This may brick/destroy/detonate your Thinkpad. Proceed at your own discretion.
## Latest release
## Latest release
Get it from our [release page](https://github.com/merge/coreboot-x230/releases)
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.
* __coreboot__: We take coreboot's master branch at the time we build a release image.
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## Updating
## Updating
Two possibilities:
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
That's of course very convenient - just install flashrom from your
Linux distribution - but according to the
Linux distribution - but according to the
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2. [download](https://github.com/merge/skulls/releases) the latest Skulls release tarball and unpack it
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.
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
You can again flash externally, using `external_install_top.sh` just like the
first time, see above.
first time, see above.
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* `git clone https://github.com/merge/skulls`
* `git clone https://github.com/merge/skulls`
* rename one of the included config files to `config-xxxxxxxxxx`.
* rename one of the included config files to `config-xxxxxxxxxx`.
* The x230 directory's `./build.sh` should produce the exact corresponding release image file.
* 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/)