Install Ubuntu 16 On The Pixel Repair Guide

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Introduction

You may choose to remove the Write-Protect screw and tinker with the BIOS or flash it in the future. Note that I am not responsible for any mishaps that may arise from that.

Step 1

              Enable stuff!               

• Enable Developer Mode/Legacy Boot
• As mentioned before, you don’t need to flash your BIOS, we’ll just use the stock SeaBIOS.
• This means you’ll have to press “crtl” + “L” on each boot
• It’ll take some time so grab a coffee while you’re waiting…

Enable Developer Mode/Legacy Boot

As mentioned before, you don’t need to flash your BIOS, we’ll just use the stock SeaBIOS.

This means you’ll have to press “crtl” + “L” on each boot

It’ll take some time so grab a coffee while you’re waiting…

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Step 2

              Boot up Ubuntu               

• Unlike the Windows installation, you don’t need a USB keyboard or mouse to boot the OS
• Select your USB installer drive on startup
• You should get the Ubuntu startup screen

Unlike the Windows installation, you don’t need a USB keyboard or mouse to boot the OS

Select your USB installer drive on startup

You should get the Ubuntu startup screen

Step 3

• I highly recommend you connect to Wi-Fi before you continue to get all the necessary drivers
• The Wi-Fi card is automatically detected on boot
• Just step through the installer like you would with any other distro

I highly recommend you connect to Wi-Fi before you continue to get all the necessary drivers

The Wi-Fi card is automatically detected on boot

Just step through the installer like you would with any other distro

Step 4

              Reboot               

• Remove your installation media and reboot when prompted by Ubuntu
• On startup, login to your account and setup your hotkeys to enable volume (mute, decrease, increase).
• Display brightness can be fixed by setting up a custom keymapping:
• sudo apt-get install xdotool
• name: Brightness Up command: xdotool key XF86MonBrightnessUp
• name: Brightness Down command: xdotool key XF86MonBrightnessDown

Remove your installation media and reboot when prompted by Ubuntu

On startup, login to your account and setup your hotkeys to enable volume (mute, decrease, increase).

Display brightness can be fixed by setting up a custom keymapping:

sudo apt-get install xdotool

name: Brightness Up command: xdotool key XF86MonBrightnessUp

name: Brightness Down command: xdotool key XF86MonBrightnessDown

You’re done! If you ever want to get back to ChromeOS just create a recovery drive in your Chrome browser and enable secure boot at the Pixel startup.

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wesley tejeda - Aug 10, 2018

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Trying to do the brightness key map .I did this sudo apt-get install xdotool.What do I do next i cant seem to find the app xdotool ?