
- #HOW TO INSTALL LINUX ON SCHOOL CHROMEBOOK VERIFICATION#
- #HOW TO INSTALL LINUX ON SCHOOL CHROMEBOOK PC#
- #HOW TO INSTALL LINUX ON SCHOOL CHROMEBOOK ISO#
If you have followed all the directions above, then you will already have ubuntu installed. So we want to use the bios from MrChromebox.tech. We want UEFI bios in order to have better functionality. So.the legacy bios from johnlewis is great but it is Legacy bios. These instructions were written while I was away from my home office so I may have missed something. Hit enter and Ubuntu should start installing. It will generate another menu, and then after menu is done loading.

when you see this type "help" and hit enter. You should see a trying to install a GFXgui.
#HOW TO INSTALL LINUX ON SCHOOL CHROMEBOOK VERIFICATION#
On OS Verification warning screen press ctrl+l to go to SeaBios. Put usb in chromebook and turn on the chromebook. Once installed on usb you can start the install of ubuntu to your chromebook. And follow these instructions for Alternate install to install ubuntu on the USB drive.
#HOW TO INSTALL LINUX ON SCHOOL CHROMEBOOK PC#
On that same pc install the Chromebook Recovery Utility.
#HOW TO INSTALL LINUX ON SCHOOL CHROMEBOOK ISO#
To do this download the latest ubuntu iso on another pc. Now you need to create a usb drive that will let you install linux. Once bios is installed you will be able to boot from USB. Once jumper is removed, login to chromeOS and do the Bios install. *****NOTE: Remove Jumper first, before doing Bios install******** Picture showing mobo write block jumper, notice in upper left hand side a screw hole with arrow pointing to it and two copper semi circles around the screw hole. If you look by the left usb port you will see a screw on the mobo with two copper pads on each side of it. The jumper screw is on the upper left hand side of the mobo. iFixit has great documentation on accessing the mother board. Part of the instructions requires you to remove a jumper screw from the motherboard. This link has complete instructions on the bios install. I am tracing down a fix for this that involves getting into the bios menu but have not had a chance to get to try it. Unfortunately I cannot get my laptop keyboard working but USB works fine.

I still get the chrome warning screen at boot, but legacy booting (ctrl+l) SEAbios will let me boot Ubuntu from the local storage. I have successfully stripped(mostly) chromeOS.
