This is not so much of a Linux issue as a device issue. I got to recovery mode…once. It’s the first step to getting to developer mode, which should let me run the script to flash Coreboot on to the device.
Device=PEPPY (Acer C720P Chromebook).
My attempt to download the script and run the script failed - That’s another issue for another post. I got to the point where I decided to back out and start over. I cannot start over because I cannot get back into recovery mode.
Do I have to remove the battery, to clear something in some memory, somewhere?
I am going to make a second post as to why my attempt failed. Like I said, it is a completely separate issue, worthy of a separate discussion.
Thanks in advance.
why are you trying to back out and start over? you’ve just created a 2nd problem when before you had one
Honestly, because I couldn’t go any further forward, and figured that I missed a step (which I did, as we have discussed on the other thread). I figured if I started over, I would go step-by-step, and see if I could figure out what I missed.
If I knew backing out would cause further problems, I would have just stopped.
I have backed ALL the way out, at this point. Even the write-protect screw is back in. I want to start back at step one, but I can no longer do step one. Any idea on how I should proceed?
remove the WP screw, there’s no reason to have it in.
remove the internal SSD - that will force it to boot to recovery
switch to dev mode when in recovery
power off
reinstall SSD
run script / flash firmware
@MrChromeBox - You rock!
It wasn’t that straightforward, but I figured it out: It went into recovery mode, but [CTRL][D] did not take me to developer mode.
Once forced into recovery mode, I figured that it fixed the issue with [ESC][REFRESH][POWER]. So, I put the SSD back in, started up with [ESC][REFRESH][POWER] which put me back in recovery mode. [CTRL][D] then worked to get me to developer mode. From there, it was the standard run-the-script, pick the options bios flashing procedure. I did NOT miss any steps this time.
Now, Debian Trixie is running just fine from flash drive.
Thank you, again, for all your help.
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