akatrevorjay / intel-joule-bios-flash-linux

Flashing the BIOS on an Intel Joule 570x from Linux

Intel says you need Windows to flash the BIOS on this guy.

The thing is, Intel included the tool needed dldrcli as a deb! They just didn't write any scripts around it or write docs.

I took all the logic in their Windows batch script and rewrote it for bash. It's much cleaner if you ask me, but then again I'm biased as hell here.

It's located at flash.sh, take a look!

Usage

Connemt you're Joule and boot it into DNX mode by holding the DNX button down as you plug it in. It's the one closest to the pins, separate from the other two.

Install dnx.deb / dnx.rpm / dnx.tar.gz accordingly.

Deb distros for example:

sudo dpkg -i dnx.deb

After that, just run flash.sh with the firmware you're flashing. I have symlinked all required files to the root dir for ease of use.

./flash.sh Joule_C0-X64-Release-1D1-Public_DNX.bin

Flashing an older BIOS

I've kept a git tag for each version I've used as I've upgraded, as well as kept an ./archives folder more recently.

IOW, Extract away or simply git checkout. Choice is yours.