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stupdude2 · 05-17-2022, 11:50 AM

I flashed my Libra H2O with a different version of kobopatch than the base version that was installed.

Bricked! (softbricked?)

It would turn on and show the home screen but would restart any time I touched the screen.

I was unable to connect to PC and load a new KoboRoot.tgz file to fix it since it restarted when I touched the connect button after plugging it in. I tried the reset combination--pressing power button while holding a page-turn button--but it wasn't actually turning off with the power button, just restarting, so reset didn't work.

Finally, I figured I'd let the battery drain--maybe it'll do a shutdown on low battery, then I could use the button combination to reset it. I left the Libra H2O on overnight with a weight on one of the buttons, the screen stayed on and drained the battery.

In the morning, I plugged it in and tried holding power and a page-turn button and *BAM* it went through the reset process, came back on and was responsive again!

Unbricked! (un-softbricked?)

Sharing to see if anyone else has had an experience like this or saved their Libra H2O in a similar way. Thanks for reading.

05-17-2022, 11:50 AM	#1
stupdude2 Member Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2020 Device: Kobo Clara HD	Unbricked my Libra H2O I flashed my Libra H2O with a different version of kobopatch than the base version that was installed. Bricked! (softbricked?) It would turn on and show the home screen but would restart any time I touched the screen. I was unable to connect to PC and load a new KoboRoot.tgz file to fix it since it restarted when I touched the connect button after plugging it in. I tried the reset combination--pressing power button while holding a page-turn button--but it wasn't actually turning off with the power button, just restarting, so reset didn't work. Finally, I figured I'd let the battery drain--maybe it'll do a shutdown on low battery, then I could use the button combination to reset it. I left the Libra H2O on overnight with a weight on one of the buttons, the screen stayed on and drained the battery. In the morning, I plugged it in and tried holding power and a page-turn button and BAM it went through the reset process, came back on and was responsive again! Unbricked! (un-softbricked?) Sharing to see if anyone else has had an experience like this or saved their Libra H2O in a similar way. Thanks for reading.