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 10 hours ago 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.