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Originally Posted by throsu
1. will I lose the warranty if the seller will find the 3.17 firmware on the device?
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I wouldn't think so. Sure you downloaded it from here but it's still a file coming from Kobo...
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Originally Posted by throsu
2. do the factory reset or the hard reset need a fully charged battery?
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Not really. But it's not ideal if it ran out of juice while resetting or firmware upgrading, that would leave you in a situation where (after charging) only the "hold power button+tap both bottom screen corners" method would work to re-do the reset. Thus the recommendation to charge first.
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Originally Posted by throsu
if I leave the device to fully discharge, then there is hope of it going back to life?
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If it's the same problem I had - yes (except I disconnected/reconnected my battery instead of letting it discharge). But it will probably take a long time to discharge, it depends on how much power the device is using in its current state; and the only way to reliably test whether it's done is to - connect a charger, where each minute you charge will undo hours/days of discharge effort.
Also a full discharge is really bad for the battery.