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Disable Write Protect Asus C100P.md

####Disabling write protection on the Asus C100P a.k.a. veyron_minnie or Asus Flip

If your device isn't in developer mode now would be a good time to do so:

  • Warning: This will format your chromebook
  • Turn off your chromebook
  • Hold Esc and Refresh and then hit the power button
  • You should now see a warning, hit enter.
  • At boot you will now have to press ctrl + d at the warning screen to boot normally

Now lets remove that write-protect screw so we can flash Libreboot.

Flip powered-off machine over and remove the 9 visible screws.

http://i.imgur.com/aUxTlgj.jpg

Then remove 3 of the four rubber feet and remove 5 more screws.

http://i.imgur.com/GE74hyq.jpg

Now take a spudger and seperate the top panel from the body. Don't remove it fully yet, there are two cables that will break if you do.

http://i.imgur.com/Jhxlh9y.jpg

Carefully disconnect the two cables using a small spudger (scroll down for a picture of them disconnected), for the small cable you will have to flip the black latch up, for the larger cable you will have to push both sides of the white plastic connector towards the cable.

http://i.imgur.com/TPOQu63.jpg Now open the laptop and remove the keyboard.

http://i.imgur.com/sLbomVN.jpg

On the right side where you disconnected the cables you will find the write protect screw marked by the white arrow

http://i.imgur.com/b92tS29.jpg

Remove the screw and place it somewhere safe.

http://i.imgur.com/noblocS.jpg

Now reassemble the laptop without the write protect screw.

Turn the laptop on and sign in. Press Ctrl + Alt + T to open a terminal and then type shell, sudo su and and flashrom --wp-disable. http://i.imgur.com/iylpapw.png

####Flashing libreboot

COMING SOON

@Tacogang69
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:)

@SamuelTilly
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Were you ever successful in flashing this device?

@McGeoMetro0045
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when disabling wp, what is there that can be done with this?
can i install something like twister os?

@sticksabuser
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@AliceGrey I don't suppose you ever had a follow up to this?

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