cable and reboot recommendation

README.md

@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@ Scripts and documentation for setting up a Raspberry Pi (Zero W 1 or 2) for use
 1. [Raspberry Pi Imager procedure to setup ssh and Raspberry Pi Connect](imager.md)
 1. Find out your Pi's ethernet addresss in case you need to find it on `iot-research` again.  Type `ip addr show dev wlan0` and for something like `link/ether 01:23:45:67:89:ab`.  Write this information (the 12 characters and colons) in your notebook.  In T-411-MECH we want you to put this information in a spreadsheet links from the main page:  this allows us connect Pi's to people in case of any issues.
 1. [Solder the GPIO header pins](solder-gpio.md)
+1. Login to the pi using ssh or serial.  (Pi Connect breaks wihle upgrading the Pi Connect program).  Now update the packages on your pi:
+   ```
+   sudo apt-get update
+   sudo apt-get -y upgrade
+   ```
+
 1. [Gadget Mode to setup a serial connection over USB](gadget.md)
 1. [Setup the OLED screen to print the IP](oled-display/README.md)
    Based upon [Marcel's script on github to show the IP address on the OLED screen](https://github.com/mkyas/cpsy-display-ip)

gadget.md

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ The author discovered the guide was out of date, consulted the [2025 Raspberry P
 
 ## Important :
 - **Using the Gadget Mode will make the usb port unable to connect to a mouse or keyboard!!!** You will need to disable it make them work again.
+- The blue USB cables included in the kit in 2026 are flakey.  We recommend replacing them ASAP.
 - You will want to disable the serial console on RX/TX in `raspi-config` if you are trying to use that serial port for communicating with other devices.
 
 
@@ -29,6 +30,14 @@ echo "dwc2" >> /etc/modules
 ```
 modprobe libcomposite
 ```
+1. Reboot
+```
+restart now
+```
+1. Become root again
+```
+sudo su
+```
 1. Put a copy of this repository in root's home directory using git
 ```
 cd /root