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.

  1. Download and install the ApplePi-Baker application (if you haven’t already).
  2. Insert the SD card into your SD card reader.
  3. Run ApplePi-Baker
  4. 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.
  5. Under “Pi-Ingredients”, select the image file you extracted above.
  6. Click on the “IMG to SD-Card” button and wait for the write to complete.
  7. Quit ApplePi-Baker and eject the SD card.
  8. Insert into your Raspberry Pi3 and Turn On your robot.

WINDOWS

  1. Insert your SD card into your computer and note down the drive letter it is assigned.
  2. Download and install the Win32DiskImager.
  3. 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! )
  4. Click “Write” and watch the pretty progress bar.
  5. Insert into your Raspberry Pi3 and Turn On your robot.

Linux

  1. Insert your SD card into your computer.
  2. 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.
  3. Unmount the partitions by running sudo umount /dev/sdx*. It may give an error saying the disk isn’t mounted – that’s fine.
  4. Copy the contents of the image file onto the SD card by running
  5. sudo dd bs=1M if=OpenQboOne_20180313.img of=/dev/sdx
  6. Warning There is a significant risk of damage to your filesystem if you use the wrong /dev/sdx. Make sure you get it right!
  7. Insert into your Raspberry Pi3 and Turn On your robot.

Have fun!