Vox Kobo Vox memory card image - Fix tablet upgrade error and more - Page 3

Pose · 03-10-2012, 07:20 PM

Shoot, I only got around to downloading it today and it just cut out 30 minutes left in the download.

"This account's public links are generating too much traffic and have been temporarily disabled!"

Looks like it's down now! Can anyone else that has downloaded it upload it to Dropbox and post another public link possibly?

Ladyrixx · 03-10-2012, 07:55 PM

Thank you soooooo much!!! My Vox is up and running after an hour with the gdiskdump! I'd been going back and forth with Kobo for two weeks.

pcampbell · 03-12-2012, 01:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ladyrixx

Thank you soooooo much!!! My Vox is up and running after an hour with the gdiskdump! I'd been going back and forth with Kobo for two weeks.

Awesome! Hope it helps others too!

Also, if someone could turn it into a decent torrent that would be great --Please thank you

batteraziiz · 03-19-2012, 04:34 PM

If one wants to do this in windows, I can unzip the .gz in Winrar and grab the files, but before putting them on the internal SD card that I removed, windows wants me to format the SD.. Should I go Fat or NTFS?

mr_nobody · 03-19-2012, 05:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by batteraziiz

If one wants to do this in windows, I can unzip the .gz in Winrar and grab the files, but before putting them on the internal SD card that I removed, windows wants me to format the SD.. Should I go Fat or NTFS?

First post states you need to do this in linux.

batteraziiz · 03-19-2012, 06:42 PM

I read the first post, naturally.. But there has to be a way to perform this in windows.. Running Linux through VMWare, perhaps. I don't wish to install a separate boot of linux.

mr_nobody · 03-19-2012, 08:10 PM

Sure, you can run linux in a vm. It's still linux. But you need to use an os that understands linux filesystems, ie: not windows.

drunkmonk · 03-20-2012, 11:24 AM

Yesterday the image partially downloaded and then stopped. I am in desparate need of this file to fix my kobo vox. Does anyone have the ability to upload somewhere else??? Or perhaps they can provide a solution that works from the backup .img files stored on the sd card.

It's my understanding that these backup files wont work correctly and that you need the .img file being downloaded here. Can anyone comment on this?

Kboland · 03-20-2012, 11:45 AM

You could try the official update file that Kobo released this morning (about an hour ago). Took 3 minutes to download.

drunkmonk · 03-20-2012, 11:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kboland

You could try the official update file that Kobo released this morning (about an hour ago). Took 3 minutes to download.

Thanks kboland. Just downloaded the update and will try to sideload it as kobo suggests. I will let you guys know if this works!

drunkmonk · 03-20-2012, 03:10 PM

So tried the Kobovox update as kboland suggested. First added it to the internal SD card and restarted. No update occurred.

Then installed the update from an external 2gb micro SD. It rebooted and installed and restarted without an issue. Once it restarted it went back to all the old settings and issues.

It appears that the internal SD card is resisting change!!! So I think my next step is to wipe the partitions but if I do this I want to use the source image from this site. Again, can anybody reload the .img.gz image so that I can use it??? I'm running out of options at this point! Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Has anyone wiped their partitions btw? If so what was your approach/progs you used. I'm looking for a tried and true method to get this functioning.

mr_nobody · 03-20-2012, 03:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by drunkmonk

Has anyone wiped their partitions btw? If so what was your approach/progs you used. I'm looking for a tried and true method to get this functioning.

Once you get the image, you _need_ to follow the steps listed in the first post from linux. Using dd (or whatever graphical util he recommended) will wipe the disk and set up the partitions properly.

drunkmonk · 03-20-2012, 03:30 PM

Thank you sir! That is good to know! Is it possible though that my microSD card is locked in some way that would prevent write permission... i.e. a security feature within Kobo Vox that secures a file folder from deletion if you don't have permissions? There are a few folders that come up (i.e. don't panic, lost+cache, etc) that appear to have permission protection. Any advice there?

Otherwise, I have everything set to go in linux but again it's just getting a stable download location for the .img.gz file. Anybody want to retry uploading this to a new link???

Btw, once I attain this illusive file are we to extract the .gz file and then use the .img file or just use the .gz file for the gdisk file source?

mr_nobody · 03-20-2012, 04:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by drunkmonk

Is it possible though that my microSD card is locked in some way that would prevent write permission.

Btw, once I attain this illusive file are we to extract the .gz file and then use the .img file or just use the .gz file for the gdisk file source?

Re: first item, it seems improbable.

Re: second item, good question. He did not mention unzipping it in the instructions but one would imagine that's what you are supposed to do.

drunkmonk · 03-20-2012, 04:27 PM

Thanks again. I will try to get this file... unzip the .img and load via gdisk. Any takers re: a link to the original file posted???

03-20-2012, 11:24 AM	#38
drunkmonk Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 12 Join Date: Mar 2012 Device: Kobo Vox	No downloads work!!! Yesterday the image partially downloaded and then stopped. I am in desparate need of this file to fix my kobo vox. Does anyone have the ability to upload somewhere else??? Or perhaps they can provide a solution that works from the backup .img files stored on the sd card. It's my understanding that these backup files wont work correctly and that you need the .img file being downloaded here. Can anyone comment on this?

03-20-2012, 03:10 PM	#41
drunkmonk Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 12 Join Date: Mar 2012 Device: Kobo Vox	Update - need .img (not update file) So tried the Kobovox update as kboland suggested. First added it to the internal SD card and restarted. No update occurred. Then installed the update from an external 2gb micro SD. It rebooted and installed and restarted without an issue. Once it restarted it went back to all the old settings and issues. It appears that the internal SD card is resisting change!!! So I think my next step is to wipe the partitions but if I do this I want to use the source image from this site. Again, can anybody reload the .img.gz image so that I can use it??? I'm running out of options at this point! Any help would be greatly appreciated. Has anyone wiped their partitions btw? If so what was your approach/progs you used. I'm looking for a tried and true method to get this functioning.

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03-10-2012, 07:20 PM	#31
Pose Member Posts: 15 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2012 Device: Kobo Vox	Shoot, I only got around to downloading it today and it just cut out 30 minutes left in the download. "This account's public links are generating too much traffic and have been temporarily disabled!" Looks like it's down now! Can anyone else that has downloaded it upload it to Dropbox and post another public link possibly?

03-10-2012, 07:55 PM	#32
Ladyrixx Zealot Posts: 146 Karma: 585496 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: Astak EZ Reader Pocket Pro, Kobo Mini, Nook Glowlight 2, Kobo Forma	Thank you soooooo much!!! My Vox is up and running after an hour with the gdiskdump! I'd been going back and forth with Kobo for two weeks.

03-19-2012, 04:34 PM	#34
batteraziiz Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2012 Device: Kobo Vox	If one wants to do this in windows, I can unzip the .gz in Winrar and grab the files, but before putting them on the internal SD card that I removed, windows wants me to format the SD.. Should I go Fat or NTFS?

03-19-2012, 06:42 PM	#36
batteraziiz Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2012 Device: Kobo Vox	I read the first post, naturally.. But there has to be a way to perform this in windows.. Running Linux through VMWare, perhaps. I don't wish to install a separate boot of linux.

03-19-2012, 08:10 PM	#37
mr_nobody Evangelist Posts: 440 Karma: 26671 Join Date: Nov 2011 Device: kobo mini, nexus 7 (2012), kobo vox	Sure, you can run linux in a vm. It's still linux. But you need to use an os that understands linux filesystems, ie: not windows.

03-20-2012, 11:45 AM	#39
Kboland Zealot Posts: 115 Karma: 201864 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Sudbury, ON Device: Kobo Vox, iPod Touch, Samsung Galaxy Nexus	You could try the official update file that Kobo released this morning (about an hour ago). Took 3 minutes to download.

03-20-2012, 03:30 PM	#43
drunkmonk Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 12 Join Date: Mar 2012 Device: Kobo Vox	Thank you sir! That is good to know! Is it possible though that my microSD card is locked in some way that would prevent write permission... i.e. a security feature within Kobo Vox that secures a file folder from deletion if you don't have permissions? There are a few folders that come up (i.e. don't panic, lost+cache, etc) that appear to have permission protection. Any advice there? Otherwise, I have everything set to go in linux but again it's just getting a stable download location for the .img.gz file. Anybody want to retry uploading this to a new link??? Btw, once I attain this illusive file are we to extract the .gz file and then use the .img file or just use the .gz file for the gdisk file source?

03-20-2012, 04:27 PM	#45
drunkmonk Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 12 Join Date: Mar 2012 Device: Kobo Vox	Thanks again. I will try to get this file... unzip the .img and load via gdisk. Any takers re: a link to the original file posted???

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