Updated bootloader section with more details
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@ -196,12 +196,30 @@ When swiping right, you get access to 4 icons - from top left to bottom right:
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### Bootloader, Firmware and recovery firmware
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You can check the InfiniTime version by first swiping right on the watchface to
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open quick settings, tapping the cogwheel to open settings, swipe up until you
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find an entry named "About" and tap on it.
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#### Firmware, InfiniTime, Bootloader, Recovery firmware, OTA, DFU... What is it?
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(add link to
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https://github.com/InfiniTimeOrg/InfiniTime/raw/develop/doc/gettingStarted/version-1.0.jpg)
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You may have already encountered these words by reading the announcement,
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release notes, or [the wiki
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guide](https://wiki.pine64.org/wiki/Upgrade_PineTime_to_InfiniTime_1.0.0) and
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you may find them confusing if you're not familiar with the project.
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A **firmware** is software running on the embedded hardware of a device.
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InfiniTime has three distinct firmwares:
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- [InfiniTime](https://github.com/InfiniTimeOrg/InfiniTime) is the operating system.
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- [The bootloader](https://github.com/JF002/pinetime-mcuboot-bootloader) is responsible for safely applying firmware updates and runs before booting into InfiniTime.
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- **The recovery firmware** is a special *application firmware* than can be
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loaded by the bootloader on user request. This firmware can be useful in case
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of serious issue, when the main application firmware cannot perform an OTA
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update correctly.
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**OTA** (**O**ver **T**he **A**ir) refers to updating of the firmware over BLE
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(Bluetooth Low Energy). This is a functionality that allows the user to update
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the firmware on their device wirelessly.
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**DFU** (**D**evice **F**irmware **U**pdate) is the file format and protocol
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used to send the update of the firmware to the watch over-the-air. InfiniTime
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implements the (legacy) DFU protocol from Nordic Semiconductor (NRF).
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#### Bootloader
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@ -209,14 +227,35 @@ The
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[bootloader](https://github.com/JF002/pinetime-mcuboot-bootloader/releases/tag/1.0.0)
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is run right before booting into InfiniTime.
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It is easily recognizable with its white pine cone that is progressively drawn
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in green. It also displays its own version on the bottom (1.0.0 as of now).
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in green. It also displays its own version at the bottom (1.0.0 as of now).
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https://github.com/InfiniTimeOrg/InfiniTime/blob/develop/doc/gettingStarted/bootloader-1.0.jpg)
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Most of the time, the bootloader just runs without your intervention (update and load the firmware).
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However, you can enable 2 functionalities using the push button:
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- Push the button until the pine cone is drawn in blue to force the rollback of
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the previous version of the firmware, even if you've already validated the
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updated one
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- Push the button until the pine cone is drawn in red to load the recovery
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firmware. This recovery firmware only provides BLE connectivity and OTA
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functionality.
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More info about the bootloader on [its project
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page](https://github.com/JF002/pinetime-mcuboot-bootloader/blob/master/README.md).
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#### The firmware
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Well, it's InfiniTime :)
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Well, it's InfiniTime :)
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You can check the InfiniTime version by first swiping right on the watchface to
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open quick settings, tapping the cogwheel to open settings, swipe up until you
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find an entry named "About" and tap on it.
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(add link to
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https://github.com/InfiniTimeOrg/InfiniTime/raw/develop/doc/gettingStarted/version-1.0.jpg)
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#### Recovery firmware
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@ -308,8 +347,7 @@ Instructions also apply if you're running Amazfish on Linux.
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##### Using ITD
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ITD comes with a graphical user interface, called `itgui`, which allows
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upgrading InfiniTime.
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upgrading InfiniTime.
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Please see [ITD's README](https://gitea.arsenm.dev/Arsen6331/itd/#itgui) for
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more details.
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