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I went ahead and picked up an Acer Chromebox CXI locally for $40. Followed the steps outlined in the Kodi wiki Chromebox entry. I initially wanted to just wipe ChromeOS and install a familiar Linux (Void or Arch) but thought better of it and decided it would be less work to go the dual-boot route. So that's what I attempted. I'd understood from the fellow from whom I acquired this that the box had been factory reset, which seemed confirmed when I booted ChromeOS and was asked to enter credentials for, or to create anew, a google account (I did neither). But having gone through the steps to reconfigure the device as dual boot (ChromeOS and LE), I am confronted with the situation 'Help! I'm stuck on the black SeaBIOS boot screen, with the "booting from hard disk" text displayed' described under "5 Troubleshooting, Known Issues, Fixes/Workarounds" in the wiki article. I can still boot into ChromeOS by holding down the ctrl-D keys during boot.

Trying too figure out now how to proceed. Do I need to factory reset, as the wiki directives seem to indicate, then try the dual-boot installation again? In fact can I perform a factory reset, given that the drive has been partitioned (but that I can still boot into ChromeOS)? Further input will be appreciated.