FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions:
1. Where can I get the drivers after purchasing them?
https://coolstar.org/chromebook/driverlicense/...
2024-05-06 04:46:29 +0000 UTC View Post
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New Management
I (CoolStar) am not going to be able to work on drivers tomorrow.
Existing drivers for Intel 6th -> 13th gen, as well as the AMD Ryzen 5000/7000 Audio drivers will be remaining available in their current state.
Support...
2024-05-06 04:38:34 +0000 UTC View PostKaby Lake (NOT -R) included in AUE discounts
FYI for Kaby Lake (NOT Kaby Lake-R). For the Windows driver AUE discounts, I'll be sticking with the original years and not the extended dates. Which means Original Kaby Lake is getting added to the AUE discount.
Although th...
2024-05-05 08:05:16 +0000 UTC View PostApollo Lake included under AUE discounts
For the Windows driver AUE discounts, I'll be sticking with the original years and not the extended dates. Which means Apollo Lake is getting added to the AUE discount.
Although the original AUE was next month, I've done it early, so Celeron...
2024-05-04 04:12:22 +0000 UTC View PostThunderbolt / USB 4 driver price drop!
As the Thunderbolt / USB 4 driver has been available for a year now without any major issues with Thunderbolt, the price has been dropped from $20 to $10!
Enjoy having lower priced USB4 on Tiger / Alder Lake!
Note: Alder L...
2024-04-28 23:32:01 +0000 UTC View PostDriver updates available for SOF, AVS and USB4!
The long awaited SOF and AVS updates are now available, including an update for the USB4 driver!
AVS: 1.0.5
SOF (Intel): 1.0.3
SOF (AMD): 1.0.1
USB4 (Intel): 1.0.1
Changes:
- Fixes multiple ... 2024-03-11 07:45:44 +0000 UTC View Post
AMD Ryzen 5000 / 7000 chromebook SOF drivers now available!
SOF drivers are now available for AMD Ryzen 5000 and 7000 chromebooks! They may be purchased from here and from my driver portal for $10 (same price as Intel)!
2023-11-07 23:16:11 +0000 UTC View PostAMD Ryzen 5000 / 7000 chromebook SOF drivers coming soon!
Windows audio drivers for AMD Ryzen 5000 and 7000 chromebooks will be coming soon! Stay tuned for their release!
2023-09-08 08:34:09 +0000 UTC View PostSubscription Reminder
Happy July everyone! Just a reminder that Patreon is a subscription platform, but my drivers do not require an active subscription to be kept. If you already have the drivers you need, you may feel free to cancel.
That being said, if you'd ...
New GUI licensing tool
The SOF, AVS and thunderbolt drivers have been updated with a new GUI licensing tool that should make it easier to register licenses for purchased drivers! No more manual copying of files!
2023-03-31 03:13:20 +0000 UTC View PostSigned Chromebook drivers
All of the chromebook audio drivers (and the thunderbolt driver) are signed, which means you can grab them from the portal and install them without enabling testsigning!
Portal URL is: 2023-03-24 01:19:28 +0000 UTC View Post
How to install beta Chromebook Drivers
Since you're here you've subscribed to a tier to get the chromebook drivers.
Patrons can use the automated system to sign-up for an account with the portal. The drivers are currently unsigned and beta, but the portal is mostly set...
2023-03-18 01:31:06 +0000 UTC View PostTaurine 1.1.1
Taurine 1.1.1 is available and has some improvements over Taurine 1.1.0
1. Fixes issues with injection into cfprefsd
2. Re-enables tweak injection into cfprefsd
3. Reduces memory usage and improves performance system-wide <...
2021-09-04 03:57:30 +0000 UTC View PostThe first official Odyssey Team testing devices
For the first time we have 2 dedicated iOS devices for testing purposes at the Odyssey Team!
Thanks to your support we’ve so far been able to purchase 2 iPod touch units (A10) for iOS 14.7 / iOS 15 testing! These devices a...
2021-09-02 22:20:16 +0000 UTC View PostTaurine 1.0.8 RC2
Taurine 1.0.8 RC2 is now available for testing!
Fixes:
* Patches the iOS issue that was causing BSOD loops -- shouldn't have any more BSOD loops / boot loops from userspace reboots. Recovery should be needed a lot less
* Increases r...
2021-08-24 20:17:47 +0000 UTC View PostLooking for 1.0.7 RC 2 feedback
For those that tried 1.0.7 RC 2, have you had a chance to try the recovery utilities?
You can enter recovery using ‘touch /.libhooker_recovery && launchctl reboot userspace’
Do let me know which device and iOS version you...
2021-08-04 10:03:28 +0000 UTC View PostTaurine 1.0.7 RC2
Taurine 1.0.7 RC is a new release for iOS 14.0 - 14.3 with the following improvements:
* Performance optimizations
* Initial support for dyld cache overriding
* Taurine recovery utilities (2021-08-03 09:40:48 +0000 UTC View Post
Taurine Recovery Utilities
Taurine recovery utilities -- coming in Taurine 1.0.7! (RC is available for you already if you're able to see this post)
Recovery Utilities can be entered manually by creating `/.libhooker_recovery` and userspace rebooting. Or rec...
2021-08-03 09:37:29 +0000 UTC View PostTaurine 1.0.6
Just a heads up, Taurine 1.0.6 RC and Taurine 1.0.6 are identical
If you're already on 1.0.6 RC there's no need to update. If you check in libhooker Configurator, you'll see it now detects as 1.0.6 instead of 1.0.6 RC
2021-06-11 22:15:59 +0000 UTC View PostKnown issue with iOS 14
It seems there‘s an issue with iOS 14 where something in /var can get corrupted
Make sure OpenSSH is installed. If you get a BSOD loop with “backboardd” timing out, DO NOT FORCE REBOOT
in a BSOD loop, OpenSS...
2021-06-10 18:55:40 +0000 UTC View PostTaurine 1.0.6 RC 1
Taurine 1.0.6 RC 1 is a bug fix release for iOS 14.0 - 14.3 which resolves the following issues:
* Fixes BSOD looping issues on devices with 2 GB RAM (e.g. A9 or A10)
* Fixes memory spiking issues when loading certain large apps ...
2021-06-10 05:47:07 +0000 UTC View PostClassicFolders 3 almost ready!
ClassicFolders 3 is almost ready! Expect to see it soon. It'll have full support for iOS 14, as well as having the wonderful folder UI you remember, whether that be the modern mode introduced by ClassicFolders (2), or the OS X Mavericks style fold...
2021-06-05 11:56:01 +0000 UTC View PostClassicFolders 3 Survey
ClassicFolders 3 will be available soon for iOS 14 (iOS 13 will be supported at a later date)! What features would you like to see in it?
2021-06-03 19:03:50 +0000 UTC View PostTaurine 1.0.5 RC 2
Taurine 1.0.5 RC 2 is now available as early access for those who would like to test it! Taurine 1.0.5 final will be available for all users shortly.
This is a pre-release version of Taurine that supports iOS 14.0 - 14.3, just lik...
2021-06-02 20:24:39 +0000 UTC View PostOdyssey Beta feedback
Just taking some feedback here... for those who are on iOS 13.0 - 13.7 and have installed Odyssey 1.2.3 beta 7, how has it been running for you?
Aside from the issue with Cr4shed, I'm looking at releasing it shortly.
2021-02-13 03:48:50 +0000 UTC View PostOdyssey 1.2.3 beta 7
Early pre-release of Odyssey 1.2.3 beta 7 ;)
*For iOS 13.0 - iOS 13.7 on A8 -> A13 devices*
This build of Odyssey includes all of the changes from betas 5 & 6 with the following changes on top:
* Fix regression in 1.2.3 b...
Odyssey 1.2.3 beta 6 notes
Just a note for those on Odyssey 1.2.3 beta 6 from here, there have been reported issues with cr4shed causing the jailbreak process to fail. Make sure to uninstall it before updating to beta 6
2021-02-10 00:41:17 +0000 UTC View PostOdyssey 1.2.3 beta 6
Early pre-release of Odyssey 1.2.3 beta 6 ;)
*For iOS 13.0 - iOS 13.7 on A8 -> A13 devices*
This build of Odyssey includes all of the changes from beta 5 with the following changes on top:
* Increased reliability of userspace...
Odyssey 1.2.3 beta 5
Early pre-release of Odyssey 1.2.3 beta 5 ;)
*For iOS 13.0 - iOS 13.7 on A8 -> A13 devices*
This version introduces userspace reboot and significantly improves system stability of Odyssey. It also introduces a cool splash...
2021-02-02 08:56:01 +0000 UTC View PostSileo private beta update
I have updated the Sileo beta build at https://www.patreon.com/posts/23487617
It now supports paid packages on the Dynastic Repo, with support for paid...
2018-12-23 03:50:34 +0000 UTC View Post