Kobo WiFi SD image - Page 25

cabbose · 07-21-2015, 01:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by davidfor

Sorry, but that's not a model number I know. Kobo model numbers are "N" followed by three digits and possibly an extra letter. The three I mentioned are the model numbers for the Kobo WiFi. The other Kobo devices use different model numbers.

According to some previous posts it is an N647.

davidfor · 07-21-2015, 06:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cabbose

According to some previous posts it is an N647.

I'm not sure how "previous posts" can tell you the model number. As I said, there were three versions of the Kobo WiFi. Externally, there is no difference between them except the model number printed on them. Internally, they use different hardware and need different images.

But, I have sent you a link for the image for the N647.

megaroo96 · 07-21-2015, 07:55 PM

Is there any chance you could send me the image as well? I recently bought a used kobo as well with no firmware / image on the micro SD card. Thanks

davidfor · 07-21-2015, 11:06 PM

PM sent.

svaradi · 07-22-2015, 12:43 AM

I got the SD card image and I wrote it out in my MacBook Pro using Terminal. I am not a programer, only use Terminal if no other alternative. Here is my trial and error log from Terminal. At first I get an 8GB SD to test the image what I got. After I saw it is working well, I took out the corrupt SD card from my Kobo N647 and write out the same image into it. When you see cursor is flashing after Password: it means writing!! Do not disturbe it for a while (about 15-20 minutes)

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Spoiler:

BryanK · 07-22-2015, 10:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cabbose

According to some previous posts it is an N647.

If it's an N647, look at the bottom of the device and it should say "MODEL: N647" on the far bottom-right. Look just to the right of the charging port. I'm not certain of the precise location of the number on other models.

cabbose · 07-22-2015, 03:13 PM

Thanks, I found it and it is an N647.

rbrazill · 07-26-2015, 01:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by davidfor

PM sent

Hello davidfor,
I also would like a copy of the SD image for the Kobo N647B ereader.
Thanks in anticipation.
Bob.

davidfor · 07-26-2015, 03:22 AM

PM sent.

Rickster · 07-26-2015, 10:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by davidfor

PM sent.

Im in different boat, seem the kobo wifi n647b SD card is blank. could I get a link to the SD image. Not familiar with what to do to fix Kobo. Boots only to the kobo Read On Screen and then shuts down. Battery is good. Windows pc won't identify Kobob N647b device. From reading on the forum I need to re-image the internal SD card?

davidfor · 07-26-2015, 11:28 PM

PM sent. But...

From that description I would try a factory reset first. Unfortunately, I can't remember how to do that for the WiFi. It's something like holding the centre button down while turning it on. Hopefully someone who has done it will wander by.

BryanK · 07-27-2015, 10:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by davidfor

PM sent. But...

From that description I would try a factory reset first. Unfortunately, I can't remember how to do that for the WiFi. It's something like holding the centre button down while turning it on. Hopefully someone who has done it will wander by.

There's a paperclip reset hole on the back. See the Quick Start Guide here:
http://www.kobobooks.com/wifi_support

davidfor · 07-27-2015, 06:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BryanK

There's a paperclip reset hole on the back. See the Quick Start Guide here:
http://www.kobobooks.com/wifi_support

The paperclip for all the later Kobo devices restarts the device if it hangs for some reason. It trigger do a factory reset. I am pretty sure the WiFi is the same.

BryanK · 07-28-2015, 11:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by davidfor

The paperclip for all the later Kobo devices restarts the device if it hangs for some reason. It trigger do a factory reset. I am pretty sure the WiFi is the same.

You're probably right; I couldn't remember if the reset hole actually did a reset or just a restart. Here are the instructions from the User Guide for a factory reset:

Quote:

To perform a factory reset:
1. Press the MENU buoon.
2. Select SETTINGS from the menu.
3. On the ADVANCED SETTINGS screen, press up on the Navigation Pad to move to
the links at the top of the screen.
4. Select the ADVANCED link.
Your eReader offers a factory reset option.
5. Use the Navigation Pad to select RESET DEVICE NOW.
6. When asked whether you want to proceed, select CONTINUE.

Note that there was no button combination to trigger a factory reset on the Wifi. This section and the "Reset Button" (aka the paperclip hole) are the only mentions of "reset" in the text.

davidfor · 07-28-2015, 06:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BryanK

You're probably right; I couldn't remember if the reset hole actually did a reset or just a restart. Here are the instructions from the User Guide for a factory reset:

Note that there was no button combination to trigger a factory reset on the Wifi. This section and the "Reset Button" (aka the paperclip hole) are the only mentions of "reset" in the text.

I don't think Kobo put the factory reset using the buttons in the manuals. Some are listed on their site, but not all. And I am fairly sure someone has posted a way to do it for a WiFi. My memory wants to say it involves holding the navigation pad in some way while you turn the device on.

07-22-2015, 12:43 AM	#365
svaradi Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2015 Device: Kobo N647	I got the SD card image and I wrote it out in my MacBook Pro using Terminal. I am not a programer, only use Terminal if no other alternative. Here is my trial and error log from Terminal. At first I get an 8GB SD to test the image what I got. After I saw it is working well, I took out the corrupt SD card from my Kobo N647 and write out the same image into it. When you see cursor is flashing after Password: it means writing!! Do not disturbe it for a while (about 15-20 minutes) Please enclose spoiler tags for such a lenthy post - MODERATOR Spoiler: SV-MacBook-Pro:~ svaradi$ cd downloads SV-MacBook-Pro:downloads svaradi$ ls -l total 7243120 -rwxr-xr-x@ 1 svaradi staff 1977614336 Jul 21 11:09 kobo_2gb_microsd_v1-9.img SV-MacBook-Pro:downloads svaradi$ diskutil list /dev/disk0 #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER 0: GUID_partition_scheme 1.0 TB disk0 1: EFI EFI 209.7 MB disk0s1 2: Apple_CoreStorage 999.2 GB disk0s2 3: Apple_Boot Recovery HD 784.2 MB disk0s3 /dev/disk1 #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER 0: Apple_HFS MacBookPro_1T 998.8 GB disk1 Logical Volume on disk0s2 2324D291-B079-4B7A-85F8-FFD742B061E1 Unencrypted /dev/disk2 #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER 0: Apple_partition_scheme 16.8 MB disk2 1: Apple_partition_map 32.3 KB disk2s1 2: Apple_HFS Flash Player 16.8 MB disk2s2 /dev/disk3 #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER 0: FDisk_partition_scheme 8.1 GB disk3 1: DOS_FAT_32 8 GB_MINI 8.1 GB disk3s1 /dev/disk4 #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER 0: GUID_partition_scheme 157.3 MB disk4 1: Apple_HFS DivX for Mac 157.2 MB disk4s1 /dev/disk6 #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER 0: FDisk_partition_scheme 2.0 GB disk6 1: Linux 270.1 MB disk6s1 2: Linux 538.3 MB disk6s2 3: DOS_FAT_32 KOBOeReader 1.2 GB disk6s3 SV-MacBook-Pro:downloads svaradi$ diskutil unmountDisk /dev/disk3 Unmount of all volumes on disk3 was successful SV-MacBook-Pro:downloads svaradi$ sudo dd bs=1m if=kobo_2gb_microsd_v1-9.img of=/dev/disk3 WARNING: Improper use of the sudo command could lead to data loss or the deletion of important system files. Please double-check your typing when using sudo. Type "man sudo" for more information. To proceed, enter your password, or type Ctrl-C to abort. Password: Sorry, try again. Password: Sorry, try again. Password: sudo: 2 incorrect password attempts SV-MacBook-Pro:downloads svaradi$ su dd bs=1m if=kobo_2gb_microsd_v1-9.img of=/dev/disk3 Password: su: Sorry SV-MacBook-Pro:downloads svaradi$ sudo dd bs=1m if=kobo_2gb_microsd_v1-9.img of=/dev/disk3 WARNING: Improper use of the sudo command could lead to data loss or the deletion of important system files. Please double-check your typing when using sudo. Type "man sudo" for more information. To proceed, enter your password, or type Ctrl-C to abort. Password: Sorry, try again. Password: Sorry, try again. Password: sudo: 2 incorrect password attempts SV-MacBook-Pro:downloads svaradi$ resetpassword -bash: resetpassword: command not found SV-MacBook-Pro:downloads svaradi$ sudo dd bs=1m if=kobo_2gb_microsd_v1-9.img of=/dev/disk3 WARNING: Improper use of the sudo command could lead to data loss or the deletion of important system files. Please double-check your typing when using sudo. Type "man sudo" for more information. To proceed, enter your password, or type Ctrl-C to abort. Password: Sorry, try again. Password: svaradi is not in the sudoers file. This incident will be reported. SV-MacBook-Pro:downloads svaradi$ sudo dd bs=1m if=kobo_2gb_microsd_v1-9.img of=/dev/disk3 WARNING: Improper use of the sudo command could lead to data loss or the deletion of important system files. Please double-check your typing when using sudo. Type "man sudo" for more information. To proceed, enter your password, or type Ctrl-C to abort. Password: Sorry, try again. Password: Sorry, try again. Password: sudo: 2 incorrect password attempts SV-MacBook-Pro:downloads svaradi$ man sudo SV-MacBook-Pro:downloads svaradi$ sudoers -bash: sudoers: command not found SV-MacBook-Pro:downloads svaradi$ su - admin >>here your admin name i.e. root Password: SV-MacBook-Pro:~ admin$ diskutil list /dev/disk0 #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER 0: GUID_partition_scheme 1.0 TB disk0 1: EFI EFI 209.7 MB disk0s1 2: Apple_CoreStorage 999.2 GB disk0s2 3: Apple_Boot Recovery HD 784.2 MB disk0s3 /dev/disk1 #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER 0: Apple_HFS MacBookPro_1T 998.8 GB disk1 Logical Volume on disk0s2 2324D291-B079-4B7A-85F8-FFD742B061E1 Unencrypted /dev/disk2 #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER 0: Apple_partition_scheme 16.8 MB disk2 1: Apple_partition_map 32.3 KB disk2s1 2: Apple_HFS Flash Player 16.8 MB disk2s2 /dev/disk3 #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER 0: FDisk_partition_scheme 8.1 GB disk3 1: DOS_FAT_32 8 GB_MINI 8.1 GB disk3s1 /dev/disk4 #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER 0: GUID_partition_scheme 157.3 MB disk4 1: Apple_HFS DivX for Mac 157.2 MB disk4s1 /dev/disk6 #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER 0: FDisk_partition_scheme 2.0 GB disk6 1: Linux 270.1 MB disk6s1 2: Linux 538.3 MB disk6s2 3: DOS_FAT_32 KOBOeReader 1.2 GB disk6s3 SV-MacBook-Pro:~ admin$ diskutil unmountDisk /dev/disk3 Unmount of disk3 failed: at least one volume could not be unmounted SV-MacBook-Pro:~ admin$ diskutil unmountDisk /dev/disk3s1 Unmount of disk3 failed: at least one volume could not be unmounted SV-MacBook-Pro:~ admin$ cd users/svaradi/downloads -bash: cd: users/svaradi/downloads: No such file or directory SV-MacBook-Pro:~ admin$ cd /users/svaradi/downloads SV-MacBook-Pro:downloads admin$ list -l -bash: list: command not found SV-MacBook-Pro:downloads admin$ dd bs=1m if=kobo_2gb_microsd_v1-9.img of=/dev/disk3 dd: /dev/disk3: Permission denied SV-MacBook-Pro:downloads admin$ sudo dd bs=1m if=kobo_2gb_microsd_v1-9.img of=/dev/disk3 WARNING: Improper use of the sudo command could lead to data loss or the deletion of important system files. Please double-check your typing when using sudo. Type "man sudo" for more information. To proceed, enter your password, or type Ctrl-C to abort. Password: 1886+0 records in 1886+0 records out 1977614336 bytes transferred in 1354.336929 secs (1460209 bytes/sec) SV-MacBook-Pro:downloads admin$ diskutil eject /dev/disk3 Unable to find disk for /dev/disk3 SV-MacBook-Pro:downloads admin$ diskutil list /dev/disk0 #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER 0: GUID_partition_scheme 1.0 TB disk0 1: EFI EFI 209.7 MB disk0s1 2: Apple_CoreStorage 999.2 GB disk0s2 3: Apple_Boot Recovery HD 784.2 MB disk0s3 /dev/disk1 #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER 0: Apple_HFS MacBookPro_1T 998.8 GB disk1 Logical Volume on disk0s2 2324D291-B079-4B7A-85F8-FFD742B061E1 Unencrypted /dev/disk2 #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER 0: Apple_partition_scheme 16.8 MB disk2 1: Apple_partition_map 32.3 KB disk2s1 2: Apple_HFS Flash Player 16.8 MB disk2s2 /dev/disk4 #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER 0: GUID_partition_scheme 157.3 MB disk4 1: Apple_HFS DivX for Mac 157.2 MB disk4s1 SV-MacBook-Pro:downloads admin$ diskutil list /dev/disk0 #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER 0: GUID_partition_scheme 1.0 TB disk0 1: EFI EFI 209.7 MB disk0s1 2: Apple_CoreStorage 999.2 GB disk0s2 3: Apple_Boot Recovery HD 784.2 MB disk0s3 /dev/disk1 #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER 0: Apple_HFS MacBookPro_1T 998.8 GB disk1 Logical Volume on disk0s2 2324D291-B079-4B7A-85F8-FFD742B061E1 Unencrypted /dev/disk2 #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER 0: Apple_partition_scheme 16.8 MB disk2 1: Apple_partition_map 32.3 KB disk2s1 2: Apple_HFS Flash Player 16.8 MB disk2s2 /dev/disk3 #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER 0: FDisk_partition_scheme 2.0 GB disk3 1: Linux 270.1 MB disk3s1 2: Linux 538.3 MB disk3s2 3: DOS_FAT_32 KOBOeReader 1.2 GB disk3s3 /dev/disk4 #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER 0: GUID_partition_scheme 157.3 MB disk4 1: Apple_HFS DivX for Mac 157.2 MB disk4s1 SV-MacBook-Pro:downloads admin$ diskutil unmount /dev/disk3 disk3 was already unmounted or it has a partitioning scheme so use "diskutil unmountDisk" instead SV-MacBook-Pro:downloads admin$ diskutil unmountDisk /dev/disk3 Unmount of disk3 failed: at least one volume could not be unmounted SV-MacBook-Pro:downloads admin$ sudo dd bs=1m if=kobo_2gb_microsd_v1-9.img of=/dev/disk3 Password: dd: /dev/disk3: Resource busy SV-MacBook-Pro:downloads admin$ diskutil unmountDisk /dev/disk3 Unmount failed for /dev/disk3 SV-MacBook-Pro:downloads admin$ diskutil unmount /dev/disk3 Unmount failed for /dev/disk3 SV-MacBook-Pro:downloads admin$ diskutil list /dev/disk0 #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER 0: GUID_partition_scheme 1.0 TB disk0 1: EFI EFI 209.7 MB disk0s1 2: Apple_CoreStorage 999.2 GB disk0s2 3: Apple_Boot Recovery HD 784.2 MB disk0s3 /dev/disk1 #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER 0: Apple_HFS MacBookPro_1T 998.8 GB disk1 Logical Volume on disk0s2 2324D291-B079-4B7A-85F8-FFD742B061E1 Unencrypted /dev/disk2 #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER 0: Apple_partition_scheme 16.8 MB disk2 1: Apple_partition_map 32.3 KB disk2s1 2: Apple_HFS Flash Player 16.8 MB disk2s2 /dev/disk4 #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER 0: GUID_partition_scheme 157.3 MB disk4 1: Apple_HFS DivX for Mac 157.2 MB disk4s1 SV-MacBook-Pro:downloads admin$ diskutil list /dev/disk0 #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER 0: GUID_partition_scheme 1.0 TB disk0 1: EFI EFI 209.7 MB disk0s1 2: Apple_CoreStorage 999.2 GB disk0s2 3: Apple_Boot Recovery HD 784.2 MB disk0s3 /dev/disk1 #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER 0: Apple_HFS MacBookPro_1T 998.8 GB disk1 Logical Volume on disk0s2 2324D291-B079-4B7A-85F8-FFD742B061E1 Unencrypted /dev/disk2 #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER 0: Apple_partition_scheme 16.8 MB disk2 1: Apple_partition_map 32.3 KB disk2s1 2: Apple_HFS Flash Player 16.8 MB disk2s2 /dev/disk3 #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER 0: FDisk_partition_scheme 2.0 GB disk3 1: Linux 270.1 MB disk3s1 2: Linux 538.3 MB disk3s2 3: DOS_FAT_32 KOBOeReader 1.2 GB disk3s3 /dev/disk4 #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER 0: GUID_partition_scheme 157.3 MB disk4 1: Apple_HFS DivX for Mac 157.2 MB disk4s1 SV-MacBook-Pro:downloads admin$ diskutil unmount /dev/disk3 disk3 was already unmounted or it has a partitioning scheme so use "diskutil unmountDisk" instead SV-MacBook-Pro:downloads admin$ diskutil unmountDisk /dev/disk3 Unmount of disk3 failed: at least one volume could not be unmounted SV-MacBook-Pro:downloads admin$ diskutil unmount /dev/disk3 disk3 was already unmounted or it has a partitioning scheme so use "diskutil unmountDisk" instead SV-MacBook-Pro:downloads admin$ diskutil list /dev/disk0 #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER 0: GUID_partition_scheme 1.0 TB disk0 1: EFI EFI 209.7 MB disk0s1 2: Apple_CoreStorage 999.2 GB disk0s2 3: Apple_Boot Recovery HD 784.2 MB disk0s3 /dev/disk1 #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER 0: Apple_HFS MacBookPro_1T 998.8 GB disk1 Logical Volume on disk0s2 2324D291-B079-4B7A-85F8-FFD742B061E1 Unencrypted /dev/disk2 #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER 0: Apple_partition_scheme 16.8 MB disk2 1: Apple_partition_map 32.3 KB disk2s1 2: Apple_HFS Flash Player 16.8 MB disk2s2 /dev/disk3 #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER 0: FDisk_partition_scheme 2.0 GB disk3 1: DOS_FAT_32 UNTITLED 2.0 GB disk3s1 /dev/disk4 #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER 0: GUID_partition_scheme 157.3 MB disk4 1: Apple_HFS DivX for Mac 157.2 MB disk4s1 SV-MacBook-Pro:downloads admin$ diskutil unmountDisk /dev/disk3 Unmount of disk3 failed: at least one volume could not be unmounted SV-MacBook-Pro:downloads admin$ sudo dd bs=1m if=kobo_2gb_microsd_v1-9.img of=/dev/disk3 Password: dd: /dev/disk3: Resource busy SV-MacBook-Pro:downloads admin$ sudo dd bs=1m if=kobo_2gb_microsd_v1-9.img of=/dev/disk3 Password: 1886+0 records in 1886+0 records out 1977614336 bytes transferred in 1446.770536 secs (1366916 bytes/sec) SV-MacBook-Pro:downloads admin$ diskutil eject /dev/disk3 Unable to find disk for /dev/disk3 SV-MacBook-Pro:downloads admin$ diskutil list /dev/disk0 #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER 0: GUID_partition_scheme 1.0 TB disk0 1: EFI EFI 209.7 MB disk0s1 2: Apple_CoreStorage 999.2 GB disk0s2 3: Apple_Boot Recovery HD 784.2 MB disk0s3 /dev/disk1 #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER 0: Apple_HFS MacBookPro_1T 998.8 GB disk1 Logical Volume on disk0s2 2324D291-B079-4B7A-85F8-FFD742B061E1 Unencrypted /dev/disk2 #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER 0: Apple_partition_scheme 16.8 MB disk2 1: Apple_partition_map 32.3 KB disk2s1 2: Apple_HFS Flash Player 16.8 MB disk2s2 /dev/disk4 #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER 0: GUID_partition_scheme 157.3 MB disk4 1: Apple_HFS DivX for Mac 157.2 MB disk4s1 SV-MacBook-Pro:downloads admin$ Use it carefully, I do not want anybody make a "brick, or paperweight" from Kobo Ereader. 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07-21-2015, 07:55 PM	#363
megaroo96 Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2015 Device: Kobo Original (N647)	Is there any chance you could send me the image as well? I recently bought a used kobo as well with no firmware / image on the micro SD card. Thanks

07-21-2015, 11:06 PM	#364
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.

07-22-2015, 03:13 PM	#367
cabbose Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2015 Device: KOBO Wireless	Thanks, I found it and it is an N647.

07-26-2015, 03:22 AM	#369
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.

07-26-2015, 11:28 PM	#371
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... From that description I would try a factory reset first. Unfortunately, I can't remember how to do that for the WiFi. It's something like holding the centre button down while turning it on. Hopefully someone who has done it will wander by.