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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 davidandgoliath »

CPLX wrote: post #7
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 got one as well, almost mad at myself when I did because I was 90% sure I would use it for a week and then never again. But I said what the hell. And I'm so glad I did, it's a great device that definitely fills a niche in my workflow. I mostly use it for brainstorming sessions. I like it a lot. I wish it synced more seamlessly but perhaps that'll happen at some point.

Me too! I thought it'd be a paperweight, but I immensely enjoy it. It's esp. nice if you throw a custom calendar on it (via reCalendar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ys2fNQu0v0o&feature=youtu.be)

Re: I bricked then recovered my reMarkable 2

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Post by capableweb »

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.

Re: I bricked then recovered my reMarkable 2

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Post by idorosen »

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 whatsoever against internal threats.

Other than that, I love my RM2, just can’t use it for as much as I’d like because of the above.

Re: I bricked then recovered my reMarkable 2

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Post by RicoElectrico »

cortesoft wrote: post #6

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

A decade ago I managed to brick my brother's Nokia 5300 (custom firmware - PPM mods) and thankfully recovered it by "dead phone USB flashing" - the last resort method in Phoenix, Nokia internal software for service people. It's super finicky and works on n-th attempts, but has a non-zero change of success.

Re: I bricked then recovered my reMarkable 2

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Post by revolvingocelot »

aidenn0 wrote: post #9
cortesoft wrote: post #6

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

given that the term "unbricking" exists, I would say no?

This. "Bricked" is a word that signifies that the speaker doesn't know how to make the device go. It's not exactly meaningless, but I certainly take it differently coming from a grognard as opposed to a Pakled.

Re: I bricked then recovered my reMarkable 2

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Post by jackson1442 »

morpheuskafka wrote: post #10

I work part-time for my university's help desk and I was both impressed and disappointed the first time I came across one of these--one the one hand, its highly customizable and supports SSH access. On the other hand, there is shockingly no way to get the MAC address without connecting via SSH, even though this is popular among academics who often need to get onto MAC filtered networks. In hindsight, we probably coul…

You can connect it via USB and ssh locally. Obviously showing it in the interface would be better but that would work.

It also fully supports 802.1X, which surprised me.

Re: I bricked then recovered my reMarkable 2

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Post by chefandy »

morpheuskafka wrote: post #10

I work part-time for my university's help desk and I was both impressed and disappointed the first time I came across one of these--one the one hand, its highly customizable and supports SSH access. On the other hand, there is shockingly no way to get the MAC address without connecting via SSH, even though this is popular among academics who often need to get onto MAC filtered networks. In hindsight, we probably coul…

Yeah, that's bananas. Even the cheapest of cheap IOT devices expose that, even if it's just on a sticker.

Re: I bricked then recovered my reMarkable 2

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Post by edoceo »

RicoElectrico wrote: post #16
cortesoft wrote: post #6

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

A decade ago I managed to brick my brother's Nokia 5300 (custom firmware - PPM mods) and thankfully recovered it by "dead phone USB flashing" - the last resort method in Phoenix, Nokia internal software for service people. It's super finicky and works on n-th attempts, but has a non-zero change of success.

> works on n-th attempts, but has a high change of success

60% of the time it works every time.

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