Is it possible to use Armbian 25.8.1 noble XFCE tinkerboard/S image for an ASUS ChromeBook C100P?

[Pi-R]

Can I use the Armbian 25.8.1 noble XFCE  thinkboard/S image for an ASUS ChromeBook C100P, which is no longer supported by Google, to convert in Linux Debian notepad?

[laibsch]

9 hours ago, Pi-R said:

Can I use the Armbian 25.8.1 noble XFCE  thinkboard/S image for an ASUS ChromeBook C100P, which is no longer supported by Google, to convert in Linux Debian notepad?

 

Why would you think that?

[The Tall Man]

11 hours ago, Pi-R said:

Can I use the Armbian 25.8.1 noble XFCE  thinkboard/S image for an ASUS ChromeBook C100P, which is no longer supported by Google, to convert in Linux Debian notepad?

 

I have an OrangePI 5 Plus, which is based on the rk3588 (arm64) SoC. I've installed Debian Trixie directly from their .iso installer (using an EFI booter) and it works - although I had to upgrade the kernel to the latest backported version to get GPU and audio. But the Armbian edge kernel (Rockchip64 in my case) works even better when install that package onto the pure Debian.

I looked up that Chromebook and see it's based on the rk3288C, which is apparently a 32-bit arm (armhf)?

If that's the case, you can download the Debian .iso installer here:
https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current/armhf/iso-dvd/

 

Then if Armbian has an edge kernel for the rk3288, try it out to improve upon what Debian provides.

 

I did find this page on Debian's site, but it doesn't look like it would be much help.:

https://wiki.debian.org/InstallingDebianOn/Asus/C100P

 

There is a Debian page for a similar computer that may be more helpful if you can adapt it to yours?

https://wiki.debian.org/InstallingDebianOn/Asus/C101PA

 

Note that the above two links were probably created long before Trixie.

 

P.S.
Even better is a full linux tutorial for your specific computer. In a search engine, I looked up:

installing linux on ASUS ChromeBook C100P

 

...and this was a result:

https://archlinuxarm.org/platforms/armv7/rockchip/asus-chromebook-flip-c100p

 

Edited September 19 by The Tall Man

[Pi-R]

Thanks for your comments, I am new to ARM installation, and never convert a Chromebook to Linux NoteBook, I am retired and doing that to my grand-kids…, I am more familiar with systems using Intel, AMD processor and a standard BIOS, my computer tower is a ‘Debian-Facile’, also called ‘DFlinux’.

1) To answer ‘Laibsch’, I planed to use Armbian Thinkerboard/s simply because it was the same RK3228 processor, and they are both mfg by Asus, and according to ‘NicoD’ Youtube video, Armbian-config let me easily install French version of Debian.

To answer ‘The Tall Man’

2) Archlinux is not my 1st choice, other class equipments, with school softwares are in Debian based distributions, and Archlinux has some differences in instructions, this is why I targeted a Debian based distribution to avoid futur problem

3) Currently for testing, I remove the ‘Write protection’ screw on the board,  and in ‘Developer mode’,  using and external USB, with CTL+U at start, is running Lubuntu 18.04, from Zutchi group image, but this version of Linux is old, and I failed to upgrade since Ubuntu no longer have 32 bits distribution.

4) I will try your suggestion using Armhf distribution from Debian (trixie) using EFI booter, 

Let me few days, I have other thinks to do, and I don’t want ‘Brick’ the machine, I will read carufelly and try to install on eMMC of the C100P to avoid, for the kids using external device with CTL+U. 

Thanks again for your time and your usefull comments

[laibsch]

It may or may not work to use a Tinkerboard image for your Chromebook.  Same processor or manufacturer does not mean much, though, in terms of compatibility.

[Pi-R]

I try installing Debian Trixie using the installer by 2 differents approachs but It didn’t succeeds. 1) using a bootable USB key with ARMhf (Generic version), found on Debian web site 2) Has described in DEBIAN ARMhf installation manual, using hd-media to include the asus c100p correct .dtb (tree) files during the creation of the external USB.

Regardless the method, the USB key with intaller, is not recognized, when typing CTRL+U, in developper mode. The Chromebook didn’t see the key, but it work well with Zutchi group, but not here. I only received a serie of bibs, when doing CTRL+U.

 

I also try building an ARMBIAN image, but, Asus C100P is not available in choices, and I look in EXPERT mode, not supported, but didn’t find a generic ARMhf file having features: RK3288 processor, 4Gb of RAM, 16Gb of emmc, 2 x USB, USBc, hdmi, wifi, so I didn’t complete the process.

 

I am open to suggestions, but my next trial is using ‘dd’ and install the ‘Velvet trixie’ image found on GitHub directly on emmc ‘drive’, if not succeed, I will try Archlinuxarm with PostmarketOS. Thanks for your comments and suggestions.