Subj : Re: Lacros
To   : poindexter FORTRAN
From : Mike Dippel
Date : Sun Aug 13 2023 21:27:16

On 8/11/2023 8:59 AM, poindexter FORTRAN wrote to Mike Dippel:

-> -=> Mike Dippel wrote to ALL <=-
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->  MD> The Lacros project ÿ an acronym for Linux and Chrome OS, may be a good
->  MD> thing to revive my old Chromebook.
-> 
->  Another options is ChromeOS Flex; it's meant to provide ChromeOS to
->  non-Chromebooks, but it also runs on EOL Chromebooks.
-> 
->  I've got it running on a nice older Samsung Chromebook with the 1080p
->  screen and high-end audio. Everything works except for the audio, I'm
->  waiting for an update to make it work.
-> 
->  It runs nicely on a Lenovo X100e I have.
-> 
->  While it's more work, you can also load SeaBIOS on most chromebooks and
->  then run any OS you want - I had Windows and Linux running on an older
->  Chromebook. You typically have to take off the bottom of the chromebook
->  and flip a switch on the logic board to unlock the bootloader, though.
->  It's a little hairy.

I have "saved" a lot of pc's by installing chrome OS in the past.  I bookmarked their 
page and will look into it soon.  Thanks for the info.

Mike Dippel
 
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