Re: [Libreboot] Problems installing libreboot on C201

[Paul Kocialkowski]

Hi,

Le dimanche 06 décembre 2015 à 23:42 +0100, Albin a écrit :
> I saw that you've added the following to the documentation:
> "the cros-flash-replace script has to be made executable: # chmod a+x
> cros-flash-replace. This did *not* help in my case (so maybe not for
> others also) so I think it should say something else. By the way, the
> circle around the write-protect screw on the image is white, not red as
> said in the docs.

Thanks for spotting this, the fix should get merged soon.

> > Now I only need to figure out how to install a functional GNU system and
> > get rid of ChromeOS. Inserting a Debian installer (armhf) and pressing
> > Ctrl+U results in a loud *beep* even with all the security features
> > disabled. Do I need to prepare a custom installer image?
> > 
> > Thanks!
> > 
> > Albin
> > 
> >>>>>>> Den 2015-12-04 kl. 23:49, skrev Albin:
> >>>>>>>> Hi.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Tonight I tried to install libreboot onto an ASOS C201. I ran into a
> >>>>>>>> number of difficulties that I managed to overcome (see the points 
> >>>>>>>> below,
> >>>>>>>> my contribution to the docs), but then I got stuck at the point where
> >>>>>>>> one is to run the cros-flash-replace script. The terminal keeps
> >>>>>>>> returning PERMISSION DENIED. The file permissions, however, are the 
> >>>>>>>> same
> >>>>>>>> as just after compilation and I've also removed The Screw as 
> >>>>>>>> instructed.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Does anyone have a clue what might be the problem?
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Cheers,
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Albin
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Errors found in the documentation:
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> 1. There are *eight* screws that need to be removed to open the 
> >>>>>>>> device,
> >>>>>>>> not seven. There is (at least on my device) one also beneath the top
> >>>>>>>> left pad.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> 2. You get into the TTY promt by pressing *Ctrl+Alt+Next*.
> >>>>>>>> *Ctrl+Alt+Previous* is for exiting the promt.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> 3. The guide mentions first "cros-flash-replace" and then
> >>>>>>>> "cros-firmware-replace":
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> "Then, the cros-flash-replace script has to be executed as such:
> >>>>>>>> # ./cros-firmware-replace flash.img coreboot ro-frid"
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> By the way, shouldn't there be .img extensions after coreboot and 
> >>>>>>>> ro-frid?
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>
> > 
>

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