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System recovery

This section explains the System and Software reinstall procedure for your robot.

Robot computer installation

To begin the installation process, plug a USB keyboard onto the robot service panel. On robots without screen, plug as well an external monitor into the HDMI connector (you can find it at the base of the robot).

Installation

The installation is performed using the Software Recovery USB stick provided with your robot.

Note

If you were provided with a ISO file .iso, follow these instructions to flash the ISO to a USB stick: How to flash an ISO on your robot

  • Insert the USB stick in a free USB slot of the robot;

  • Turn on the robot and press F2 (or F11, depending on your robot model) repeatedly. Wait until the BIOS menu appears;

  • Enter the Boot Menu by pressing F8 and select the Software USB drive;

  • Select Install <name of your robot>;

  • Follow the rest of the instructions during the installation process;

  • After the installation is complete, choose the preferred language, then click Done;

Keyboard preferences prompt

Keyboard preferences prompt

  • In case you visualize this prompt, make sure you have saved all your data; and then click Continue to begin the installation;

Destruction active partition prompt

Destruction active partition prompt

  • The installation process will take around 30 minutes you can go get a coffee ^^

  • Finally Click Reboot to restart the robot;

  • When the reboot finished remove the USB stick and press Enter.

  • The robot will boot up and you will see the login screen;

  • Log in with the user pal and the password pal;

  • You will be prompted to change the ROS_DOMAIN_ID in /etc/ros_domain_id More information about the ROS_DOMAIN_ID can be found here.

  • After the change do a final reboot.

  • Now you are ready to go! Check the first step section to learn how to start using your robot in ROS 2.

See also