Touch Kobo Touch : Need SD card image - Page 44

davidfor · 10-04-2016, 07:10 PM

PM sent. But, for my curiosity...

How did you do that? The only way to brick the device when installing firmware should be if the wrong uboot or kernel get installed. And the upgrade code has checks for this. This is relatively new, so installing older firmware, or the wrong one after a factory reset might not include the checks.

gregorsamsa · 10-05-2016, 04:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by davidfor

PM sent. But, for my curiosity...

How did you do that? The only way to brick the device when installing firmware should be if the wrong uboot or kernel get installed. And the upgrade code has checks for this. This is relatively new, so installing older firmware, or the wrong one after a factory reset might not include the checks.

It's my mother's Kobo Touch (I have an Aura) and with the latest firmware (3.19... etc) it began to freeze once a week. Maybe a factory reset could be the solution, by the way I remembered that it ran more smoothly with the older firmwares, so i downloaded the 2.6.1... for the N905/B! I was pretty sure it was the first model of Touch, so I didn't check on the bottom of the device.
I was wrong, it's a N905C.
And yes, I did a factory reset (as suggested on the download page) before flashing the older firmware. The perfect storm.
So the Touch accepted and wrote the update, but then freezed on the update page.
I tried also the method of copying directly in the .kobo folder on the internal sd card the right firmware update (as suggested on page 3 of this thread), but didn't work for me: the led went on blinking green for ages, but nothing happened on the screen, so I shut off the device.
It's the first time I brick a device (for lazyness) in years of honorable career

I'm really gettin' old

EDIT: image successfully flashed on the internal sd card, Touch resurrected :-) No problem with the serial, too. Thanks a lot!!!

HObog · 10-10-2016, 03:00 PM

Hello
Needing a image for my kobo N905
FCC ID: ZJLKOBON905
IC: 8912A-KOBON905
MODEL: N905

davidfor · 10-10-2016, 06:45 PM

Sorry, there is no image available for the N905 Touch. It has fixed internal storage. This makes it harder to create the image in the first place, and, I don't know of a way to restore an image to a non-working device.

HObog · 10-10-2016, 09:28 PM

(I use the Google translation)
here's a picture of my kobo, I lost my sd card

HObog · 10-10-2016, 09:32 PM

[Image violates Posting Guidelines for size - MODERATOR]

davidfor · 10-10-2016, 10:33 PM

Ok, that is either an N905B or N905C, I cannot tell from photo. The model number is printed in the end of the device with the USB port. They use different images, so I need to know which it is.

HObog · 10-11-2016, 12:15 PM

here are photos with usb
[Image violates Posting Guidelines for size - MODERATOR]

http://savepic.ru/11760434.png
http://savepic.ru/11749170.png

davidfor · 10-11-2016, 06:54 PM

OK, I'm confused. The model number on the case is N905. That is the model for the fixed storage version of the Touch. But, their is clearly a micro SD card holder, which suggests it is either an N905B or N905C. I have had both an N905 and an N905B pulled apart recently (broken screen in one, dead battery in the other, so I played Dr Frankenstein). From memory, the model is printed somewhere on the PCB, but I can't remember where and I can't see it. That probably means it is on the other side. And I don't remember if the above looks like my N905B.

Unless someone comes along as identifies the device from the photos, the only thing I can do is send both images. Running either won't damage the device and hopefully it will be obvious from what happens when booting to know which is which. I would try the N905B image first. The N905 and N905B share firmware upgrade packages, so it is possible they are more similar than the N905 and N905C.

HObog · 10-12-2016, 10:58 AM

(I use the Google translation)
This image N905B. Thank you so much.

Gallips · 10-13-2016, 05:51 PM

hey there,
David, I need your image please, if you could spare me.
I've bricked my Kobo because, stupidly, i unplugged it while it was updating to the last firmware. Below you have the informations:

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

Hope you can help me.
Thaks a lot.

davidfor · 10-13-2016, 06:35 PM

PM sent.

jimlad · 10-28-2016, 09:32 PM

I used the wrong firmware to downgrade my kobo touch n905c after it started to give me problems. I bricked it, revived it with an android image, but would like to return it to stock. Can I please have the sd card image?

Cheers

davidfor · 10-28-2016, 09:45 PM

PM sent in response to the PM. Please, give us enough time to respond before sending another request.

Dr. Drib · 10-29-2016, 09:25 AM

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10-10-2016, 09:32 PM	#651
HObog Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2016 Device: kobo n905	[Image violates Posting Guidelines for size - MODERATOR] Last edited by Dr. Drib; 10-29-2016 at 09:23 AM.

10-11-2016, 12:15 PM	#653
HObog Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2016 Device: kobo n905	here are photos with usb [Image violates Posting Guidelines for size - MODERATOR] http://savepic.ru/11760434.png http://savepic.ru/11749170.png Last edited by Dr. Drib; 10-29-2016 at 09:24 AM.

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10-04-2016, 07:10 PM	#646
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	PM sent. But, for my curiosity... How did you do that? The only way to brick the device when installing firmware should be if the wrong uboot or kernel get installed. And the upgrade code has checks for this. This is relatively new, so installing older firmware, or the wrong one after a factory reset might not include the checks.

10-10-2016, 03:00 PM	#648
HObog Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2016 Device: kobo n905	Hello Needing a image for my kobo N905 FCC ID: ZJLKOBON905 IC: 8912A-KOBON905 MODEL: N905

10-10-2016, 06:45 PM	#649
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	Sorry, there is no image available for the N905 Touch. It has fixed internal storage. This makes it harder to create the image in the first place, and, I don't know of a way to restore an image to a non-working device.

10-10-2016, 09:28 PM	#650
HObog Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2016 Device: kobo n905	(I use the Google translation) here's a picture of my kobo, I lost my sd card

10-10-2016, 10:33 PM	#652
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	Ok, that is either an N905B or N905C, I cannot tell from photo. The model number is printed in the end of the device with the USB port. They use different images, so I need to know which it is.

10-11-2016, 06:54 PM	#654
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	OK, I'm confused. The model number on the case is N905. That is the model for the fixed storage version of the Touch. But, their is clearly a micro SD card holder, which suggests it is either an N905B or N905C. I have had both an N905 and an N905B pulled apart recently (broken screen in one, dead battery in the other, so I played Dr Frankenstein). From memory, the model is printed somewhere on the PCB, but I can't remember where and I can't see it. That probably means it is on the other side. And I don't remember if the above looks like my N905B. Unless someone comes along as identifies the device from the photos, the only thing I can do is send both images. Running either won't damage the device and hopefully it will be obvious from what happens when booting to know which is which. I would try the N905B image first. The N905 and N905B share firmware upgrade packages, so it is possible they are more similar than the N905 and N905C.

10-12-2016, 10:58 AM	#655
HObog Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2016 Device: kobo n905	(I use the Google translation) This image N905B. Thank you so much.

10-13-2016, 05:51 PM	#656
Gallips Member Posts: 17 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2013 Device: Kobo Touch (N905)	hey there, David, I need your image please, if you could spare me. I've bricked my Kobo because, stupidly, i unplugged it while it was updating to the last firmware. Below you have the informations: FCC ID: NOIKBN905C IC: 8857A-KBN905C Model: N905C Hope you can help me. Thaks a lot.

10-13-2016, 06:35 PM	#657
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	PM sent.

10-28-2016, 09:32 PM	#658
jimlad Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2016 Device: kobo touch n905c	I used the wrong firmware to downgrade my kobo touch n905c after it started to give me problems. I bricked it, revived it with an android image, but would like to return it to stock. Can I please have the sd card image? Cheers

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10-28-2016, 09:45 PM	#659
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	PM sent in response to the PM. Please, give us enough time to respond before sending another request.

10-29-2016, 09:25 AM	#660
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