Disclaimer: This question is about Debian. I have unsuccessfully tried to
install Trisquel on my Libreboot x200. I have so far succeeded to install
Debian - I hope to be able to install Trisquel 8, when it's here.
As said, I have successfully installed Debian. Libreboot searches for a
libre
Modify grub.cfg (CBFS)
Now you need to set it up so that the system will automatically boot, without
having to type a bunch of commands.
Modify your grub.cfg (in the firmware) using this tutorial
(https://libreboot.org/docs/gnulinux/grub_cbfs.html)
https://libreboot.org/docs/gnulinux/encr
From https://libreboot.org/docs/gnulinux/grub_cbfs.html, 1st option says:
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1st option: don't re-flash
By default, GRUB in libreboot is configured to scan all partitions on the
main storage for /boot/grub/libreboot_grub.cfg or
/grub/libreboot_grub.cfg(for systems where /boot is on a dedic
Definitely don't reflash (you don't have to).
I just remembered how these instructions lacked clarity sometimes, so here's
something better:
https://trisquel.info/en/forum/shorter-and-thorough-guide-updating-libreboot-x200
See #3, but before modifying GRUB, make sure you can manually boot w
The cryptomount commands booted just fine and I am running Debian by now.
In your guide you write: "See here for instructions, rather straightforward:
https://libreboot.org/docs/gnulinux/grub_cbfs.html";
"Rather straightforward" probably depends on one's knowledge and skills. Does
this mean
I don't think that I've seen this before, but in the system menu I found the
entrance 'root-terminal' which solved the problem, i.e. let me update GRUB.
Thanks
Ok, so now I have a grub.cfg.
Is it correctly understood, that I now have to reboot and when at the GRUB
menu enter 'c' to be able to work at GRUB level?
Hack and Hack, you wrote that
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This means toreplace everything that's between the {} in that section by
this:
cryptomount -a
set ro
You missed something here, as I'vee written that "just change the default
menu entry 'Load Operating System' to say this inside (again, modify it
according according to the way you named your volumegroup and logical
volume). This means toreplace everything that's between the {} in that
sect
Ok, thanks.
When I'm at the GRUB menu, the first possible choice is 'Load Operating
System (incl. fully encrypted disks) [o]'
Is it correctly understood, that I should mark this entrance and enter 'e' to
"edit commands before booting"?
If so, I must say, that I don't see a {} that is sp
So first extract grubtest.cfg from the ROM, modify it (see right above),
Then put it back inside the ROM, and flash your modified ROM.
See here for instructions, rather straightforward:
https://libreboot.org/docs/gnulinux/grub_cbfs.html
When booting, it will fail because by default, it reads g
Ok, now things are getting clearer:
All the time you've been talking about the "2nd option: re-flash", while I've
been talking about the "1st option: don't re-flash".
It seems to me, that option 2 is a bit harder. Can I do option 2 without
actually upgrading the libreboot? I.e. can I jump d
Or ideally, can you help me to get this to work:
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1st option: don't re-flash
By default, GRUB in libreboot is configured to scan all partitions on the
main storage for /boot/grub/libreboot_grub.cfg or
/grub/libreboot_grub.cfg(for systems where /boot is on a dedicated
partition), and the
Yeah sorry, I'm not sure it was completely clear for me.
I theory, you should be able to extract grubtest.cfg, modify it, and place it
in your boot folder with the right name and at the exact right place.
That's how I understand the first option, a.k.a. non reflash.
But I might be wrong. But
What does following "#tools, #rom and #extract_testconfig to get the
grubtest.cfg" mean...?
just testing, thanks
To extract the GRUB file one has to
Acquire the necessary utilities
Use cbfstool and flashrom. There are available in the libreboot_util release
archive...
How do I access or acquire files from 'libreboot_util'?
Download it from here:
https://libreboot.org/release/stable/20160907/libreboot_r20160907_util.tar.xz
Thanks. After downloading, how do I install the programs?
Nothing to install, just extract the files, then find the script you need in
one of the folders.
You need to move the script and the rom to one folder (or just move the rom
in the folder where the script is).
I don't get this:
The guide says to
$ sudo flashrom -p internal -r libreboot.rom
Doesn't that suggest, that flashrom has to be started/run? Nothing seems to
happen, when I run this command.
Replace "flashrom" in that command with the full path to flashrom.
For example: /home/GNUbahn/Downloads/libreboot_util/flashrom
I opened a terminal in the folder where the flashrom file is. Wouldn't that
give the same result?
root@jb-x200:/home/jb/Hentninger/LB_util/libreboot_r20160907_util/flashrom/x86_64#
ls -l
totalt 4836
-rwxr-xr-x 1 jb jb 1649884 sep 2 15:42 flashrom
-rwxr-xr-x 1 jb jb 1649884 sep 2 15:42 flashrom_lenovobios_macronix
-rwxr-xr-x 1 jb jb 1649884 sep 2 15:42 flashrom_lenovobios_sst
root@jb-x200:
No, if you want to execute something you downloaded which isn't symlinked to
/usr/bin (symlinking something to /usr/bin is what makes "regular" commands
work like ls and such), you have to either type the full path to it
(/home/jb/Hentninger/LB_util/libreboot_r20160907_util/flashrom/x86_64/fl
Sorry, my bad. That was exactly what I did in comment #19.
Yet nothing seemed to happen
Sorry, but why are you trying to reflash? I skimmed through the thread, but I
don't see how that would help with getting a libreboot_grub.cfg on your newly
installed system. Could you shed some light on that, please? I might be able
to help a bit then.
I understand that my explanations so far are not very clear. Let me try like
this:
I have an x200 on which Minifree has installed libreboot.
I have successfully installed Debian with full disk encryption by this guide
at: https://libreboot.org/docs/gnulinux/encrypted_debian.html
I have suc
This part isn't straightforward for me either, so I can't help. And there's
no such file on my Debian nor on my Trisquel.
But reading it again, you can still do as it was suggested, and extract it
from the ROM, modify it, re-import it in the ROM, and (sorry for not being
more clear earlier)
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