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[dddnzzz334]

Easy, wipe the system and install Linux on it.

[wanderer_ → dddnzzz334]

Another little push in the right direction: you'll have to go into developer mode to expose the shell and flip the write-protect bit.

[jiffygist → wanderer_]

Could it possibly be impossible to enter developer mode?

If so, could it be possible to somehow flip the write protect bit "by hand"?

[livueta → jiffygist]

Every Chromebook model I've ever had has had a physical switch or screw that can be removed/toggled somewhere on the motherboard to unset the write-protect bit.

e.g. https://joshuawoehlke.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/dell-31...

[wanderer_ → livueta]

Oops, I had forgotten about that. I was doing a bit of ...research a while back to apply to my own school machine.

[sp332 → jiffygist]

Some Chromebooks do have a physical switch, like in the battery compartment. I don't know of any Chromebooks where it's actually impossible to enter developer mode.

[throwawybllion → dddnzzz334]

Probably need to log into the school account on chromeos

So run another chromeos in a VM and just shut it down to switch to personal