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diff --git a/static/install/web.html b/static/install/web.html index 2fdf713d..531ffabd 100644 --- a/static/install/web.html +++ b/static/install/web.html @@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ <li><a href="#prerequisites">Prerequisites</a></li> <li><a href="#enabling-oem-unlocking">Enabling OEM unlocking</a></li> <li><a href="#flashing-as-non-root">Flashing as non-root</a></li> + <li><a href="#working-around-fwupd-bug-on-linux-distributions">Working around fwupd bug on Linux distributions</a></li> <li><a href="#booting-into-the-bootloader-interface">Booting into the bootloader interface</a></li> <li><a href="#connecting-device">Connecting the device</a></li> <li><a href="#unlocking-the-bootloader">Unlocking the bootloader</a></li> @@ -188,6 +189,18 @@ Ubuntu, install the <code>android-sdk-platform-tools-common</code> package.</p> </section> + <section id="working-around-fwupd-bug-on-linux-distributions"> + <h2><a href="#working-around-fwupd-bug-on-linux-distributions">Working around fwupd bug on Linux distributions</a></h2> + + <p>The fwupd software used by many traditional Linux distributions (not Android or + ChromeOS) has a bug breaking connecting to fastboot devices. The web installer + takes slightly longer to connect to the device and is more impacted by this. If + you're on a Linux distribution with fwupd running, stop it before proceeding. You + can do this by running the following command in a terminal:</p> + + <pre>sudo systemctl stop fwupd.service</pre> + </section> + <section id="booting-into-the-bootloader-interface"> <h2><a href="#booting-into-the-bootloader-interface">Booting into the bootloader interface</a></h2> |