/remarkable2-recovery

recovery tools for reMarkable 2

GNU General Public License v2.0GPL-2.0

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 the pogo pins are as follows, when viewed from the side, device facing up (VBUS is near the usb-c) GND,ID,D+,D-,VBUS

  • imx_usb_loader a binary is included, but feel free to compile it

Pogo USB-C Breakout Connection

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
  • make sure the connection is good, use a short good, different cable, etc
  • 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]
  • remove the pulldown resistor (disconnect B8)
  • run ./imx_usb
  • should see USB Mass Storage device detected
  • should see a new mountable block device

Notes

  • B8 has to be connected to the same ground as the Pogo GND pin
  • The ID pin on Pogo connector is not connected to anything