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Old 03-19-2026, 08:13 PM   #5
noobyme
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Device: Kobo Nia
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Originally Posted by JSWolf View Post
Try a manual reset.

Kobo Elipsa, Kobo Clara 2E, Kobo Nia, Kobo Clara HD reset steps
  1. Connect your eReader to a power source by doing one of the following:
    • Turn on your computer and connect the included USB power cord to your computer first, and then your eReader.
    • Plug the wall charger (not included) to a power outlet, and then connect your eReader to the wall charger.
  2. Press and hold the power button until you see the words “Powered off” on the screen and until the power light turns off.
  3. Release the power button.
  4. Hold down the power button.
    • The power light will remain on.
    • Once the power light turns off, release the power button.
  5. Your eReader will start the factory reset process. You should see a black screen that tells you the eReader is resetting. Do not turn off your eReader during this process.
O someone is actually reading this? Im just chronicling my journey in case anyone else wants to use ssh password on nia, thanks tho. I have just discovered that the original kobostuff ssh server does work?? Previous attempts resulted kobo freezing each time I sshed but now it works... and im pretty sure i hard reset it too before testing the previous times too but now... im unsure. Still has the same issue of ssh-disabled not remembering password and with it enabled, can no longer log in. So still need implement the above fix。 Seems like repeatedly installing the same packages produces different behaviour after the first time

AHAHAHA I GOT IT. By default KoboStuff uses dropbear sshd instead of openssh sshd, and apparently /etc/ssh/sshd_config is for openssh only and dropbear uses cli flags instead

Last edited by noobyme; 04-06-2026 at 07:38 PM.
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