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xubuntu-23.04-desktop-amd64.iso (April 2023, 3 GB) installs on an Intel Bay Trail quad-core Chromebook, with write-protect screw removed and MrChromebox firmwar
by turtleyacht 3y ago
xubuntu-23.04-desktop-amd64.iso (April 2023, 3 GB) installs on an Intel Bay Trail quad-core Chromebook, with write-protect screw removed and MrChromebox firmware.
The .iso was copied to a USB drive with dd.
Whether the distro works may be a matter of whether it will boot.
Sub-1 gigabyte .iso distros that did not boot from USB included ArchBang Linux, AntiX Linux, Bodhi Linux, and Puppy Linux.
- turtleyacht 3y agoActually, the <1 GB distros do indeed boot from USB. I had to specifically choose the USB device from Coreboot's menu. To do this, 1. Press Escape at the rabbit logo 2. Select Boot Menu 3. Select USB (usually the last item) ArchBang Linux, AntiX Linux, Bodhi Linux, and Puppy Linux boot successfully this way, albeit initialization takes a little bit longer. Coreboot may have a timeout that is longer than the USB detection logic, and selecting USB commits the choice to wait. Now I want to try Slackware and maybe even Linux from Scratch (LFS).