Thread: Kobo glo hd white screen, bricked?
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Old 06-26-2018, 07:43 PM   #7
davidfor
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Originally Posted by sowee15 View Post
Oh I assumed that since we can connect the kobo via usb and windows recognizes the external storage. Thanks for the clarifications.
In this case, the the firmware decides what to present to the host computer. And that is why the device is not visible until tap the connect button.
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By the way, I finally managed to get the "tap the corners" method to work and trigger the restore. The restore began just after the screen flashed black two times while I kept tapping the corners.

Now the kobo looks functional again.
Good to hear.
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