Kobo e-reader in recovery mode
Claude Code identified a Kobo in boot-level recovery mode through its serial download protocol. The author framed the device as "calling for help" rather than dead.
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From the same "Plugging things in to see what happens" post: Claude Code recognised that a seemingly dead Kobo e-reader was sitting in boot-level recovery mode. It worked this out from the chip's serial download protocol, which shows up over USB. The author described the device as "calling for help" rather than dead, which opened the way to reflashing it.
The link now opens the author's consulting homepage, so the original details can't be re-checked.
Not fully fixed in the write-up.
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From the maker's own write-up or code. We summarise what they report; we haven't tested it ourselves.
- Plugging Things In to See What Happens
The original blog post's address; it now shows the author's consulting homepage rather than the post.