Re: [Libreboot] Problems installing libreboot on C201

[Albin]

Hi,

Den 2015-12-06 kl. 10:33, skrev Paul Kocialkowski:
> Hi,
> 
> Le samedi 05 décembre 2015 à 15:25 +0100, Albin a écrit :
>> Den 2015-12-05 kl. 13:27, skrev Paul Kocialkowski:
>>> Le samedi 05 décembre 2015 à 00:34 +0100, Albin a écrit :
>>>> I just found another guide
>>>> (https://gist.github.com/jcs/4bf59314d604538a5098) that mentions a step
>>>> that's missing on libreboot.org: besides removing the write-protect
>>>> screw one also has to run "flashrom --wp-disable". This should explain
>>>> the permissions issue I had.
>>>
>>> Can you confirm that this is the case (and that you were already using
>>> the root account for your first report)? I didn't have to go through
>>> this step when flashing, but maybe it is required the first time.
>>
>> Yes, I was using the root account for the first report. Now I've also
>> tried to run the command "flashrom --wp-disable" which does output
>> "SUCCESS". That did NOT help though because, just as before, the command
>> "./cros-flash-replace flash.img coreboot ro-frid" results in: "bash:
>> ./cros-flash-replace: Permission denied".
> 
> Ahh I see, so "Permission denied" is not in all caps (which would have
> looked like a flashrom error message). I bet this is shell complaining
> because the script isn't executable. Try running:
> chmod a+x cros-flash-replace
> 
> before running it an everything should work fine. Maybe it would be
> worth mentioning on the installation page.
> 

I had already checked and tried to modify the permissions before asking
on the email list. I get "Permission denied" despite executable
permissions (that were already there), even with chmod 777. Isn't that
strange?

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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