Libra 2 Has anyone tried to unbrick a Libra 2?

Kobologist · Yesterday, 09:30 PM

I have this Libra 2 that seems to have lost power during a firmware upgrade. It is just displaying the "crossed out power button" symbol and doesn't respond to holding the power button for any length of time. I downloaded the firmware from this website: https://pgaskin.net/KoboStuff/kobofirmware.html and I dropped the OS files onto the SD card inside in the .kobo folder, but nothing changed.

I'm worried that something may be wrong with the bootloader. Does anyone know if the bootloader ever gets updated? I see the bootloader flash files are included in the upgrade, but has anyone tried to flash the i.MX6 chip directly? Is it locked in any way?

Aleron Ives · Yesterday, 09:49 PM

The OS partition probably corrupted from the failed upgrade. Ask for a Libra 2 image in the firmware image request thread and write it to the SD card to totally replace everything, and that will probably revive your Libra.

DNSB · Yesterday, 11:52 PM

Since I'm stuck between periods in a hockey game, I've sent a PM with the links to the N418 Libra 2 images.

Yesterday, 09:30 PM	#1
Kobologist Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2026 Device: Kobo Libra 2 \| Nook Glowlight 4	Has anyone tried to unbrick a Libra 2? I have this Libra 2 that seems to have lost power during a firmware upgrade. It is just displaying the "crossed out power button" symbol and doesn't respond to holding the power button for any length of time. I downloaded the firmware from this website: https://pgaskin.net/KoboStuff/kobofirmware.html and I dropped the OS files onto the SD card inside in the .kobo folder, but nothing changed. I'm worried that something may be wrong with the bootloader. Does anyone know if the bootloader ever gets updated? I see the bootloader flash files are included in the upgrade, but has anyone tried to flash the i.MX6 chip directly? Is it locked in any way?

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Yesterday, 09:49 PM	#2
Aleron Ives Wizard Posts: 1,819 Karma: 17000000 Join Date: Sep 2022 Device: Kobo Libra 2	The OS partition probably corrupted from the failed upgrade. Ask for a Libra 2 image in the firmware image request thread and write it to the SD card to totally replace everything, and that will probably revive your Libra.

Yesterday, 11:52 PM	#3
DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 49,499 Karma: 174632680 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Libra Colour, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	Since I'm stuck between periods in a hockey game, I've sent a PM with the links to the N418 Libra 2 images.

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