There may be times when you might want to restore your Zee to factory defaults. We did not include a system restore on the Zee but it is not difficult to restore the system. The Zee uses an SD Card. If you have a PC with an SD card reader you can re-write the SD card with the original image. You can also back up your SD card if desired. This image requires an SD card greater than 8GBs in size.
To restore your SD card to the original image:
(NOTE: This procedure totally reformats your SD Card. all data will be lost!. If you have a HomeSeer configuration you want to save, go into Setup and select the backup option)
If you want to backup or copy your current SD card, insert the SD card into your PC, launch the imager program, select the driver the card is on, then choose the Read option to read your SD card and save it to an image file. You can then use this file to create another SD card if desired.
You can always order another SD card from HomeSeer if needed.
FAQ:
Q) Can I use my own SD Card?
A) Yes, we have picked the most reliable SD card we could find for the Zee, but any SD card 8GB or larger should work. Some SD cards are not as reliable as others and could cause issues.
Q) Can I put in a larger SD card?
A) Yes. After you save the image to the card, it will only use 8GB on the card. Log in with SSH and at the command line enter:
sudo raspi-config
Select the first option to expand the file system to the full size of your SD card.
To restore your SD card to the original image:
(NOTE: This procedure totally reformats your SD Card. all data will be lost!. If you have a HomeSeer configuration you want to save, go into Setup and select the backup option)
- Download the Windows imaging application from here:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/win32diskimager/ - Remove the SD card from your Zee (remove the 4 screws on the bottom of the unit)
- Download the Zee image from here:
www.homeseer.com/support/HomeSeer-Zee_Pi.zip - Insert the SD card into your PC's SD card reader, it should show up a new driver letter, note the driver letter it is using.
- Launch the imager program and select the driver letter of your SD card, select the image file you downloaded, then select the write option to save the image to the SD card.
If you want to backup or copy your current SD card, insert the SD card into your PC, launch the imager program, select the driver the card is on, then choose the Read option to read your SD card and save it to an image file. You can then use this file to create another SD card if desired.
You can always order another SD card from HomeSeer if needed.
FAQ:
Q) Can I use my own SD Card?
A) Yes, we have picked the most reliable SD card we could find for the Zee, but any SD card 8GB or larger should work. Some SD cards are not as reliable as others and could cause issues.
Q) Can I put in a larger SD card?
A) Yes. After you save the image to the card, it will only use 8GB on the card. Log in with SSH and at the command line enter:
sudo raspi-config
Select the first option to expand the file system to the full size of your SD card.
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