[johnvaluk]

This is a nice guide.

In my experience, it isn't necessary to configure ChromeOS by logging into a Google account after enabling Developer Mode, if you simply want to ditch ChromeOS and flash the UEFI firmware. Just press ctrl+alt+F2 to get a shell, login as chronos (no password), then type `sudo bash` or `sudo -s` to get a root shell.

In addition to the other recommended distros, NixOS runs well on all my converted ChromeOS devices.

It's a great way to get continued use out of hardware that no longer receives ChromeOS updates. Even underpowered devices can be appealing for some tasks because they're lightweight and fanless.

[entrepy123]

This comment is great, because otherwise it does seem basically necessary to log into a Google account after enabling Developer mode in order to update the firmware.

However, even though `sudo bash` or `sudo -s` has worked out fine for the parent commenter, there is a note at [0] that says, """IMPORTANT: ...Also, you must execute these commands *as a normal/non-root user*. Running them as root will break things. DO NOT RUN 'SUDO SU' BEFORE RUNNING THE SCRIPT CMD BELOW."""

Thus, a question is: does the parent comment's method ignore the warning at [0] about using sudo to run the firmware update command? (If so, at what risk, and, if any, is there a workaround to mitigate that risk?)

[0] https://mrchromebox.tech/#fwscript