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.
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? >
