoGalliumOS is great but sadly it's no longer maintained. I think you can get most of the same benefits with a vanilla distro, but you have to be willing to do the tweaking yourself. I installed Arch on a CB3-111 last week, and it seems to work fine. I will probably make it swap to zram, and see if I can install a better touchpad driver, but the other limitations aren't things I can fix, most importantly: - only 4GB RAM - no meta (windows) key, so I'm using alt as the meta key for i3 - function keys are labelled as media keys, so I have to remember which one is F1 But neither GalliumOS nor Arch are a practical solutions for schools today, unless there's an easy way to lock them down and have central management?