[MinnowBoard] android instalation problem on a new minnowboard max - problem switching to non-secure uefi mode in security prompt - volume up key is not available on the minnow max

John 'Warthog9' Hawley warthog9 at eaglescrag.net
Tue Apr 21 16:43:21 UTC 2015


On 04/21/2015 09:25 AM, Gabi Voiculescu wrote:
> Greetings community.
> 
> I have recently purchased a pair of Minnowboard Max Dualcore boards. I
> aim to do both work and hobby low level development and studies on an
> Android Intel SoC.
> 
> I tried to install Android 5.0.1 using the android 5.0 bringup guide
> from 01.org [1], using as a host PC ubuntu 12.04 (for usb drive flashing).
> 
> Firmware is X64.0077 64bit. Following the guide that stated I do not
> need to replace the firmware (as it's newer than 0076), I proceeded to
> only download the installer [2] from [3].
> 
> I followed the steps in the guide [1], after I flashed a usb stick
> (16GB) with fastboot-usb.img.
> 
> 
> 
> Below are a few of the steps I did.
> 
>   * On theLinux PC, from a terminal window, extract the archive and then
>     change to the extracted directory using the following commands:
> 
>     unzip  android-5.0.1_r1-ia1-minnowboard_max-64bit-userdebug.zip
>     cd  android-5.0.1_r1-ia1-minnowboard_max-64bit-userdebug
> 
>   * Unmount any partitions that were automatically mounted, using the
>     following command, where X is the letter identified above:
> 
>      sudo umount /dev/sdb
> 
>   * Write fastboot-usb.img to the USB thumb drive using the following
>     command
> 
>      sudo dd bs=1M if=fastboot-usb.img of=/dev/sdb conv=fsync
> 
>   * I used a usb hub in the board's usb 2.0 port to give me extra ports
>     for a usb mouse and keyboard. The usb stick with fastboot-usb went
>     into the oard's usb 3.0 port. MicroHDMI connected to a monitor.
>   * I then powered the board
> 
>   * Pressed F2 while booting to enter the Device Manager.
>   * Select Boot Manager and press Enter.
>   * Select EFI USB Device and press Enter
> 
> 
> 
> After I select EFI USB Device I get a security warning about disabling
> UEFi secure mode on my screen. 
> 
> <excerpt from my monitor>
> BOOTLOADER ERROR CODE 04
> START
> Press Volume Up
> POWER OFF
> Press Volume Down
> WARNING: Your device has been altered from it's factory configuration
> and is no longer in a locked or verified state due to UEFI secure Boot
> being disabled. If you were not responsible for these changes the
> security of your device may be at risk. Enter BIOS to re-enable UEFI
> Secure Boot.
> </excerpt>
> 
> 
> 
> The guide from 01.org mentions this: 
> Note: The device may show the security prompt because secure boot is
> disabled. You may need to press the Up Volume key to allow the boot to
> continue.
> 
> 
> I don't have a volume up key on my board, to press. Board SW1 acts like
> a reset.

Keyboard up arrow, as I'm led to understand, will get you past that.
I'll pass this missing bit in the 01.org docs along so that can get added.

- John 'Warthog9' Hawley



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