12-05-2018, 10:00 AM | #1 |
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Device: Kobo Aura Edition 2
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Kobo still "frozen" after new image installed
Hi all,
My kobo has been dead. I'll describe the symptoms, steps I've tried to resolve it and what I did leading up to the freeze. Symptoms: 1) When I hold the power button, the LED light comes on, then flashes and then goes off. 2) The backlight on the screen then comes on indefinitely. What I tried: 1) Factory reset steps (no reaction from the Kobo) 2) Charging it for 12 hours+ straight 3) Getting a new SD card and installing a new image according to https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=311227 Things I did leading up: 1) I loaded the most recent firmware to the Kobo. The kobo worked perfectly fine with the new firmware. I could access it, I could connect to the Wi-Fi, I could download books from overdrive. 2) I stopped reading for awhile and left the Kobo sleeping. It reached a low battery state and I didn't charge it just yet. 3) After a week or two, I decided I wanted to use it again and plucked it into a charger, a few boxes appeared on the screen and it just froze. That's how it got "frozen", "bricked". Now, the Kobo is extremely new, between steps unboxing and step 3 would have been 3 weeks at most. I would appreciate any help or suggestions. I bought it in the US, but I won't be back in the US for some time, so sending it back in is going to be a hassle. Anybody has suggestions or similar experiences? Thanks! |
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bricked, dead, frozen, new image |
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