Google ScreenAI: make your Chromebook melt down - eviltoast
  • unemployedclaquer@sopuli.xyz
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    3 days ago

    i’m very ignorant on this but are those legion of gazillion of chrome books potentially root-able? sorry that’s my fantasy

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      3 days ago

      it was previously quite easy, but it seems to be getting much harder as Google locks the ecosystem down alongside their push towards manifest v3 (cause nobody can have nice things) and potentially moving their Chromebooks to Android

      a used Chromebook might still be a good option for a cheap linux laptop though — your mileage may vary. if you go that route, look for one that lets you replace its bootloader. the Google one is extremely annoying if you’re running a third-party OS, because it’ll wipe your SSD and reinstall ChromeOS if you hit spacebar during boot (probably Google’s way to punish the user for straying too far from the ecosystem)

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        3 days ago

        yeas friend, i have an interesting “high-speed” cable that only belongs to my silly little hard drives. And I pulled that shit before the fascist turnover.