sudo not actually needed for running rpiboot if debian package installed (which is how the instructions say to install)

[AndySchroder]

In https://github.com/raspberrypi/documentation/blob/e14224a1d57245b062008a723e9d9a88f1dc5585/documentation/asciidoc/computers/compute-module/cm-emmc-flashing.adoc?plain=1#L54-L78 you suggest installing a debian package on linux and then later as part of that process suggest using sudo to run rpiboot

https://github.com/raspberrypi/documentation/blob/e14224a1d57245b062008a723e9d9a88f1dc5585/documentation/asciidoc/computers/compute-module/cm-emmc-flashing.adoc?plain=1#L72

However, sudo is not needed using these instructions. The debian package installs a UDEV rule in /lib/udev/rules.d/70-rpiboot.rules which avoids the need for sudo.

See

https://github.com/raspberrypi/usbboot/blob/d0a2ed95ade02fbc042d325a22e4a7abcaf8fd34/debian/rpiboot.install#L12

https://github.com/raspberrypi/usbboot/blob/d0a2ed95ade02fbc042d325a22e4a7abcaf8fd34/debian/70-rpiboot.rules#L1

[nathan-contino]

Strange. I've always had to use sudo to run rpiboot. I wonder if this has changed recently? Or have I simply always used it unnecessarily?

[AndySchroder]

If you compile from source, then sudo is needed. If you use the debian package, it seems you don't. Are you able to confirm?