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[Xavier Jeannin <>]

Thank you Alexander,

Frédéric help me re-install RARE.

I have another question but I will create a new thread.

Regards
Xavier

Le 19/09/2022 à 10:51, Alexander Gall a écrit :
> On Mon, 19 Sep 2022 10:08:05 +0200, Xavier Jeannin 
> <> said:
>
> > Hello
> > I continue trying to install RARE/Freertr folowing the instructions
> > here:
> > https://docs.freertr.org/guides/installation/wedge100bf32/onie-nos-install/
> > I connect this morning using the console port.
> > The Grub menu appears partially. (I need to strike UP/DOWN arrows)
> > Unfortunately, "ONIE rescue mode" does not appear.
> > I tried "advanced options for rare ...",
> > I finally got a Grub menu, I choose "RARE/GNU ... recovery mode" (which
> > is not the "ONIE rescue mode") but ...
> > Then nothing
> > Do you have any suggestion to upgrade this machine, please?
> > 1/ is it possible to reset this machine to return to factory settings?
> > then it should be more
> If the original ONIE is still present, you should be able to do the
> following
>
>     * Enter the BIOS (press "Del" on the boot splash screen)
>     
>     * On the "Save & Exit" tab, there should be an entry in the "Boot
>       Override" called "ONIE: Open Network Install Environment"
>
>     * Select that entry and press Return
>
> This should take you to the Grub ONIE menue that should look like
>
>   ONIE: Install OS
> *ONIE: Rescue
>   ONIE: Uninstall OS
>   ONIE: Update ONIE
>   ONIE: Embed ONIE
>
> You can select Rescue or Install, both will work. "Install OS" will
> try to find an ONIE installer automatically, which can be stopped by
> entring "onie-stop" at the prompt. Frederic was burned once by this
> when the method actually found an installer and executed it "by
> accident", which is why he recommends using rescue mode.
>
> > 2/ any other solution to install the new version of RARE/Freertr?
> If the method above doesn't work it would mean that ONIE has somehow
> been destroyed. In that case, someone will have to perform an "ONIE
> embed" from a USB stick.
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