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Flyinfreddie · 08-07-2018, 02:48 AM

Hello my disk image was corrupted for some reason could someone send copy of the boot image for Kobo Glo HD

Thanks!

davidfor · 08-07-2018, 03:11 AM

OM sent.

educosta · 08-08-2018, 05:17 PM

Hehe Dadivfor,

Quite a great job you're doing here!

I just wanted to ask if you or somebody else would have md5sums for the 4.4.9344 firmware?

I just got a glo-hd with it apparently, as seen on `.kobo/version' (third field), so I bought one of those 5 euro card readers that would never give you any image back, but i/o errors...

I then tried with adb and my mobile phone, and got a consistent image it seems, whose md5sum is:

990bda1c67be70070e13dba89c37288c

Same as the card gives me using `busybox md5sum' on the phone.

So I just wanted to check with somebody else even before turning the device on, because it's been given to me in a reset state where it's either wifi or nothing.

Regards,

davidfor · 08-08-2018, 07:51 PM

No, I don't have any checksums for the images. And even if there were, then calculating one from the the SD card would be a waste of time. Even after a factory reset, the device is booted, so changes are being made to the root partition. And the book partition is formatted and will probably end up with a different serial number somewhere. Unless the checksum calculation is based on specific files on the device, any method I know of would produce a different value for each device.

And I have no idea what your concern is. Are you worried about a virus? If so, don't. These devices are running a customised Linux distribution. I very much doubt that anyone is going to be writing a virus that is going to b capable of running on it. The same goes for other forms of malware. A quick search here will show no discussion of anything like this.

If you want to make sure you are starting from scratch, I can send you the link to the image and you can restore that. But, personally, I think you are wasting your time and there are much more important things to worry about. Like, what book will I read now? Or, when will Jim Butcher finish the next Dresden Files book?

educosta · 08-09-2018, 05:22 AM

That explains why I couldn't find any md5sums or similar for any firmware out there.

My concern is that I had to do it twice. It seems that using the phone to transfer the image via wifi might not be fully reliable either, as the first time the sums dind't match.

All I wanted is to have backup (that I'd know is valid) just in case letting the device boot locks while upgrading the firmware or something, as I've read has happened to more than one.

So my question then would be, is there any way to check the image I've got is a working one?

davidfor · 08-09-2018, 06:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by educosta

That explains why I couldn't find any md5sums or similar for any firmware out there.

My concern is that I had to do it twice. It seems that using the phone to transfer the image via wifi might not be fully reliable either, as the first time the sums dind't match.

All I wanted is to have backup (that I'd know is valid) just in case letting the device boot locks while upgrading the firmware or something, as I've read has happened to more than one.

So my question then would be, is there any way to check the image I've got is a working one?

Yes, there is a very easy way: Turn it on.

Sorry, you are worrying to much. If the device hangs when updating, you can get a backup image then. Or I can send one now. But, it is far more likely that everything will be OK than that it will brick. And most issues can be sorted out by a factory reset without opening the device.

And if you have flaky WiFi, that corrupts the download, then the device won't update. Downloads a zip file, unpacks that and reboots. If the zip file doesn't unpack properly it removes it and doesn't do anything. During the reboot the new kernel and u-boot images are checked before being installed. And the KoboRoot.tgz is also tested. If it isn't good, isn't used.

I suggest just turning the device on, doing the setup and then finding a good book to read.

Cahir Mawr · 08-09-2018, 09:41 PM

Hello my fellow readers, it looks like my Glo HD is bricked

and warrants do not apply anymore, I've tried everything i found in tutorials and forums, everything but change the sd card, so David could you send me a copy of the boot image of the Glo HD? I would appreciate it very much.

davidfor · 08-10-2018, 12:34 AM

PM sent.

Cahir Mawr · 08-11-2018, 11:54 AM

I, cleaned the original SD card of my Glo HD and installed the image with zero success

Do you have some advice to save it, or I should resign and buy a new one?

The Kobo is frozen on the standby screen, I have already pushed the reset button and the power button on every combination i´ve found on the forums or i could figure out, and every duration per button too (15 seconds, 30 seconds, a minute, and so on) pushed the power button and the lower corners repeatedly.
When I push the power button the red led turns on, then turns off and then the screen light turns on, sometimes it stayed on just for some seconds and sometimes it stayed on until I pushed the power button again, I have even used this to deplete the battery and charge it from zero. I´ve disconnected the battery and connected again, and nothing. The screen shows still on standby mode.

Could it be that the SD card is broken and it will not work even with partitions restored?
The USB image tool showed no problem at all on the SD card.

I´m out of ideas so any advice would be well received, thank you!!!

Cahir Mawr · 08-11-2018, 03:51 PM

By the way, thank you David for the image file!!

davidfor · 08-11-2018, 08:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cahir Mawr

I, cleaned the original SD card of my Glo HD and installed the image with zero success

Do you have some advice to save it, or I should resign and buy a new one?

The Kobo is frozen on the standby screen, I have already pushed the reset button and the power button on every combination i´ve found on the forums or i could figure out, and every duration per button too (15 seconds, 30 seconds, a minute, and so on) pushed the power button and the lower corners repeatedly.
When I push the power button the red led turns on, then turns off and then the screen light turns on, sometimes it stayed on just for some seconds and sometimes it stayed on until I pushed the power button again, I have even used this to deplete the battery and charge it from zero. I´ve disconnected the battery and connected again, and nothing. The screen shows still on standby mode.

Could it be that the SD card is broken and it will not work even with partitions restored?
The USB image tool showed no problem at all on the SD card.

All that sounds like it is starting. A failing SD card can give symptoms like that. Replacing it might work.

But, it also sounds like a broken screen. With that description, I would expect some change on the screen if it was booting at all. Are there any defects on the screen that could be cracks?

Cahir Mawr · 08-14-2018, 05:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by davidfor

All that sounds like it is starting. A failing SD card can give symptoms like that. Replacing it might work.

But, it also sounds like a broken screen. With that description, I would expect some change on the screen if it was booting at all. Are there any defects on the screen that could be cracks?

Well, I installed a new SD card with the image and didn't work, the screen looks flawless.

Anyway there is a twist. At the begining of last week an attendant of the store were I bought the kobo told they only give 1 year of warrantie on any ereader, so I opened my HD because it is 1 year and a half old and tried to fix it myself, but later the online service of Kobo told me that they give 2 years, so I showed that chat to another attendant that was giving me the 1 year warranty story too, anyway I gave them my device to "check for revision" so maybe I fucked up opening it.

And sadly, if warranty applies, they wont fix it, they will give me a new device and there is no Glo HD anymore, they only have the Aura which I believe is not as good as the HD.

I have already had a Nook glowlight some years ago and I gave it to my mother, and had the first and the second paperwhite model, the first is my brother's and I sold the second PW to a friend, that three e-readers are working fine by now

but I should say the Kobo had the crisper text and whiter screen, so I want to keep it some more years if it is possible, I love that bastard.

DNSB · 08-14-2018, 09:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cahir Mawr

And sadly, if warranty applies, they wont fix it, they will give me a new device and there is no Glo HD anymore, they only have the Aura which I believe is not as good as the HD.

If they try to give you an Aura 2nd Edition, I'd suggest convincing them that a Clara HD is the closer replacement. I'm not certain as to your global location and if the Clara HD is available in your area.

One good reason to place your location so others have an idea of where in the world you are posting from.

swiggers · 08-15-2018, 12:41 PM

Can someone send me the image file for Kobo Glo HD? Thank you in advance if you can help.

Cahir Mawr · 08-15-2018, 01:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DNSB

If they try to give you an Aura 2nd Edition, I'd suggest convincing them that a Clara HD is the closer replacement. I'm not certain as to your global location and if the Clara HD is available in your area.

One good reason to place your location so others have an idea of where in the world you are posting from.

I agree with you, but I'm from México, there is no Kobo Clara here yet.
Thank you, I will update my location

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08-07-2018, 02:48 AM	#481
Flyinfreddie Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2018 Device: Kobo Glo HD	Hello my disk image was corrupted for some reason could someone send copy of the boot image for Kobo Glo HD Thanks!

08-07-2018, 03:11 AM	#482
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	OM sent.

08-08-2018, 05:17 PM	#483
educosta Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2018 Device: kobo glo-hd	Hehe Dadivfor, Quite a great job you're doing here! I just wanted to ask if you or somebody else would have md5sums for the 4.4.9344 firmware? I just got a glo-hd with it apparently, as seen on `.kobo/version' (third field), so I bought one of those 5 euro card readers that would never give you any image back, but i/o errors... I then tried with adb and my mobile phone, and got a consistent image it seems, whose md5sum is: 990bda1c67be70070e13dba89c37288c Same as the card gives me using `busybox md5sum' on the phone. So I just wanted to check with somebody else even before turning the device on, because it's been given to me in a reset state where it's either wifi or nothing. Regards,

08-08-2018, 07:51 PM	#484
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	No, I don't have any checksums for the images. And even if there were, then calculating one from the the SD card would be a waste of time. Even after a factory reset, the device is booted, so changes are being made to the root partition. And the book partition is formatted and will probably end up with a different serial number somewhere. Unless the checksum calculation is based on specific files on the device, any method I know of would produce a different value for each device. And I have no idea what your concern is. Are you worried about a virus? If so, don't. These devices are running a customised Linux distribution. I very much doubt that anyone is going to be writing a virus that is going to b capable of running on it. The same goes for other forms of malware. A quick search here will show no discussion of anything like this. If you want to make sure you are starting from scratch, I can send you the link to the image and you can restore that. But, personally, I think you are wasting your time and there are much more important things to worry about. Like, what book will I read now? Or, when will Jim Butcher finish the next Dresden Files book?

08-09-2018, 05:22 AM	#485
educosta Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2018 Device: kobo glo-hd	That explains why I couldn't find any md5sums or similar for any firmware out there. My concern is that I had to do it twice. It seems that using the phone to transfer the image via wifi might not be fully reliable either, as the first time the sums dind't match. All I wanted is to have backup (that I'd know is valid) just in case letting the device boot locks while upgrading the firmware or something, as I've read has happened to more than one. So my question then would be, is there any way to check the image I've got is a working one?

08-09-2018, 09:41 PM	#487
Cahir Mawr Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Mérida, México Device: Kobo glo HD	Hello my fellow readers, it looks like my Glo HD is bricked and warrants do not apply anymore, I've tried everything i found in tutorials and forums, everything but change the sd card, so David could you send me a copy of the boot image of the Glo HD? I would appreciate it very much.

08-10-2018, 12:34 AM	#488
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.

08-11-2018, 11:54 AM	#489
Cahir Mawr Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Mérida, México Device: Kobo glo HD	I, cleaned the original SD card of my Glo HD and installed the image with zero success Do you have some advice to save it, or I should resign and buy a new one? The Kobo is frozen on the standby screen, I have already pushed the reset button and the power button on every combination i´ve found on the forums or i could figure out, and every duration per button too (15 seconds, 30 seconds, a minute, and so on) pushed the power button and the lower corners repeatedly. When I push the power button the red led turns on, then turns off and then the screen light turns on, sometimes it stayed on just for some seconds and sometimes it stayed on until I pushed the power button again, I have even used this to deplete the battery and charge it from zero. I´ve disconnected the battery and connected again, and nothing. The screen shows still on standby mode. Could it be that the SD card is broken and it will not work even with partitions restored? The USB image tool showed no problem at all on the SD card. I´m out of ideas so any advice would be well received, thank you!!!

08-11-2018, 03:51 PM	#490
Cahir Mawr Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Mérida, México Device: Kobo glo HD	By the way, thank you David for the image file!!

08-15-2018, 12:41 PM	#494
swiggers Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2018 Device: Glo HD	Can someone send me the image file for Kobo Glo HD? Thank you in advance if you can help.