This isn't really an issue (I'll mark it as closed right away) but more a testimony for how these instructions saved my device. After updating my Remarkable to the latest version I tried reinstalling Toltec without checking that it supported the latest version. After butchering a repair over SSH the only way I could save it was through this recovery method (which succeeded).
Some notes for other people -
I found that after connecting the resistor to trigger the recovery mode, I had to press the power button once and then wait for about 2 minutes before proceeding to try to get a USB connection.
Getting a stable USB connection is very, very hard without a Pogo connector. In my case I ended up having to solder directly on those pins, but 'next' time I'm not going to skip out on getting the right connector.
Make sure the device is actually fully powered off before starting the procedure - under Troubleshooting in the guide it suggests plugging into a charger to see the screen turn on, and then holding the power button for 15 seconds. If I tried skipping that I often had trouble getting into recovery.
Finally, for me to recover my particular issue I removed all the toltec and remux systemd services on both partitions. If you use a different screen switcher then make sure that's disabled too.
Hi,
This isn't really an issue (I'll mark it as closed right away) but more a testimony for how these instructions saved my device. After updating my Remarkable to the latest version I tried reinstalling Toltec without checking that it supported the latest version. After butchering a repair over SSH the only way I could save it was through this recovery method (which succeeded).
Some notes for other people -
Finally, for me to recover my particular issue I removed all the toltec and remux systemd services on both partitions. If you use a different screen switcher then make sure that's disabled too.