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On 1/7/15 2:05 PM, kirk russell wrote:
>> https://wiki.freebsd.org/FreeBSD/arm/Chromebook
> Using the instructions on the wiki, I was able to boot a FreeBSD USB
> key on my Snow/Chromebook.

Awesome!

I see that a 32GB USB 3.0 device is not bootable, even in the USB 2.0 
port. This may be because of a timeout:

http://archlinuxarm.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=47&t=6397

The device should work for storage though. The Sandisk FIT modules are 
quire useful being low-profile.

Michael