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Tortue95 · Yesterday, 10:58 AM

Hello,

I would like to request the SD card image for my Kobo Aura Edition 2 (model N236).

I'm facing an issue after a factory reset. The initial problem was that my device was incorrectly detecting my Wi-Fi as a captive portal, which I believe was due to the old firmware.

I attempted to manually update the firmware using the files from pgaskin.net, but this has resulted in a black screen, effectively bricking the device.

Here is a summary of what I have tried so far:

Factory Reset: I can still successfully perform a factory reset. After the reset, the device boots up, but I'm back to the original Wi-Fi/captive portal issue.

Firmware Update Attempts:

I tried installing the latest firmware kobo-update-4.38.23171.zip. After the "Updating..." screen, the device reboots to a persistent black screen.

I have tried this with the firmware for both the V1 and V2 versions of the Aura Edition 2, with the same black screen result.

I also attempted to install an older firmware version, but the result was the same.

SD Card Cloning:

Suspecting a corrupted SD card, I performed a dd dump of the original internal SD card right after a successful factory reset.

I then wrote this image to a brand new, known-good SD card.

Unfortunately, when I try to apply any firmware update to this new card, I encounter the exact same black screen issue. This suggests the problem lies within the base software image itself.

At this point, I believe the only solution is to flash a clean, known-working SD card image. Could you please provide me with the link to the SD card image for the Kobo Aura Edition 2 (N236)? If possible, I would appreciate having access to both the V1 and V2 images, as I am not 100% certain which hardware revision I have.

Thank you very much for your help!

Yesterday, 10:58 AM	#4684
Tortue95 Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2025 Device: Kobo N236 Aura Edition 2 V2	Hello, I would like to request the SD card image for my Kobo Aura Edition 2 (model N236). I'm facing an issue after a factory reset. The initial problem was that my device was incorrectly detecting my Wi-Fi as a captive portal, which I believe was due to the old firmware. I attempted to manually update the firmware using the files from pgaskin.net, but this has resulted in a black screen, effectively bricking the device. Here is a summary of what I have tried so far: Factory Reset: I can still successfully perform a factory reset. After the reset, the device boots up, but I'm back to the original Wi-Fi/captive portal issue. Firmware Update Attempts: I tried installing the latest firmware kobo-update-4.38.23171.zip. After the "Updating..." screen, the device reboots to a persistent black screen. I have tried this with the firmware for both the V1 and V2 versions of the Aura Edition 2, with the same black screen result. I also attempted to install an older firmware version, but the result was the same. SD Card Cloning: Suspecting a corrupted SD card, I performed a dd dump of the original internal SD card right after a successful factory reset. I then wrote this image to a brand new, known-good SD card. Unfortunately, when I try to apply any firmware update to this new card, I encounter the exact same black screen issue. This suggests the problem lies within the base software image itself. At this point, I believe the only solution is to flash a clean, known-working SD card image. Could you please provide me with the link to the SD card image for the Kobo Aura Edition 2 (N236)? If possible, I would appreciate having access to both the V1 and V2 images, as I am not 100% certain which hardware revision I have. Thank you very much for your help!