After installation, quit the installer but don't reboot.It won't proceed past this warning otherwise. If you get a warning about a missing bios 1mb partition, go back to the "Full disk summary and bootloader" step and make sure you have chosen to not install boot loader.Select partition 7 (ROOT-C) and format as ext4, mount point is /.Select partition 6 (KERN-C) and format as ext4, mount point is /boot.Choose the Advanced Custom Blivet-GUI partitioning tool.Click on "Do not install boot loader" - we will install grub after, but not yet. Select that, then select the internal eMMC drive. Important: Before partitioning, there is a "Full disk summary and bootloader" option in the bottom left. After selecting language and keyboard layout, the installer will ask about the partitions. Connect to wifi and start the installer.You will need to quickly press ESC to select options to boot from, and choose your USB drive to boot the OS installer. Now you can reboot, plug in the RisiOS/Fedora USB (or distro of your choosing) and press CTRL+L at boot to go to seabios.That's all we need to do, no other modifications. In this case, run the script and enable RW_Legacy boot. Go to MrChromebox's website and get familiar with it.bin and flash it to a USB drive using the Chromebook Recovery Utility. Create a RisiOS or Fedora bootable USB.Finally, reboot, and double check that your disk space is still correct with sudo cgpt show /dev/mmcblk0 On reboot, log in and update to the latest ChromeOS version. After your partitions have been resized, reboot and let ChromeOS repair itself.You can decide how much space to allocate for ChromeOS and ROOT-C (Linux). I recommend a KERN-C partition of at least 512mb for the /boot partition, in my case I used 600mb to be safe. In ChromeOS, log in as Guest and CTRL+ALT+T to get to crosh, then follow either the manual or script procedures to set up your partitions.You can edit the partitions manually following that guide or, as I did, by using the chromeos-resize utility which worked perfectly on the Slate.I highly recommend reading about the ChromeOS partition structure described in detail in Saagar Jha's excellent guide.For the Slate, this guide may be helpful. Make a recovery drive using the Chromebook Recovery Utility. Start with a fresh install of ChromeOS using a recovery from ChromiumDash, search for Nocturne.And if anything breaks, you can quickly start over with a ChromeOS recovery USB. Switching between systems is a simple reboot followed by CTRL+D (ChromeOS) or CTRL+L (Linux). In my case I set aside 100GB for ChromeOS and now have a 124GB partition for RisiOS. ChromeOS uses a standard layout for partitions on the internal drive and they can be carefully modified to allow for extra space for a Linux-based OS. Part 1: Internal install dual-boot full GNU/Linux and ChromeOS for the Pixel Slate:įor those who do not have a SuzyQ cable and / or are not interested in making modifications to the firmware as described in Part 2 below, try this method. Battery and power management work for all. Mac OS (now with working internal eMMC storage installation!) works with accelerated graphics and touchscreen, but screen brightness is 100% and it is missing audio and other functionality. Full UEFI boot via MrChromebox's coreboot: Windows, Linux and Brunch: all hardware works except the fingerprint scanner and camera - in Windows, Coolstar is currently working on drivers for those.Native ChromeOS and Fedora work very well with few limitations (or try RisiOS). RW_Legacy dual boot: No SuzyQ cable needed, very easy to enable.This guide covers a few options for installing the operating system of your choice: I accept absolutely no responsibility for the consequences of anyone choosing to follow or ignore any of the instructions in this document, and make no guarantees about the quality or effectiveness of the procedures in this repo. The process described in this document could cause irreversible damage to your device. Multiboot guide for ChromeOS, GNU/Linux, Windows 10/11 and MacOS. It's a Slate, a Surface, MacOS iPad, and a full Linux tablet:
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