- Open Chromebook and remove Write Protect screw
- ESC + Refresh + Power
- CTRL + D
- Turn off OS Verification
- From OS Verification screen press CTRL + D to boot developer mode
- Wait for long ass process to finish
- Go through Chromebook setup
- Reboot and press CTRL + D at OS Verification to get to login screen
- Press CTRL + F2 (Forward Button) to get to developer console
- Login as chronos
- Run the following commands
sudo flashrom --wp-disable
sudo crossystem dev_boot_usb=1 dev_boot_legacy=1
cd; curl -LO https://mrchromebox.tech/firmware-util.sh && sudo bash firmware-util.sh
- Select option 1 to get RW_Legacy Firmware
- Run "sudo poweroff"
- Insert your Live CD or Bootable USB or SD card
- At the OS Verification screen press CTRL + L to enter SeaBios
- Press ESC to get to boot menu
- Select your bootable device
- If alls-well and this method actually happens to work with your chromebook, the new OS should boot
One problem I ran into is that the sound doesn't work. This can only be fixed if you are not in a Live CD. Below is a link to another gist which should help you fix this.
https://gist.github.com/jeremy-breidenbach/92fc648ed2590ff9cd3a0ae57ed98e4a
Have fun lads and ladettes