Configure and create an OS image

When creating a new device, if the system is supported by Teknoir (not generic), then a Teknoir Operating System (OS) image will be created. This guide will walk you through how to deploy the image.

Download the OS Image

1. Browse to devices.
2. Choose namespace.
3. Click the device name.
4. Scroll down to Resources 
5. When ready, click the Download OS image… link to download the device image to your computer.

1. Note: It can take anywhere from 15 to 45 minutes for the image to be created. The is highly dependent on the hardware configuration. The Download OS image… link will activate when the image is ready for download.

Flash the OS Image

1. Unzip the downloaded file image.zip to reveal the image.img device image file.
2. Insert an SD-card into your memory card reader or attach an M2 USB device with appropriate SSD. The minimum requirement is a 8GB SD-card.
3. Open balenaEtcher.
4. Click Flash from file and browse to the file location of your device image (image.img). Select the file image.img and click Open.

5. Next, click Select target.

6. Select the appropriate target.

7. Next, click Flash! to begin flashing the device image to the SD-card or SSD.

8. When the flash and validation process is completed you have a device-ready image on the SD-card or SSD. Insert the SD-card or SSD into your device and connect it to a power source and boot up the device.
   

Verify device status in the Teknoir Console

1.  Note: It takes a couple of minutes for the device to boot up and connect depending on the hardware configuration.

1. To verify that the device is working and is connected to your account/namespace, simply visit the Device page and wait for the device to appear.

2. When the device is connected, last seen will change from never to how long time it was since it communicated with the platform.