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README: improve first-time flashing docs a little

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Martin Kepplinger 6 years ago
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## TL;DR
For first-time flashing, remove the keyboard and palmrest, and (using a
Raspberry Pi), run `flashrom_rpi_bottom_unlock.sh` on the lower chip
Raspberry Pi with a SPI 8-pin chip clip connected), run
`flashrom_rpi_bottom_unlock.sh` on the lower chip
and `flashrom_rpi_top_write.sh` on the top chip of the two.
For updating later, run `prepare_internal_flashing.sh` to get
@ -98,8 +99,6 @@ And finally unlock the 8M chip by using the included script (be patient):
That's it. Keep the backup safe.
when updating to a new release, you don't have to disasseble your Thinkpad
and can flash internally (at your own risk), see below.
#### background (just so you know)
* The `-m` option above also runs `me_cleaner -S` before flashing back.
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* Only for _updating_! You have to have your 8MB chip flashed externally using
our `flashrom_rpi_bottom_unlock.sh` script (`ifdtool -u`) before this, once
* very convenient: just install flashrom, but according to the [flashrom manpage](https://manpages.debian.org/stretch/flashrom/flashrom.8.en.html) this is very dangerous!
* very convenient: just install flashrom on the X230 and software-update,
but according to the
[flashrom manpage](https://manpages.debian.org/stretch/flashrom/flashrom.8.en.html)
this is very dangerous!
* Boot Linux with the `iomem=relaxed` boot parameter (for example set in /etc/default/grub)
* download the latest release tarball (4MB "top" BIOS image is included) and extract it
* run `prepare_internal_flashing.sh` for generating all necessary files and printing all instructions


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