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Old 01-11-2015, 01:34 PM   #155
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Device: kobo clara hd, kobo glo hd, kobo aura h2o, kobo touch, kindle dx
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Originally Posted by Ken Maltby View Post
Adding a book could "brick" the reader. Trying to setup the reader with the features you want, could "brick" the reader. Charging it could "Brick" the reader. Updating the firmware could "Brick" the reader. It's possible, that installing the required "Launcher" and the alternative/addon software could lead to a "Bricked" reader - but - it is not anymore likely that some of the above. The new H2o may be a little more problematic but if you could successfully install the software on the Aura 6", which also had some issues for some time, you should be able to do the install on a H2o.

Even if you had problems, a factory reset should replace every thing your install effected, with the original programing, as shipped. Anyone who actually "bricked" their reader installing the alternative software, had to have done something drastic not part of the install instructions.

Luck;
Ken
Could you tell me something more about the risk to brick a device (with ksm and koreader installed) during a firmware upgrade? What is the best practice when an update is available? To skip or to do it, and how?
I am an happy KSM-KOreader user on Kobo touch but still hesitant on H2O.
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