Restoring the Stock ChromeOS Firmware
WARNING
If your device has hit AUE/EOL, you will not be able to revert it to ChromeOS.
Requirements
- Linux installed on the device, or a bootable Linux live USB.
- Network connectivity
- A USB containing your stock firmware backup image, or
- A ChromeOS Recovery USB
Restoring
Boot Linux
Ensure
curl
is installed- For Ubuntu-based distros, run:
sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y curl
- For Ubuntu-based distros, run:
Run the Firmware Utility Script:
cd; curl -LO mrchromebox.tech/firmware-util.sh && sudo bash firmware-util.sh
Choose option 2:
Restore Stock ChromeOS Firmware
.Follow the prompts. Reboot after successful completion.
With the stock ChromeOS firmware restored, you can now perform a ChromeOS USB recovery to reload ChromeOS.