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Re:Chrultrabook – Modify a Chromebook to Run Windows/Linux/m... by tedunangst on Thursday August 03, 2023 @03:07PM (#36990301)
The hard part is figuring out whether stuff like keyboard backlight will work. Even for popular developer models like the pixelbook, you google around and find two or three conflicting reddit posts that tell you it doesn't work but there's a fix in this link to a tweet that's been deleted.

Does audio work? Does the headphone jack work? Does headphone jack auto sense work?

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Re:Chrultrabook – Modify a Chromebook to Run Windows/Linux/m... by bqmjjx0kac on Thursday August 03, 2023 @03:15PM (#36990408)
I use MrChromebox firmware on a Pixelbook (Eve) and many things work fine, like Wi-Fi, suspend, brightness, and keyboard backlight. Annoyingly, audio doesn't work. I can't remember whether camera/microphone work.
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Re:Chrultrabook – Modify a Chromebook to Run Windows/Linux/m... by CameronNemo on Thursday August 03, 2023 @04:22PM (#36991265)
I know that a lot of Chromebooks with Intel IPUs are not going to work with a mainline kernel for a couple years at least.
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Re:Chrultrabook – Modify a Chromebook to Run Windows/Linux/m... by jeffbee on Thursday August 03, 2023 @07:52PM (#36993654)
Isn't the first IPU6 Chromebook still years away from ChromeOS EOL?
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Re:Chrultrabook – Modify a Chromebook to Run Windows/Linux/m... by CameronNemo on Thursday August 03, 2023 @08:11PM (#36993815)
That's a good point, but some want to run new ChromeOS devices with a mainline kernel I would think.

They'll have to use the ChromeOS kernel or some module I guess.

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Re:Chrultrabook – Modify a Chromebook to Run Windows/Linux/m... by kieroda on Thursday August 03, 2023 @08:21PM (#36993877)
I've run linux (debian and arch) on several chromebooks over the years using MrChromebox and I've never been able to get working audio. I've never had issues other that audio though.
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Re:Chrultrabook – Modify a Chromebook to Run Windows/Linux/m... by sonzohan on Friday August 04, 2023 @02:54AM (#36996353)
Everything works. Yes there is some fiddling (think getting things to work on Ubuntu 5 years ago) but things work.

Edit: yes your specific questions (audio, audio autosense, etc.) work.

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Re:Chrultrabook – Modify a Chromebook to Run Windows/Linux/m... by tedunangst on Friday August 04, 2023 @12:59PM (#37002664)
So that's two votes no, one vote yes for audio working.
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