The Snapdragon 7 is an ARM CPU, so there might not be any distros that would support that Duet 5 13.3. If you do end up buying a Chromebook, I agree that you really don't want to use ChromeOS. I used a Chromebook at my library recently, & it was so limiting, that it was almost useless. I was unable to print a PDF from a USB jump drive, & it doesn't get more basic than that. I asked a librarian if he knew how to do this, & he said I don't think you can do that on our chromebooks!
On Mon, Jan 17, 2022 at 9:12 PM Ben Koenig <[email protected]> wrote: > ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ > > On Monday, January 17th, 2022 at 8:47 PM, John Jason Jordan < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > For some time I have been shopping for a computer to hold while > > > > reading in a recliner, hence weight is an issue. I started looking at > > > > tablets, thinking that I could get one with a separate keyboard for > > > > times when the touchscreen was not adequate. But lately I've discovered > > > > that nowadays there are lots of Chromebooks that are "2-in-1" capable, > > > > that is, the keyboard is detachable. Of these the one currently at the > > > > top of my list is the Lenovo IdeaPad Chromebook Duet 5 13.3, which is > > > > available for ~$400. > > > > The problem is that I'd much rather have a real distro instead of > > > > Chrome OS. Yes, I know that Chrome OS is based on Linux, but it's kind > > > > of limiting, plus I'd like to stay away from Google, if possible. The > > > > problem is trying to find information about putting any other OS on the > > > > Duet 5 13.3. For example, I stumbled on Gallium, an Xfce/Ubuntu 'for > > > > Chromebooks' spin-off, but their hardware support page lists only > > > > Chromebooks several years old. Plus, the Duet 5 13.3 has a Snapdragon 7 > > > > CPU, which they don't even mention, and I know next to nothing about > > > > CPUs. I also checked Ubuntu forums, but didn't come up with much > > > > Does anyone know about putting Linux on Chromebooks? Or websites > > > > dedicated to the issue? Suggestions welcome! > > > I went through this for my Pixel Slate to install Slackware. The same > process applies for any of the x86 ChromeOS device - You have to go through > 2 steps > > Step one, prepare the ChromeOS device for OS level changes. This typically > involves enabling developer mode, disabling firmware write-protect and > other steps depending on the model. > GalliumOS has a good description of these steps: > https://wiki.galliumos.org/Installing/Preparing > > Step two, Once you have a standard bootloader installed, you can proceed > to install whatever OS you want. > > You'll want to start by looking for any instructions specific to the > lenovo ideapad you are looking at. Some models can be a pain when it comes > to disabling WP and there's no user support if something goes horribly > wrong. >
