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Old 01-09-2020, 11:29 PM   #6
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Device: Kobo Mini, Aura Edition 2 v1, Clara HD
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Originally Posted by patrik View Post
My perception is that as long as you stay within reason (fairly new firmwares, patches and apps other people use) Kobo is extremely durable and easily fixed in case something happens or you want to revert changes.
Yes. In 99.9% of the cases, a full reset will fix any software problems (for you, hold down the power button for 15s while the device is off, but note you'll lose all data).

If you're planning to play with patches (as in, make your own, rather than use the tested ones included), enabling telnet and forcing WiFi on, adding a PIN, and applying the USB on lock screen patch should let you recover from almost any bad patch.

If you're planning to play with uboot or the kernel (but don't do this just for fun or without experience), it's useful to have a serial connection, or at the least, easy access to the SD card.
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