Kobo glo backlight not working Help Needed!!!!

Rb307 · 07-12-2017, 12:26 PM

Hey there after a recent update for some reason my kobo glo backlight stopped working I have tried factory reset and external reset none of them worked . Can someone please guide my how to repair it ( hardware way).

Thanks in advance

davidfor · 07-12-2017, 09:05 PM

I have a Glo whose light stopped working after a little more than two years of heavy use. Nothing I could do could get it working. It wasn't the button as the light icon would toggle when I pressed the button. I opened it and couldn't see any physical damage and reseating cables didn't change anything. Running some commands, with help from a very good source, via telnet showed the software thought the light was working, so it has to be something in the hardware.

About the only thing I do know about the light failing was that it had nothing to do with a firmware change. I'm not exactly gentle with my ereaders, but I couldn't think of any sort of incident happening between when the light worked (reading in bed one night), and when it didn't (trying to read in bed the next night). It is also not a common problem as I'm not sure I have seen another report.

As to what you can do, the only think I can think of is to check all the cables are all plugged in properly, the button is being pressed properly and that there is no obvious damage to anything on the board.

Phandt · 08-29-2018, 01:53 PM

Gents,
As I am looking into an Aura 2 without backlight too, I was wondering if there are any new ideas about how to resolve this issue.
Thanks for letting me know.
Best regards
Stephan

07-12-2017, 12:26 PM	#1
Rb307 Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2017 Device: Kobo glo	Kobo glo backlight not working Help Needed!!!! Hey there after a recent update for some reason my kobo glo backlight stopped working I have tried factory reset and external reset none of them worked . Can someone please guide my how to repair it ( hardware way). Thanks in advance

08-29-2018, 01:53 PM	#3
Phandt Repair Cafe Lelystad - NL Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2018 Location: Lelystad Netherlands Device: All sort of kobo and Sony e-readers	Any news on this problem? Gents, As I am looking into an Aura 2 without backlight too, I was wondering if there are any new ideas about how to resolve this issue. Thanks for letting me know. Best regards Stephan

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07-12-2017, 09:05 PM	#2
davidfor Grand Sorcerer Posts: 24,905 Karma: 47303824 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia Device: Kobo:Touch,Glo, AuraH2O, GloHD,AuraONE, ClaraHD, Libra H2O; tolinoepos	I have a Glo whose light stopped working after a little more than two years of heavy use. Nothing I could do could get it working. It wasn't the button as the light icon would toggle when I pressed the button. I opened it and couldn't see any physical damage and reseating cables didn't change anything. Running some commands, with help from a very good source, via telnet showed the software thought the light was working, so it has to be something in the hardware. About the only thing I do know about the light failing was that it had nothing to do with a firmware change. I'm not exactly gentle with my ereaders, but I couldn't think of any sort of incident happening between when the light worked (reading in bed one night), and when it didn't (trying to read in bed the next night). It is also not a common problem as I'm not sure I have seen another report. As to what you can do, the only think I can think of is to check all the cables are all plugged in properly, the button is being pressed properly and that there is no obvious damage to anything on the board.

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