I have one of the models without the screw and was able to disable write protect using a special USB-C cable. It wasn't very difficult, just needed the hardware.
-Ben On Friday, May 23rd, 2025 at 9:14 AM, Vince Winter <[email protected]> wrote: > The protection screw went away after I think 2021 models or so (citation > required). More complicated but very doable. > > Vince Winter, Technology Sorcerer of the Adept Circle > > On Fri, May 23, 2025, 9:12 AM Bryan Vyhmeister [email protected] wrote: > > > On Fri, May 23, 2025, at 08:56, Mr Apps wrote: > > > > > Does anyone have experience installing Linux on a Chromebook? > > > Specifically, the ASUS Chromebook Model C300S. Release period: 2015. > > > > > > I've seen many references on how to accomplish getting Linux on a > > > Chromebook, but I failed. > > > at it a couple of years ago with a HP Chromebook. > > > > > > I know there are things like removing a write protection screw on the > > > mother board, etc > > > in order to accomplish the task. > > > > > > If anyone could point me to a detailed reference document, it would be > > > greatly appreciated. > > > > This is where I would start. > > > > https://docs.mrchromebox.tech/docs/getting-started.html > > > > I have installed the full UEFI ROM for various Chromebooks from this site > > which allows a full OS install. I tried installing OpenBSD on a couple but > > had issues. Ubuntu or Fedora worked fairly well with occasional issues like > > no sound on my Chromebook Go but that is a known issue. > > > > Bryan
