Thread: Mini Setting up problems (The parameter is incorrect)
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Old 08-02-2020, 08:26 PM   #2
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Originally Posted by lensmann View Post
I'm sorry to trouble you with a very basic problem. My Kobo Mini has been in my office for a few months thanks to the lockdown, and I've only just been able to access it again. I'm not sure what went wrong in the meantime, but when I recharged it and turned it on, it started the setup process from scratch. Unfortunately, I'm unable to set it up. The Kobo desktop application doesn't seem to detect the device, and attempting to access it via File Explorer on Windows produces a "The parameter is incorrect" error.

The Mini was running a 3.19 firmware before it died. Does anyone have any suggestions as to how I might be able to get it working again?
The first suggestion that comes to mind is to charge it for a couple of hours and then try a manual factory reset. See Manual reset your Kobo Mini for the procedure.

If that doesn't work, you could try re-imaging the internal uSD card. To get the image, post a request in the Kobo Mini sd card image thread in the Kobo Developer's Corner.
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