Major reorganization and overhaul#235
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| Generally, any Linux distribution with a recent kernel will work on a Chromebook. We recommend the following distributions specifically: | ||
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| - Alpine Linux (edge) |
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Latest Alpine release is also fine
| - Fedora or Ultramarine Linux | ||
| - openSUSE Tumbleweed | ||
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| - Broken USB-C on TigerLake and AlderLake. See Post Install -> Linux for fix. |
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Also applies to newer than just adl
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| - Alpine Linux (edge) | ||
| - Arch Linux | ||
| - Debian (testing) |
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Debian is subject of removal from recommendation
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| - Broken USB-C on TigerLake and AlderLake. See Post Install -> Linux for fix. | ||
| - No fingerprint reader support. | ||
| - Debian 12 (Bookworm) needs a custom kernel. |
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Debian is subject of removal from recommendation.
13 will probably need a custom kernel aswell
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I think the kernel in 13 is fine
| Follow the instructions in [WeirdTreeThing's repo](https://github.com/WeirdTreeThing/chromebook-linux-audio). | ||
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| If you're using Ultramarine Linux or Fedora, you can install the `alsa-ucm-cros` package from Terra instead of running this script. |
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what about the modprobes needed for some generations?
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mdn needs sof firmware in my repo
stoney needs a patched kernel
some adl/rpl boards need to have tplgs symlinked to match chromeos
mtl needs a modprobe config
all of them can benefit from my wireplumber config
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| #### How to run the script | ||
| ####S Reverting |
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oop i didn't look hard at these sections after copying them
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| Start by following the [Dortania guide](https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-Install-Guide) for your CPU generation. | ||
| Amber Lake Chromebooks should follow config.plist setup for Kaby Lake. | ||
| AmberLake Chromebooks should follow config.plist setup for KabyLake. |
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WIth spaces is correct, pls revert this
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it's inconsistent across this then, will do with spaces
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For clarity: It's the case for *Lake except Skylake
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With a space between * and Lake
| - A USB drive | ||
| - 4 gigabytes or more for a online installer. | ||
| - 32 gigabytes or more for offline installer. | ||
| - The ability to use a command line |
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Patience and the abillity to use command line are still required
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| Do not use Windows 8 or older. Only recent Windows 10 and 11 builds are supported. | ||
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| Windows is a popular and (shockingly) well supported option for your Chromebook! |
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Long time coming, let's finally get these docs in better shape