Thread: Sage Kobo Sage SD image?
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Old 07-09-2022, 10:10 PM   #3
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Originally Posted by kohzn View Post
Hello,

I would like to "safely" do some tinkering without worrying that I'll end up bricking the whole thing, hence I would like to have a backup image which I can use if things go south.
What sort of tinkering are you thinking of? Most of what is discussed here will not cause issues. Patching, KOReader, etc. should not cause the problems. You would probably need to play with the kernel or replacing the full OS with something else before it became an issue.
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As far as I know, Kobo Sage has a soldered memory? Are there any other ways that I could try to "safely" obtain the image? Is it possible to use other device's image? (most likely not).
You could probably generate an issue and write it to over the network somewhere. That should be workable, but, might take a while. But, as PeterT said, restoring it is another matter. You might be able to restore it to a working device over the network, but, I have no idea how well it would work. For a "bricked" device, you would need to connect and update it some other way. There are headers on the PCB that can be used. It has been discussed, but, I do not remember if anyone has successfully revived a device that way.
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