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Originally Posted by hamoriz
Hi
I updated my Inkpad with Firmware 5.11 and after some weeks I ran into a problem. The internal storage seems to be readonly now. After connecting to PC and removing/adding books has no effect. Even bookmarks are lost after switching off and on. When reinstalling/downgrading firmware, the install stops by updating filesystem step. Has anyone experienced such an issue? Does it sound a hardware problem? Thanks Zoltan
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My amateur opinion is that the internal memory is starting to fail, and the filesystem is switched to read-only mode as soon as the kernel sees the hardware error messages. It may also be that the filesystem simply got corrupted and needs to be scanned and corrected before being used. That usually happens during boot-up, though, so it should have been done.
You can try installing a terminal application on the SD card (in /applications/), and using it to look at kernel messages (using the "dmesg" command). You would probably see any error messages generated by the filesystem before it went to read-only mode. You can use the "pbterm" application right on the device to get a terminal, or install "utelnetd" and log in over WiFi. Both applications can be found by searching this forum.
If the memory is failing, you would have to send the device back to be repaired.