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Replace firmware with Linux OS, operating system, or software
We should avoid the use of the ambigous word 'firmware'. [skip ci] Signed-off-by: Joachim Wiberg <troglobit@gmail.com>
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@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ config SIGN_KEY
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menuconfig DISK_IMAGE
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bool "Disk image"
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help
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Compose a full disk image with redundant firmware partitions,
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Compose a full disk image with redundant Linux OS partitions,
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configuration partition, etc.
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This is useful when:
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@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ To mitigate the risk of a malicious user being able to circumvent the
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bootloader's validation procedure, user configuration is kept to a
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minimum. Two settings are available:
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- **Boot order**: Since Infix maintains two copies of its firmware,
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- **Boot order**: Since Infix maintains two copies of its software image,
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and as some bootloaders support netbooting, the order in which boot
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sources are considered can be configured. To select the active
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source, use [RAUC][]:
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@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ boot Infix over the network. DHCP is used to configure the network
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and TFTP to transfer the image to the system's RAM.
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Access to U-Boot's shell is disabled to prevent side-loading of
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malicious firmware. To configure the active boot partition, refer to
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malicious software. To configure the active boot partition, refer to
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the [Bootloader Interface](#bootloader-interface) section.
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@@ -128,11 +128,11 @@ Interface](#bootloader-interface).
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System Upgrade
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==============
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Much of the minutiae of firmware upgrades is delegated to [RAUC][],
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Much of the minutiae of software upgrades is delegated to [RAUC][],
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which offers lots of benefits out-of-the-box:
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- Upgrade Bundles are always signed, such that their authenticity can
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be verified by the running firmware, before the new one is
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be verified by the running operating system, before the new one is
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installed.
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- The bureaucracy of interfacing with different bootloaders, manage
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