(2014-05-19, 19:42)uomiarz Wrote: @matt
Currently running xbuntu standalone I can:

1)Boot to ChromiumOS from usb
2)Use your script just to update bios to coreboot version.
3)Reboot back to xbuntu

Are these assumptions correct?
thx

(2014-05-19, 18:51)Matt Devo Wrote: OP updated with v1.1 of script.

Includes option to flash custom Coreboot firmware for faster boot times and improved compatibility for all standalone setups.

(2014-05-19, 19:48)Matt Devo Wrote:

(2014-05-19, 19:42)uomiarz Wrote: @matt
Currently running xbuntu standalone I can:

1)Boot to ChromiumOS from usb
2)Use your script just to update bios to coreboot version.
3)Reboot back to xbuntu

Are these assumptions correct?
thx

that is 100% correct for any standalone setup

(2014-05-20, 00:29)jpman Wrote: I am having problems dual-booting OpenELEC, similar to the problems that AdamXBMC is having. When installed, it just goes to "booting from hard disk". However, I have installed Ubuntu and it seems to boot. So I'm not sure what the problem is.

(2014-05-20, 18:40)loki131 Wrote: Hi Matt,

I just updated my firmware and now have a working Chromium USB stick (YAY!) but I do have a couple of questions.

1. Now that my box boots stupidly fast how do I get to the boot menu? I can't seem to hit esc fast enough and I don't seem to have the 5 second delay with my USB drive connected...
2. There is an update to OpenELEC, should I be taking updates from them or waiting for a specific build you recommend?

As a side note I know next to nothing about Linux and aside from not being able to make a backup of ChromeOS (moot now), everything has gone smoother than any install I've done on Windows! Thanks for your hard work!!!

(2014-05-20, 19:15)Searlan Wrote: I also have xubuntu currently installed. This means I can update the bios without reinstalling xubuntu, right?

I'm also wondering if this firmware fixes the idle 60% cpu utilization on a single core. htop and the gnome system monitor report high utilization.

Thanks!

(2014-05-20, 23:25)MrCrispy Wrote: Is ChromiumOS identical to ChromeOS? Will the special offers (like Google drive 100GB) still work in it (I'm assuming yes since they are tied to Google account). And when I boot ChromiumOS from usb stick, does it still use the internal SSD? Or do all the apps etc I install go on the usb drive?

(2014-05-20, 23:53)MrCrispy Wrote: Thanks Matt, so let me see if I get this right - I buy Chromebox, sign in and redeem special offers. Then I do device prep, take backup of existing chromeos (even though it won't run later), install Coreboot, and then the entire SSD is devoted to OpenElec/Linux, and for dual booting I use a ChromiumOS usb.

What are the disadvantages to not installing Coreboot and continue to dualboot ChromeOS and OpenElec off the SSD? Besides a slower boot time. Or put another way, are there any disadvantages to using Chromium vs Chrome? As you can tell I'd also like to use the box as a computer.

(2014-05-20, 21:10)Matt Devo Wrote: yes, just boot to Chromium via USB stock and update the firmware from there. Pretty sure the CPU utilization issue is kernel-related and not hardware/firmware-related, but LMK what you see.

(2014-05-21, 03:14)Searlan Wrote: I successfully updated to the Coreboot firmware and the CPU Utilization issue is gone!!! htop and gnome system monitor now reports near 0% utilization on idle for both cores. This also fixed a USB 3.0 issue I was having as well. Thank Matt for your awesome work!

(2014-05-21, 03:20)Matt Devo Wrote:

(2014-05-21, 03:14)Searlan Wrote: I successfully updated to the Coreboot firmware and the CPU Utilization issue is gone!!! htop and gnome system monitor now reports near 0% utilization on idle for both cores. This also fixed a USB 3.0 issue I was having as well. Thank Matt for your awesome work!

guess it is at least a stock firmware bug then . Glad we have a fix, thanks for letting us know