33 lines
882 B
Markdown
33 lines
882 B
Markdown
|
# reMarkable 2 Recovery / Unbricking
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
Tools for recovery (works only under Linux)
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
## Prerequisites
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
To put the rM2 in recovery, you will need:
|
||
|
|
- USB-C breakout board
|
||
|
|
- Pogo pin adapter to usb
|
||
|
|
- [imx_usb_loader](https://github.com/boundarydevices/imx_usb_loader) a binary is included, but feel free to compile it
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
## Recovery Mode
|
||
|
|
* run `dmesg -w` on your host to monitor
|
||
|
|
* power off the device
|
||
|
|
* connect the USB-C breakout board
|
||
|
|
* pull down **B8** (connect a 10K resistor to GND)
|
||
|
|
* connect the pogo pins to the tablet and to the host usb
|
||
|
|
* if the device does not start on its own, press the Power Button
|
||
|
|
* you should see a new device *USB HID v1.10 Device [Freescale SemiConductor Inc SE Blank ULT1]*
|
||
|
|
* run `./imx_usb`
|
||
|
|
* should see *USB Mass Storage device detected*
|
||
|
|
* should see a new mountable block device
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
|