dfu-util only gives "Permission Denied"

[Fabian Off]

Am Sonntag 07 Oktober 2007 18:32:26 schrieb Mikkel Meyer Andersen:
> Hi,
>
> Just type
> sudo dfu-util ...
> and enter you password when promted :-)
>
> / Mikkel
>
> frogger at x-game.se skrev:
> > Hello,
> > This is my first entry after receiving my OpenMoko kit this friday. This
> > is also my first time using a Linux Computer to do anything real, so
> > please forgive me if my questions are naive and simple =)
> >
> > So I have my new Ubuntu computer up and running and I wanted to start
> > flashing the Neo phone just get a feel for it before attacking the
> > development environment.
> >
> > I downloaded the dfu-util software and moved it to /bin for convenience.
> > Now everytime I try try to run dfu-util I get a "Permission Denied"
> > error. I have tried using "sudo dfu-util --help" as well as using "sudo
> > su -" to be a root user but i get only "Permission Denied". Now I get the
> > feeling that I don't have the required Linux skills to solve this myself,
> > hence this question to this list.
> >
> > does anyone have  a good answer to this ?
> >
> > /Pepe

You have to set the right permissions for /bin/dfu-util.
Do  "sudo chmod +x /bin/dfu-util" to do so, then it's executable.

Greetings and congratulations for your Neo ;)
	Fabian

		
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