# MrChromebox firmware Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/mrchromebox-firmware/ 13 people recommended MrChromebox firmware in Hacker News comments and none criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 7 of 12 months, in 11 threads. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule. **Verdict:** People recommend it for converting Chromebooks into standard UEFI machines that run Linux well, with clear instructions available. No critics appear in the quotes. Summary written by Claude from 9 comments. ## Why people recommend it - Converts Chromebooks to Linux (5 comments in the sample): "easy to convert to Linux using the tools and instructions at https://docs.mrchromebox.tech/" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47487946)) "once blasted with MrChromebox firmware, and loaded with openSUSE, it runs very adequately" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49898855)) "they're surprisingly capable machines after you flash them with MrChromebox firmware" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48697558)) - Makes old Chromebooks capable again (1 comment in the sample): "Worked great, and now I get around 30 hours of battery life with a lean linux distro" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48351421)) - Standard UEFI, vanilla Linux install (1 comment in the sample): "It allows installing a standard UEFI environment if supported." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49746143)) ## What people recommend instead - [Coreboot](https://hackerapproved.com/p/coreboot/): 25 recommend, 5 mixed, 5 criticize ## The badge A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged. ## Cite as Hacker Approved, "MrChromebox firmware", https://hackerapproved.com/p/mrchromebox-firmware/ (13 recommend, 0 mixed, 0 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026). Counts updated 2 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.