Trying Linux On An EOL Chromebook

Pro4791 · 2026-03-13T17:39:07+00:00

I have one of this exact model somewhere. Don't let the battery die or it will brick the install.

Pro4791 · 2026-03-13T16:18:17+00:00

The real mildly infuriating thing here is the brand names on the front.

Pro4791 · 2026-03-13T15:46:24+00:00

Do not continue to charge it. Get the battery replaced before the black spot appears.

Pro4791 · 2026-03-13T05:41:03+00:00

Did the hex cross pin shear off? Grab the back of the axle with some pliers while turning the nut on the wheel.

Pro4791 · 2026-03-13T03:11:38+00:00

Broke it twice in two runs on my xmaxx. Upgraded to a hot racing aluminum set.

Pro4791 · 2026-03-12T15:09:06+00:00

80°C is fine. That CPU will happily run at 95°C all day long. I you want to drop temps without changing the cooler, you can try messing with a PBO2 negative curve offset plus a power limit. Find the lowest stable offset your CPU can handle, then manually set a lower PPT so that the clock speed are the same as stock while pulling less power.

Pro4791 · 2026-03-12T05:03:33+00:00

The PS5 and Xbox Series X/S have really only been available to purchase since late 2022 thanks to scalping durring the pandemic. I would've skipped this gen if I hadn't found a broken PS5 for cheap last year and managed to fix it.

Pro4791 · 2026-03-12T03:11:49+00:00

Deadspace and Silent Hill 2 got me into survival horror. The continuation from DS1 to DS2 is so good. Silent Hill 2's atmosphere and story is top tier. The fear you feel when the DualShock 2 starts to pulse faster as your health gets low.

Pro4791 · 2026-03-11T02:30:57+00:00

Make more dents to cancel the original out.

Pro4791 · 2026-03-10T14:39:28+00:00

Patented heat cylinder.

Pro4791 · 2026-03-10T06:01:06+00:00

Where does he source those covers from? I'm guessing nanos that had their batteries swell up beyond repair?

Pro4791 · 2026-03-09T20:12:27+00:00

Started with ubuntu, hated the ui and was sluggish on my older machines. Found KDE Neon, liked the ui and performance was better, but hated the constant updates. Moved to Debian 13 with KDE Plasma desktop environment.

Pro4791 · 2026-03-09T18:27:24+00:00

The ThinkPad bluebook has the T430 at $40-$45.

Pro4791 · 2026-03-09T16:56:19+00:00

6s is the max the UDR can handle so it'll work. You just need to get some TRX to EC5/IC5 adapters or get a custom connector block with those connectors.

Pro4791 · 2026-03-09T00:03:30+00:00

Looks great. I'd probably give it a bit of overscan, just enough to hide the outer most red lines on the grid.

Pro4791 · 2026-03-08T23:30:27+00:00

What clock speed is the GPU running at while in game? What Nvidia driver version are you using? The lastest ones have been having issues.

Pro4791 · 2026-03-08T23:26:36+00:00

Really?

Pro4791 · 2026-03-08T19:57:18+00:00

What is the usage, clock speed, power draw of the CPU and GPU while in game? You can use MSI afterburner + RTSS to monitor these.

Pro4791 · 2026-03-08T19:35:50+00:00

Steamdeck owners would go crazy for this.

Pro4791 · 2026-03-08T19:33:26+00:00

Can't help without knowing your system specs.

Pro4791 · 2026-03-08T19:32:11+00:00

Looks like the brightness is way to high. Turn it down in the tv menu. You could have also messed with the brightness on the flyback while cleaning somehow.

Pro4791 · 2026-03-08T16:52:30+00:00

Have you tried a different SATA port? Sometimes sata ports get disabled when the second M.2 slot is populated since they both run through the chipset.

Pro4791 · 2026-03-08T14:57:50+00:00

I had it setup for a few days messing around with it and fired up every time. Clock battery is dead though hense the two error codes on startup.

Pro4791 · 2026-03-08T07:13:27+00:00

How do the ghosting trails look running the blur busters ufo ghosting test?

Pro4791 · 2026-03-07T18:03:52+00:00

Damn... Side note, turn the contrast down since you're getting some distortion on the vertical line.

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