https://pesarkhobeee.github.io/en/categories/guides/ Recent content in Guides on Project Documentation https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/147461?v=4 https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/147461?v=4 Hugo -- 0.164.0 en-US Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:01:00 +0200 https://pesarkhobeee.github.io/en/posts/arch-linux-asus-c101pa/ Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:01:00 +0200 https://pesarkhobeee.github.io/en/posts/arch-linux-asus-c101pa/ <p>The ASUS Chromebook Flip C101PA is a cheap, quiet, fanless ARM laptop that has been end-of-life on ChromeOS for years. It is still a perfectly good machine for browsing, writing, and light development — and it makes an excellent secondary Linux laptop if you are willing to install Arch Linux ARM on a microSD card.</p> <p>The <a href="https://archlinuxarm.org/platforms/armv8/rockchip/asus-chromebook-flip-c101pa">official Arch Linux ARM guide</a> is the starting point, but as of now it <strong>no longer works as written</strong>. The published rootfs ships the ancient 4.4 ChromeOS kernel, and current Arch userland (systemd) refuses to run on it — first boot fails with <code>Failed to mount early API filesystems</code> / <code>Freezing execution</code>. This guide bakes in the fix: replace the kernel and firmware with mainline <strong>before</strong> the first boot.</p>