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README.md

@@ -5,17 +5,16 @@ Kubernetes image for Mono Gateway Development Kit
 https://docs.mono.si/gateway-development-kit/getting-started
 
 ## DISCLAIMER
-I leverage ChatGPT heavily for this. I also tested them thoroughly enough that until I am confident that's what we need.
+USE AT YOUR OWN RISKS. I leverage ChatGPT heavily for this. I am testing them all by myself right now.
 
 ### The device's dts files are located at here
 https://github.com/we-are-mono/OpenWRT-ASK/tree/mono-25.12.0-rc3/target/linux/layerscape/files/arch/arm64/boot/dts/freescale
 * We need both `mono-gateway-dk-sdk.dts` and `mono-gateway-dk.dts` since the sdk one includes the non-sdk one.
 * The actual dts being used is the `mono-gateway-dk-sdk.dts`
 
-
 ## Build
 
-To avoid frequent downloading on rebuild. Find the latest packages and update build.env
+Find the latest package versions and update build.env
  * [kernel](https://github.com/nxp-qoriq/linux/archive/refs/tags/)
  * [busybox](https://github.com/mirror/busybox/archive/refs/tags/)
  * [CRI-O](https://github.com/cri-o/cri-o/releases)
@@ -23,12 +22,15 @@ To avoid frequent downloading on rebuild. Find the latest packages and update bu
 
 Then run
 ```
-make download-packages
+make release
 ```
 
+### Making sub stages
 ```bash
-make itb # for out/board.itb (contains the kernel and the initramfs)
-make release # WORK IN PROGRESS
+make build-base # The image the builds kernel and everything
+make kernel     # Builds our kernel from NXP
+make initramfs
+make itb        # Builds out/board.itb (contains the kernel and the initramfs)
 ```
 
 ## Architecture
@@ -66,7 +68,9 @@ setenv serverip 10.0.0.129
 tftp 0x80000000 board.itb
 ```
 
-## USB
+## USB Flashing
+1. Copy board.itb into an SDCard
+2. Copy `[RELEASE_NAME].img.gz` into an SDCard
 ```
 usb start
 usb tree
@@ -77,3 +81,13 @@ fatload usb 0 0x80000000 board.itb
 setenv bootargs "console=ttyS0,115200 earlycon=uart8250,mmio,0x21c0500 root=/dev/ram0 rootwait rw"
 bootm 0x80000000
 ```
+
+3. Inside initramfs
+```
+mount /dev/sda /mnt
+gunzip -c /mnt/[RELEASE_IMAGE].img.gz | dd of=/dev/mmcblk0
+reboot -f
+```
+
+4. If it boots, create the A/B deployment scheme
+ - (WORK IN PROGRESS)