I fixed the booting of the Kobo Glo without a repair image. Note, recovery DID NOT Work at all.
So i took the sd out, cloned it and put the new SD in and it didnt boot any different than the stock 4GB.
Note: The following requires knowledge of linux, a linux pc and an SD card reader and is NOT for a non-technical person....
I mounted the SD card in linux,
There are 3 partitions on the SD.
recoveryfs
rootfs <-- Only update this partition
KOBOeReader
Found the upgrade .tgz file, extracted it (tar -xvzf filename.tgz) and copied the folder structure (standard linux folders) over the boot partition. Put the sd in the tablet and it booted! Screen was a tad corrupted (parts were not aligned, like they wrapped around the other side. Hooked to computer, copy update files to the .kobo folder, unplug - auto-updated and it works, screen is good and all.
The reason the overlay wasnt perfect was there were other "uboot" bin files, i assume some other upgrade/pre-boot firmware update, but that fixed after the re-install of the upgrade.
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Originally Posted by crudster
I have a Kobo Glo N613 that crashed, then i reset with a paper clip, it restored and then when i went to update again it garbled the screen and never started again. Now it goes Blue/Green/Blue/Flashing green forever more. Between the first green and second blue the screen blanks and goes white.
Extracted the internal SD card, cloned it and wrote it back to an 8GB SD that i know is good. same thing when inserted.
Please share original factory image file.
I am a VERY technically capable IT professional.
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