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Old 07-19-2018, 07:10 AM   #1
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Unhappy Kobo Glo infinitely stuck in restoring loop
Hi!

I'm getting the same thing that happened to the OP here:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=289156

The Glo just keeps "Restoring" over and over again indefinitely.

However unlike the OP:
1. Doing a factory reset (light button + power) just keeps me stuck in this loop
2. Connecting the device to USB also just resumes this loop without it showing up on the PC

Is there any other way to manually flash the firmware? Like putting it into some kind of recovery mode? Or any other possible fixes?

Thank you!
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Old 07-19-2018, 07:26 AM   #2
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You can rewrite an image to the internal SD card. I have sent you a PM with the link to the image. For instructions, see Memory Upgrade Mod Guide.

If restoring the image doesn't work, try a new SD card. If it is failing, it could easily cause this sort of problem.
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Old 07-19-2018, 11:02 AM   #3
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Wow so it's just a micro sd card inside.

I'm following the guide now but this link doesn't work: https://www.vconsole.com/client/?page=page&id=29

I see it is an .img file. Can I also use Rufus to write it to the SD card?

Thanks a lot!
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Wow so it's just a micro sd card inside.

I'm following the guide now but this link doesn't work: https://www.vconsole.com/client/?page=page&id=29
They rearranged the site a bit. It is at the bottom of: https://www.vconsole.com/download
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I see it is an .img file. Can I also use Rufus to write it to the SD card?
I haven't used Rufus. A quick look at the page only tells me "maybe".
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Old 07-19-2018, 11:51 AM   #5
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Okay, so when flashing the SD card, the app threw an error, so maybe the card is busted.

I don't have an SD card lying around so I'll pick one up tomorrow when I'm in town. I think the smallest one I can find these days is 16GB. That shouldn't be a problem right? That's still SDHC when the original 2GB card is just plain ol SD. The Kobo should work with SDHC I'm guessing?
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Old 07-19-2018, 11:57 AM   #6
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Okay, so when flashing the SD card, the app threw an error, so maybe the card is busted.

I don't have an SD card lying around so I'll pick one up tomorrow when I'm in town. I think the smallest one I can find these days is 16GB. That shouldn't be a problem right? That's still SDHC when the original 2GB card is just plain ol SD. The Kobo should work with SDHC I'm guessing?
I've used up to a 32GB uSD card as a replacement without problems. You might want to check the MiniTools Partition Wizard to allow extending the FAT32 partition so you can use the extra space. Version is newer than listed in the modification guide so you may have to browse for it.
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Old 07-20-2018, 06:14 AM   #7
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Working! Amazing! Thank you so much davidfor and DNSB!
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Old 11-24-2018, 08:42 AM   #8
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You can rewrite an image to the internal SD card. I have sent you a PM with the link to the image. For instructions, see Memory Upgrade Mod Guide.

If restoring the image doesn't work, try a new SD card. If it is failing, it could easily cause this sort of problem.
Hello,

I have exactly the same problem with my Kobo after I tried to reinitialize it.

@Davidfor : may I ask you if you can send me an image, I would to try to fix it the way you described.

Thanks (and sorry for my bad English, I'm french but I try my best )
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Old 11-24-2018, 08:44 AM   #9
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Old 11-27-2018, 02:37 PM   #10
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Done !

Restored the image with the file of Davidfor (and with a little help of a friend ). The Glo works perfectly again.

Thanks a lot !
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Old 10-02-2019, 10:49 AM   #11
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Hi guys I have the same problem. May I ask for the image, too? or is it publicly available somewhere?
Havent used my kobo in quite a while and have only now found that thread. Hope it is still activate. Many thanks in advance!!
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Old 10-02-2019, 10:21 PM   #12
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PM sent.

And for the future, if anyone finds this, please use the firmware request thread for the Glo in the Developers subforum. This makes it easier for me to track what I have and haven't replied to.


Just adding some emphasis in case people people didn't notice this.
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Old 08-29-2021, 06:21 AM   #13
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Hi, my Kobo N514 Aura has the same problem. After the device did not start any more I tried to reset and at the end factory reset. But when the black "Restoring ..." screen appears, it gets stuck after the 2nd rectangle (with some horizontal stripes).
Any idea what do do? Thanks in advance.
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Old 09-14-2021, 10:06 AM   #14
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Hi,

Having the same issue described here, I have a Kobo Clara HD.
Manual reset doesn't work, stuck on an endless loop.
Can anyone help?
Thank you!







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Hi!

I'm getting the same thing that happened to the OP here:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=289156

The Glo just keeps "Restoring" over and over again indefinitely.

However unlike the OP:
1. Doing a factory reset (light button + power) just keeps me stuck in this loop
2. Connecting the device to USB also just resumes this loop without it showing up on the PC

Is there any other way to manually flash the firmware? Like putting it into some kind of recovery mode? Or any other possible fixes?

Thank you!
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Old 09-15-2021, 08:53 PM   #15
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I am having the same issue. I would be very grateful is someone could send me the link with the firmware image of the Kobo Glo.
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