Hardware Compatibility

GalliumOS requires "Legacy Boot" features in the firmware of your ChromeOS device. Some devices ship with stock firmware that includes Legacy Boot, and some devices require a firmware update to include it. Others will not work at all.

The chart below lists all ChromeOS devices ever produced, and the vital details regarding their ability to support GalliumOS. If you find any errors, updates, or missing devices, please let us know!

• Intel Haswell, Broadwell, and Ivy/Sandy Bridge Chromebooks and Chromeboxes are supported by GalliumOS
• Intel Bay Trail models are still only available in nightly. They will become available in mainline during Beta 2.
• Intel Pineview models do not have the required firmware features, and are not presently possible to update
• ARM models do not have the required firmware features, and are not presently possible to update

If you run into any issues not covered here, please check our issue tracker and submit a bug report.

Firmware updates for many devices are available from John Lewis or Matt Devillier.

Additionally, some devices can support dual-boot (GalliumOS alongside ChromeOS) either with stock firmware or with updated firmware. See chrx for more details.

SeaBIOS/Legacy Boot Support, chrx, and GalliumOS support

ChromeOS Device	Hardware ID	Year	CPU Family	Factory SeaBIOS	John Lewis SeaBIOS	chrx	GalliumOS compatible? (and notes)
Acer C7	PARROT	2012	Intel Sandy Bridge Intel Ivy Bridge	N	FULL ROM or BOOT_STUB	N	Tested
Acer C710	PARROT	2012	Intel Sandy Bridge Intel Ivy Bridge	N	FULL ROM or BOOT_STUB	N	Tested
Acer C720	PEPPY	2013	Intel Haswell	Y	FULL ROM or BOOT_STUB or RW_LEGACY	Y	Tested
Acer C720P	PEPPY	2013	Intel Haswell	Y	FULL ROM or BOOT_STUB or RW_LEGACY	Y	Y
Acer C730	GNAWTY	2014	Intel Bay Trail	N	BOOT_STUB	N	Nightly
Acer C910	YUNA	2014	Intel Broadwell	Unusable: display not working	RW_LEGACY	Y	Y
Acer Chromebook 11 C740	PAINE	2014	Intel Broadwell		RW_LEGACY		Tested
Acer Chromebook 11 (CB3-111)	GNAWTY	2014	Intel Bay Trail	N	Y	N	Nightly
Acer Chromebook 15 (CB3-531)	BANJO	2015	Intel Bay Trail	N	Y	N	Nightly
Acer Chromebook 15 (CB5-571)	YUNA	2014	Intel Broadwell	Unusable: display not working	RW_LEGACY	Y	probably * HiDPI issues likely
Acer Chromebox CXI	MCCLOUD	2014	Intel Haswell		RW_LEGACY	probably	probably
Acer Chromebox CXI2	RIKKU	2015	Intel Broadwell		Y		probably
ASUS C200	SQUAWKS	2014	Intel Bay Trail	N	Y	N	Nightly
ASUS C300	QUAWKS	2014	Intel Bay Trail	N	Y	N	Nightly
ASUS Chromebox	PANTHER	2014	Intel Haswell	Unusable: keyboard not working	FULL ROM or BOOT_STUB or RW_LEGACY	probably	Y
ASUS Chromebox CN62	GUADO	2015	Intel Broadwell		Y		probably
CTL NL6 Education Chromebook	ENGUARDE	2014	Intel Bay Trail	N	Y	N	Nightly
Dell 11	CANDY	2015	Intel Bay Trail	N	Y	N	Nightly
Dell 11	WOLF	2014	Intel Haswell		Y	probably	Y
Dell 11P	(tbd)	2015	Intel Haswell		probably	probably	probably
Dell Chromebook 13	LULU	2015	Intel Broadwell	Y	Y	Y	Y
Dell Chromebox	TRICKY	2014	Intel Haswell		RW_LEGACY	probably	probably
Google Chromebook Pixel	LINK	2013	Intel Ivy Bridge	Y	FULL ROM or BOOT_STUB or RW_LEGACY	Y	Some issues - dedicated build in progress
Google Chromebook Pixel	SAMUS	2015	Intel Broadwell	Y	RW_LEGACY	Y	probably * HiDPI issues likely * audio issues reported
Haier Chromebook 11 G2	HELI	2015	Intel Bay Trail	N	?	N	?
HP Chromebook 11 G3	KIP	2014	Intel Bay Trail	N	BOOT_STUB	N	Nightly
HP Chromebook 11 G4	KIP	2015	Intel Bay Trail	N	BOOT_STUB	N	Nightly
HP Chromebook 14	FALCO	2013	Intel Haswell	Y	Y	Y	Y
HP Chromebook 14 G4	KIP	2015	Intel Bay Trail	N	BOOT_STUB	N	Nightly
HP Chromebox	ZAKO	2014	Intel Haswell		Y	probably	Y
HP Pavilion	BUTTERFLY	2013	Intel Sandy Bridge	N	Y	N	probably
LG Chromebase	MONROE	2014	Intel Haswell		Y	probably	probably
Lenovo 100S Chromebook	ORCO	2015	Intel Bay Trail	N	Y	N	Nightly
Lenovo N20 Chromebook	CLAPPER	2014	Intel Bay Trail	N	Y	N	Nightly
Lenovo N20P Chromebook	CLAPPER	2014	Intel Bay Trail		Y		Nightly
Lenovo N21 Chromebook	ENGUARDE	2015	Intel Bay Trail	N	Y	N	Nightly
Lenovo ThinkCentre Chromebox	TIDUS	2015	Intel Broadwell		Y		probably
Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga	GLIMMER	2014	Intel Bay Trail	N	Y	N	Nightly
Lenovo Thinkpad 11e	GLIMMER	2015	Intel Bay Trail	N	Y	N	Nightly
Lenovo X131e	STOUT	2013	Intel Ivy Bridge	N	Y	N	probably
Samsung Chromebook 2 (XE500C12)	WINKY	2014	Intel Bay Trail	N	Y	N	Nightly
Samsung Series 3 Chromebox	STUMPY	2012	Intel Sandy Bridge	N	FULL ROM At least 3 bricks reported.	N	maybe
Samsung Series 5 550	LUMPY	2012	Intel Sandy Bridge	N	Y	N	probably
Senkatel Edu	ENGUARDE	2014	Intel Bay Trail	N	Y	N	Nightly
Toshiba Chromebook CB30	LEON	2014	Intel Haswell		Y	Y	probably
Toshiba Chromebook CB35	LEON	2014	Intel Haswell		Y	Y	probably
Toshiba Chromebook 2 CB30	SWANKY	2014	Intel Bay Trail	N	Y	N	Nightly
Toshiba Chromebook 2 CB35	SWANKY	2014	Intel Bay Trail	N	Y	N	Nightly
Toshiba Chromebook 2 CB35	GANDOF	2015	Intel Broadwell		Y		probably

Intel Pineview and ARM - Totally unsupported

ChromeOS Device	Hardware ID	Year	CPU Family	Factory SeaBIOS	John Lewis SeaBIOS	chrx	GalliumOS compatible? (and notes)
Acer AC700	ZGB	2011	Intel Pineview	N	N	N	N
Acer Chromebook 13 C810	(tbd)	2015	ARM	N	N	N	N
Acer Chromebook 13 (CB5-311)	BIG	2014	ARM	N	N	N	N
ASUS C201	SPEEDY	2015	ARM	N	N	N	N
ASUS Flip C100	MINNIE	2015	ARM	N	N	N	N
CTL J2 Chromebook for Education	JERRY	2015	ARM	N	N	N	N
CTL J4 Chromebook for Education	JERRY	2015	ARM	N	N	N	N
Google Cr-48	MARIO	2011	Intel Pineview	N	N	N	N
Haier Chromebook 11	JAQ	2015	ARM	N	N	N	N
Haier Chromebook 11 (edu)	MIGHTY	2015	ARM	N	N	N	N
HEXA Chromebook Pi	EXPRESSO	2014	ARM	N	N	N	N
HiSense Chromebook 11	JERRY	2015	ARM	N	N	N	N
HP Chromebook 11 G1	SPRING	2013	ARM	N	N	N	N
HP Chromebook 11 G2	SKATE	2013	ARM	N	N	N	N
HP Chromebook 14 G3	BLAZE	2014	ARM	N	N	N	N
Samsung ARM Chromebook	SNOW	2012	ARM	N	N	N	N
Samsung Chromebook 2 (XE503C12)	PIT	2014	ARM	N	N	N	N
Samsung Chromebook 2 (XE503C32)	PI	2014	ARM	N	N	N	N
Samsung Series 5	ALEX	2011	Intel Pineview	N	N	N	N