12-28-2012, 01:22 AM | #1 |
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Need SD card image
I need someone to upload a fresh mini sd image please. My device is Bricked
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12-28-2012, 11:38 AM | #2 |
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Please! anyone!
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01-01-2013, 12:09 AM | #3 |
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01-10-2013, 10:30 AM | #4 |
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I have the Mini SD from the Kobo, how do I create the backup/clone?
Edit: Do I Factory Reset before hand and leave it asking for setup? Last edited by JamesFEvans; 01-10-2013 at 10:56 AM. |
01-10-2013, 05:24 PM | #5 |
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The Serial number is stored on the sd card as well, so you'll end up with two identical minis, I don't know if that will create problems.
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01-10-2013, 05:45 PM | #6 |
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You sure about that? I would have expected the serial # to be in another chip on the device, and to be unique; similar to a MAC address on an ethernet card.
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01-11-2013, 05:23 AM | #7 |
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I'm quite sure of it since when the firmware needs this kind of information (including other identificators) it sources them from the SD card. Everything is stored in the area before the first partition, I can even provide the offsets. It should be simple though to change those values back to the correct ones... I'll probably provide in the coming days a "debricking image" for a kobo glo without personal identifications, with instructions on how to create them for the other models (which I don't own ;P ).
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01-14-2013, 09:26 PM | #8 | |
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I messed up my recovery partition (I think I cloned my system partition over it because it reboots when I click on restore to factory, or hard reset with the glo button), how would I go about restoring just the factory recovery partition without loosing the serial number and other 'identificators'? |
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01-15-2013, 03:42 AM | #9 | |
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01-15-2013, 06:16 AM | #10 |
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This should be it:
dd if=koboimage.img of=/dev/mmcblk0 seek=543745 skip=543745 count=524289 this is assuming two things: -the first one, the image you're copying from is a complete image of an internal sd card so it has the correct offset for the recovery partition, it is called koboimage.img and is stored in the current directory; -the second one, your sd card taken from the kobo is attached to your computer and being recognized at /dev/mmcblk0. Especially the second thing could not hold true, please check and be careful this device actually belong to the sd card and adjust accordingly. |
01-15-2013, 06:46 AM | #11 |
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Thanks! I will try once I get a complete image from KevinShort
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03-13-2013, 09:23 AM | #12 |
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Hi freekobo,
Did it worked for you? My kobo mini is also bricked Can't preform pin hole reset, power reset, nothing. EDIT: Gona get a unit replacement. ty all Last edited by gaarapt; 03-16-2013 at 07:15 AM. |
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03-19-2013, 01:16 PM | #14 |
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Could you justify your opinion? My answer is based on the FACT that if you change a value stored in the SD card, the nickel interface will report the new serial number you've written there, no matter what you do. I am also thinking that the sd card are written with a generic image, but it's impossible to say that their content stays unmodified afterwards during production.
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04-04-2013, 10:49 PM | #15 |
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I also need this image, kobo said my device is no warranty because I opened it.
you can use http://www.vconsole.com/client/?page=page&id=28 flash image creator on windows or on linux it can be done with the DD command. help? o.o |
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