Restoring Your Star1
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Restoring Your System76 Starling NetBook (Star1 only)
System76 computers use a standard Ubuntu installation disc and the System76 Driver to fully restore your system to factory settings. This action will reformat your hard drive and remove all data from the computer. Backup any personal files in your home directory before installing.
Important Note!
If you recently updated your system, and now it does not boot, you may not need to reinstall Ubuntu. If, when you start your computer, you see a flashing underscore on the screen ("_"), then it is likely that Ubuntu's bootloader, GRUB, was not updated properly. To restore it, see How to Restore Grub Bootloader.
Directions
Download Ubuntu 11.04 from here. You'll need to select the 32-bit version. This action will reformat your hard drive and remove all data from the computer. Backup any personal files in your home directory before installing.
- Go to Administration > USB Startup Disk Creator to create a bootable USB driver with the image file you just downloaded.
- Boot from the USB drive by pressing F12 and choosing your USB drive
- Complete the installation with your desired options
- Log into your newly installed system
- Connect to the internet (verify you're connected by going to a website)
- Go to Administration > Updatates
- Click "Check" and then "Install Updates"
- Reboot
- Download the latest System76 Driver from this link (it will be the second link from the bottom of the page)
http://planet76.com/repositories/
- Double click on the downloaded package to install
- Go to System > System76 Driver
- Choose the Restore tab and click Restore. Restore will take a few minutes.
That's it - your system is fully restored!
System76 Driver Information
For detailed information about the System76 Driver click here
