Gkernel

prerequisits :

• bootable usb drive with linux distribution you want to install
• place to store files on chromebook

to install linux on your chromebook you will need to update the firmware. use the firmware update tool from mrchromebox: https://mrchromebox.tech/#fwscript

there are 2 versions available: UEFI Firmware (Full ROM) and RW_LEGACY Firmware

the main differences are:

description	UEFI Firmware (Full ROM)	RW_LEGACY Firmware
keep warrenty	❌	✔️
boot chrome os	❌	✔️
bios boot support	❌	✔️
boot without pressing keys	✔️	❌
uefi boot support	✔️	❌
needs write protect disabled	✔️	❌
updated ec firmware	✔️	❌

if you picked UEFI Firmware

you need to disable write protect, to do this remove the battery from the device and boot it from ac charger

if you picked RW_LEGACY Firmware

no need to disable write protect just follow the rest of the guide

flash firmware

make sure you are on the stable branch of chros and you have backuped all your files
you will need to enable developer mode and this WILL DELETE YOUR FILES,
to enter developer mode:

• press ctrl+d while pressing the powerbutton
• press enter on the warning

the chromebook wil switch to developer mode on the next boot it will show "OS verification is off." press ctrl d to boot to developer mode
now you need to open a developer shell and flash te firmware:

• open a developer shell login as guest
• and press ctrl-alt-t in the cros terminal type: shell

download and run the mrchromebox firmware script copy and paste and run:

cd; curl -LO mrchromebox.tech/firmware-util.sh
sudo install -Dt /usr/local/bin -m 755 firmware-util.sh
sudo firmware-util.sh

now follow the https://mrchromebox.tech/#fwscript information for your desired firmware

if you picked UEFI Firmware

boot your chrome book from usb just like a regular computer and add the repositiory to install the kernel and touchpad/ audio fixes

Linux distributions such as Ubuntu, Mint etc.

1. Install our official public software signing key

wget -O- https://deb.h-bomb.nl/grepo-archive-keyring.gpg | sudo tee -a /usr/share/keyrings/grepo-archive-keyring.gpg  > /dev/null

2. Add our repository to your list of repositories

echo 'deb [arch=amd64 signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/grepo-archive-keyring.gpg ] https://deb.h-bomb.nl/amd64/ jammy main' |\
  sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/grepo-jammy.list

3. Update your package database and install the gkernel and touchpad/audio fixes

sudo apt update && sudo apt install  acer-chromebook-fixes linux-image-6.1.0atom linux-headers-6.1.0atom linux-libc-dev