Libra 2 I changed the sdcard of my Kobo Libra 2

[DJUNGELSKOG]

Yeah it’s different from unit to unit, mine didn’t respond to pulling or pushing but I was able to wedge a very thin needle between the SD card and it’s housing and scrape off the coating.

[Mau11]

Grazie, grazie. Ho seguito le vostre istruzioni per liberare la scheda SD:
1 - Ho usato una sottilissima paletta in inox avente larghezza di 4 mm e spessore 0.1 mm.
2 - L'ho inserita delicatamente fra SD e box di contenimento
3 - Ho fatto avanzare ripetutamente la paletta su tutta la superficie incollata, soprattutto sui tre lati.
4 - Non ho usato il fiorellino per spingerla fuori ma solo le unghie per estrarla.
5 - Ripetere i punti 3 e 4 fino ad ottenere la fuoriuscita della SD
6 - Creato il file .img, e riespanso su una SD da 512 Gb.
7 - Ho poi espanso il nuovo volume da 32 a circa 500 Gb
8 - Inserita la SD, protetta con semplice nastro adesivo, riavviato il Kobo Libra 2, tutto ok, richiuso.

Ringrazio

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by Mau11

Grazie, grazie. Ho seguito le vostre istruzioni per liberare la scheda SD:
1 - Ho usato una sottilissima paletta in inox avente larghezza di 4 mm e spessore 0.1 mm.
2 - L'ho inserita delicatamente fra SD e box di contenimento
3 - Ho fatto avanzare ripetutamente la paletta su tutta la superficie incollata, soprattutto sui tre lati.
4 - Non ho usato il fiorellino per spingerla fuori ma solo le unghie per estrarla.
5 - Ripetere i punti 3 e 4 fino ad ottenere la fuoriuscita della SD
6 - Creato il file .img, e riespanso su una SD da 512 Gb.
7 - Ho poi espanso il nuovo volume da 32 a circa 500 Gb
8 - Inserita la SD, protetta con semplice nastro adesivo, riavviato il Kobo Libra 2, tutto ok, richiuso.

Ringrazio

In English...
Thank you, thank you. I followed your instructions to free the SD card:

1. I used a very thin stainless steel spatula, 4 mm wide and 0.1 mm thick.
2. I gently inserted it between the SD card and the storage box.
3. I repeatedly pushed the spatula across the entire glued surface, especially on the three sides.
4. I didn't use the flower to push it out, just my fingernails to extract it.
5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 until the SD card came out.
6. I created the .img file and expanded it onto a 512 GB SD card.
7. I then expanded the new volume from 32 GB to about 500 GB.
8. I inserted the SD card, protected it with simple adhesive tape, restarted the Kobo Libra 2, and everything was fine. I closed it again.

[zuzzubean]

Hello,
I am new here and have a Kobo Libra2 N418 that died in the middle of uploading an ebook to it. Now it has a white screen and flashing white LED. I have tried all manner of button presses/resets, and the best it can do it momentarily go to a black screen and then back to white screen. So I guess its not powered off? I would like to open it up and replace the SD card and start setup from scratch, but I dont know if its safe to remove and replace SD card while it is at a white screen? The battery is soldered, so I cannot just unplug it either. Does anyone have any advice? Not sure what to do at this point ....

[DNSB]

The screen is bistable. It does not need power to hold an image. If you press the power button for around 25-30 seconds, it should force your Libra off.

If you want to replace the SD card, please post your request in the Kobo µSD Card Image Requests thread.

[zuzzubean]

Hello,

Thanks I will do that and attempt to remove the SD card. If successful, I will post to get an image.

[Iliketoreadtoo]

hooray i managed to pull the sdcard from my libra 2. not too hard. use the sim ejector, bend it 90 degree and then push hard from behind. now waiting for the image from the other thread. fyi the original card is sandisk 32GB so its not cheap card?
version on the card: N418313221429,4.1.15,4.38.23171,4.1.15,4.1.15,0000 0000-0000-0000-0000-000000000388

[Iliketoreadtoo]

update: not sure why i havent got the card image from the forum bot, so i thought why not try to copy the whole old card and put in new 64GB samsung card (image not just copy paste). first try kobo didnt read the new card but then after few attemps wohoooooo my libra 2 is back alive....

[PeterT]

Originally Posted by Iliketoreadtoo

update: not sure why i havent got the card image from the forum bot, so i thought why not try to copy the whole old card and put in new 64GB samsung card (image not just copy paste). first try kobo didnt read the new card but then after few attemps wohoooooo my libra 2 is back alive....

Dnsb has not yet processed your request. If you look through the thread he has yet to post a response saying that he has sent a message.

[Iliketoreadtoo]

Originally Posted by PeterT

Dnsb has not yet processed your request. If you look through the thread he has yet to post a response saying that he has sent a message.

oh... lol i thought bot handles all requests - apologies for being naughty.
so now i wondering what is happening ? how come the original card is damaged (kobo couldnt read) but its content is fine? that is weird....

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by Iliketoreadtoo

oh... lol i thought bot handles all requests - apologies for being naughty.
so now i wondering what is happening ? how come the original card is damaged (kobo couldnt read) but its content is fine? that is weird....

Keep the copy of the image you made so if you ever need it again, you'll have it.

[DNSB]

Originally Posted by Iliketoreadtoo

oh... lol i thought bot handles all requests - apologies for being naughty.
so now i wondering what is happening ? how come the original card is damaged (kobo couldnt read) but its content is fine? that is weird....

µSD (all SD cards actually) have a limited write life span and then they go read-only. A popular way to trigger this is to do a firmware update which leaves the card in a unusable state.

Currently, I'm on the road so will not be sending image links until later this evening at the earliest.