Re: [Libreboot] Problems installing libreboot on C201

[Paul Kocialkowski]

Hi,

Le dimanche 06 décembre 2015 à 23:26 +0100, Albin a écrit :
> Problem solved; libreboot installed!
> 
> I first inserted the SD card into a different computer and tried to run
> the script there but got the same error message. Then I copied over
> flash.img into the veyron_speedy directory that was created after the
> compilation process and ran the script from there as user. This worked
> fine and then I had no trouble installing libreboot on the chromebook
> using flashrom.

Good to hear.

> It would be good to mention in the documentation that there can be a
> problem with execution rights. I had the same problem when trying to run
> the scrip both from the SD card and from the internal storage, i.e.
> after copying over the files from the SD card.

That's odd though, I have not experienced the same kind of issue. I have
added a note about this in the docs.

> 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?

Yes, you do. I haven't documented that yet, but the Debian guide is a
good starting point.


> >>>>>> 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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