APPENDIX H: QNX IMAGE RE-FLASHING

If SATADOM is corrupted, try the steps given in trouble shooting section to recover the QNX OS.

If the QNX OS could not recover, follow this section to re-flash the QNX image. The following files are present in DVD which received along with Aries SDK kit

Files required

• QNX BSP files

ARS_QNX7.0_32-Bit_32GB folder with following files

• clonezilla-live-2.5.0-25-i686– CloneZilla OS

• tuxboot-0.8.3.exe – To make a pen drive CloneZilla OS bootable

Setup Requirements

• SATADOM of 16GB – Target media

• Two 8 GB pen drives

• First 8 GB pen drive – To have ARS_QNX7.0_32-Bit_32GB folder

• Second 8 GB pen drive – To have CloneZilla OS bootable

• A development PC with windows 7 OS – To make a pen drive as CloneZilla OS bootable

Make an 8 GB pen drive as CloneZilla OS bootable:

• Connect the 8 GB pen drive to a windows PC

• Run tuxboot-0.8.3.exe and it will show the pen drive in bottom.

• Select disk image and browse “clonezilla-live-2.5.0-25-i686” file and click ok.

• It will start copying files as follows

• Finally it will show the following screen, click exit and now the pen drive is CloneZilla OS bootable

Store QNX BSP image to new/corrupted SATADOM using CloneZilla OS

• Copy ARS_QNX7.0_32-Bit_32GB folder to a pen drive

• Connect SATADOM to Aries board

• Connect CloneZilla bootable pen drive to Aries board

• Connect pen drive which has ARS_QNX7.0_32-Bit_32GB folder to Aries board

• Power on the board and boot to BIOS setup (by continuously pressing DEL key during boot up)

• Go to Boot->Hard disk priorities then choose CloneZilla pen drive as first boot device

• Press F4 and save.

• It will boot to CloneZilla OS as follows and select first option and press enter

• Choose language

• The default keyboard layout is US keyboard, therefore if you are using US keyboard, just press enter (i.e. use the option "Don't touch keymap")

• Select following option

• Attach pen drive which is having Aries QNX 32 bit image. Select following option

• Select following option

• Press Enter to continue

• Wait until the pen drive which has ARS_QNX7.0_32-Bit_32GB_BSP_Image folder is detected, once it detects then press “Ctrl+C”. (Remove ARS_QNX7.0_32-Bit_32GB_BSP folder contained pen drive and note pen drive name for reference.)

• Select the pen drive which has ARS_QNX7.0_32-Bit_32GB_BSP Image folder, the following is an example, so Choose the pen drive correctly

• Select “ARS_QNX7.0_32-Bit_32GB_BSP_IMAGE” option and click onto “Done” using “Tab” button.

• Press enter to continue for next step.

• Select following option.

• Select following option

• Select following option

• Select the SATADOM to restore/copy the QNX 32-bit BSP image

• Select following option.

• Select following option.

• Press Enter to continue

• Type “y” to continue.

• Then it will start copying the image to SATADOM.

• Once Copying is done, press enter to continue.

• Select Power off.

• Now the SATADOM is ready to boot to Aries QNX 32 bit.