diff --git a/x230/README.md b/x230/README.md index 613b32e..7d23f3f 100644 --- a/x230/README.md +++ b/x230/README.md @@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ ![seabios_bootmenu](front.jpg) +## Warning up-front +This may brick/destroy/detonate your Thinkpad. Proceed at your own discretion. + ## Latest release Get it from our [release page](https://github.com/merge/coreboot-x230/releases) * __coreboot__: We take coreboot's master branch at the time we build a release image. @@ -216,7 +219,7 @@ You are done, everything below is optional. _Enjoy your liberated Thinkpad!_ ## Updating Two possibilities: -If you unlocked the bottom chip (see above) then you can flash in place: +_If you unlocked the bottom chip (see above) then you can flash in place:_ That's of course very convenient - just install flashrom from your Linux distribution - but according to the @@ -227,7 +230,7 @@ this is very dangerous: 2. [download](https://github.com/merge/skulls/releases) the latest Skulls release tarball and unpack it 3. run `sudo ./x230_skulls.sh` and choose the image to flash. -If you decided against flashing in place, just repeat the steps for the top-chip: +_If you decided against flashing in place, just repeat the steps for the top-chip:_ You can again flash externally, using `external_install_top.sh` just like the first time, see above. @@ -263,3 +266,7 @@ Mainly a tiny binary used by the Ethernet card and the Intel Management Engine. * `git clone https://github.com/merge/skulls` * rename one of the included config files to `config-xxxxxxxxxx`. * The x230 directory's `./build.sh` should produce the exact corresponding release image file. + +## Further reading / more pictures +* [Flashing the X230 with coreboot while slaying Intel-ME](https://steemit.com/tutorial/@joeyd/run-don-t-walk-from-the-blob) +* [Step by Step easy guide to flashing Coreboot (X230, but should work for others too)](https://www.reddit.com/r/thinkpad/comments/4zrmf8/step_by_step_easy_guide_to_flashing_coreboot_x230/)