Update & Recover MarsCat

Update

We will update the MarsCat system from time to time，you can download the system upgrade package in releases

Warning⚠：When updating system, please always connect the power supply, do not power off / restart MarsCat or remove the USB Disk, and please follow the steps ❗ ❗ ❗

Get ready

• Charger
• USB-TypeC hub
• USB disk

Step

• Copy marsai-update.zip to the USB disk.
• Connect the marscat with the charger, start marscat, wait for its eyes to light up, and then plug in the USB disk.
• Minutes later, marscat will restart, pull the USB disk out when the marscat's limbs are relaxed.
• Delete marsai-update.zip in USB disk.
• Copy marsai-system.zip to USB disk.
• Restart the marscat, plug in the USB disk when eyes light up.
• 1-2 minutes later, the marscat's eyes appear USB connection prompt.
• Then the marscat will restart, pull out the USB disk when the eyes appear boot animation; If the marscat doesn't restart, when the marscat's eyes appear recovery animation, you can pull out the Usb disk.
• Restart marscat (switching power supply), update successfully.

If the update fails, please restart the marscat and repeat the above steps.

Recovery

If you accidentally deleted the system while programming MarsCat, you can download the system recovery package in releases

Warning⚠：When recovering system, please always connect the power supply, do not power off / restart MarsCat or remove the USB Disk, and please follow the steps ❗ ❗ ❗

Get ready

• Charger
• USB-TypeC hub
• USB disk

Step

• Copy recovery_marscat.img to the USB disk.
• Connect the marscat with the charger, start marscat, wait for its eyes to light up, and then plug in the USB disk.
• When MarsCat's eyes animation disappear, remove the USB Disk
• After about 45 minutes, the cat will automatically reboot, and its eyes will show dizzy animation; If MarsCat is not restarted, manually restart the cat (switching power supply)
• After restart, MarsCat starts to do start-up movement, recover successfully