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-====Chromebook Recovery====
+===== Chromebook Annoyances =====
-From [[https://support.google.com/chromebook/answer/1080595]]
+==== Chromebook Recovery ====
+From [[https://support.google.com/chromebook/answer/1080595|https://support.google.com/chromebook/answer/1080595]]
 When your Chromebook’s operating system (OS) isn’t working properly, you can recover it. Recovery is removing and reinstalling the OS.
 You might want to recover if:
   * You see this error message: ”Chrome OS is missing or damaged”
   * You’ve tried other troubleshooting steps and nothing has fixed your issue
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 See the article for more information and detailed steps.
-====Chromebook Doesn't Boot and Screen Stays Dark===
+==== Chromebook Doesn't Boot and Screen Stays Dark ====
-OMG, it's a paperweight.\\ //Or maybe not.//
+Power/running blue lights may be on and flashing.  But the usual screen fails to come up. \\ UPDATED 20210414 with Acer C720.
+OMG, it's a paperweight. \\ //Or maybe not.//
+See [[https://www.howtogeek.com/190645/how-to-factory-reset-a-chromebook-even-if-it-wont-boot/|https://www.howtogeek.com/190645/how-to-factory-reset-a-chromebook-even-if-it-wont-boot/]]
+  - Press Esc and Refresh and touch Power button.  [20210414: smi needed to hold the 3 buttons down.]
+  - See Recovery screen asking you to insert the Chromebook Recovery USB Stick (see URL above).
+  - Insert USB Stick
+  - System verifies USB.
+  - System recovers.  It takes a couple of minutes.
+  - You're asked to remove the USB stick; do so.  System reboots.
+  - You need to connect to Wifi and login using gmail account and password.
+==== Advanced mods ====
+If anything goes wrong in a Chromebook Linux dual-boot or substitution, that Magic Reset Key is how you get back to plain-vanilla Chromebook. Then you put the Chromebook into Developer Mode if it isn't there already, and run the ROM substitution scripts or set up Crouton or Crostini.
+The more advanced techniques assume you have already tried and failed to do a normal Reset of the Chromebook.
+If your Chromebook is no longer getting Chrome OS updates, it's well worth the effort (and slight risk) of opening the Chromebook, removing the Write-Protect Screw, and flashing a substitute ROM like JohnLewis or SeaBIOS (CHRX) (Reyhout). All of those substitutions are done using the curl command from a Chrome Root Terminal. Just a few keystrokes will get you into the Root Terminal, provided you know your Chromebook's Root Password. (If OEM default, this is published a lot of places.) The rest is just running the scripts and making your selections.
+Then the Chromebook will never again try to reset itself, and you will have a pure Linux Chromebook. Not all models qualify.
-See [[https://www.howtogeek.com/190645/how-to-factory-reset-a-chromebook-even-if-it-wont-boot/]]\\
-You press Esc-Refresh and touch Power button.\\
-See Recovery screen.\\
-Insert USB (see URL).  System recovers.