remarkable-update VS toltec

Using the image file to upgrade a tablet, use remarkable-update or RCU.

Also, I've used remarkable-update to perform every firmware update on all three of my tablets. You can't use it if you can't SSH into the tablet to modify the update.conf file in the first place, so if a tablet is upgraded to a version where dropbear (the SSH server) isn't running, it's "game over" for that tablet. The same goes for RCU, which just added firmware updating as a feature in the last week or so ... no SSH, no RCU.

You're not being paranoid! What you described in your post was exactly right: do a factory reset, then overwrite both boot partitions via ddvk/remarkable-update (apply an upgrade twice)!

Hi, there. Sorry if this has already been asked, but has anyone been able to successfully downgrade their firmware in order to use some of the cool third-party apps out there? I'm running 3.1x and I'd like to use this script to downgrade to 2.5, but I'm scared I'll brick my device. Any advice?

Is there anyway I can by revert back to version 2.15.1.1189? I tried that guide to change the firmware, but for some reason it says "Error checking the update." when tapping "Check for updates". Even though I've exactly made what was said in the readme and I didn't make mistakes in the IPs. I'd appreciate any help!

[1] https://github.com/ddvk/remarkable-update/blob/main/switch.sh

You can have both using the switch.sh script to flip between partitions configured for 2.15 and 3.x but you can't use the same notebook. See here for latest on ddvk for 3.x.

I should be able to downgrade, right? Via: https://github.com/ddvk/remarkable-update

See remarkable-update, or remarkable-update-helper. Here is another discussion about downgrading, as well.

3.x support will come to toltec, I've been blocked by stuff outside of my control a couple of times. Including things happening in my life that I won't get into.

You can see the current progress here: https://github.com/toltec-dev/toltec/issues/820

As for the comment on the kernel change, that was actually an ask by someone in the community: https://github.com/reMarkable/linux/issues/8

I love seeing work in this space! I made a collaborative whiteboard app for the reMarkable a while ago: https://github.com/fenollp/reMarkable-tools

It is packaged in the homebrew Toltec repo https://toltec-dev.org/

Remember to read the warning on Toltec home page:

- https://toltec-dev.org/

Do you ever plan to put your own tools and stuff on it? If so I would reccomened staying on 2.15 so you can use https://toltec-dev.org/. Also newest version 3 software forces infinite scroll and a lot of people absolutely hate it. I happily stay on 2.10. You can change versions as well, unofficially. Not sure if using the cloud still works with that, lots of us have cut that out entirely.

Definitely start by installing toltec if your device is on version <=2.15.1.1189, https://toltec-dev.org

Still waiting on ddvk-hacks and rm2fb. Only an updated rm2fb package is pending: https://github.com/toltec-dev/toltec/pull/656