Aura (N514) won't accept update

jwlemke · 06-21-2019, 03:58 PM

I have tried a couple of KoboRoot.tar files but none are unpacked and used.
Attached to a Mac, I copied the tar file into .kobo/ then ejected the drive. No reboot so I turned the Kobo off and then held the power switch until it blinked. It always returns to the "setup your kobo" screen (language & wifi).

Any advice?

DNSB · 06-21-2019, 04:35 PM

If nothing else, the filename needs to be KoboRoot.tgz, the unpacked .tar file will not work.

jwlemke · 06-21-2019, 11:59 PM

I didn't notice that my Mac had "helped" me!
So KoboRoot.tgz was recognized but it appears to have bricked my Kobo.
Is it possible to boot an N514 from the external SD?
Or must I open it up? Presumably there is some hidden access that will help.

DNSB · 06-22-2019, 12:16 AM

You can try a manual factory reset.

Edit: Add step 0. Charge your Kobo for at least a couple of hours before trying to do a factory reset.

Turn off your eReader by holding the power button for 20-30 seconds
Press and hold the light button. Do not release it until step 5
While holding the light button, slide the power button to the right to power on your Aura.
Continue holding the light button until the power light blinks rapidly (discoing).
Release the light button.

Good luck.

Out of a perhaps morbid curiosity, where did you obtain the KoboRoot files you were trying to use on your Aura?

jwlemke · 06-22-2019, 07:35 AM

Thanks for the ideas. The lamp blinks once but doesn't get to blink or fast-blink.
The pin-hole reset causes the screen to flash black once. Either way there is no other activity.

https://www.tophatsoaring.org/Download.html 2.2.2c_beta.
Guess I should have gone for 2.2b (stable)!

Do you have any other suggestions?

jwlemke · 06-24-2019, 09:27 PM

Is there an SD card inside that I can flash?

davidfor · 06-24-2019, 11:41 PM

The original Aura has fixed memory, so no SD card that can be imaged. But, there are some reports of being able to boot from the external SD card using the image from an Aura H2O. It has been discussed vaguely in the past here, but, I don't have any real details.

DNSB · 06-25-2019, 12:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jwlemke

Is there an SD card inside that I can flash?

There isn't an internal uSD card. There is the possibility of booting from the external uSD card. Try a search in the Kobo Developer's Corner on "external booting" for a few threads that may help.

06-21-2019, 03:58 PM	#1
jwlemke Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2019 Device: Kobo Aura, Kobo Aura H2O	(N514) won't accept update I have tried a couple of KoboRoot.tar files but none are unpacked and used. Attached to a Mac, I copied the tar file into .kobo/ then ejected the drive. No reboot so I turned the Kobo off and then held the power switch until it blinked. It always returns to the "setup your kobo" screen (language & wifi). Any advice?

06-22-2019, 12:16 AM	#4
DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 35,464 Karma: 145525534 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Forma, Clara HD, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	You can try a manual factory reset. Edit: Add step 0. Charge your Kobo for at least a couple of hours before trying to do a factory reset. Turn off your eReader by holding the power button for 20-30 seconds Press and hold the light button. Do not release it until step 5 While holding the light button, slide the power button to the right to power on your Aura. Continue holding the light button until the power light blinks rapidly (discoing). Release the light button. Good luck. Out of a perhaps morbid curiosity, where did you obtain the KoboRoot files you were trying to use on your Aura? Last edited by DNSB; 06-22-2019 at 12:20 AM.

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06-21-2019, 04:35 PM	#2
DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 35,464 Karma: 145525534 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Forma, Clara HD, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	If nothing else, the filename needs to be KoboRoot.tgz, the unpacked .tar file will not work.

06-21-2019, 11:59 PM	#3
jwlemke Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2019 Device: Kobo Aura, Kobo Aura H2O	I didn't notice that my Mac had "helped" me! So KoboRoot.tgz was recognized but it appears to have bricked my Kobo. Is it possible to boot an N514 from the external SD? Or must I open it up? Presumably there is some hidden access that will help.

06-22-2019, 07:35 AM	#5
jwlemke Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2019 Device: Kobo Aura, Kobo Aura H2O	Thanks for the ideas. The lamp blinks once but doesn't get to blink or fast-blink. The pin-hole reset causes the screen to flash black once. Either way there is no other activity. https://www.tophatsoaring.org/Download.html 2.2.2c_beta. Guess I should have gone for 2.2b (stable)! Do you have any other suggestions?

06-24-2019, 09:27 PM	#6
jwlemke Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2019 Device: Kobo Aura, Kobo Aura H2O	Is there an SD card inside that I can flash?

06-24-2019, 11:41 PM	#7
davidfor Grand Sorcerer Posts: 24,907 Karma: 47303748 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia Device: Kobo:Touch,Glo, AuraH2O, GloHD,AuraONE, ClaraHD, Libra H2O; tolinoepos	The original Aura has fixed memory, so no SD card that can be imaged. But, there are some reports of being able to boot from the external SD card using the image from an Aura H2O. It has been discussed vaguely in the past here, but, I don't have any real details.

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