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Broadwell core Intel processors are popular in recent higher-end Chromebooks.
 
Broadwell core Intel processors are popular in recent higher-end Chromebooks.
  
Factory firmware support for coreboot and SeaBIOS is generally good on Broadwell models (with one noteworthy bug), but custom firmware is also available -- see [[Firmware]].
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Factory firmware support for coreboot and SeaBIOS is generally good on Broadwell models (with a few bugs), but custom firmware is also available -- see [[Firmware]].
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One firmware bug relates to video init in early boot, which prevents the display of the GRUB boot menu. This can be worked around with GRUB settings:
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# Add settings to '''<code>/etc/default/grub</code>'''
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#* <code>GRUB_TERMINAL=console</code>
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#* <code>GRUB_GFXMODE=1024x768</code>
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# Run '''<code>sudo update-grub</code>'''

Revision as of 20:24, 6 September 2016

Broadwell core Intel processors are popular in recent higher-end Chromebooks.

Factory firmware support for coreboot and SeaBIOS is generally good on Broadwell models (with a few bugs), but custom firmware is also available -- see Firmware.

One firmware bug relates to video init in early boot, which prevents the display of the GRUB boot menu. This can be worked around with GRUB settings:

  1. Add settings to /etc/default/grub
    • GRUB_TERMINAL=console
    • GRUB_GFXMODE=1024x768
  2. Run sudo update-grub