[coreboot] help with Chromebook linux install

Sean Felipe Wolfe stjohnskid at gmail.com
Tue Aug 15 18:38:16 CEST 2017


Awesome, thanks Matt and great site :)

On Tue, Aug 15, 2017 at 9:36 AM, Matt DeVillier <matt.devillier at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Sean,
>
> you can easily change the firmware boot flags using my Firmware Utility
> Script: https://mrchromebox.tech/#fwscript
>
> you'll want option #4, then select the option for '1s + Legacy Boot
> default.'  You can optionally remove the Developer Mode splash screen
> completely via option 6.
>
> cheers,
> Matt
>
> On Tue, Aug 15, 2017 at 11:12 AM, Sean Felipe Wolfe <stjohnskid at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hey everybody, I'm installing Linux Mint on a Samsung Chromebook 11.
>>
>> I've successfully installed the OS by removing the write-protect screw,
>> then running John Lewis's firmware update script. I'm now trying to get rid
>> of the startup developer-mode screen to have the system boot right up to
>> Mint. That's the one where I press Ctrl-L to get the SeaBios prompt. I
>> found this article,
>>
>> https://johnlewis.ie/how-to-make-the-legacy-seabios-firmware
>> -slot-the-default-on-a-haswell-broadwell-based-chromebook/
>>
>> But this requires ChromeOS to still be installed and I overwrote it when
>> I put in Mint.
>>
>> How can I remove that initial Google developer mode screen without
>> ChromeOS installed?
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>>
>> ps. if this is the wrong mailing list could you make a suggestion for
>> another?
>>
>> Thanks!!
>>
>>
>>
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