Aura Help unbricking Aura - Page 2

freekobo · 09-02-2015, 06:42 AM

This may help too; http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Genuine-Mothe...item1a0565e2f8

frostschutz · 09-02-2015, 08:38 AM

Might be cheapest if you wait for a Kobo Aura with broken display to appear. Also easier to verify its working condition...

freekobo · 09-02-2015, 07:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by frostschutz

Might be cheapest if you wait for a Kobo Aura with broken display to appear. Also easier to verify its working condition...

like this one?
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=264768

mikeash · 09-03-2015, 02:45 PM

Nice ideas to get a plain motherboard, or one with a broken screen! I'll see what I can do there. Maybe I can extract the working firmware and unbrick the original too.

Edit: on the other hand, for $35 plus $11 shipping to the US, it's almost as much as a used Mini. Hmm....

mikeash · 09-10-2015, 03:48 PM

I went ahead and got that motherboard. I'll report back on how it all goes. Wish me luck!

freekobo · 09-14-2015, 07:00 PM

Nice! I hope you got a good deal. I've given a best offer with that seller for a glo motherboard before, but I guess he felt it was too low, as I am now banned from making offers on all his auctions now apparently.

mikeash · 09-25-2015, 09:45 PM

Crazy to get banned for making an offer. The buyer can always say no! Anyway, I think I got an OK deal. The price seemed good originally, but shipping was high. I think I basically made up the difference in shipping. He charged $11, and the package that got to me had $5 of postage on it....

Anyway, I seem to be stuck with this new one. It won't boot at all. I notice that even my original one won't boot if, for example, the battery isn't connected to it. The new one won't boot even with everything connected, though. I don't know if it's bad, or if this is user error of some sort, or maybe it's a variant expects different display hardware, or.... well, the possibilities are just about endless, and I don't have much ability to diagnose. If anyone has any brilliant ideas I'm up to try just about anything, otherwise I think my saga might be at an end, at least on the Aura front.

09-02-2015, 06:42 AM	#16
freekobo Addict Posts: 250 Karma: 2731310 Join Date: Jan 2013 Device: Kobo Aura	This may help too; http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Genuine-Mothe...item1a0565e2f8 Last edited by freekobo; 09-02-2015 at 07:01 AM.

09-02-2015, 08:38 AM	#17
frostschutz Linux User Posts: 2,282 Karma: 6123806 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Heidelberg, Germany Device: none	Might be cheapest if you wait for a Kobo Aura with broken display to appear. Also easier to verify its working condition... Last edited by frostschutz; 09-02-2015 at 08:40 AM.

09-03-2015, 02:45 PM	#19
mikeash Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2015 Device: Kobo Aura	Nice ideas to get a plain motherboard, or one with a broken screen! I'll see what I can do there. Maybe I can extract the working firmware and unbrick the original too. Edit: on the other hand, for $35 plus $11 shipping to the US, it's almost as much as a used Mini. Hmm.... Last edited by mikeash; 09-03-2015 at 02:56 PM.

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09-10-2015, 03:48 PM	#20
mikeash Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2015 Device: Kobo Aura	I went ahead and got that motherboard. I'll report back on how it all goes. Wish me luck!

09-14-2015, 07:00 PM	#21
freekobo Addict Posts: 250 Karma: 2731310 Join Date: Jan 2013 Device: Kobo Aura	Nice! I hope you got a good deal. I've given a best offer with that seller for a glo motherboard before, but I guess he felt it was too low, as I am now banned from making offers on all his auctions now apparently.

09-25-2015, 09:45 PM	#22
mikeash Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2015 Device: Kobo Aura	Crazy to get banned for making an offer. The buyer can always say no! Anyway, I think I got an OK deal. The price seemed good originally, but shipping was high. I think I basically made up the difference in shipping. He charged $11, and the package that got to me had $5 of postage on it.... Anyway, I seem to be stuck with this new one. It won't boot at all. I notice that even my original one won't boot if, for example, the battery isn't connected to it. The new one won't boot even with everything connected, though. I don't know if it's bad, or if this is user error of some sort, or maybe it's a variant expects different display hardware, or.... well, the possibilities are just about endless, and I don't have much ability to diagnose. If anyone has any brilliant ideas I'm up to try just about anything, otherwise I think my saga might be at an end, at least on the Aura front.

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