Re: [Libreboot] Problems installing libreboot on C201

[Paul Kocialkowski]

Hi,

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.

Thanks!

> 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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