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Old 10-01-2020, 10:57 PM   #539
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Originally Posted by Blakey View Post
If a factory reset fails, is a manual reset likely to do any better?
What that does is what I mean when I say "factory reset". There are several ways to do it. Unfortunately, the method on the Device information screen changed a while ago. It used to do the full factory reset, now it just formats the book partition and restarts the device so you do the setup.

I've never liked the method of doing a factory reset that you linked to. For the Aura HD, and other devices with two buttons, I would use the following method:
  1. Charge the device for an hour or so.
  2. Power the device off. If the device isn't responding, hold the power switch int the off position for about 20 seconds to force it off.
  3. Hold the second button down while turning turning the device on.
  4. Release the second button when the screen changes.
  5. The device should do the factory reset and then prompt you to do the setup.

That should trigger the factory reset. I've messed up the timing or not held the buttons down properly and needed to do it again. For working devices, you can also enable developer mode and do the factory reset from the developer options.
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