Touch Kobo Touch : Need SD card image - Page 3

simongigi · 06-10-2013, 03:20 PM

Hi guys,

I also have a bricked touch (yes I did a stupid thing, maybe even more than one)
Same as Jacques'
FCC ID: NOIKBN905C
IC: 8857A-KBN905C
MODEL: N905C

If anybody could point me to a working image of the SD...

Thanks!!!
S

jvolbrecht · 06-10-2013, 04:01 PM

Hi simongigi, I send you a private message asap. :-)

Onlinehorst · 06-13-2013, 11:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jvolbrecht

Hi simongigi, I send you a private message asap. :-)

Could you provide this Image to me, too? I have the same model as simongigi and my Kobo is stuck after a firmware upgrade.

Thanks in advance!

Onlinehorst · 06-13-2013, 12:21 PM

There seems to be another way to fix a bricked Kobo Touch. I have the following model:

MODEL: N905C
FCC ID: NOIKBN905C
IC: 8857A-KBN905C

I bricked my Kobo after I updated it with a wrong firmware (N905B-Firmware). After that it was stuck at the "restarting" screen. A factory reset (small pinhole in the back of the kobo) would only lead to a flashing green LED, but nothing more.

So I suspect the Kobo tried to boot the wrong firmware and got stuck in this process. What I did now was:

1. Download the correct Firmware-Version and unzip it
2. Remove the SD from inside the Kobo and put it into my computer
3. Put the files inside the firmware-folder into the .kobo-Folder on the SD-Card (I'm on a Mac, but this folder should be the same for any user. If not, look it up in a tutorial for updating your Kobo manually)
4. Put the SD back into the Kobo
5. Reset the Kobo with the Pinhole-Method

After that the green LED kept flashing until my Kobo was alive again. It's fully functional now.

I hope this helps, as this method should be a lot easier than searching or asking for the SD-Image.

jvolbrecht · 06-13-2013, 12:38 PM

Excellent, but the SD card is not available with Windows when it is outside the Kobo in a card reader.

Windows only sees the first partition of a USB device. And then there are three, the first two are Linux.

(Translated from French by Google Translation)

Ken Maltby · 06-13-2013, 12:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jvolbrecht

Excellent, but the SD card is not available with Windows when it is outside the Kobo in a card reader.

Windows only sees the first partition of a USB device. And then there are three, the first two are Linux.

(Translated from French by Google Translation)

There are partition managers like the free "MiniTool Partition Wizard Home Edition 7.8" that work in windows. There are also tools that let you mount Linux files in windows as well.

http://www.partitionwizard.com/?pw

Luck;
Ken

Onlinehorst · 06-13-2013, 12:59 PM

The .kobo-Folder is a hidden folder. You have to unhide the Folders in Windows to access it.

http://www.wikihow.com/Unhide-Folders-in-Windows-7

The .kobo-Folder is inside the Fat32-partition. I can't access the other two partitions on my mac as well.

jvolbrecht · 06-13-2013, 01:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ken Maltby

There are partition managers like the free "MiniTool Partition Wizard Home Edition 7.8" that work in windows. There are also tools that let you mount Linux files in windows as well.

http://www.partitionwizard.com/?pw

Luck;
Ken

Merci beaucoup, I'll try it later.

Ken Maltby · 06-13-2013, 01:41 PM

you might need this as well:

http://www.ext2fsd.com/

Luck;
Ken

jvolbrecht · 06-13-2013, 01:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ken Maltby

you might need this as well:

http://www.ext2fsd.com/

Luck;
Ken

Oh! I already use this software to read the hard drive of my TV decoder (Peekton PK 1750 TNT) on my PC when I want to get and keep a record.

I did not think to use it for something else!

Phenomenon · 06-15-2013, 12:08 PM

@jvolbrecht send you a PM

tshering · 06-15-2013, 12:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Onlinehorst

There seems to be another way to fix a bricked Kobo Touch.
SNIP
I hope this helps, as this method should be a lot easier than searching or asking for the SD-Image.

I am glad that you Touch is running again. A real factory reset might also have worked, and is even easier.

agent725 · 06-17-2013, 06:37 AM

Hi guys, Was also experimenting with a Touch 905B, bricking it. Could I also recieve a firmware link from one of you? Thankyou so much. Sure thing is; I will always keep a backup from now on.

davidfor · 06-17-2013, 07:03 AM

Link sent.

jvolbrecht · 06-17-2013, 07:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phenomenon

@jvolbrecht send you a PM

Response sent by PM.

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06-10-2013, 03:20 PM	#31
simongigi Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 5780 Join Date: Jun 2013 Device: kobo touch	Hi guys, I also have a bricked touch (yes I did a stupid thing, maybe even more than one) Same as Jacques' FCC ID: NOIKBN905C IC: 8857A-KBN905C MODEL: N905C If anybody could point me to a working image of the SD... Thanks!!! S

06-10-2013, 04:01 PM	#32
jvolbrecht Connoisseur Posts: 54 Karma: 12082 Join Date: Apr 2013 Device: Kobo Touch KBN905C	Hi simongigi, I send you a private message asap. :-)

06-13-2013, 12:21 PM	#34
Onlinehorst Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2013 Device: Kobo Touch N905C	There seems to be another way to fix a bricked Kobo Touch. I have the following model: MODEL: N905C FCC ID: NOIKBN905C IC: 8857A-KBN905C I bricked my Kobo after I updated it with a wrong firmware (N905B-Firmware). After that it was stuck at the "restarting" screen. A factory reset (small pinhole in the back of the kobo) would only lead to a flashing green LED, but nothing more. So I suspect the Kobo tried to boot the wrong firmware and got stuck in this process. What I did now was: 1. Download the correct Firmware-Version and unzip it 2. Remove the SD from inside the Kobo and put it into my computer 3. Put the files inside the firmware-folder into the .kobo-Folder on the SD-Card (I'm on a Mac, but this folder should be the same for any user. If not, look it up in a tutorial for updating your Kobo manually) 4. Put the SD back into the Kobo 5. Reset the Kobo with the Pinhole-Method After that the green LED kept flashing until my Kobo was alive again. It's fully functional now. I hope this helps, as this method should be a lot easier than searching or asking for the SD-Image.

06-13-2013, 12:38 PM	#35
jvolbrecht Connoisseur Posts: 54 Karma: 12082 Join Date: Apr 2013 Device: Kobo Touch KBN905C	Excellent, but the SD card is not available with Windows when it is outside the Kobo in a card reader. Windows only sees the first partition of a USB device. And then there are three, the first two are Linux. (Translated from French by Google Translation)

06-13-2013, 12:59 PM	#37
Onlinehorst Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2013 Device: Kobo Touch N905C	The .kobo-Folder is a hidden folder. You have to unhide the Folders in Windows to access it. http://www.wikihow.com/Unhide-Folders-in-Windows-7 The .kobo-Folder is inside the Fat32-partition. I can't access the other two partitions on my mac as well.

06-13-2013, 01:41 PM	#39
Ken Maltby Wizard Posts: 4,466 Karma: 6900052 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: The Heart of Texas Device: Boox Note2, AuraHD, PDA,	you might need this as well: http://www.ext2fsd.com/ Luck; Ken

06-15-2013, 12:08 PM	#41
Phenomenon Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2013 Device: Kobo	@jvolbrecht send you a PM

06-17-2013, 06:37 AM	#43
agent725 Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2013 Device: Kobo Touch 950B	Hi guys, Was also experimenting with a Touch 905B, bricking it. Could I also recieve a firmware link from one of you? Thankyou so much. Sure thing is; I will always keep a backup from now on.

06-17-2013, 07:03 AM	#44
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	Link sent.

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