From 57c2e80b0a6fdf50f7bdfcf4cde67543921577d2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tom Schlenkhoff Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2019 10:19:55 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Move/shorten flash time info --- x230/README.md | 6 ++---- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/x230/README.md b/x230/README.md index 2fabc49..0733058 100644 --- a/x230/README.md +++ b/x230/README.md @@ -158,6 +158,8 @@ or ethernet to `sudo apt-get install flashrom` Now copy the Skulls release tarball over to the Rasperry Pi and [continue](#unpack-the-skulls-release-archive) on the Pi. +We flash at low speeds. Unlocking the bottom chip with its two reads, one write and one verify step usually takes approximately one hour in total. + #### Hardware Example: CH341A based The CH341A from [Winchiphead](http://www.wch.cn/), a USB interface chip, is used by some cheap memory programmers. @@ -183,10 +185,6 @@ based supply for a second USB port (like [this](https://de.aliexpress.com/item/1 cd skulls-x230- -#### side note -Flashing and reading with low speeds takes time. Be patient. E.g. unlocking the bottom chip with its two reads, one write and one verify step usually takes approximately one hour in total. -If you need to configure the -c option when flashing top- or bottom-chip it may well be that different chips are used. So, it may be neccessary to e.g. configure _external_install_bottom_ with the _-c EN25QH64_ option, but when flashing the top-chip it only works without _-c_ or with a different chip. - #### ifd unlock and me_cleaner: the 8MB chip The [Intel Management Engine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Management_Engine) resides on the 8MB chip (at the bottom, closer to you).