The proxmark5 is really an impressive piece of tech but unfortunately you do get kinda thrown in the deep end with it
So, first thing you need to do is get the client set up. Get into the directory you want to put it in, then run
git clone https://github.com/RfidResearchGroup/proxmark3.git
cd proxmark3
make clean
then, EITHER
make -j PLATFORM=PM5
OR
make -j PLATFORM=PM5 PLATFORM_EXTRAS=BWM
then, run
sudo make install
If you have the battery/bluetooth/wifi addon module then use the second command. If you don’t have it, then use the first.
After that’s all compiled and whatnot then it’s time to flash the proxmark5. First flash the bootrom then the firmware image with the following commands:
./pm3-flash-bootrom
./pm3-flash-fullimage
You can also run ./pm3-flash-all which will do both steps, but just in case something goes wrong the first time, it’s advisable to run them separately
After that is done, run “pm3 –list”, it should show you your device
pm3 by itself will launch the client and scan for, then automatically connect to your proxmark5
