diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a91c299..8037630 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+# unpack the binary archive for the firwmawre update and extract the top level files
+.PHONY
+binaries:
+	binwalk -e RAIDiator-arm-5.3.13
+
+# this prerequisite is available in the extracted data directory using binwalk
+# but it has been also provided in the repository to replicate attempts at this resurrections
+# easily
 uboot.kwb: uboot-NV+-1.0.05
 	mkimage -n kwbimage.cfg -A arm -O linux -T kwbimage -d uboot-NV+-1.0.05 uboot.kwb 
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c930293..81963f4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -15,3 +15,5 @@ The image for the UARTBoot is created using mkimage and a board configuration wh
 by the chromium project and most likely is not for the board we have.
 
 Once the image has been created we can UARTBoot using the kwboot tool.
+
+The firmware package we have started from can be downloaded [here](https://www.netgear.it/support/product/RND4000v2_(ReadyNAS_NV_plus_v2).aspx#download).