Lost Legacy Boot on Chromebook C720

[Curtis B]

Yikes, I missed that detail. Oh well - thanks for the prompt reply.

Happy 2016 everyone!

On Thu, Dec 31, 2015 at 8:25 AM, Justin Sherrill <justin at shiningsilence.com>
wrote:

> Looking at the notes here:
>
> https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Chrome_OS_devices#Installation
>
> It mentions that not permanently setting it to boot SeaBIOS by default
> runs exactly that risk, of dead battery losing track of boot method.
> It sounds like you can repeat your install process and get where you
> want to go, but the current DragonFly installation might not survive.
>
> On Wed, Dec 30, 2015 at 8:56 PM, Curtis B <curtisjbrandt at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > After moving I dusted off my Acer C720 to play with DragonFly again.
> > However, when greeted with the white splash screen my normal routine of
> > pressing Ctrl+L only produced two beeps.
> >
> > After some research, it sounds like letting the battery die on these
> > chromebooks disables legacy boot. I can verify this by pressing the Tab
> key
> > and seeing `dev_boot_legacy: 0` from console output behind the splash
> > screen.
> >
> > I found this blog post which describes booting into ChromeOS and
> accessing a
> > TTY to reenable booting:
> >
> http://jrs-s.net/2014/04/01/restoring-legacy-boot-linux-boot-on-a-chromebook/
> >
> > ...but it sounds like the author setup his/her installation to exist with
> > ChromeOS. I get to a different splash screen after pressing Ctrl+D which
> > includes complaints of Chrome OS missing. I seem to have used the entire
> > disk for my DragonFly installation.
> >
> > I've read some other comments online saying a reinstall is required.
> Maybe
> > this is the case for Unix installations using the entire drive.
> >
> > Any ideas? Am I forced to reinstall ChromeOS (wiping the drive) and start
> > over?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > curtis
>
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