Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2014 11:52:16 -0700 (MST) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: Adrian Chadd <adrian@freebsd.org> Cc: "freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org" <freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: FreeBSD on Acer C710 Chromebook Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.11.1412271138200.63470@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <CAJ-Vmom_kRtbAPykqPEstGJYUdO8suRhMnfWPDGu5ODAi05_vg@mail.gmail.com> References: <alpine.BSF.2.11.1412181602330.36072@wonkity.com> <CAJ-VmomMfdYKZO4sANpD6vvSsjn10oBCCBnX4shFD8KPoK9CEw@mail.gmail.com> <alpine.BSF.2.11.1412242024250.78400@wonkity.com> <CAJ-Vmo=_LhF4a-3zJT_=qtDHF_uv6AxL=zaW6t29mK7gLeHLDA@mail.gmail.com> <CAJ-Vmom_kRtbAPykqPEstGJYUdO8suRhMnfWPDGu5ODAi05_vg@mail.gmail.com>
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On Sat, 27 Dec 2014, Adrian Chadd wrote: > So we'd have to setup a chromeos layout partition table and such. > > http://www.chromium.org/chromium-os/chromiumos-design-docs/disk-format > > .. but their boot environment expects an EFI32 boot loader. And we > don't have that support just yet. > > (Another reason to get EFI32 done..) My impression was that with SeaBIOS, it could boot from a normal MBR. But I do not have a machine to test. The C710's advantage is that RAM can be added and it takes a normal 2.5 SATA device (7mm, but still). The C720 has a faster processor, but RAM (2G) is soldered in, there are no sockets, and the SSD is the newer M.2 form factor. It already has SeaBIOS, though. While searching, I saw information that Debian could be used on these, or at least be booted. There is also a Youtube video showing Windows 7 running on one of these machines.
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