1# Flashing with fwupd 2 3## **Requirements:** 4 5* fwupd version 1.5.6 or later 6* The battery must be charged to at least 30% 7* The charger must be connected (either USB-C or DC Jack) 8* BIOS Lock must be disabled 9* Supported Linux distribution (Ubuntu 20.04 +, Linux Mint 20.1 + elementaryOS 6 +, Manjaro 21+) 10 11**fwupd 1.5.6 or later** 12To check the version of **fwupd** you have installed, open a terminal window and enter the below command: 13 14``` 15fwupdmgr --version 16``` 17 18This will show the version number. **1.5.6** or greater will work. 19 20On Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 20.10, Linux Mint 20.1 and elementaryOS 6, fwupd 1.5.6 can be installed from our PPA with the below terminal commands: 21 22``` 23sudo add-apt-repository ppa:starlabs/ppa 24sudo apt update 25sudo apt install fwupd 26``` 27 28On Manjaro: 29 30``` 31sudo pacman -Sy fwupd-git flashrom-starlabs 32``` 33 34Instructions for other distributions will be added once fwupd 1.5.6 is available. If you are not using one of the distributions listed above, it is possible to install coreboot using a Live USB. 35 36**Disable BIOS Lock** 37BIOS Lock must be disabled when switching from the standard AMI (American Megatrends Inc.) firmware to coreboot. To disable BIOS Lock: 38 391\. Start with your LabTop turned off\. Turn it on whilst holding the **F2** key to access the BIOS settings. 402\. When the BIOS settings load, use the arrow keys to navigate to the **Advanced** tab\. Here you will see **BIOS Lock**\. 413\. Press `Enter` to change this setting from **Enabled** to **Disabled** 42 43 44 454\. Next, press the `F10` key to **Save & Exit** and then `Enter` to confirm. 46 47## **Switching Branch** 48 49Switching branch refers to changing from AMI firmware to coreboot, or vice versa. 50 51First, check for new firmware files with the below terminal command: 52 53``` 54fwupdmgr refresh --force 55``` 56 57Then, to change branch, enter the below terminal command: 58 59``` 60fwupdmgr switch-branch 61``` 62 63You can then select which branch you would like to use, by typing in the corresponding number: 64 65You will be prompted to confirm, press `y` to continue or `n` to cancel. 66 67Once the switch has been completed, you will be prompted to restart. 68 69The next reboot can take up to **5 minutes,** do not interrupt this process or disconnect the charger. Once the reboot is complete, that's it - you'll continue to receive updates for whichever branch you are using. 70 71You can switch branch at any time. 72
