===== OpenVario Recovery Tool =====

For some purposes (e.g. to flash a new software-image from USB to microSD) it is useful or neccessary to use the OpenVario Recovery Tool. This can be achieved by the following steps:

  * Create a FAT32-formatted [[usb-stick|USB-stick]]
  * Copy the desired new image as *.gz-file into the subdirectory "image" of the stick
  * Copy the file named "ov-recovery.itb" into the directory "openvario"
  * Connect the USB-stick to the OpenVario
  * Boot the Openvario
  * The recovery-menu will be displayed in red (be careful, everything on the micoSD will be erased!)
  * You will be prompted for the next decisions (update whole SD-card or bootloader only)
  * You can select the image to be written


===== Download files for the USB Stick =====

All files needed for updating the OpenVario can be downloaded at the FTP-server:


	ftp://ftp.openvario.org/




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OpenVario Recovery Tool Main Menu

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Select Update Method


Back to [[ov-menu|OV-Menu]]

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