I got the suzyq cable from sparkfun. wasn't super expensive. I'll bring it to the plug clinics just in case someone needs to go against our corporate overlords.
-Ben On Friday, May 23rd, 2025 at 12:32 PM, Vince Winter <[email protected]> wrote: > @ Ben did you make the cable yourself or do you have one of the spark fun > suzyQ cables? > > Vince Winter, Technology Sorcerer of the Adept Circle > > On Fri, May 23, 2025, 9:30 AM Ben Koenig [email protected] wrote: > > > 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
