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Originally Posted by tshering
Paula, I hope your mini has already recovered. If not you should be able to trigger a factory reset.
This is what is happening: The rcS file is called each time the reader is powered on. It creates the necessary environment and starts finally nickel. I modified rcS in order to call the menu tool. Since you deleted the folder containing the menu tool, the rcS script breaks when attempting to call the menu tool, and cannot start nickel. At this point only the OS is running, there is no mechanism to interact now via touching the screen. But you should still be able to power off.
1) push the power slider to the right side and hold it for 20 seconds
2) hold the reset button and push the power slider to the right; hold both until the led becomes red.
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first of all thanks for taking the time - this is all of my own making, and I very much appreciate you taking the time to pick up my pieces!
I have copied the rcs file from the firmware update (I am still on 2.6.1) in the /etc/init.d directory as you suggested, I have also removed the koboRoot.tgz file, reinserted the sd card in the mini, and no joy.
I noticed that the original file on-animator.sh in the /etc/init.d had a different date than on my sd card, so I copied that one too, put the card back, and no improvement.
I also tried your reset procedure, with both a release of the start button between 1) adn 2) and without releasing it, but the led simply does not come on in any colour if I press the reset button at the back.
I can copy and delete stuff from my card, so perhaps there is something else I could try, but I don't want to abuse your patience. I guess if worse comes to worst I can copy another image that has been distributed in this forum and copy that one on my sd card - but first I'll try and see if I can salvage mine.