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Old 06-18-2018, 08:11 AM   #46
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With the method outlined in the first post, the serial number will be kept. If you get an image from elsewhere, it will either have the serial number that was on the device the image came from, or it will have been modified to something else. For these images, you have to update the image with your own serial number.
Hi David, is updating the serial number in the .kobo/version file after using a supplied SD image sufficient or an edit needs to be made to the image itself before using it?

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Old 06-18-2018, 08:22 AM   #47
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Hi David, is updating the serial number in the .kobo/version file after using a supplied SD image sufficient or an edit needs to be made to the image itself before using it?
No. That file is generated by the device at run time. The way I have done it is using a hex editor to on the image before writing it to the SD card. The serial number is at offset 0x200.
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Old 06-18-2018, 09:37 AM   #48
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No. That file is generated by the device at run time. The way I have done it is using a hex editor to on the image before writing it to the SD card. The serial number is at offset 0x200.
Perfect, thank you very much.
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In order to dump the firmware, insert an SD with at least 2GB free (I suggest using a larger card…) in your Kobo, connect it to the PC and create an empty folder named KoboDump on the root of the SD.
How do I do this? Mini doesn't have an SD slot, but it says any Mark 4 device. Is there a hidden SD slot I don't know about? Thanks.
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How do I do this? Mini doesn't have an SD slot, but it says any Mark 4 device. Is there a hidden SD slot I don't know about? Thanks.
This thread is quite old and I don't work on hacking Kobos since a lot of time... I'm afraid it won't work anymore and on newer devices...

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