Linux for IdeaPad 3 chromebook

DaeDae311 · April 16, 2024, 10:44pm

Any other OSs available for the MT8183 device aside from PostMarketOS? (google-fennel14) Any help would be much appreciated.

s31bz · April 17, 2024, 7:12pm

Yup, mainly seems like postmarketOS right now or see this issue here

github.com/hexdump0815/imagebuilder

chromebook_kukui: status: fennel14 (lenovo ideapad chromebook 14)

opened 08:21AM - 17 May 22 UTC

BenjaminWegener

## Notes on FENNEL14 running 5.18.1 Here is list of working and non working f…eatures on the Lenovo Ideapad Chromebook 14 (aka FENNEL14 sku0). I will update accordingly with detailed issues, logs and proposed fixes. ### UPDATE new image available, everything works https://github.com/hexdump0815/imagebuilder/releases/tag/220606-01 THX @hexdump0815 ### Working • WiFi • Screen • Energy (Battery Status, DPMS) • USB C • Webcam (tested with firefox https://experiments.withgoogle.com/collection/ai/move-mirror/view/mirror) • H/W video decode • GPU Opengl (tested with firefox https://webglsamples.org/aquarium/aquarium.html) • Suspend • GPU OpenglES 3.1 • Sound (mic not tested) • Bluetooth ### Untested • H/W video encode ### Broken • some apps are throwing "dbus-launch no file or directory" -> "sudo apt install dbus-x11" resolves that. • `snapd` for new chromium version (maybe missing CONFIG_SQUASHFS) -> one alternative maybe the [pi-apps](https://pi-apps.io/) store ### Installation ~~To build the System, get the Image from https://github.com/hexdump0815/imagebuilder/releases/download/210724-03/chromebook_kukui-aarch64-focal.img.gz and flash it to sdcard/pendrive After boot, open shell with CTRL ALT F2/RIGHT ARROW, login with linux/changeme connect to wifi with `nmtui` do following to install LXDE (xfce/gnome doesn't work to this point): `sudo /scripts/extend-rootfs.sh && sudo apt update && sudo install lxde -y` reboot, in lightdm select LXDE download this script:~~ [build_kernel-FENNEL14-5.18-rc7.sh.txt](https://github.com/hexdump0815/imagebuilder/files/8714704/build_kernel-FENNEL14-5.18-rc7.sh.txt) ~~rename it to `.sh`, make it executable, run it with `sudo ./build_kernel-FENNEL14-5.18-rc7.sh` after completion, it will ask to write the updated kernel, your installation has to be on /dev/sda!~~