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I bricked then recovered my reMarkable 2

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Re: I bricked then recovered my reMarkable 2

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Post by spockz »

Loughla wrote: post #25
chefandy wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Would you mind sharing a bit about you use case? Do you use it for any sketching or artwork or primarily notes/etc?

I'm not the OP, but I absolutely love my RM2. Use case: I work in a publicly funded institution where the contents of my notes are often required for lawsuits, settlements, and general FOIA inquiries on occasion. Being able to carry around 50 different notebooks for various uses, cordon them off from each other, and reproduce them in either original form, or converted to text is a remarkable time saver. The only thin…

How well does text conversion work for you? Including the search function? It works poorly for my colleagues.

Does it have the option to straighten lines? Say that I draw a box, will it make it square or a circle round?

Are annotations to pdf searchable as well?

Re: I bricked then recovered my reMarkable 2

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Post by colecut »

83457 wrote: post #26
Andrex wrote: post #4

Not trying to shill too hard, but it's rare I fall in love with a device the way I've fallen in love with my Remarkable 2. I can't say it was 100% worth the price (half was paid as a gift), but everything about it is refreshingly elegant and simple. Great to know recovering from a brick is possible too.

My main gripe is lack of direct bookmarking of pages in ebooks or even listing jump links to highlighted areas. I like writing on it but also want to use for reading large ebooks, highlighting important info, and keeping notes in context. Not realistic to do that if have to scroll through all pages.

I haven't done it yet myself, but I've read it's fairly easy to install KOReader on the Remarkable 2 to provide a better ereader experience. Though when using this software, you wouldn't be able to mark up the text or add notes in the 'remarkable' way.

Re: I bricked then recovered my reMarkable 2

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Post by cortesoft »

aidenn0 wrote: post #24
cortesoft wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If you can fix it, it wasn't bricked it was just not working.

If you have to de-solder the flash, reprogram the flash and re-solder it back in, is that bricked? If yes to above, then what about using an in-circuit programmer? If yes to above then what about having to move a jumper to get a ROM monitor? If yes to above then what about having to enter some magic button combination at boot? The line is fuzzy, no?

Yeah, I think you are right. I am convinced. I would probably draw the line at physical work, meaning if it requires physically opening the device and changing/fixing/bypassing wiring it can count as bricked.

Re: I bricked then recovered my reMarkable 2

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Post by throwaway_22wq »

I bricked the reMarkable 2 within a day or two of receiving the device. And since then it's been laying in the cupboard. I'm grateful for the recovery write up by ddvk, but I'd really wish Remarkable would make it a bit easier. I understand it's not their problem, but looking through the physical recovery flow is sadly utterly confusing if one isn't already a seasoned geek. They really should provide the SSH password printed and an easier way to reset the device.

I'd love to give it a try soon. Unfortunately couldn't source the required parts from any European online shop. Can anyone help here or is AliExpress the only viable option?

Re: I bricked then recovered my reMarkable 2

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Post by cortesoft »

n0cturne wrote: post #12
cortesoft wrote: post #6

Isn't `bricked then recovered` a contradiction in terms?

Generally I'd say yes, but when recovery includes a breadboard and soldering I think 'bricked then recovered' is acceptable!

Fair enough. I have changed my mind on unbricking being a thing.

Re: I bricked then recovered my reMarkable 2

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Post by cortesoft »

capableweb wrote: post #14
cortesoft wrote: post #6

Isn't `bricked then recovered` a contradiction in terms?

Things that were once thought bricked might in the future become unbricked if the right knowledge is acquired. "Bricked" is more a state of "thought to be impossible to fix" than something permanent.

That makes sense, especially since there is an epistemological issue with being able to say something is 'bricked'... there would be no way to distinguish between "I don't know how to fix it" and "No one knows how to fix it"

Re: I bricked then recovered my reMarkable 2

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Post by hvocode »

idorosen wrote: post #15

My only regret about this device is that it seems to lack full disk encryption on the device or any meaningful privacy (encryption) for documents stored in reMarkable Cloud...which is all of them if you want to use features like Screen Share (f.k.a. LiveView). ReMarkable should not be able to access contents of docs backed up from my device without my password or recovery key, but AFAICT, there is no such protection…

I’m in the same boat. Due to security restrictions of my employer I can’t use cloud services to store work related stuff. I was really bummed when I discovered that a lot of the interesting features of my RM2 require their cloud service. I’ve dug through the GitHub repos of RM2 hacks and open source tools that are available, but it still feels like I’m missing out.

Re: I bricked then recovered my reMarkable 2

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Post by criddell »

Andrex wrote: post #4

Not trying to shill too hard, but it's rare I fall in love with a device the way I've fallen in love with my Remarkable 2. I can't say it was 100% worth the price (half was paid as a gift), but everything about it is refreshingly elegant and simple. Great to know recovering from a brick is possible too.

I'm just waiting for them to release a bigger one. I want either US letter or A4 size.

Re: I bricked then recovered my reMarkable 2

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Post by Loughla »

spockz wrote: post #31
Loughla wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm not the OP, but I absolutely love my RM2. Use case: I work in a publicly funded institution where the contents of my notes are often required for lawsuits, settlements, and general FOIA inquiries on occasion. Being able to carry around 50 different notebooks for various uses, cordon them off from each other, and reproduce them in either original form, or converted to text is a remarkable time saver. The only thin…

How well does text conversion work for you? Including the search function? It works poorly for my colleagues. Does it have the option to straighten lines? Say that I draw a box, will it make it square or a circle round? Are annotations to pdf searchable as well?

So it works better than any other item with written to printed text conversion that I've found. My handwriting is especially bad, and I would say it has an 80-90% correct rate, compared to my last system that I tried (neonotes smartpen) that is light years ahead. That was less than 10% correct.

I have never used the search function. I do not convert to text unless I have a specific use. This is why I wish we could tag pages and search via tag - I had to create my own recordkeeping system via headers that you can see in the gridview to be able to quickly find what I need.

>Does it have the option to straighten lines? Say that I draw a box, will it make it square or a circle round?

When you are drawing, it follows your pen. From what I can tell, there is no 'snap to grid' or whatever option that might be. That might be nice. If you are talking about once you convert to text, it does not convert drawings.

Overall, the search is pretty terrible. Just adding tags would alleviate that, and make this, for me, the perfect tool for work.

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