[Beefman]

Hello all. I've been happily using my Clara and Touch 1.0 for a few years. Just picked up a Mini which I thought I could leave at work.
I've since learned that WiFi is no longer supported but wasn't worried about that.
Connected via Kobo desktop (which just this morning updated to a newer version!), with the intention of doing a basic "setup" and syncing my Kobo purchased books.
The "required updates" appear to download ok but during "installing updates" it suddenly stops installing and informs me that there is an issue with the internet, (there isn't).
Has anyone else had this issue?
The Mini appears to be immaculate and lightly used but until I can get a basic setup completed, I can't even tell what firmware it's currently using.
Any help would be gratefully received.