[sudo-discuss] Chromebook Unlocking at Sudoroom Sunday 11AM

Hi Tom and cc: Sudoers: Thanks for for organizing this. I'm still hoping that FUSD will unlock the Chromebooks so check occasionally as you process them to make sure they're still locked. Also see: USPIRG’s petition to extend the life of Chromebooks: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc-QGoW0UzE0t0oUsKzM6Xsxft1kHM-d6b… For more background see “Chromebook Churn”: https://pirg.org/edfund/resources/chromebook-churn-report-highlights-proble… And Fixit Clinic's efforts to keep already AUEed Chrombooks in service as general purpose computing devices: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JSbGXhJFJeABWVOn1wO4M6bPT-gPBLV4oQ85xMy… Maybe we can launch a broader "Keep 'Dem Chromebooks" public good program at Sudoroom and get a bunch of Linux-enhanced Chromebooks in circulation in the community to improve digital literacy, digital equity, and digital inclusion? Cheers, -Peter -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: Digest for berkeleylug(a)googlegroups.com - 1 update in 1 topic Date: Fri, 19 May 2023 11:11:34 +0000 From: berkeleylug(a)googlegroups.com To: Digest recipients &lt;berkeleylug(a)googlegroups.com&gt; berkeleylug(a)googlegroups.com < https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email#!fo… Google Groups <https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email/#!overview> <https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email/#!overview> Topic digest View all topics < https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email#!fo… * Pi.BerkeleyLUG: This Sunday Raspberry Pi meeting at SudoRoom <#group_thread_0> - 1 Update Pi.BerkeleyLUG: This Sunday Raspberry Pi meeting at SudoRoom <http://groups.google.com/group/berkeleylug/t/f48694e818adf03f?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email> tom r lopes &lt;tomrlopes(a)gmail.com&gt;om>: May 18 09:24PM -0700 This Sunday 21 May 2023 from 11am to about 2pm at SudoRoom in Oakland. SudoRoom is on Shattuck Ave between 51st and Telegraph 4799 Shattuck Ave., Oakland, CA 94609 The entrance is on the corner of Shattuck and 48th https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wtxH4mtxL2HUe3y5JXJlhe7iqSDnikT8/view?usp=… The project this time is converting chromebooks to Linux. Peter Mui of Fixit Clinic was given a stack of EOL chromebooks from the Fremont school district. Unfortunately they neglected to unlock them first. But I have found that the bios can be reflashed so you can boot a Linux installer bypassing the Google check. I had a thought of using a Pi to do the flash as PI gpio can do SPI. But most of the chromebooks have 1.8V bios chips while the PI has 3.3V gpio. I probably have level shifters but I have recently dumped stuff unorganized into storage. So I will likely not find them in time. For now I am using a USB programmer with an 1.8V adapter. Yes I will also try to be online at meet.jit.si/Pi.BerkeleyLUG This will be a conference room mic and speaker in a shared space so maybe some background noise. Thomas P.S. You may be interested: SudoRoom has a hardware hack night every Tuesday from 7pm Also It's a Fixit Clinic. Back to top <#digest_top> You received this digest because you're subscribed to updates for this group. You can change your settings on the group membership page < https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email#!fo…oin>. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it send an email to berkeleylug+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com.