Seems like i can’t get the latest bootloader in though…
1.) I unlocked the core
2.) I ran the command to flash the latest firmware and this is the error:
Downloading to address = 0x08000000, size = 13720
Error: Last page at 0x08003597 is not writeable
Hmm, that makes me think you haven’t unlocked the bootloader?
I saw the green flashes when the unlocker-firmware.bin is running though and reflashed it a couple of times. 
Just to be sure, i used the DFU-util to flash the same .bin file in case my st-flash isn’t working…
Or do i have to wipe the device somehow? 
When the current bootloader is loaded, any user-firmware has to be loaded via usb-dfu, or ota, you can’t use the st-link to load user-space firmware onto the core because some flags need to be set by the bootloader.
ah… I have a white core which is the kickstarter version and used DFU-util to perform the entire process.
That should work right?
I’ll play around more later as i attempt to learn how to use the st-flash and mess with the bootloader just in case my project requires some special bootloader as i develop the firmware.
Thanks Dave!