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Script for ChromeOS Flex to add cros_debug / dev mode option in grub.cfg
### Script to add cros_debug / dev mode option in grub.cfg
### ( Each Flex update removes cros_debug / dev mode option
### Be sure to run this script AFTER each update and BEFORE rebooting )
ANS=
ROOTDEVICE=
ROOTDEVICEPREFIX=
P12MOUNTPOINT=/var/p12
GRUBCFGPATH=$P12MOUNTPOINT/efi/boot
GRUBCFGFILE=grub.cfg
# Exits the script with return code $1, spitting out message $@ to stderr
error() {
local ecode="$1"
shift
echo "$*" 1>&2
return "$ecode"
}
# Find the root device
# Sets:
# - $ROOTDEVICE as the root device (e.g. /dev/sda or /dev/mmcblk0)
# - $ROOTDEVICEPREFIX as a prefix for partitions (/dev/sda, /dev/mmcblk0p)
findrootdevice() {
ROOTDEVICE="`rootdev -d -s`"
if [ -z "$ROOTDEVICE" ]; then
error 1 "Cannot find root device."
fi
if [ ! -b "$ROOTDEVICE" ]; then
error 1 "$ROOTDEVICE is not a block device."
fi
# If $ROOTDEVICE ends with a number (e.g. mmcblk0), partitions are named
# ${ROOTDEVICE}pX (e.g. mmcblk0p1). If not (e.g. sda), they are named
# ${ROOTDEVICE}X (e.g. sda1).
ROOTDEVICEPREFIX="$ROOTDEVICE"
if [ "${ROOTDEVICE%[0-9]}" != "$ROOTDEVICE" ]; then
ROOTDEVICEPREFIX="${ROOTDEVICE}p"
fi
}
findrootdevice
if [ ! -d $P12MOUNTPOINT ]; then
# Make mountpoint
echo "Making directory to mount partition 12"
sudo mkdir -p $P12MOUNTPOINT
elif [ ! -d $GRUBCFGPATH ]; then
# Mount EFI partition
echo "Mounting ${ROOTDEVICEPREFIX}12 on $P12MOUNTPOINT"
sudo mount ${ROOTDEVICEPREFIX}12 $P12MOUNTPOINT
fi
# Check for cros_debug option, need 5
DEBUGCOUNT="$(grep 'cros_efi cros_debug' $GRUBCFGPATH/$GRUBCFGFILE | wc -l)"
if [ "$DEBUGCOUNT" -eq 5 ]; then
echo "cros_debug has been added to $GRUBCFGFILE, no changes needed."
exit
fi
# grub.cfg needs editing
echo "Editing $GRUBCFGFILE to add 'cros_debug' option."
echo "
PLEASE NOTE:
I claim no responsibility for any damage or harm that may occur to your
device as a result of running this script. PROCEED AT YOR OWN RISK.
"
echo -n "[ press ENTER to continue - Ctrl-C to abort ] "; read ANS
cp $GRUBCFGPATH/$GRUBCFGFILE /tmp
# vi /tmp/$GRUBCFGFILE
sed -e 's/cros_efi /cros_efi cros_debug /' -e 's/cros_efi root/cros_efi cros_debug root/' /tmp/$GRUBCFGFILE
sudo cp $GRUBCFGPATH/$GRUBCFGFILE $GRUBCFGPATH/${GRUBCFGFILE}.bak
sudo cp /tmp/$GRUBCFGFILE $GRUBCFGPATH/
echo "Done, you can reboot now."
exit
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