+5) *Do not eject the USB device.* Hit ESC on the keyboard. The lights will stop flashing and your firmware is loaded!
+
+## Flashing Instructions (Mac)
+
+*When flashing the keyboard from a Mac, you must delete some files that are automatically created by the operating system in order to prevent bricking your keyboard. Original information from /u/pawlwall from https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/520cov/using_an_originative_tada86_on_a_mac/*
+
+1) from the `qmk_firmware\` directory run:
+```
+$ make tada68:default:flashbin
+```
+
+2) Connect your keyboard to your Mac, hit the reset button on the bottom of the TADA, the lights will start flashing.
+
+3) You'll see a new drive on your computer called TADA68. Backup the original factory `FLASH.BIN` file that's inside it.
+
+4) Open the terminal and cd to the folder where the keyboard has been mounted
+
+`cd /Volumes/TADA68\ /`
+
+5) Copy over your new firmware to the keyboard
+
+`cp -r <path to your qmk_firmware folder>/FLASH.bin .`
+
+6) Remove files that MacOS automatically created which interfere with the keyboard
+
+`rm -fr .Trashes/ .fseventsd/ ._.Trashes ._FLASH.bin`
+
+7) Eject the USB device or hit ESC on the keyboard. The lights will stop flashing and your firmware is loaded!
+
+## Flashing Instructions (Linux)
+
+*Use these instructions at your own risk. Mount settings originally found at https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/8e2nnp/help_problems_flashing_firmware_on_tada68_from/*
+
+1) from the `qmk_firmware\` directory run:
+```
+$ make tada68:default:flashbin
+```
+
+2) Connect your keyboard to Windows computer, hit the reset button on the TADA, the lights will start flashing.
+
+3) A new entry should appear at `/dev/sd*`. Mount the board using this command:
+
+```
+mount -t vfat -o rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime,uid=1000,gid=1000,fmask=0022,dmask=0022,codepage=437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,showexec,utf8,flush,errors=remount-ro,uhelper=udisks2 <path to device> /mnt/tada68
+```
+
+4) Back up the original firmware
+
+`mv /mnt/tada68/FLASH.BIN ~`
+
+5) Copy over your new firmware to the keybaord
+
+`cp <path to your qmk_firmware folder>/FLASH.bin /mnt/tada68`
+
+5) *Do not eject the USB device.* Hit ESC on the keyboard. The lights will stop flashing and your firmware is loaded!