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Renate · 03-20-2022, 09:23 AM

If you can get it into EDL mode we can sort it out.
The most foolproof way to do that is using the hardware test points that (probably) are inside the unit.
I'm not saying that there isn't another way to get there, but without ADB or Fastboot...
I've never had any success with EDL cables, although maybe it's just me.

So, in short, if you want to open your device and take a good photo of the PCB we can proceed from there.
If you know some voodoo to get it into EDL mode, like standing on your head and pushing three buttons at once that will be easier.

Me? I put a magnetic reed switch inside my Poke3 so that I don't have to ever open it.

Edit: Are you getting fastboot ????? on a Linux system or Windows? If Linux, have you checked lsusb to see what you've got? Udev? Permissions?

03-20-2022, 09:23 AM	#2
Renate Onyx-maniac Posts: 3,936 Karma: 17500001 Join Date: Feb 2012 Device: Nook NST, Glow2, 3, 4, '21, Kobo Aura2, Poke3, Poke5, Go6	If you can get it into EDL mode we can sort it out. The most foolproof way to do that is using the hardware test points that (probably) are inside the unit. I'm not saying that there isn't another way to get there, but without ADB or Fastboot... I've never had any success with EDL cables, although maybe it's just me. So, in short, if you want to open your device and take a good photo of the PCB we can proceed from there. If you know some voodoo to get it into EDL mode, like standing on your head and pushing three buttons at once that will be easier. Me? I put a magnetic reed switch inside my Poke3 so that I don't have to ever open it. Edit: Are you getting fastboot ????? on a Linux system or Windows? If Linux, have you checked lsusb to see what you've got? Udev? Permissions? Attached Thumbnails Last edited by Renate; 03-20-2022 at 09:29 AM.