Need help to unbrick Boox Max Lumi 1 - Page 2

kekesed97 · Yesterday, 06:37 AM

Hi Renate,
I just flashed the recovery image you pm'd me through fastboot, but it didn't stick and always reverted to stock.

Renate · Yesterday, 08:37 AM

Booting into system will often overwrite recovery.
If you went directly to recovery after flashing it something different should have happened.
That is, unless it panicked and rebooted to the system.

kekesed97 · Yesterday, 09:41 AM

I rebooted by executing fastboot reboot recovery and it booted into system.
I found that holding home button while I execute fastboot reboot does enter recovery, so I used that entry point.

Copied update.zip to a USB2.0 flash drive and connecting them using USBC->USB2 otg, ran the commands, and recovery returned "All done, update binary returned 256. Update failed, NOT rebooting". Tried using vanilla decrypted update.zip and checks removed update.zip, same result. Tried 2 different USB 2.0 flash drive, same result. Tried 2 different USBC -> USB2 dongle (one is a hub and the other isn't), same result.

Oh I should mention that both flash drives was formatted to FAT32.

Renate · Yesterday, 11:36 AM

It put the log back on your flash drive.
What does it say?

kekesed97 · Yesterday, 11:51 AM

Uhm, no, I have no log file on my flash drive.

Renate · Yesterday, 12:34 PM

If it ran cleanly to "not rebooting" there should be autolog.txt on the flash drive.

If not try to get a photo of the last screen.
Since it doesn't reset it should be easy.

kekesed97 · Yesterday, 04:38 PM

I found no log file in every run, and the process always halted at this screen.

Renate · Today, 01:06 AM

Oh!
Yeah, this is the old script-based update.

autoupdate has two entirely separate chunks for old and new.
I might not have done sufficient due diligence on the old stuff.

It's bombing on the first couple of lines of the script where it verifies model and version.

Take your update.zip
Extract updater-script from META-INF...
Delete (probably) the first two lines.
Repack it back in the zip.

kekesed97 · Today, 06:51 AM

I tried that and the update process still halted. In fact, I used check-removed update.zip in my previous attachment.

Yesterday, 09:41 AM	#18
kekesed97 Member Posts: 19 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2023 Device: Android via ReadEra, Kobo Touch N905B	I rebooted by executing fastboot reboot recovery and it booted into system. I found that holding home button while I execute fastboot reboot does enter recovery, so I used that entry point. Copied update.zip to a USB2.0 flash drive and connecting them using USBC->USB2 otg, ran the commands, and recovery returned "All done, update binary returned 256. Update failed, NOT rebooting". Tried using vanilla decrypted update.zip and checks removed update.zip, same result. Tried 2 different USB 2.0 flash drive, same result. Tried 2 different USBC -> USB2 dongle (one is a hub and the other isn't), same result. Oh I should mention that both flash drives was formatted to FAT32. Last edited by kekesed97; Yesterday at 09:53 AM.

Yesterday, 11:36 AM	#19
Renate Onyx-maniac Posts: 4,562 Karma: 22077803 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Germany Device: Nook NST, Glow2, 3, 4, '21, Kobo Aura2, Poke3, Poke5, Go6	It put the log back on your flash drive. What does it say? Last edited by Renate; Yesterday at 11:48 AM.

Yesterday, 04:38 PM	#22
kekesed97 Member Posts: 19 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2023 Device: Android via ReadEra, Kobo Touch N905B	I found no log file in every run, and the process always halted at this screen. Attached Thumbnails

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Yesterday, 06:37 AM	#16
kekesed97 Member Posts: 19 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2023 Device: Android via ReadEra, Kobo Touch N905B	Hi Renate, I just flashed the recovery image you pm'd me through fastboot, but it didn't stick and always reverted to stock.

Yesterday, 08:37 AM	#17
Renate Onyx-maniac Posts: 4,562 Karma: 22077803 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Germany Device: Nook NST, Glow2, 3, 4, '21, Kobo Aura2, Poke3, Poke5, Go6	Booting into system will often overwrite recovery. If you went directly to recovery after flashing it something different should have happened. That is, unless it panicked and rebooted to the system.

Yesterday, 11:51 AM	#20
kekesed97 Member Posts: 19 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2023 Device: Android via ReadEra, Kobo Touch N905B	Uhm, no, I have no log file on my flash drive.

Yesterday, 12:34 PM	#21
Renate Onyx-maniac Posts: 4,562 Karma: 22077803 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Germany Device: Nook NST, Glow2, 3, 4, '21, Kobo Aura2, Poke3, Poke5, Go6	If it ran cleanly to "not rebooting" there should be autolog.txt on the flash drive. If not try to get a photo of the last screen. Since it doesn't reset it should be easy.

Today, 01:06 AM	#23
Renate Onyx-maniac Posts: 4,562 Karma: 22077803 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Germany Device: Nook NST, Glow2, 3, 4, '21, Kobo Aura2, Poke3, Poke5, Go6	Oh! Yeah, this is the old script-based update. autoupdate has two entirely separate chunks for old and new. I might not have done sufficient due diligence on the old stuff. It's bombing on the first couple of lines of the script where it verifies model and version. Take your update.zip Extract updater-script from META-INF... Delete (probably) the first two lines. Repack it back in the zip.

Today, 06:51 AM	#24
kekesed97 Member Posts: 19 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2023 Device: Android via ReadEra, Kobo Touch N905B	I tried that and the update process still halted. In fact, I used check-removed update.zip in my previous attachment.

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