Thread: Clara HD Kobo Clara won't boot
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Old 05-20-2024, 02:29 AM   #10
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Originally Posted by shyhermit View Post
BTW, I presume you have tried out Linux to see if you can force-mount the non-exposed partitions, in which case you can then image those partitions? I mean if Kobo's own update can access those partitions through USB, then there must be a way for those partitions to be accessed via other means.
The Kobo update does not access those partitions through USB. You copy the KoboRoot.tgz file into the .kobo directory and safely eject the Kobo. At that point, the Kobo's OS will see the update file and install it. That process runs in the Linux OS installed on the Kobo and with access to all the partitions.

To repeat myself, the Kobo ereader only exposes the FAT32 data partition over USB. It is not as if it connected the internal storage directly to the USB connection.
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