Skip to content

Instantly share code, notes, and snippets.

@sloev
Last active January 13, 2024 17:03
Show Gist options
  • Star 0 You must be signed in to star a gist
  • Fork 0 You must be signed in to fork a gist
  • Save sloev/52f79e0b3923de439257e97aed7a7da4 to your computer and use it in GitHub Desktop.
Save sloev/52f79e0b3923de439257e97aed7a7da4 to your computer and use it in GitHub Desktop.
install windows / linux on lenovo x131e chromebooks
1. open up computer and flip write switch to not-write protected
remove battery from chromebook
remove power
add power
hold esc+refresh while powering on computer
go through and press enter
power off
power on
ctrl+d
wait for dev transitioning
power on
login guest mode
go to mrchromebox.tech and copy script from firmware utility page
open terminal on chromebook (ctrl+alt+t)
paste command from mrchromebox.tech
2. get computer into dev mode
3. https://gist.github.com/phx/2c9458ec56cdcb27e1844ca9cc9fdb58
4. on computer, log in as guest, and go to https://mrchromebox.tech/#fwscript
5. on computer, install new firmware using mrchromebox util
6. on computer, boot into usb
make sure all partitions are deleted during windows install
use https://massgrave.dev/ for windows activation
look at these optimizations:
https://www.reddit.com/r/chrultrabook/comments/d6fsc7/lenovo_x131e_guide_an_almost_flawless_windows_10/
Sign up for free to join this conversation on GitHub. Already have an account? Sign in to comment