ABB - Recovery Failure. Network Drivers not loaded after recovery USB is Booted

[darkmn82]

I'm running ABB on a 1515+. Backups of my laptop work with no problem. I have an HP ZBook 15u G6 laptop. I've created restore USB for bare metal restores.

Problem Description: When I boot the recovery USB stick, the WLAN network drivers are not loaded so I cannot connect to the RAID and move forward with the restore. I also tried with an Ethernet cable attached. I can also successfully install the HP network drivers manually after the recovery USB is booted but the WLAN/LAN is still not recognized. I have no CDROM for ISO and I would think that PXE would not work since network access is needed.

Am I just out of luck in using ABB for restores or is there some other way that I can get the network drivers to be recognized after the recovery USB is booted?

 

[Rusty]

I would think that PXE would not work since network access is needed

It will work just fine as long as you can boot from lan sure. I have tested this multiple times with no problem but not with that exact model tbh.

Last time I checked the USB method of ABB restore support UEFI and ISO will support also the "legacy" mode as well that might load up network drivers that will work with your setup.

 

[darkmn82]

@Rusty - Thank you for replying. I'm a noob to backup and restore so forgive me if I do not have the terminology correct in every case.

1. I've modified the BIOS on my HP laptop to enable/disable Legacy and Security boot (not at the same time). Neither settings enabled my WIFI or LAN drivers once I boot to recovery USB .

2. It seems that I'm, out of luck with Synology. I'm plan to try a backup and restore using different software than ABB. I'll update this post once completed.

 

[Rusty]

I've modified the BIOS on my HP laptop to enable/disable Legacy and Security boot (not at the same time). Neither settings enabled my WIFI or LAN drivers once I boot to recovery USB .

If I recall correctly using legacy boot will only be possible with ISO boot not the usb one