Onyx Boox Poke Pro reset password

p3l4h0 · 06-18-2021, 02:25 AM

Hello,
I have forgotten my Onyx Boox Poke Pro password.
Unfortunately, I did not create an account. How can I reset the ebook?

Renate · 06-18-2021, 06:47 AM

If your device was rooted you could go into /data/system/users/0/settings_secure.xml and set lockscreen.disabled to 1.

Or you could "adb reboot recovery" and wipe your device.
(You'd lose everything though.)

Or under Android stock settings > System > Advanced > Reset Options > Erase all data
(You'd lose everything though.)
To get to Android stock settings: "adb shell am start -n com.android.settings/.Settings"

p3l4h0 · 07-10-2021, 06:47 AM

my device was not rooted.
are suggestions two and three for unrooted devices?

I am with the two suggestions a little unsure what I should do.
1) install adb and then goto recovery mode?
https://www.maketecheasier.com/common-adb-commands/

2) this only works if i know my password or the device is rooted or not?

Renate · 07-10-2021, 07:35 AM

Option 2 will get you to the recovery menu (without root).
To get to the next selection either close/open the magnetic cover or insert/remove USB cable.
Power button selects option.

p3l4h0 · 07-11-2021, 08:31 AM

unfortunately, he cannot find a device.
On the internet I find some posts in which it says that usb debugging must be enabled.
./adb devices
* daemon not running; starting now at tcp:5037
* daemon started successfully
List of devices attached

so 1) only for rooted devices
and 2) only for devices with usb debugging enabled

p3l4h0 · 07-11-2021, 08:59 AM

i have tried to update the driver like in this post:
https://visualgdb.com/KB/usbdebug-manual/

but after step 12 "Enter the path to the Google USB driver. Normally it is located in the following directory:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\extras\google\usb_driver"

i get this error:

yokos · 07-11-2021, 11:01 AM

You can enter recovery mode with turned off device and connected to USB charger. I don't know which buttons your poke Pro has got. So it differs from device to device which button you have to press and hold when connecting to USB. Power button?

You haven't enabled adb in Developer options on your device before you got locked, therefore the adb option will not work.

Renate · 07-11-2021, 07:43 PM

Getting into bootloader and recovery is bad enough on devices with lots of buttons.
I don't know the Poke Pro, but the Poke3 only has power switch and the Hall effect sensor for the magnetic cover.

In worst case EDL mode can fix whatever is broken but it will take some expertise.

tuanvt04a1 · 07-09-2025, 10:12 PM

Hello,
I have forgotten my Onyx Boox Nova pro password.
Unfortunately, I did not create an account. How can I reset the ebook?

Renate · 07-09-2025, 10:48 PM

If you can get to fastboot or recovery by holding buttons on boot-up you can "wipe" userdata.
Of course you will lose all your data.
If you can get to EDL though a cable or test points you can also get to recovery through there.

tuanvt04a1 · 07-10-2025, 12:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Renate

If you can get to fastboot or recovery by holding buttons on boot-up you can "wipe" userdata.
Of course you will lose all your data.
If you can get to EDL though a cable or test points you can also get to recovery through there.

How to enter fastboot recovery onyx boox nova pro, which button do I have to press?

Renate · 07-10-2025, 02:48 AM

I don't know your device.
If it has buttons hold them down then press the power button for a long (10 second) time.

tuanvt04a1 · 07-10-2025, 11:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Renate

I don't know your device.
If it has buttons hold them down then press the power button for a long (10 second) time.

It's really sad, I've tried many ways but nothing worked, it just freezes at the logo.

https://www.facebook.com/ttdshop.hn/...7341869066275/

Renate · 07-10-2025, 11:36 PM

Yeah, but that could be fastboot.
If you can connect that to a computer you can do the wipe from there.
On Windows you'll have to install fastboot and the driver for it.
A quick check is if you plug/unplug the device from a computer it should make a "bong" noise.

06-18-2021, 02:25 AM	#1
p3l4h0 Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2020 Device: BOOX Poke Pro	Onyx Boox Poke Pro reset password Hello, I have forgotten my Onyx Boox Poke Pro password. Unfortunately, I did not create an account. How can I reset the ebook?

07-11-2021, 11:01 AM	#7
yokos Pac-Man caught my iLiad. Posts: 807 Karma: 3595 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Germany; next to Baltic Sea Device: Boox Max Lumi, iRex iLiad (RIP)	You can enter recovery mode with turned off device and connected to USB charger. I don't know which buttons your poke Pro has got. So it differs from device to device which button you have to press and hold when connecting to USB. Power button? You haven't enabled adb in Developer options on your device before you got locked, therefore the adb option will not work. Last edited by yokos; 07-11-2021 at 11:41 AM.

07-09-2025, 10:12 PM	#9
tuanvt04a1 Member Posts: 14 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2021 Device: likebook p10	Onyx Boox Nova pro fogot password ! Hello, I have forgotten my Onyx Boox Nova pro password. Unfortunately, I did not create an account. How can I reset the ebook?

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06-18-2021, 06:47 AM	#2
Renate Onyx-maniac Posts: 3,904 Karma: 17236157 Join Date: Feb 2012 Device: Nook NST, Glow2, 3, 4, '21, Kobo Aura2, Poke3, Poke5, Go6	If your device was rooted you could go into /data/system/users/0/settings_secure.xml and set lockscreen.disabled to 1. Or you could "adb reboot recovery" and wipe your device. (You'd lose everything though.) Or under Android stock settings > System > Advanced > Reset Options > Erase all data (You'd lose everything though.) To get to Android stock settings: "adb shell am start -n com.android.settings/.Settings"

07-10-2021, 06:47 AM	#3
p3l4h0 Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2020 Device: BOOX Poke Pro	my device was not rooted. are suggestions two and three for unrooted devices? I am with the two suggestions a little unsure what I should do. 1) install adb and then goto recovery mode? https://www.maketecheasier.com/common-adb-commands/ 2) this only works if i know my password or the device is rooted or not?

07-10-2021, 07:35 AM	#4
Renate Onyx-maniac Posts: 3,904 Karma: 17236157 Join Date: Feb 2012 Device: Nook NST, Glow2, 3, 4, '21, Kobo Aura2, Poke3, Poke5, Go6	Option 2 will get you to the recovery menu (without root). To get to the next selection either close/open the magnetic cover or insert/remove USB cable. Power button selects option.

07-11-2021, 08:31 AM	#5
p3l4h0 Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2020 Device: BOOX Poke Pro	unfortunately, he cannot find a device. On the internet I find some posts in which it says that usb debugging must be enabled. ./adb devices * daemon not running; starting now at tcp:5037 * daemon started successfully List of devices attached so 1) only for rooted devices and 2) only for devices with usb debugging enabled

07-11-2021, 08:59 AM	#6
p3l4h0 Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2020 Device: BOOX Poke Pro	i have tried to update the driver like in this post: https://visualgdb.com/KB/usbdebug-manual/ but after step 12 "Enter the path to the Google USB driver. Normally it is located in the following directory: C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\extras\google\usb_driver" i get this error:

07-11-2021, 07:43 PM	#8
Renate Onyx-maniac Posts: 3,904 Karma: 17236157 Join Date: Feb 2012 Device: Nook NST, Glow2, 3, 4, '21, Kobo Aura2, Poke3, Poke5, Go6	Getting into bootloader and recovery is bad enough on devices with lots of buttons. I don't know the Poke Pro, but the Poke3 only has power switch and the Hall effect sensor for the magnetic cover. In worst case EDL mode can fix whatever is broken but it will take some expertise.

07-09-2025, 10:48 PM	#10
Renate Onyx-maniac Posts: 3,904 Karma: 17236157 Join Date: Feb 2012 Device: Nook NST, Glow2, 3, 4, '21, Kobo Aura2, Poke3, Poke5, Go6	If you can get to fastboot or recovery by holding buttons on boot-up you can "wipe" userdata. Of course you will lose all your data. If you can get to EDL though a cable or test points you can also get to recovery through there.

07-10-2025, 02:48 AM	#12
Renate Onyx-maniac Posts: 3,904 Karma: 17236157 Join Date: Feb 2012 Device: Nook NST, Glow2, 3, 4, '21, Kobo Aura2, Poke3, Poke5, Go6	I don't know your device. If it has buttons hold them down then press the power button for a long (10 second) time.

07-10-2025, 11:36 PM	#14
Renate Onyx-maniac Posts: 3,904 Karma: 17236157 Join Date: Feb 2012 Device: Nook NST, Glow2, 3, 4, '21, Kobo Aura2, Poke3, Poke5, Go6	Yeah, but that could be fastboot. If you can connect that to a computer you can do the wipe from there. On Windows you'll have to install fastboot and the driver for it. A quick check is if you plug/unplug the device from a computer it should make a "bong" noise.