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Can you not already do that? You can do enable developer mode and from there (in theory) it’s possible to use them as regular PCs and boot any Linux distro or e

Can you not already do that? You can do enable developer mode and from there (in theory) it’s possible to use them as regular PCs and boot any Linux distro or even Windows. I don’t know about things like battery life though

zozbot234 3y ago
You need to remove a write-protection screw from the logic board and replace the firmware, or the Chromebook will prompt you to factory-reset it at each boot. Very annoying, makes it feel like a useless toy.
- sam1r 3y ago
  ^^ very good to know. Thanks for that.
  - circuit10 3y ago
    I think that’s not the case any more. I didn’t have to do this Edit: “In newer devices, we've moved away from the WP signal being controlled by a physical screw and to a separate chip controlling the WP signal.”