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mu88 · 05-21-2023, 10:02 AM

Hi everyone,

I tried installing InkBox on my Kobo Nia, unfortunately without luck (newer versions of Nia are not yet supported due to hardware changes, see here). Now I'd like to switch back to Kobo's original firmware.

Before installing InkBox, I created an image of the original firmware using Win32DiskImager. Now I wrote this image back onto the Kobo's SD card, but it doesn't boot :'(

So I've downloaded the Kobo Nia files from the following locations:
- https://pgaskin.net/KoboStuff/kobofirmware.html
- https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Kob...eleases#Mark_7

But as I understand from reading this thread, the TGZ files are only updates and meant to be installed on properly working readers - which mine isn't anymore

So is there anything I can do (e. g. flashing the original Kobo Nia firmware onto the SD card) or is it bricked? If possible, I'd really appreciate if someone from you guys could provide me the firmware and a brief instruction how I've to proceed.

Thank you and have a great Sunday!

05-21-2023, 10:02 AM	#55
mu88 Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2023 Device: Kobo Nia	Hi everyone, I tried installing InkBox on my Kobo Nia, unfortunately without luck (newer versions of Nia are not yet supported due to hardware changes, see here). Now I'd like to switch back to Kobo's original firmware. Before installing InkBox, I created an image of the original firmware using Win32DiskImager. Now I wrote this image back onto the Kobo's SD card, but it doesn't boot :'( So I've downloaded the Kobo Nia files from the following locations: - https://pgaskin.net/KoboStuff/kobofirmware.html - https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Kob...eleases#Mark_7 But as I understand from reading this thread, the TGZ files are only updates and meant to be installed on properly working readers - which mine isn't anymore So is there anything I can do (e. g. flashing the original Kobo Nia firmware onto the SD card) or is it bricked? If possible, I'd really appreciate if someone from you guys could provide me the firmware and a brief instruction how I've to proceed. Thank you and have a great Sunday!