08-27-2013, 04:41 PM | #1 |
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Need help with Kobo Original with WiFi (N647)
*tl;dr*: I need an original Kobo SD card image, and all the links are dead.
Hello, I have spent the past 2 hours or so reading through a ton of posts on this forum because I wanted to make sure I couldn't find what I was looking for before posting. Here's the problem. I got the google drive hack to work on my Kobo Original with WiFi (N647) for a while. Then it stopped working. I did a factory reset a few times, and it never worked again, and kept creating the .grive-sync on the kobo, even after the factory reset. I guessed So, I got the brilliant idea to try to upgrade the firmware to 1.9.16 from this thread Bad Idea! So, now the kobo sits on the loading screen. I have tried every kind of reset, the paper clip, paper clip plus dpad, power, power plus home, etc. nothing worked. I think I can do an recovery from an SD card using this method: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=111181 And I all I need is an SD card image I can use, the problem is all the links are dead: the 1.4 links: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=94133 and the 1.8 link: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=111475 are all dead So if anyone knows another way to get it out of this loop or if anyone has an sd image laying around somewhere, please let me know! Thanks so much! Last edited by zacclay; 08-28-2013 at 07:37 AM. Reason: Wanted to change title. |
08-28-2013, 10:47 AM | #2 |
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KevinShort helped me out in another thread, thanks! This forum is awesome!
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...56#post2606256 |
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08-21-2015, 09:11 AM | #3 |
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Hi ive got the same problem, do you think you could send me the firmware for N647?
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08-21-2015, 09:50 AM | #4 |
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03-02-2016, 03:17 PM | #5 |
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same problem
davidfor, please sent it to me too. Thanks
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03-02-2016, 05:44 PM | #6 |
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05-08-2016, 12:38 PM | #7 |
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Could I also get a copy, my used ereader (n647) was working great until it decided to do this update. now the updating software screen every time I turn it on and no books. Thank you in advance.
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05-08-2016, 07:29 PM | #8 |
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05-18-2016, 07:42 PM | #10 |
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05-18-2016, 11:14 PM | #12 |
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05-20-2016, 10:15 AM | #13 |
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Thanks for the help David.
I tried using the procedure you referred me to for installing the new firmware but the links to the programs used were dead... Has anyone had success installing this firmware ? I also tried putting the kobo in USB upgrade mode by holding menu button on reboot, but the zip file won't fit into the 200mb koboupgrade folder. Also tried putting zip in SD card and holding down the middle of directional pad to boot from SD card ..that still didn't work.. I am almost ready to give up But my wife really misses her kobo..so anyone that can help ..I would really appreciate it. Thanks, |
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05-23-2016, 03:33 PM | #15 |
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Please, help. The same problem. Kobo Ereader wifi (n647) doesn't show any books. When connecting to PC, there're no folders starting with '.', like '.kobo' etc.
Also it doesn't connect to the store by wifi. And Kobo Desktop doesn't see it. I can make it show kobo_upgrade partition by pressing menu+power. But don't know what to put in this folder. |
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