@sleepwalk: PM sent.
@ManCandy: Firstly, you need to enable Private Messaging. This is in the "Edit Options" of the control panel. If this isn't there, it has to be added somehow. You can try posting in
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=319819 to ask it to be enabled, or contact a moderator.
Secondly, are you accusing Kobo of deliberately causing your device to "brick" itself as soon as the warranty expired? If so, it is a clever trick of them, but a bit mean to pick on you and nobody else. If so, I am surprised you would want to fix when the company is so obviously evil.
Of course, I assume you have tried to get it going using one of the well documented ways.