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Running an OS install off an SDCard isn't ideal, but perhaps most importantly developer mode is confirmed. It should just be a matter of time until it is trivi

Running an OS install off an SDCard isn't ideal, but perhaps most importantly developer mode is confirmed. It should just be a matter of time until it is trivial to reimage the internal ssd and u-boot directly into Ubuntu (or other distros with ARM builds) off the ssd. That plus a fast SDCard for data storage makes a very compelling Linux ultrabook-ish-system.

rbanffy 14y ago
I imagine reimaging the built-in SSD should be relatively simple. It may be a little more complicated to turn off the signed boot validation and the developer mode warning.
- blackvine_jn 14y ago
  The ability to reimage the SSD is the last hurdle preventing me buying one.
  - icelancer 14y ago
    I assume this will happen relatively quickly. I'll pick one up as soon as they are available to the public; using ChromeOS in the meantime can't be all that bad.
thekevan 14y ago
I dual boot my CR48 with Ubuntu. It also has a 16did SSD, so space is tight. I do use an SD card for extra storage, bu some applications (like Dropbox) don't like to use an SD card. However this is basically a 2 year old prototype and it still serves me very well.
- derleth 14y ago
  > some applications (like Dropbox) don't like to use an SD card. I'm probably just being dense, but why would an application want to know anything at all about the hardware underlying a directory? (It could probably parse /etc/mtab and make an educated guess, but why go to the trouble in the first place?)
  - pyre 14y ago
    I don't think the parent was suggesting that Dropbox was specifically saying "this is an SD card, I will die now." More likely, it's pattern of fs access aren't ideal for an SD card.
    - derleth 14y ago
      > More likely, it's pattern of fs access aren't ideal for an SD card. Well, this makes sense.
- RexRollman 14y ago
  Here, here. I still use mine daily, even after getting an iPad.

rbanffy 14y ago

I imagine reimaging the built-in SSD should be relatively simple. It may be a little more complicated to turn off the signed boot validation and the developer mode warning.

blackvine_jn 14y ago
The ability to reimage the SSD is the last hurdle preventing me buying one.
- icelancer 14y ago
  I assume this will happen relatively quickly. I'll pick one up as soon as they are available to the public; using ChromeOS in the meantime can't be all that bad.

thekevan 14y ago

I dual boot my CR48 with Ubuntu. It also has a 16did SSD, so space is tight. I do use an SD card for extra storage, bu some applications (like Dropbox) don't like to use an SD card. However this is basically a 2 year old prototype and it still serves me very well.

derleth 14y ago
> some applications (like Dropbox) don't like to use an SD card. I'm probably just being dense, but why would an application want to know anything at all about the hardware underlying a directory? (It could probably parse /etc/mtab and make an educated guess, but why go to the trouble in the first place?)
- pyre 14y ago
  I don't think the parent was suggesting that Dropbox was specifically saying "this is an SD card, I will die now." More likely, it's pattern of fs access aren't ideal for an SD card.
  - derleth 14y ago
    > More likely, it's pattern of fs access aren't ideal for an SD card. Well, this makes sense.
RexRollman 14y ago
Here, here. I still use mine daily, even after getting an iPad.