depthboot-builder VS chromebook-linux-audio

This project seems to be just gone now? All links in this post, and the repo, and the github account are 404s

https://github.com/eupnea-linux/depthboot-builder

Anyone know what happened? It’s been one day

Check into the Eupnea project. Using depthboot, you could run Linux off of a USB stick and still boot into ChromeOS without having to mess with the firmware. But for a true dual boot implementation, that is what you are going to have to do. Check out r/chrultrabook (after it reopens; it is still private).

https://eupnea-linux.github.io/ gets the job done today. Turned my cheap LTE chromebook into a nice travel laptop running arch linux.

Btw I'd avoid Chromebooks for Linux due to firmware/driver compatibility issues. Some can have the firmware reflashed to install Linux, and some can have Linux installed without reflashing via a newer utility called DepthBoot, but in general you're more likely to have issues with Linux on a Chromebook than on a former Windows laptop.

I install Ubuntu on Chromebook Pixel (2015) with Depthboot and use it as a server.

You can use https://eupnea-linux.github.io/ Instead.

Lacking of audio support under Windows and Linux after installation is common. Even some driver support tool in windows can't help (just tried with one of my Chromebooks) The better choice is installing Eupnea Project Linux distro (https://eupnea-linux.github.io/) to gain partial audio support or even full support (based on your device model YMMV) The 2nd solution is to buy a 3.5 mm jack to USB-C dungle to convert your headphone jack to USB-C so that they can be recognized by your Chromebook under any OS. You can find it on Amazon. Good luck

I have an ASUS C423N and I switched from Xubuntu to Mint XFCE. The audio wasn't working, so I tried installing the audio drivers from here. When I try installing the SOF drivers, I get "Error: Failed to Install Kernel". When I try installing the AVS drivers, it says I need to update my kernel to 6.0. The only reason I think the kernel install could be failing is that I don't have python 3.10 installed, but I don't know how to check if I do. All help appreciated.

I actually picked up a Pixelbook Go off ebay this week because I wanted a really nice quality laptop for Linux. Getting things figured out was kind of hellish (I'm working on a guide) but I was looking into Depthboot yesterday as a way to see if I could get audio working (the custom kernel seemed like it had better chances).

Ended up not working, as Depthboot requires you to build your own images and there's a problem where the builder gets stuck on the DE step (and also the github seems to imply the project might be getting sunset?)

In my experience, follow MrChromebox's firmware utility guide to set up UEFI firmware, use a recent kernel as they have good support for most chrome os devices, and for audio the absolute amazing https://github.com/WeirdTreeThing/chromebook-linux-audio solved like 3 days of headache for me with one script.

I'd highly recommend it. Picked up an i5/16GB/128GB config for ~$200 and it's hardware on par with my M1 Macbook Air, and the first x86 laptop I've owned with battery life to match, especially with Arch. Amazing value and I think my favorite linux device ever.

I agree with u/ZetaZoid and u/nelgar1260. All I would add is the need to be aware that all Skylake based Chromebooks have issues with audio in alt-OS scenarios. The stock Google firmware/OS resolves the underlying cause however if you decide to replace Chrome OS, before taking the plunge be sure to thoroughly read MrChromebox's firmware page and follow the FAQ link to the chromebook-linux-audio github.

It's been running great, actually. I'm using Fedora more than ChromeOS now, LOL. It seems to run at about the same speed (at least from what I've been noticing). Some drivers didn't work at first (ie audio and keyboard backlight), but I was able to fix the audio with WeirdTreeThing's script. I haven't gotten the backlight to work yet, however, though I've been poking it around with OpenRGB if you want to try it. Maybe you'll have more luck than me, haha.

See https://github.com/WeirdTreeThing/chromebook-linux-audio for audio.