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Old 06-25-2021, 04:18 PM   #1
damned_parrot
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Kobo Mini not starting. Flashing green lights. Can you recommend another fix?

Hi guys, I have followed this forum before to get Koreader in my Kobo and have a better pdf reading experience. Now I have a problem that I can't seem to find a solution for. Before starting, this is the background info:

I have a Kobo Mini. Not sure which was the firmware installed. It was also installed Koreader, both KSM and KFMon

Problem:

- My parrot made a hole on the lateral plastic bit of the reader (I love him, but this is the second time the damned bird does that :| ), without apparently having damaged any of the components inside.

- When reading I noticed that there was an invisible horizontal strip on the screen that would not respond to touch.

My attempt to fix:

- I opened my Kobo, caught some plastic debris that was inside.

- Now when I turned it on, the whole screen was not responsive.

- I opened the device again and now applied some isopropyl alcohol on the board and let it dry.

- Now the device is stuck on a screen.

- Whenever I turn it on, the power indicator goes green-blue-green then flashing green.


This made things worse ...


Other attempt to fix the new problem:

Followed this guide (https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=311227) which instructed me to:

1- download the firmware compatible with Kobo Mini. So I did download Mark 4's 3.19.5761 which according to https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Kobo_Firmware_Releases is the latest firmware officially supported and by being so, it's the firmware that I believe to be installed in my Mini before in the moment it had stopped working.

2- Unzip the contents of the firmware file in .Kobo.

When I tried turning it on, the same problem persists. I have already tried resetting it several times with a paper clip, but no success. What do you guys think? Anyone was able to fix this issue before?

Thank you in advance to all responses.
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