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Revision as of 19:41, 10 January 2016

In order to install and run GalliumOS, your ChromeOS device needs firmware with Legacy Boot capability. This feature is typically provided by SeaBIOS, and included in coreboot.

Some Chromebooks and Chromeboxes have Legacy Boot enabled in the default factory firmware. Other models require a firmware update to add or enable the feature, and unfortunately some models will not work at all.

In general, ChromeOS devices fall into categories by the core architecture of their CPU:

  • Intel Haswell, Broadwell, and Sandy/Ivy Bridge Chromebooks and Chromeboxes are supported by GalliumOS
  • Intel Bay Trail models are also supported (BETA1 audio fixes available in nightly builds or via system update)
  • Intel Braswell models are brand new and have not seen any testing at all yet
  • Intel Pineview models are not supported: they do not ship with compatible firmware, and custom firmware is not presently available
  • ARM models are not supported: they do not ship with compatible firmware, and custom firmware is not presently available

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

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.

[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

GalliumOS Support by Model

Model Hardware ID Released Processor Supports GalliumOS? … with factory firmware? … with custom firmware? … dual-boot with ChromeOS?[8] More Info
Acer AC700 ZGB 2011 Intel Pineview[1] No[1] - - -
Acer C7 PARROT 2012 Intel Sandy/Ivy Bridge[3] Yes No Yes[3] No Installation
Acer C710 PARROT 2012 Intel Sandy/Ivy Bridge[3] Yes No Yes[3] No Installation
Acer C720 PEPPY 2013 Intel Haswell[4] Yes Yes Yes[4] Yes[8] Installation
Acer C720P PEPPY 2013 Intel Haswell[4] Yes Yes Yes[4] Yes[8] Installation
Acer C730 GNAWTY 2014 Intel Bay Trail[6] Yes, in nightly builds[6] No Yes[6] No
Acer C910 YUNA 2014 Intel Broadwell[5] Yes Major issues:
text display[9]
Yes[5] Yes, after firmware update[8]
Acer Chromebook 11 C740 PAINE 2014 Intel Broadwell[5] Tested No Yes[5] Yes, after firmware update[8]
Acer Chromebook 11 (CB3-111) GNAWTY 2014 Intel Bay Trail[6] Yes, in nightly builds[6] No Yes[6] No
Acer Chromebook 13 C810 (tbd) 2015 ARM[2] No[2] - - -
Acer Chromebook 13 (CB5-311) BIG 2014 ARM[2] No[2] - - -
Acer Chromebook 15 (CB3-531) BANJO 2015 Intel Bay Trail[6] Yes, in nightly builds[6] No Yes[6] No
Acer Chromebook 15 (CB5-571) YUNA 2014 Intel Broadwell[5] Yes Major issues:
text display[9]
Yes[5] Yes, after firmware update[8]
Acer Chromebook R11 CYAN 2015 Intel Braswell[7]  ? not yet (Dec 2015)
Acer Chromebox CXI MCCLOUD 2014 Intel Haswell[4] Probably Yes[4] Probably[8]
Acer Chromebox CXI2 RIKKU 2015 Intel Broadwell[5] Probably Yes[5]
ASUS C200 SQUAWKS 2014 Intel Bay Trail[6] Yes, in nightly builds[6] No Yes[6] No
ASUS C201 SPEEDY 2015 ARM[2] No[2] - - -
ASUS C300 QUAWKS 2014 Intel Bay Trail[6] Yes, in nightly builds[6] No Yes[6] No
ASUS Chromebox PANTHER 2014 Intel Haswell[4] Yes Major issues:
keyboard[12]
Yes[4] Probably, after firmware update[8] Installation
ASUS Chromebox CN62 GUADO 2015 Intel Broadwell[5] Probably Yes[5]
ASUS Flip C100 MINNIE 2015 ARM[2] No[2] - - -
CTL J2 Chromebook for Education JERRY 2015 ARM[2] No[2] - - -
CTL J4 Chromebook for Education JERRY 2015 ARM[2] No[2] - - -
CTL NL6 Education Chromebook ENGUARDE 2014 Intel Bay Trail[6] Yes, in nightly builds[6] No Yes[6] No
Dell Chromebook 11 WOLF 2014 Intel Haswell[4] Yes Yes Yes[4] Yes[8]
Dell Chromebook 11 (3120) CANDY 2015 Intel Bay Trail[6] Yes, in nightly builds[6] No Yes[6] No
Dell Chromebook 13 LULU 2015 Intel Broadwell[5] Yes Major issues:
text display[9]
Yes[5] Yes, after firmware update?[8]
Dell Chromebox TRICKY 2014 Intel Haswell[4] Probably Yes[4] Probably[8]
Google Chromebook Pixel LINK 2013 Intel Ivy Bridge[3] known issues, including HiDPI[10]
custom build planned
Yes, with issues? Yes[3] Yes[8]
Google Chromebook Pixel SAMUS 2015 Intel Broadwell[5] Yes, with issues:
audio[11], HiDPI[10]
Yes Yes[5] Yes[8]
Google Cr-48 MARIO 2011 Intel Pineview[1] No[1] - - -
Haier Chromebook 11 JAQ 2015 ARM[2] No[2] - - -
Haier Chromebook 11 (edu) MIGHTY 2015 ARM[2] No[2] - - -
Haier Chromebook 11 G2 HELI 2015 Intel Bay Trail[6]  ? No not yet (Dec 2015) No
HEXA Chromebook Pi EXPRESSO 2014 ARM[2] No[2] - - -
HiSense Chromebook 11 JERRY 2015 ARM[2] No[2] - - -
HP Chromebook 11 G1 SPRING 2013 ARM[2] No[2] - - -
HP Chromebook 11 G2 SKATE 2013 ARM[2] No[2] - - -
HP Chromebook 11 G3 KIP 2014 Intel Bay Trail[6] Yes, in nightly builds[6] No Yes[6] No
HP Chromebook 11 G4 KIP 2015 Intel Bay Trail[6] Yes, in nightly builds[6] No Yes[6] No
HP Chromebook 14 FALCO 2013 Intel Haswell[4] Yes Yes Yes[4] Yes[8]
HP Chromebook 14 G3 BLAZE 2014 ARM[2] No[2] - - -
HP Chromebook 14 G4 KIP 2015 Intel Bay Trail[6] Yes, in nightly builds[6] No Yes[6] No
HP Chromebox ZAKO 2014 Intel Haswell[4] Yes Yes[4] Probably[8]
HP Pavilion Chromebook 14 BUTTERFLY 2013 Intel Sandy Bridge[3] Probably Yes[3]
LG Chromebase MONROE 2014 Intel Haswell[4] Probably Yes[4] Probably[8]
Lenovo 100S Chromebook ORCO 2015 Intel Bay Trail[6] Yes, in nightly builds[6] No Yes[6] No
Lenovo N20 Chromebook CLAPPER 2014 Intel Bay Trail[6] Yes, in nightly builds[6] No Yes[6] No
Lenovo N20P Chromebook CLAPPER 2014 Intel Bay Trail[6] Yes, in nightly builds[6] No Yes[6] No
Lenovo N21 Chromebook ENGUARDE 2015 Intel Bay Trail[6] Yes, in nightly builds[6] No Yes[6] No
Lenovo ThinkCentre Chromebox TIDUS 2015 Intel Broadwell[5] Probably Yes[5]
Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga GLIMMER 2014 Intel Bay Trail[6] Yes, in nightly builds[6] No Yes[6] No
Lenovo ThinkPad 11e Chromebook GLIMMER 2015 Intel Bay Trail[6] Yes, in nightly builds[6] No Yes[6] No
Lenovo X131e Chromebook STOUT 2013 Intel Ivy Bridge[3] Probably Yes[3]
Samsung Chromebook SNOW 2012 ARM[2] No[2] - - -
Samsung Chromebook 2 (XE500C12) WINKY 2014 Intel Bay Trail[6] Yes, in nightly builds[6] No Yes[6] No Installation
Samsung Chromebook 2 (XE503C12) PIT 2014 ARM[2] No[2] - - -
Samsung Chromebook 2 (XE503C32) PI 2014 ARM[2] No[2] - - -
Samsung Series 3 Chromebox STUMPY 2012 Intel Sandy Bridge[3] Probably Yes[3]
Samsung Series 5 ALEX 2011 Intel Pineview[1] No[1] - - -
Samsung Series 5 550 LUMPY 2012 Intel Sandy Bridge[3] Probably Yes[3]
Senkatel Edu ENGUARDE 2014 Intel Bay Trail[6] Yes, in nightly builds[6] No Yes[6] No
Toshiba Chromebook CB30 LEON 2014 Intel Haswell[4] Yes Yes Yes[4] Yes[8]
Toshiba Chromebook CB35 LEON 2014 Intel Haswell[4] Yes Yes Yes[4] Yes[8]
Toshiba Chromebook 2 CB30 SWANKY 2014 Intel Bay Trail[6] Yes, in nightly builds[6] No Yes[6] No
Toshiba Chromebook 2 CB35 SWANKY 2014 Intel Bay Trail[6] Yes, in nightly builds[6] No Yes[6] No
Toshiba Chromebook 2 CB35 GANDOF 2015 Intel Broadwell[5] Yes possibly Yes[5] Yes, after firmware update?[8]
Model Hardware ID Released Processor Supports GalliumOS? … with factory firmware? … with custom firmware? … dual-boot with ChromeOS?[8] More Info

Notes

<references> [1] [3] [4] [6] [5] [2] [7] [9] [10] [11] [12] [8]

  1. Pineview models do not ship with compatible firmware, and custom firmware is not available at this time. See Support/Pineview.
  2. ARM models do not ship with compatible firmware, and custom firmware is not available at this time. See Support/ARM.
  3. Sandy/Ivy Bridge models, see Support/SandyIvy.
  4. Haswell models are well-supported. See Support/Haswell.
  5. Broadwell models are well-supported. See Support/Broadwell.
  6. Bay Trail models are well-supported in recent nightly builds. See Support/BayTrail.
  7. Braswell models are new and not well-supported. See Support/Braswell.
  8. Dual-Booting with ChromeOS is possible where the factory firmware supports SeaBIOS, or the custom firmware installs SeaBIOS without removing ChromeOS boot functionality. Currently, dual-boot systems must be installed with chrx.
  9. Text Mode: The factory firmware of this model fails to display text-mode output, so messages printed to screen during the early boot process will be invisible. This can be functional, but very difficult to debug if problems arise. This bug will hopefully be patched in future firmware versions (either from the factory or via ChromeOS update); for now, custom firmware is the only resolution.
  10. HiDPI: This model has a 2560x1700 display. GalliumOS (Xfce, Gtk2, xfwm4) does not support HiDPI at this geometry, so display resolution will be limited.
  11. SAMUS (Google Pixel, 2015) has known issues with internal audio in BETA1.
  12. PANTHER (ASUS Chromebox, 2014) has factory firmware that fails to recognize keyboard input. This bug will hopefully be patched in future firmware versions (either from the factory or via ChromeOS update); for now, custom firmware is the only resolution. See also Installing/Panther.