Difference between revisions of "Support/BayTrail"

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Intel processors with Bay Trail cores are very popular in newer ChromeOS devices.
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Intel processors using the BayTrail architecture are very popular in 2014/2015-era ChromeOS devices.
  
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Factory firmware support for coreboot and SeaBIOS is nonexistent, but custom firmware is available for most or all Bay Trail models from John Lewis: https://johnlewis.ie/custom-chromebook-firmware/rom-download/.
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Factory firmware support for booting legacy OSes via SeaBIOS is nonexistent, but custom firmware is available for all BayTrail models -- see [[Firmware]].
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There is only one firmware update option available:
 
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# '''BOOT_STUB'''
 
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#* Bypasses the white "OS verification is OFF" screen
 
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#* Removes the ability to run ChromeOS natively, creating a small risk of bricking your device
 
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#* Leaves the “REFRESH + POWER” functionality of the stock ROM intact
 
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#** If you engage this key sequence, device will reboot and try to run ChromeOS Recovery (which will fail)
 
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#** This process will repeat on every boot until you disassemble the device and briefly disconnect the battery
 

Latest revision as of 05:17, 2 March 2017

Intel processors using the BayTrail architecture are very popular in 2014/2015-era ChromeOS devices.

Factory firmware support for booting legacy OSes via SeaBIOS is nonexistent, but custom firmware is available for all BayTrail models -- see Firmware.

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