Re: Time to resign,

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Greetings, Ted.

That's really cool to hear about installing Linux on a Chromebook.  I have
a Chromebook that has a MicroSD card slot.  Can a Chromebook boot and run
Linux from it?  I'm guessing "yes", but there may be a million reasons the
answer is "no" or "yes, but ...".

Regards,
- Robert


On Tue, Oct 10, 2023 at 11:58=E2=80=AFAM Ted Pomeroy <[email protected]> w=
rote:

> NMGLUGers, I think it is time for me to resign my active membership in th=
e
> GLUG. Although I keep computing, I am no longer breaking new ground and n=
ot
> interested in being the hobbyist I once was.
> Oddly though, I am still doing some things. I am writing this on Xubuntu,
> Gnu/Linux installed on a former student  11 inch Chromebook(tm). The
> conversion removed all of the former OS after borrowing a script to rewri=
te
> the boot system with SeaBios or one of the other Coreboot varieties.
> Instructions are found at MrChromebox dot tech or other pages on the 'net=
.
> No major glitches, no major issues. I am limited by the emmc chip on the
> board - 16 Gb, but it works.
> Nice to have a really functional terminal and man pages and such. As well
> as the freedom to choose my applications and modifications. Used student
> C-books are cheap because the support for each hardware is only 4 years. =
A
> real waste of resources and trash producer for the landfill.
> I may try to be present at this weeks meeting, I will have nothing to tur=
n
> in and the recent discussions have gone beyond my level of activity, but =
it
> is fun to listen.
> Be well, Thank you, Ted P.
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Greetings, Ted.<br><br>That&#39;s really cool to hear abou=
t=C2=A0installing Linux on a Chromebook.=C2=A0=C2=A0I have a Chromebook tha=
t has a MicroSD card slot.=C2=A0 Can a Chromebook boot and run Linux from i=
t?=C2=A0 I&#39;m guessing &quot;yes&quot;, but there may be a million reaso=
ns the answer is &quot;no&quot; or &quot;yes, but ...&quot;.<br><br>Regards=
,<div>- Robert<br><br></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=
=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, Oct 10, 2023 at 11:58=E2=80=AFAM Ted =
Pomeroy &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&gt=
; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px=
 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div di=
r=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:large">NMGLUGers,=
 I think it is time for me to resign my active membership in the GLUG. Alth=
ough I keep computing, I am no longer breaking new ground and not intereste=
d in being the hobbyist I once was. <br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" =
style=3D"font-size:large">Oddly though, I am still doing some things. I am =
writing this on Xubuntu, Gnu/Linux installed on a former student=C2=A0 11 i=
nch Chromebook(tm). The conversion removed all of the former OS after borro=
wing a script to rewrite the boot system with SeaBios or one of the other C=
oreboot varieties. Instructions are found at MrChromebox dot tech or other =
pages on the &#39;net. No major glitches, no major issues. I am limited by =
the emmc chip on the board - 16 Gb, but it works. <br></div><div class=3D"g=
mail_default" style=3D"font-size:large">Nice to have a really functional te=
rminal and man pages and such. As well as the freedom to choose my applicat=
ions and modifications. Used student C-books are cheap because the support =
for each hardware is only 4 years. A real waste of resources and trash prod=
ucer for the landfill.</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size=
:large">I may try to be present at this weeks meeting, I will have nothing =
to turn in and the recent discussions have gone beyond my level of activity=
, but it is fun to listen.</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-=
size:large">Be well, Thank you, Ted P.<br></div></div>
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