Re: [Libreboot] Problems installing libreboot on C201

[Paul Kocialkowski]

Hi,

Le samedi 05 décembre 2015 à 23:45 +0100, Albin a écrit :
> By the way, is it even necessary to run the command
> "./cros-flash-replace flash.img coreboot ro-frid" on the chromebook
> itself? Would it work to run it on, for example, an x86_64 device,
> transfer the resulting image to the chromebook and then run "# flashrom
> -p host -w flash.img"?

That would work too, but isn't very straightforward IMO, so this isn't
the way that is advised.

> Den 2015-12-05 kl. 15:25, skrev Albin:
> > Hi again,
> > 
> > Den 2015-12-05 kl. 13:27, skrev 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.
> > 
> > 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".
> > 
> >>
> >> Thanks!
> > 
> > Merci!
> > 
> > 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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