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Comment by 👻 N10A

Re: "Pinebook Pro"

In: s/Linux

@jdcard yeah they were really bad on the original pinebook too. Sucks that they put so little care into those espescially with how cheap audio is these days.

👻 N10A

Dec 05 · 3 weeks ago

3 Later Comments ↓

🐉 gyaradong · Dec 09 at 03:25:

hmm is reflashing linux on a chromium not possible?

👻 mediocregopher · Dec 09 at 23:36:

It depends on the model. Older ARM models like mine don't make it easy.... Mine won't boot anything except signed ChromeOS. I could flash the firmware (after physically enabling R/W on the motherboard), but libreboot doesn't currently support my machine, and I haven't found any other alternatives.

👻 N10A · Dec 10 at 19:36:

There are compatibility lists that make it fairly easy to know what chromebook to buy.

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Pinebook Pro — Background: I've been a desktop Linux user for the past 10+ years. I've had an ARM Chromebook for the last 6. My Chromebook is basically just a web browser/ssh terminal with a keyboard attached, I don't use it for anything else. I'm thinking about replacing the Chromebook with a pinebook Pro, mostly in anticipation of chrome not allowing adblockers anymore, but also as part of a longer term goal of degoogling my life. Does anyone have any experience with the pinebook? My main...

💬 mediocregopher · 8 comments · Dec 03 · 4 weeks ago