[TynesideLUG] Booting Bunsenlabs Linux on an Acer Chromebook 14

[Alan Page]

Hi Ian
I am not sure how relevant, or how helpful this will be, but for what it is worth -
Assuming the Chromebook is 64bit? - I had no trouble installing the May release of Lubuntu on an out-of-support Apple iMac, which appeared to recognise my USB installer as a UEFI device - it installed without a hitch.Any other Linux installers that it did not see as a UEFI device, it would not respond to.
So assuming 64bit, you might like to try Lubuntu.
RegardsAlan

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  On Wed, 8 Dec 2021 at 9:25, Will McElderry<will at mcelderry.com> wrote:   Hi Ian,


(and everyone - first post! I'd hoped to drop in to the meetup on the
weekend to say "hi", but life happened)


I've been playing with Secure Boot recently, it sounds like something
similar is giving you trouble.

Do you have any settings in the BIOS to disable it? (I'm not sure how
locked down a Chromebook is)

Can you provide any information about what you've done to get the system
running (e.g. a link to what you followed)?

Have you tried starting your bootloader from the UEFI shell, or is part
of your question 'How do I use the UEFI shell'?


Will.


On 05/12/2021 16:34, Ian Bruntlett wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I was asked to wipe the private data from the abovementioned Chromebook.
> With some effort I booted Bunsenlabs (lithium 3) from a USB memory stick,
> used GParted to create a new partition table. Then I created a single
> partition that I filled up with random data using the dd command.
>
> Then I booted Bunsenlabs Linux from USB memory stick and installed it
> successfully on the internal drive.
>
> However, when I attempt to boot Bunsenlabs from the internal drive, I get
> dropped into "UEFI Interactive Shell v2.2". Which lists mapping table FS0,
> FS1 and also lists BLK0, BLK4, BLK5, BLK3.
>
> Any suggestions on what to do?
>
> TIA,
>
> Ian
>


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