iot-gate-imx8plus: Update flashing instructions and name

to reflect that this image can be used for both 2G and 4G DRAM boards. Change-type: patch Signed-off-by: Alexandru Costache <[email protected]>
balena-io · Dec 13, 2023 · e390406 · e390406
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diff --git a/contracts/hw.device-type/iot-gate-imx8plus/contract.json b/contracts/hw.device-type/iot-gate-imx8plus/contract.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "version": "1",
   "type": "hw.device-type",
   "aliases": [],
-  "name": "Compulab IOT-GATE-iMX8PLUS 4GB",
+  "name": "Compulab IOT-GATE-iMX8PLUS 2G-4G DRAM",
   "assets": {
     "logo": {
       "url": "./iot-gate-imx8plus.svg",
@@ -29,14 +29,10 @@
   },
   "partials": {
     "instructions": [
-      "Unpack the downloaded balenaOS image and extract the file imx-boot-iot-gate-imx8plus-sd.bin-flash_evk from the resin-boot partition.",
-      "Connect the PROG port to your PC using a micro USB cable.",
-      "Download <a href=https://github.com/balena-os/balena-iot-gate-imx8plus/raw/master/imx-boot_4g>imx-boot_4g</a> from the <a href=https://github.com/balena-os/balena-iot-gate-imx8plus>balena-iot-gate-imx8plus</a> repository",
-      "Connect the debug UART and PROG ports to your PC. Use 'sudo <a href=https://github.com/nxp-imx/mfgtools>uuu</a> imx-boot_4g' to load imx-boot_4g on your device and then interrupt u-boot in cmdline. You can skip using uuu if your device already runs an u-boot that has console access and the ums command enabled.",
-      "Mount the device's boot partition using 'ums 0 mmc 2.1' and write imx-boot-iot-gate-imx8plus-sd.bin-flash_evk to this partition. The binary should be written at offset 0 using Etcher or dd.",
-      "Mount the device's eMMC from u-boot using 'ums 0 mmc 2' and write the downloaded balenaOS image to it using Etcher or dd. Both the bootloader and the OS image should be written before any reboot.",
-      "We recommend using <a href=http://www.etcher.io/>Etcher</a> for flashing the bootloader and the operating system image to the device. Etcher writes the images at offset 0 by default. If other flashing tools are used, ensure that the drives are properly synced after the images have been flashed.",
-      "After flashing is completed, disconnect the micro USB cable from the PROG port and reboot the device."
+      "Unpack the balenaOS image you downloaded from balena-cloud.",
+      "Make sure the device is not powered and connect the PROG port to your PC using a micro USB cable.",
+      "From a Linux-based host, use the <a href=https://github.com/balena-os/iot-gate-imx8plus-flashtools>IOT-GATE-iMX8PLUS flashing tools</a> to write balenaOS on your device.",
+      "After flashing is completed, disconnect the micro USB cable from the PROG port, power off the device and then power it back on."
     ]
   }
 }