Kobo aura one does not recover, stucked in restore cycle

allebonvi · 08-06-2024, 05:23 AM

Hello everyone.
I have a kobo aura one that does not start anymore and worst it does not recover. It is stucked in a cycle of restore/restart. I have tried every kind of switch combination to reset the reader, without success. So, i managed to get out the internal sdcard , and have seen that the only partion that contain data is recoveryfs, the rootfs and tha large data partions are empty.
I think that something in the sd card si corrupted and unrecoverable. So i would like to change or reformat the sdcard. Please can you suggest me where to find an image of the kobo aura to install in the sdcard, and instructions on how to?
Thank you very much in advance
Alessandro

JSWolf · 08-06-2024, 06:20 AM

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Originally Posted by allebonvi

Hello everyone.
I have a kobo aura one that does not start anymore and worst it does not recover. It is stucked in a cycle of restore/restart. I have tried every kind of switch combination to reset the reader, without success. So, i managed to get out the internal sdcard , and have seen that the only partion that contain data is recoveryfs, the rootfs and tha large data partions are empty.
I think that something in the sd card si corrupted and unrecoverable. So i would like to change or reformat the sdcard. Please can you suggest me where to find an image of the kobo aura to install in the sdcard, and instructions on how to?
Thank you very much in advance
Alessandro

Please see the following thread to ask for a firmware image so you can write it to a new SD card.

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=355778

But before you do that, you need to got ot his thread and request that PMs be enabled. One PMs are enabled, go to the other thread and ask for the firmware image.

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=319819

You can upgrade the size of the sdcared and get a larger one such 32GB.

estral · 08-06-2024, 07:26 AM

I’ve had a similar issue with my Kobo before. I ended up finding a helpful guide on the MobileRead forums that had the exact image I needed for my model. It might be worth checking out there. Also, Kobo support can be pretty helpful if you contact them—they might have a replacement SD card or at least some solid advice.

allebonvi · 08-06-2024, 10:04 AM

Hello everybody,
i need an aura edition 2 N236 image to change and restore the sdcard of my n236 kobo that seems broken.
May you please send me a PM with the link?
Then, is there somewhere instructions on how to burn the image in the sdcard?
I thanks you all very much
Alessandro

DNSB · 08-06-2024, 12:55 PM

All requests for Kobo µSD card images should be made in the Kobo µSD Card Image Requests thread.

08-06-2024, 05:23 AM	#1
allebonvi Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2024 Device: kobo aura one	Kobo aura one does not recover, stucked in restore cycle Hello everyone. I have a kobo aura one that does not start anymore and worst it does not recover. It is stucked in a cycle of restore/restart. I have tried every kind of switch combination to reset the reader, without success. So, i managed to get out the internal sdcard , and have seen that the only partion that contain data is recoveryfs, the rootfs and tha large data partions are empty. I think that something in the sd card si corrupted and unrecoverable. So i would like to change or reformat the sdcard. Please can you suggest me where to find an image of the kobo aura to install in the sdcard, and instructions on how to? Thank you very much in advance Alessandro

08-06-2024, 10:04 AM	#4
allebonvi Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2024 Device: kobo aura one	aura edition 2 N236 image request Hello everybody, i need an aura edition 2 N236 image to change and restore the sdcard of my n236 kobo that seems broken. May you please send me a PM with the link? Then, is there somewhere instructions on how to burn the image in the sdcard? I thanks you all very much Alessandro

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estral Just trying to survive Posts: 66 Karma: 210 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: Nexus 7 2013, Galaxy Note 10.1 2014	I’ve had a similar issue with my Kobo before. I ended up finding a helpful guide on the MobileRead forums that had the exact image I needed for my model. It might be worth checking out there. Also, Kobo support can be pretty helpful if you contact them—they might have a replacement SD card or at least some solid advice.

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