Thread: Inadvertantly reformatted kobo mini sdcard. Backup image not restoring all paritions
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Old 01-15-2017, 04:32 AM   #4
davidfor
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Originally Posted by goannawebsites View Post
Thank you David, very helpful...i think this may have been the original forum post i used to do this a few months ago (i have bookmarked it this time so i dont lose it).

I have no need to sync to the kobo server so am happy with not worrying about editing the hex code to change serial number. Having said that, I assume that when connecting to nickel and then running the kobo app on a desktop pc, this may be a problem? (or would this also not matter as long as its still my own username?)
I'm pretty sure the serial number is used when generating keys when setting the device up. After that, I'm pretty sure the keys are used rather than the serial number. The only other time I know it is used is when the device checks for new firmware. And I've played with this enough that it isn't really checked. It won't matter whether you are syncing over WiFi, or through the desktop application.

I can't guarantee this, but I am reasonably sure of it.
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