Thank you tshering! I updated the tool, adding also a more reliable method to install it and removing the startup delay with an ad-hoc hack.
Now if the database gets corrupted it will be copied on the flash partition. The only problem with this method is that it's not reliable in all cases. For example when you attach the device using telnet or SSH, it won't work. I modified it a little for SSH case, but I would try to port lsusb to Kobo.
About pickel, I tried with
PHP Code:
zcat /etc/images/kraken-factory-reset.raw.gz | /usr/local/Kobo/pickel showpic
but nothing. Furthermore when I send the CONTINUE signal to the nickel process, it becomes unresponsive, screen gets weird and I have to reboot.
Do you know if there's a way to control the LED light instead? I'll prefer it a lot much, but
pickel blinkon seems to not work. Scripts in
/etc/init.d seem to not control the LED.