Clonezilla Image Restoration

Prerequisites

• A 4GB or larger flash drive (USB 3.0 model recommended for speed)

• A PC running Windows 10

Downloads

• Download the Clonezilla alternative stable version from https://clonezilla.org/downloads.php

• Direct Link to ISO

Flash Drive Creation

• Download the ISO file and Rufus tool, linked above

• Insert your flash drive and run Rufus

• Click Select and choose the ISO file you just downloaded.

• Click START

• Click OK. This will erase your flash drive and turn it into an Ubuntu installer.

• Wait for Rufus to complete.

• Create a new folder on the flash drive to contain your images. It must not contain any spaces. In this example, we name it TERA-MK100-40-R1

• Copy the folder containing your image into the images folder

• Final Result:

• Safely eject the flash drive and unplug it from the PC.

Using Clonezilla

• Connect your newly created flash drive to the OnLogic PC and power it on.

• If no operating system is installed, the system will likely boot right into Clonezilla.

• If it does not, Press F2 or Delete to access the BIOS. Under the Boot tab, make it the first boot device.

• Exact boot instructions vary by model. If you need assistance, contact [email protected].

• Select the 2nd option at the Clonezilla boot menu (ending with “& To RAM”)

• Some unimportant text will fly by as Clonezilla boots up

• Press enter to select Language.

• English is recommended to match this guide

• Press enter to select keyboard layout.

• Press enter to start Clonezilla

• Choose the device-image option (default)

• Choose the local_dev option (default)

• A list of the disk drives will be printed. This can be helpful for reference but can usually be ignored. Press control-C to close it.

• Select your USB flash drive as the source defice

• no-fsck is fine

• Select your images folder and press enter

• Do not go any further into the folders.

• Press tab twice and enter to select Done

• Beginner mode is best for our purposes

• Choose the restoredisk option

• You will be prompted to select an image from your images folder.

• Now you will be prompted to choose which disk the image is applied to. In this example, the Transcend drive is our boot drive so we select it.

• Yes, check the image before restoring

• Press enter twice to continue.

• The image restore process will now begin!

• Additional Yes/No prompts may appear as Clonezilla processes your image. Type Y and press enter on each one.

• Success! The image has been applied. Press enter to continue as the prompt on the screen says.

• Select the reboot option and immediately unplug your flash drive.

• The system will restart and should boot right up into your restored image.