I have a chromebook that i wiped chromoOS of and installed Debian 11 on...

the only thing i miss from chromeOS is you could use various key combos to
use keys you don't have; pgup, pgdn, end, home, delete, etc.

Anyone else doing this have a fix to get that functionality back?

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fang-castro wrote to All <=-

I have a chromebook that i wiped chromoOS of and installed Debian 11
on...

I'll be doing that shortly on this one. This chromebook has reached
end of life and will no longer get updates. (I'm using crouton right
now for multimail)

the only thing i miss from chromeOS is you could use various key combos
to use keys you don't have; pgup, pgdn, end, home, delete, etc.
Anyone else doing this have a fix to get that functionality back?

Under crouton I just went into the keyboard settings and added the combo's
to get those functions.

Shawn

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I have a chromebook that i wiped chromoOS of and installed Debian 11

the only thing i miss from chromeOS is you could use various key comb to use keys you don't have; pgup, pgdn, end, home, delete, etc. Anyone else doing this have a fix to get that functionality back?

Under crouton I just went into the keyboard settings and added the
combo's to get those functions.

crouton is still chromeOS =/

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the only thing i miss from chromeOS is you could use various key combos to use keys you don't have; pgup, pgdn, end, home, delete, etc.

One expects this would come under kayboard mapping. But I can't help much more than that, I've not had much joy with it in the past.. haven't looked for a looooong time.

Spec


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On 10 Sep 2021, Spectre said the following...

the only thing i miss from chromeOS is you could use various key comb use keys you don't have; pgup, pgdn, end, home, delete, etc.

One expects this would come under kayboard mapping. But I can't help
much more than that, I've not had much joy with it in the past..
haven't looked for a looooong time.

I got off my lazy ass and looked =)

http://www.fascinatingcaptain.com/projects/automate-chromebook-fixes-for-linux/

This guy fixed everything!

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fang-castro wrote to All <=-

I have a chromebook that i wiped chromoOS of and installed Debian 11
on...

Usually, pressing one of the meta keys along with the arrow keys would do
the trick. I have an X131e running Ubuntu that I'll have to try that on.

What did you use to get Debian on it? I used SeaBIOS on my X131e when Google stopped supporting it.


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On 10 Sep 2021, poindexter FORTRAN said the following...

I have a chromebook that i wiped chromoOS of and installed Debian 11 on...

What did you use to get Debian on it? I used SeaBIOS on my X131e when Google stopped supporting it.

I used a script from mrchomebox.tech ... I have Mr.Chromebox-4.14 with UEFI firmware.

Last night I got all my keys remapped and working, I'm thrilled! This is what
I used:

http://www.fascinatingcaptain.com/projects/automate-chromebook-fixes-for-linux/

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On 10 Sep 2021, fang-castro said the following...

the only thing i miss from chromeOS is you could use various key combos
to use keys you don't have; pgup, pgdn, end, home, delete, etc.

Anyone else doing this have a fix to get that functionality back?

I am thinking you should be able to map keys. Don't remember how though. It's been about 20 years since I ran Debian, really any linux, full time other than on headless Raspberry Pi's.

Don't want to derail your thread but how hard was it to throw Debian on the chromebook? I have a perfectly good Asus that's at least a year beyond Chromebook updates I've been trying to figure out what to do with.

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On 10 Sep 2021, fang-castro said the following...

I used a script from mrchomebox.tech ... I have Mr.Chromebox-4.14 with UEFI firmware.

Thanks. That's what I was looking for. Be careful with the link though, that one takes you to a spam site. Left the R out of the mrchromebox lol.

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On 10 Sep 2021, Captain Obvious said the following...

I used a script from mrchomebox.tech ... I have Mr.Chromebox-4.14 wit UEFI firmware.

Thanks. That's what I was looking for. Be careful with the link though, that one takes you to a spam site. Left the R out of the mrchromebox lol.

Oops! Sorry...

These cheap little chRomebooks are perfect for linux laptops; glad you found what you needed.

In my experience the touchpad gets ~touchy~ and you really have to hit the
far bottom right of the pad to do a right-click.

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crouton is still chromeOS =/

Right so the exact same procedure in my ubuntu install doesn't work the
exact same way as it does in yours. Don't be so condescending pretty
damn rude if you ask me.

Shawn


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On 11 Sep 2021, Tiny said the following...

crouton is still chromeOS =/

Right so the exact same procedure in my ubuntu install doesn't work the exact same way as it does in yours. Don't be so condescending pretty damn rude if you ask me.

I don't think you understand. Maybe this is why you think I am being condescending.

I removed chromeOS from my chromebook.

I didn't just use the linux virtual machine that came with chromeOS. So I
can't use chromeOS options.

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fang-castro wrote to Tiny <=-

I removed chromeOS from my chromebook.
I didn't just use the linux virtual machine that came with chromeOS. So
I can't use chromeOS options.

Correct. I had to remap the keys using the keyboard remapping options under ubuntu. Has nothing to do with chromos.... That's why I suggested it.

I too will be removing chromeos in the next few weeks as this model has been end of lifed.

Shawn

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On 12 Sep 2021, Tiny said the following...

Correct. I had to remap the keys using the keyboard remapping options under ubuntu. Has nothing to do with chromos.... That's why I suggested it.

Sorry. I misunderstood.

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fang-castro wrote to Tiny <=-

Sorry. I misunderstood.

Sorry I snapped. No excuse other then under pressure and
taking it out on everyone.

Anyway - now running GalliumOS with the full bios flash
so no going back for me now. :)

Shawn

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Tiny wrote to fang-castro <=-

Anyway - now running GalliumOS with the full bios flash
so no going back for me now. :)

Gallium looked nice, but I had problems booting it. I have another
Chromebook going EOL, so I may try with it next.


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Gallium looked nice, but I had problems booting it. I have another Chromebook going EOL, so I may try with it next.

Don't connect to wifi when installing. Let it install what it has then
update afterwards. Otherwise the installer downloads some ubuntu upgrade
that breaks on chromebooks.

It's working amazing here.... faster then chromeos (even using chrome
browser) LOL

Shawn

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Anyway - now running GalliumOS with the full bios flash
so no going back for me now. :)

I need to check their site again, but I'm pretty sure that doesn't support my Chromebooks yet. I have an Acer Chromebook 14 among others that I wouldn't
mind running that on.

Speaking of Chromebooks, though.. My CR-48's power supply was sitting
unplugged from the laptop (but still plugged into the wall) on the floor..
and it caught on fire! Man it's a good thing I happened to be in my computer room BBSing late that night. I would've normally been passed out on the couch by then! It was either carpet fuzz, a bug, or Google trying to kill me..

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phigan wrote (2021-09-14):

Anyway - now running GalliumOS with the full bios flash
so no going back for me now. :)

I need to check their site again, but I'm pretty sure that doesn't
support my Chromebooks yet. I have an Acer Chromebook 14 among others
that I wouldn't mind running that on.

Speaking of Chromebooks, though.. My CR-48's power supply was sitting unplugged from the laptop (but still plugged into the wall) on the floor.. and it caught on fire! Man it's a good thing I happened to be in my computer room BBSing late that night. I would've normally been passed out on the couch by then! It was either carpet fuzz, a bug, or Google trying
to kill me..

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HAL: Affirmative, Dave. I read you.
Dave: Open the pod bay doors, HAL.
HAL: I'm sorry, Dave. I'm afraid I can't do that.
Dave: What's the problem?
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HAL: This mission is too important for me to allow you to jeopardize it.
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phigan wrote to Tiny <=-

I need to check their site again, but I'm pretty sure that doesn't
support my Chromebooks yet. I have an Acer Chromebook 14 among others
that I wouldn't mind running that on.

This is the acer cb3-531 (15").

Speaking of Chromebooks, though.. My CR-48's power supply was sitting unplugged from the laptop (but still plugged into the wall) on the
floor.. and it caught on fire! Man it's a good thing I happened to be
in my computer room BBSing late that night. I would've normally been passed out on the couch by then! It was either carpet fuzz, a bug, or Google trying to kill me..

Wow! That was lucky you were there.

Shawn

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Tiny wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-

Gallium looked nice, but I had problems booting it. I have another Chromebook going EOL, so I may try with it next.

Don't connect to wifi when installing. Let it install what it has then update afterwards. Otherwise the installer downloads some ubuntu
upgrade that breaks on chromebooks.

I couldn't even boot it on a Lenovo X131e. I have a N21 that's going EOL,
I'll try it again.


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phigan wrote to Tiny <=-

Speaking of Chromebooks, though.. My CR-48's power supply was sitting unplugged from the laptop (but still plugged into the wall) on the
floor.. and it caught on fire!

Wasn't that the first Chromebook model? Might be part of their "Agressive
EOL" strategy.


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On 13 Sep 2021 at 11:33a, Tiny pondered and said...

Sorry I snapped. No excuse other then under pressure and
taking it out on everyone.

Hi. Just good vibes your way to you and yours... it's a pants time at the mo. Hope you guys are doing a wee bit better today.

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poindexter FORTRAN wrote to Tiny <=-

I couldn't even boot it on a Lenovo X131e. I have a N21 that's going
EOL, I'll try it again.

I was lucky with this one that the bios was a easy flash, and the WP
screw was drillable. (Stripped it so just drilled it out) Once that
was done it was a quite simple install. No going back, but why would
I when it wouldn't get updates anyway.

Shawn

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Avon wrote to Tiny <=-

Hi. Just good vibes your way to you and yours... it's a pants time at
the mo. Hope you guys are doing a wee bit better today.

At least my tooth is "fixed" so I am no longer gouging a hole into
the side of my tounge everytime I speak. The rest of it isn't changing
anytime soon.

Shawn


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Wasn't that the first Chromebook model? Might be part of their
"Agressive EOL" strategy.

Haha, yes it was! And I thought Apple was bad with their planned obsolescence!

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Tiny wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-

I couldn't even boot it on a Lenovo X131e. I have a N21 that's going
EOL, I'll try it again.

I was lucky with this one that the bios was a easy flash, and the WP
screw was drillable. (Stripped it so just drilled it out) Once that
was done it was a quite simple install. No going back, but why would
I when it wouldn't get updates anyway.

I'll try again, my mom has a wonderful 14" Toshiba Chromebook with a lovely 1080p screen and great audio, but it's falling off support. Hopefully
Gallium will work on it.


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poindexter FORTRAN wrote to Tiny <=-

I'll try again, my mom has a wonderful 14" Toshiba Chromebook with a lovely 1080p screen and great audio, but it's falling off support. Hopefully Gallium will work on it.

Fingers crossed for you. It's worth spending time on, that's why
I wanted to save this one the audio and 15" screen were too nice to
throw away.

Shawn

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