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docs: single-button DFU note covers the T1000-E, CURRENT.UF2 backup, and the 2.5 board counts - #56

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The README's X1 DFU note described a scheme the T1000-E has shared since 2.5 (#48), but the T1000-E had no note and no See note in the board list. The note now covers both boards, says how to get the device to boot with the button held (power on with it down, or reboot from a client), records that the power-on case is deliberate (the DFU_MAGIC_SKIP fall-through from #45), and says what a pre-2.5 T1000-E has to do instead: --enter-dfu or the Android app into UF2 mode, then install the update UF2, and why the 1200 bps touch is to be avoided there (serial-only DFU, no exit but a serial DFU, #57). The Installation and Troubleshooting lines that only knew double-reset point at it. Installation also gains the no-button route and a CURRENT.UF2 backup paragraph, which this fork fixed in BP1.6 (#20) and the README never mentioned.

AGENTS.md and CONTRIBUTING.md still counted 18 boards, 19 required checks, and 4 board.cmake files. src/boards/ has 19, branch protection on master lists 20 contexts, and mesh_tracker_x1 added a fifth board.cmake.

Not exercised on hardware here: the power-on hold. #48 measured the hold through a soft reboot on a T1000-E and #45 the hold on an X1; the power-off then hold path is from main.c and the 2.5 release notes.

Companion docs-site change: meshtastic/meshtastic#2719.

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  • Documentation
    • Updated supported-board information to include the MeshTracker X1 and reflect current board coverage.
    • Expanded single-button DFU guidance for the Seeed SenseCAP Card Tracker T1000-E and MeshTracker X1, including OTAFIX 2.5 instructions and troubleshooting.
    • Added guidance for backing up installed firmware using CURRENT.UF2.
    • Clarified how to exit DFU mode and cautioned against using the 1200 bps serial reset method on these boards.

…ckup, and the 2.5 counts

The X1 note described a scheme the T1000-E has shared since 2.5, and
nothing said how a pre-2.5 T1000-E reaches DFU or that a power-off then
hold is reachable. README also never mentioned CURRENT.UF2, whose
sizing this fork fixed in BP1.6. AGENTS.md and CONTRIBUTING.md still
counted 18 boards, 19 checks, and 4 board.cmake files.
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Documentation now covers 19 boards, five CMake boards, 20 CI checks, and OTAFIX versions through 2.5. README guidance now explains single-button DFU behavior for the T1000-E and MeshTracker X1 and documents CURRENT.UF2 firmware backups.

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AGENTS.md, CONTRIBUTING.md
Updated OTAFIX history, board counts, CMake guidance, and required CI check counts.
Single-button DFU and firmware backup guidance
README.md
Expanded DFU instructions for the T1000-E and MeshTracker X1, added application-based DFU entry guidance, and documented CURRENT.UF2 backup behavior.

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Recovery remains usable but can install the wrong board identity. Explicitly mapping each UF2 file to its board is a small, worthwhile correction.

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