Merge pull request #133 from ojn/readme

Readme md format, dd step, Fedora pkgs
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Hamish Coleman 5 years ago committed by GitHub
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@ -59,21 +59,37 @@ the patch is shown at the end of the build process and during the pre-flash
warning message.
1. Ensure you have installed the prerequisite packages
On debian, this can be done with:
On Debian, this can be done with:
```
sudo apt-get install build-essential git mtools libssl-dev
```
On Fedora, you could install it with dnf:
```
sudo dnf install git mtools
sudo dnf group install "C Development Tools and Libraries"
```
2. Clone a copy of this repo on to your computer:
```
git clone https://github.com/hamishcoleman/thinkpad-ec
```
3. Change to the directory created by the clone:
```
cd thinkpad-ec
```
4. Show the list of laptops and USB image file names:
```
make list_laptops
```
5. Choose your laptop model name from the list shown.
E.G. "patched.x230.img" for a x230 laptop.
@ -82,14 +98,18 @@ warning message.
patched image for this laptop (this will download the original
file from Lenovo and patch it):
```
make patched.x230.img
```
7. Insert your USB stick and determine what device name it has.
(Note: chose a USB stick with nothing important on it, it will
be erased in the next step) This command should help you find the
right device:
```
lsblk -d -o NAME,SIZE,LABEL
```
8. Write the bootable patched image onto the USB stick device (replace
the "sdx" in this command with the correct name for your usb stick)
@ -97,10 +117,13 @@ warning message.
WARNING: if you do not have the right device name, you might overwrite
your hard drive!
sudo dd if=patched.x230.img of=/dev/sdx
```
sudo dd if=patched.x230.img of=/dev/sdx bs=4M status=progress conv=fsync
```
Your USB stick is now ready to boot and install the patched firmware.
Notes:
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