Restoring Ubuntu Core 16; Flashing A New Os Image - Dell Edge 3001 Installation And Operation Manual

R R estoring Ubuntu Core 16
CAUTION: Following the steps deletes all the data on your system.
The following steps refer to different methods through which the Ubuntu Core 16 operating system can be restored to the factory
image.
External storage
On supported platforms, you can download the factory image from
kit. For more information, see www.dell.com/support/article/us/en/19/SLN301761.
Run the following command to trigger native eMMC recovery partition.

Flashing a new OS image

Prerequisites
• USB 2.0 or USB 3.0 flash drive with a minimum capacity of 4 GB
• Ubuntu Desktop ISO
NOTE: You can download the latest version of the Ubuntu ISO file from http://releases.ubuntu.com.
• A released Ubuntu Core 16 image from Dell/Canonical: <unique name> img.xz
• Dell Edge Gateway 3000 series hardware
• USB keyboard
• USB mouse
• Ubuntu workstation with Ubuntu 14.04 or higher
Flashing new Ubuntu OS image
1. Insert a USB flash drive into the Ubuntu Desktop workstation.
2. Download
3. Flash the installation image to USB flash drive.
a. Start the Terminal application. It can be found by typing
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b. Type the following command and press Enter.
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4. Unmount and remove USB flash drive.
5. Connect the power, keyboard, monitor, and the Ethernet cable, to your Edge Gateway.
6. Insert the USB flash drive into your Edge Gateway.
7. Turn on and boot-up the Edge Gateway from the USB flash drive.
The installation USB flash drive flashes the Ubuntu Core 16 installation image into storage automatically. After the installation is
complete, it will shutdown the system.
8. Remove the USB flash drive.
9. Restart the system.
Ubuntu Core 16 is installed on your Edge Gateway.
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command erases the content of the drive it writes to.
may have to be replaced with the actual name of the drive on the system.
www.dell.com to restore your Edge Gateway by external media
to ~ ~ /Downloads/ directory.
in the Unity Dash.