Thread: Kobo H2O Hackability
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Old 09-30-2014, 03:38 AM   #18
davidfor
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Originally Posted by ManDay View Post
For what it's worth, scripts or the software on the current device wouldn't have anything to do with it, since the actual firmware resides on some EPROM outside the system. Pretty much as there aren't any files containing the BIOS on an actual computer, either.

I think it's a rather sure bet that such a facility has been included in the device for Kobo to handle fatal, warranty covered software breakages on returned devices efficiently. We just have to find it.
Kobo do have a function for fatal, or at least near-fatal, software problems. All the devices can do a factory reset by pressing the appropriate combination of buttons. If this doesn't revive the device, booting from the external card is unlikely to help. And as most of the devices can be opened and the internal SD card replaced, if the factory reset doesn't work, this can be done. But, from a cost point of view, it is probably better for Kobo to just replace the device.
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