Kobo Touch 2.0 semi-bricked

sorin61 · 01-24-2024, 02:46 PM

Hello, everybody.
I have a Kobo Touch 2.0, which I rarely used (main e-reader is a Kindle). Today I started it and in a moment of supidity I allowed it to update to 4.38.
Updated succesfully, but after that there are no networks detected. I even started a hotspot on the phone, but even that was not detected. Before the update, networking was working (update was over wifi).
I did the second stupid thing and reset it to factory settings.
Now it has to be set up. But there are no networks detected. So I tried the other option - installed Kobo Reader app on Windows.
Surprise. It will not log in to the server, it gives an error message.
So I have an e-reader that starts but can't be set up.
Is there any custom firmware that I can install? Or is there any solution to my issue?
(I will try logging in again tomorrow, but something tells me it's not going to happen).

DNSB · 01-24-2024, 03:40 PM

You could try using WiFi at a different location.

As for using the Kobo Desktop App, the login error would suggest that you are not using the correct username/password. It should be the same one you use for that email on Kobo's website.

sorin61 · 01-24-2024, 04:26 PM

@DNSB It seems that Rakuten forgot that I have an account. So I created a new account with the old email and it worked. I also managed to un-brick the Kobo now. But the wifi issue still persists. The thing is, it does not show ANY wifi network, not only mine. As I said, I even created a hotspot, and that also was not seen.
At least I can sideload books now via Calibre (or directly).

JSWolf · 01-24-2024, 05:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sorin61

@DNSB It seems that Rakuten forgot that I have an account. So I created a new account with the old email and it worked. I also managed to un-brick the Kobo now. But the wifi issue still persists. The thing is, it does not show ANY wifi network, not only mine. As I said, I even created a hotspot, and that also was not seen.
At least I can sideload books now via Calibre (or directly).

If your router supports it, try creating a guest network with 24Ghz and one with 5GHz and see if you can connect to either of them. Use really simple IDs.

01-24-2024, 02:46 PM	#1
sorin61 Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2012 Device: Kobo touch	Kobo Touch 2.0 semi-bricked Hello, everybody. I have a Kobo Touch 2.0, which I rarely used (main e-reader is a Kindle). Today I started it and in a moment of supidity I allowed it to update to 4.38. Updated succesfully, but after that there are no networks detected. I even started a hotspot on the phone, but even that was not detected. Before the update, networking was working (update was over wifi). I did the second stupid thing and reset it to factory settings. Now it has to be set up. But there are no networks detected. So I tried the other option - installed Kobo Reader app on Windows. Surprise. It will not log in to the server, it gives an error message. So I have an e-reader that starts but can't be set up. Is there any custom firmware that I can install? Or is there any solution to my issue? (I will try logging in again tomorrow, but something tells me it's not going to happen).

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01-24-2024, 03:40 PM	#2
DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 44,560 Karma: 167913281 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Libra Colour, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	You could try using WiFi at a different location. As for using the Kobo Desktop App, the login error would suggest that you are not using the correct username/password. It should be the same one you use for that email on Kobo's website.

01-24-2024, 04:26 PM	#3
sorin61 Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2012 Device: Kobo touch	@DNSB It seems that Rakuten forgot that I have an account. So I created a new account with the old email and it worked. I also managed to un-brick the Kobo now. But the wifi issue still persists. The thing is, it does not show ANY wifi network, not only mine. As I said, I even created a hotspot, and that also was not seen. At least I can sideload books now via Calibre (or directly).

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