If you need to “Reset” your Q.bo robot to factory settings ( software ) the process is pretty simple. (Always remember to make a backup of your important data before using any erase options )
Download the image
First, go to the Thecorpora´s Download Page and select the latest release of OpenQbo.
Mac OSX
ApplePi-Baker is a minimalist OS X application that can help you flash an IMG file to an SD card or a USB drive.
- Download and install the ApplePi-Baker application (if you haven’t already).
- Insert the SD card into your SD card reader.
- Run ApplePi-Baker
- Select the SD card under “PI-Crust : Possible SD-Cards”. WARNING: Make sure to select the correct drive! You could inadvertently damage your hard drive if you are not careful.
- Under “Pi-Ingredients”, select the image file you extracted above.
- Click on the “IMG to SD-Card” button and wait for the write to complete.
- Quit ApplePi-Baker and eject the SD card.
- Insert into your Raspberry Pi3 and Turn On your robot.
WINDOWS
- Insert your SD card into your computer and note down the drive letter it is assigned.
- Download and install the Win32DiskImager.
- Select the image file you extracted earlier and the drive letter of the SD card. ( Warning There is a significant risk you could damage your file system if you select the wrong drive letter. Make sure you get it right! )
- Click “Write” and watch the pretty progress bar.
- Insert into your Raspberry Pi3 and Turn On your robot.
Linux
- Insert your SD card into your computer.
- Locate the device, by running sudo fdisk -l. It will probably be the only disk about the right size. Note down the device name; let us suppose it is /dev/sdx. If you are in any doubt, remove the card, run sudo fdisk -l again and note down what disks are there. Insert the SD card again, run sudo fdisk -l and it is the new disk.
- Unmount the partitions by running sudo umount /dev/sdx*. It may give an error saying the disk isn’t mounted – that’s fine.
- Copy the contents of the image file onto the SD card by running
- sudo dd bs=1M if=OpenQboOne_20180313.img of=/dev/sdx
- Warning There is a significant risk of damage to your filesystem if you use the wrong /dev/sdx. Make sure you get it right!
- Insert into your Raspberry Pi3 and Turn On your robot.
Have fun!