Libra Bricked my Libra by tinlering

shoelesshunter · 07-27-2020, 08:39 AM

I though it would be fun to format my data partition btrfs to use compression.

First I ssh'd into the root partition and changed the entries in /etc/initd/rcS from vfat to btrfs.

Then I backed up my data and formatted the vfat data partition to btrfs. I restored the data and removed the device from the pc.

Then it bricked.

There is a exclamation mark the screen. When plugged in viz USB, 'fdisk -l' does not even see the disk.

When I hold down power, the screen flashes white for a moment then goes back to the exclamation mark.

Advice?

shoelesshunter · 07-27-2020, 08:49 AM

i fixed it.

It seem that holding down the power plus both pagination buttons for 20 seconds does a hard reset.

JSWolf · 07-27-2020, 09:44 AM

Don't monkey around with the file system. Didn't you read the warning NOT to do this?

07-27-2020, 08:39 AM	#1
shoelesshunter copyleft librarian Posts: 58 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2015 Device: KV	Bricked my Libra by tinlering I though it would be fun to format my data partition btrfs to use compression. First I ssh'd into the root partition and changed the entries in /etc/initd/rcS from vfat to btrfs. Then I backed up my data and formatted the vfat data partition to btrfs. I restored the data and removed the device from the pc. Then it bricked. There is a exclamation mark the screen. When plugged in viz USB, 'fdisk -l' does not even see the disk. When I hold down power, the screen flashes white for a moment then goes back to the exclamation mark. Advice?

07-27-2020, 09:44 AM	#3
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,625 Karma: 145864617 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Don't monkey around with the file system. Didn't you read the warning NOT to do this? Last edited by JSWolf; 07-27-2020 at 09:46 AM.

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07-27-2020, 08:49 AM	#2
shoelesshunter copyleft librarian Posts: 58 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2015 Device: KV	i fixed it. It seem that holding down the power plus both pagination buttons for 20 seconds does a hard reset.

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