acer chrome book c710-2457 cannot boot

Sarath M Sasi · 01-22-2014, 02:40 PM

recently i tried to install ubuntu on my chrome book.i have flashed my chrome book with coreboot-parrot-seabios-suspend-27102013.rom.after reboot the device cannot boot,get a black disply only.please help me to restore the device into original state

qlue · 01-22-2014, 05:12 PM

That may not be very easy at all.

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What are the caveats?
If something goes wrong you will brick your device, requiring a Bus Pirate, Bus Pirate probe cable, and Pomona 5250 SOIC clip to externally flash the Winbond SPI chip from another machine.

In short, it sounds as if you have 'bricked' your Chrome Book and the only way to recover from that is a complex matter of reflashing the chip directly. This requires special hardware and, at least, a working knowledge of embedded programming just to get started.

If you don't have the cables, etc. needed for this, you may need to try computer/cellphone repair shops in your area. Or, if you want to try do this yourself, you'll have to purchase the cables and hardware first.

Sarath M Sasi · 01-26-2014, 11:24 PM

Thanks for your valuable information.please tell me the steps to flash the chip directly.