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I had an OG Chromebook Pixel, too. Beautifully-crafted laptop, still probably my favorite looking piece of hardware I've ever owned

I hated to see it gathering dust in a drawer, so I removed the write-protect screw on the motherboard, blew away the BIOS, and installed a normal BIOS w/ Linux Mint on it. Runs fine. In hindsight I wish I had tracked down the 2015 LS version, since the OG version only has about 4 hours of battery life.

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I agree, it is a beautiful laptop! I need to remove the write-protect screw from the motherboard to fix the update problems. I haven't gotten around to it yet. When I do that I will also replace the battery, as mine now has a 2 hour battery life and requires 10 hours to charge.

Were you able to get the touch screen working under Linux? How did you install a normal BIOS?

> Were you able to get the touch screen working under Linux? How did you install a normal BIOS?

https://mrchromebox.tech/#devices

Be careful when removing the case to get at the write-protect screw, though! Mine was being incredibly stubborn when I tried to get it off, and I unfortunately broke off one of the plastic clips. I was able to get it back on after a few attempts and there's no longer an air-gap between the lid and the board, but I can unfortunately hear the broken clip rattling around when I carry the laptop.

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