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authorAlyssa Rosenzweig <alyssa@rosenzweig.io>2017-03-22 04:35:21 +0100
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@@ -7,6 +7,14 @@ flash chip with the Raspberry Pi, using the
[flashrom](http://flashrom.org/Flashrom) software. Most revisions of the
RPi should work.
+The Libreboot project recommends using
+[blobless GNU/Linux](https://blog.rosenzweig.io/blobless-linux-on-the-pi.html)
+on the Raspberry Pi, to avoid having to run non-free software. This
+only became possible in February 2017 and the instructions below are
+not yet updated with the necessary steps, so please do not follow the
+steps below unless you are willing to run non-free software on your
+Raspberry Pi.
+
This only covers SOIC-8 flash chips, for now. SOIC-16 guide coming later
(for now, it should be easy enough for you to figure this out for
SOIC-16).