How To: Restore Your Netwalker Pc-z1, A how to for dummies Options

[RX Shorty]

Hi all,

When toying around with my Netwalker I bricked it twice.
So had to do a restore twice already, so here is a manual.

See my blog with latest info!

Requirements

• PC running linux (I am using Ubuntu/OpenSuse)
• Micro SD-Card (min 4 GB) - IT WILL DELETE ALL FILES ON IT!
• Netwalker Restore Pack - Download

To Do

1. we have to find out which /dev/sd* is the Micro SD-Card. (You can use Gparted to find out)
   Example 1: Your system has 1 harddisk
   Harddisk = /dev/sda
   Micro SD-Card = /dev/sdb
   Example 2: You system has 3 harddisks
   Harddisk 1 = /dev/sda
   Harddisk 2 = /dev/sdb
   Harddisk 3 = /dev/sdc
   Micro SD-Card = /dev/sdd
   
2. Now we know which is the Micro SD-Card we can use the following command:
   dd if=netwalker.img of=/dev/sdb bs=1M
   Be sure to be in the same directory as your netwalker img file, and edit your path to your Micro SD-Card if needed.
   For example:
   dd if=/home/username/Downloads/ netwalker.img of=/dev/sdd bs=1M
3. This process will take some time, so go get yourself a coffee/snack and return to your pc after a 15 – 30 minutes.
   When you can start your new command in the Teminal it is done.
4. Put the micro SD-Card in your Netwalker.
5. Hold down the two mouse buttons and start your Netwalker, keep the buttons down even after the Sharp logo.
6. A Japanese question will be asked: press Y
7. After the restore is done, press ENTER

[merlin1]

I just checked out your link -- the file size tells it contains all the files necessary to recover the OS, without having to download from the slow original server. Well done!

It's worth mentioning the script will erase the microSD card so make sure there's nothing important on it anymore