Dell OptiPlex FX160 - Manual (Page 8)

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Dell OptiPlex FX160 Re-Imaging Guide
Re-Imaging the FX160 Computer With SUSE Linux Enterprise Thin Client
The FX160 computer can be re-imaged with an SLETC update using a
bootable USB flash drive built with the update CD and either a Linux or
Windows computer system. After the FX160 computer is booted to the USB
flash drive, the Thin Client Imaging utility is used to copy SLETC to the
FX160 flash card (hard drive). The minimum size for the USB flash drive is
512MB.
Create a Linux Bootable USB Flash Drive With Linux
The update CD provided includes these three files:
• Documentation (*.pdf).
• SLETC update file (*.raw). The name of this file reflects the revision
level of SLETC.
• Windows USB flash drive image installer (USBDiskImageTool.exe).
Only the update file is needed to build the bootable USB flash drive.
CAUTION:
This procedure formats the UFD device used to load the system image.
All files on the device are erased.
CAUTION:
Some of the commands entered in this procedure are performed with
administrative privileges. Use extreme care to prevent typing errors, which could
result in serious damage to your Linux operating system.
1 On the Linux desktop, open a terminal window.
2 If not logged in as a "root" user, enter the command:
su -
3 Mount the CD-ROM containing the SLETC update. Many Linux
distributions mount the CD automatically when it is loaded. For this
procedure, it is assumed that the CD is mounted as:
/media/Novell_SLETC_for_Dell
4 Insert a USB flash drive into a USB port.
5 Determine whether or not the USB flash drive is mounted:
a Enter:
mount
b Examine the output to determine if the USB flash drive is mounted.