Insecure Upgrade
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This page is on how to re-flash an insecure laptop.
- First ensure you have a power adapter AND battery plugged into the laptop.
- For B3 or B4 units that have a really old build (406.14), you need to first flash the firmware
- Press the power button and hold all four gamekeys; then hit ESC when you get the message that you have 3 seconds to hit escape.
- Insert a USB key with the latest firmware on it Firmware
- At the OK prompt type: 'flash u:{path_to_rom}'
- When it powers down hold the power button until it stays off (it will want to reboot).
- To put the latest signed image on the laptop, follow these steps
- Create a USB key with the os{number}.img and fs.zip file at the root.
- You can get these files from official releases
- Insert the usb key into the shut down laptop.
- If you are not up to the latest firmware, Power up the laptop while holding the X button (forces secure boot)
- The laptop will rewrite the flash and reboot the laptop.
- Hit esc to get to the ok prompt, and powerdown the laptop (hold the power button)
- With the usb key inserted, power up while holding all four game buttons.
- This will re-write the nand image.
- Once done with the nand re-flash, the laptop will reboot, and get to a prompt for a name.
- Press the Alt+Ctrl+Mesh keys together to get to the terminal, and check that the laptop is at the version you wanted.
- type root, enter, and poweroff to shut down the laptop.
- Create a USB key with the os{number}.img and fs.zip file at the root.
- To put a development build on the laptop
- Create a USB key based on the page Autoreinstallation image
- Insert the USB key into the laptop
- If you aren't at the latest firmware, follow the steps above for flashing the firmware on B3, B4, etc...
- Power up the laptop while holding the square button.
- This will re-flash the nand image.
- When the laptop is done re-flashing, it will reboot the laptop up to the prompt for a name.
- Press the Alt+Ctrl+Mesh keys together to get to the terminal, and check that the laptop is at the version you wanted.
- Either shutdown the laptop by typing, root, enter, poweroff, or press Alt+Ctrl+Home to go back to the name prompt, and continue with the booting process.