The infamous ARM Chromebook washer

[Posted October 2, 2013 by jake]

The !WP washer that can be removed from the Samsung ARM Chromebook to allow users to install their own keys. From David Safford's slides [PDF] from his 2013 Linux Security Summit talk.

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The infamous ARM Chromebook washer

Posted Oct 22, 2013 7:01 UTC (Tue) by glaesera (guest, #91429) [Link] (2 responses)

One probably loses the device vendors warranty, when using his/her own software, because hardware-modification is mandatory to do so.
So in this respect the chromebook is not much more linux-friendly than an xbox-360, except that no modchip needs to be purchased.

The infamous ARM Chromebook washer

Posted Oct 22, 2013 8:20 UTC (Tue) by dlang (guest, #313) [Link] (1 responses)

> ...the chromebook is not much more linux-friendly than an xbox-360, except that no modchip needs to be purchased.

well, it may just be me, but I see a significant difference between a company that gives me a well documented way to unlock a device and a manufacturer who sues anyone who makes a modchip to allow customers to unlock devices that they have purchased.

The infamous ARM Chromebook washer

Posted Oct 24, 2013 0:00 UTC (Thu) by dashesy (guest, #74652) [Link]

Cannot agree more, I am happy for the washer/jumper. For 199$ it is a fun little project that can start the new generation of hackers.