FreeBSD on Acer C710 Chromebook

[Warren Block]

On Sat, 27 Dec 2014, Adrian Chadd wrote:

> So we'd have to setup a chromeos layout partition table and such.
>
> http://www.chromium.org/chromium-os/chromiumos-design-docs/disk-format
>
> .. but their boot environment expects an EFI32 boot loader. And we
> don't have that support just yet.
>
> (Another reason to get EFI32 done..)

My impression was that with SeaBIOS, it could boot from a normal MBR. 
But I do not have a machine to test.

The C710's advantage is that RAM can be added and it takes a normal 2.5 
SATA device (7mm, but still).

The C720 has a faster processor, but RAM (2G) is soldered in, there are 
no sockets, and the SSD is the newer M.2 form factor.  It already has 
SeaBIOS, though.

While searching, I saw information that Debian could be used on these, 
or at least be booted.  There is also a Youtube video showing Windows 7 
running on one of these machines.