Quick Guide to Installing postmarketOS on Asus C100P

This guide helps you install PostmarketOS on your C100P's internal storage (emmc hard disk).

Step 1: Install pmbootstrap

First, install the latest version of pmbootstrap on Debian 12 via git:

git clone https://gitlab.postmarketos.org/postmarketOS/pmbootstrap.git
cd pmbootstrap
mkdir -p ~/.local/bin
ln -s "$PWD/pmbootstrap.py" ~/.local/bin/pmbootstrap
pmbootstrap --version

Make sure to add ~/.local/bin to your PATH environment variable.

Step 2: Initialize pmbootstrap

Run pmbootstrap --init, and if any dependencies are missing, install them using sudo apt install <package> as instructed. For the vendor, select google instead of asus, and for the codename, choose veyron.

Step 3: Prepare a USB Drive

Prepare a USB drive and plug it into your computer. Use sudo fdisk -l to check the device name of the USB drive (usually /dev/sdb or something else). Be very careful, as choosing the wrong device can lead to data loss. Then, use the following command to begin the installation:

pmbootstrap install --sdcard /dev/sdx

Remember to replace /dev/sdx with the correct device name of your USB drive.

Step 4: If You Encounter Mounting Errors

If you run into errors when trying to mount, try using a different USB drive. I had an issue with a 128GB Sandisk drive, but it worked fine with a 32GB SD card.

Step 5: Boot Into Asus C100P

Boot your Asus C100P using the prepared USB drive, and connect to a Wi-Fi network.

Step 6: Install pmbootstrap on C100P

On the C100P, install pmbootstrap using the same steps from Step 1, then run "sudo apk add openssl".

Step 7: Initialize pmbootstrap

Run pmbootstrap init on the C100P, following the same instructions from Step 2.

Step 8: Install to eMMC

Use the following command to install postmarketOS to the eMMC:

pmbootstrap install --sdcard /dev/mmcblk0 # on my c100p it is mmcblk0, please check yours before press enter!

Step 9: Done! Remove the USB Drive

Once the installation is complete, remove the USB drive. postmarketOS should now be installed on your Asus C100P!

Comments

  1. David Wei said:

    Use a similar approach, I also installed postmarketOS on an old Dell Chromebook (P22T) with the following parameters:

    vendor: generic
    codeName: x86_64
    version: latest stable version (do not use edge!)
    desktop: xfce

    Surprisingly, all hardware are well supported, the wifi, bluetooth, and sound!

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