kobo mini won’t boot up

abbs2011 · 09-22-2015, 12:58 PM

Hi, I have a kobo mini that won’t boot up the image installed seem to be corrupted; when power button is pressed LED flashes green / Blue /Green, then nothing happens.
Does anyone have a working image to spare please?

Thank you in advance

meeera · 09-23-2015, 02:00 AM

What is showing on the screen at the moment?

Have you done a full charge and paperclip reset? You will need to remove the back cover, which just pops off.

If a simple paperclip reset does nothing, hold the power button for 20 seconds to ensure the device is off (regardless of what is showing on the screen), then press and hold the paperclip in the back and while holding it turn the device on.

abbs2011 · 09-23-2015, 08:32 AM

Hi, thank you for your response, I have tried the reset pinhole before without success and I have removed the back covers and got the sd card out I took a backup then formatted the sd card and burnt a kobo mini image to it but that did not help, the only time the device shows any sign of life is when I use the image that came with it but that image is damaged.

meeera · 09-23-2015, 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by abbs2011

Hi, thank you for your response, I have tried the reset pinhole before without success and I have removed the back covers and got the sd card out I took a backup then formatted the sd card and burnt a kobo mini image to it but that did not help, the only time the device shows any sign of life is when I use the image that came with it but that image is damaged.

You haven't said what is showing on the screen - do you have a photo?

Have you tried a different SD card inside with the correct Mini-appropriate image burned to it? (davidfor is the go-to person for that)

What was happening before the device broke? Did you apply any sideloaded firmware updates/hacks/tweaks?

abbs2011 · 09-23-2015, 08:58 AM

Nothing shows on the screen because it does not turn on, when I use the image that was in burnt to the original sd card and try to turn on the device the LED blinks green /Blue/Green then nothing happens, I have tried three different sd cards with no success.

meeera · 09-23-2015, 09:11 AM

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Originally Posted by abbs2011

Nothing shows on the screen because it does not turn on

The screen should be showing whatever it was last showing before whateveritwasthathappened happened to it. (The off and sleep screens show the most recent book cover, and eink doesn't take any power to maintain an image on a screen). So is it completely blank? Black or white? Any lines on it?

Again because this was an edit and you may have missed it - What was happening before the device broke? Did you apply any sideloaded firmware updates/hacks/tweaks?

abbs2011 · 09-23-2015, 09:46 AM

This device came to me as it is that’s why my answers are limited, I need to find the right firmware for it to see if it can be saved, when connected to pc connecting sound can be heard, there is sort of an image on the screen, it looks like a broken image that might indicate that the screen could be broken too.

filmo · 09-23-2015, 04:10 PM

Post picture of screen following fourm rules for max file size. Only then can we tell if is damaged. It would be thin glass behind eink screen layer that is cracked.

robko · 09-23-2015, 06:43 PM

Yep, post a pic to confirm, but from your description I'd put money on the screen substrate being broken.

abbs2011 · 09-23-2015, 06:58 PM

This is the photo of it.

PeterT · 09-23-2015, 07:17 PM

You're told to follow forum guidelines for image posting. Did you even look to see what they are?

Hint: Guidelines

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filmo · 09-23-2015, 07:30 PM

Yes, it has a broken, substrate ! Classic look making easy to say definitely.

JSWolf · 09-23-2015, 10:25 PM

Looking at the bezel, it does look like user abuse.

davidfor · 09-24-2015, 12:30 AM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

Looking at the bezel, it does look like user abuse.

The bezel on the Glo is easily marked, so I don't think it really user abuse. But, it does look like something hit the screen.

meeera · 09-24-2015, 02:58 AM

It's very obviously a smashed screen, which is why the FIRST thing I asked you was " What is showing on the screen at the moment?"?

If you'd answered that when I asked it, instead of sidestepping the question repeatedly, we could have all saved ourselves some trouble.

If you paid for it, I suggest asking for your money back.

09-22-2015, 12:58 PM	#1
abbs2011 Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2015 Device: kobo N647B	kobo mini won’t boot up Hi, I have a kobo mini that won’t boot up the image installed seem to be corrupted; when power button is pressed LED flashes green / Blue /Green, then nothing happens. Does anyone have a working image to spare please? Thank you in advance

09-23-2015, 06:58 PM	#10
abbs2011 Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2015 Device: kobo N647B	This is the photo of it. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by WT Sharpe; 09-24-2015 at 04:30 PM. Reason: Oversized graphic changed to thumbnail attachment.

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09-23-2015, 02:00 AM	#2
meeera Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,659 Karma: 66420972 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Australia Device: Kobo Libra 2, iPadMini4, iPad4, MBP; support other Kobo/Kindles	What is showing on the screen at the moment? Have you done a full charge and paperclip reset? You will need to remove the back cover, which just pops off. If a simple paperclip reset does nothing, hold the power button for 20 seconds to ensure the device is off (regardless of what is showing on the screen), then press and hold the paperclip in the back and while holding it turn the device on.

09-23-2015, 08:32 AM	#3
abbs2011 Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2015 Device: kobo N647B	Hi, thank you for your response, I have tried the reset pinhole before without success and I have removed the back covers and got the sd card out I took a backup then formatted the sd card and burnt a kobo mini image to it but that did not help, the only time the device shows any sign of life is when I use the image that came with it but that image is damaged.

09-23-2015, 08:58 AM	#5
abbs2011 Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2015 Device: kobo N647B	Nothing shows on the screen because it does not turn on, when I use the image that was in burnt to the original sd card and try to turn on the device the LED blinks green /Blue/Green then nothing happens, I have tried three different sd cards with no success.

09-23-2015, 09:46 AM	#7
abbs2011 Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2015 Device: kobo N647B	This device came to me as it is that’s why my answers are limited, I need to find the right firmware for it to see if it can be saved, when connected to pc connecting sound can be heard, there is sort of an image on the screen, it looks like a broken image that might indicate that the screen could be broken too.

09-23-2015, 04:10 PM	#8
filmo Wizard Posts: 1,326 Karma: 1077205 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: Kobo Touch, Sony T1, Kobo Mini	Post picture of screen following fourm rules for max file size. Only then can we tell if is damaged. It would be thin glass behind eink screen layer that is cracked.

09-23-2015, 06:43 PM	#9
robko Wizard Posts: 2,454 Karma: 5469320 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Kobo	Yep, post a pic to confirm, but from your description I'd put money on the screen substrate being broken.

09-23-2015, 07:30 PM	#12
filmo Wizard Posts: 1,326 Karma: 1077205 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: Kobo Touch, Sony T1, Kobo Mini	Yes, it has a broken, substrate ! Classic look making easy to say definitely.

09-23-2015, 10:25 PM	#13
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,983 Karma: 128903378 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Looking at the bezel, it does look like user abuse.

09-24-2015, 02:58 AM	#15
meeera Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,659 Karma: 66420972 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Australia Device: Kobo Libra 2, iPadMini4, iPad4, MBP; support other Kobo/Kindles	It's very obviously a smashed screen, which is why the FIRST thing I asked you was " What is showing on the screen at the moment?"? If you'd answered that when I asked it, instead of sidestepping the question repeatedly, we could have all saved ourselves some trouble. If you paid for it, I suggest asking for your money back.

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