,why can,t I turn my kobo on without having to reset

My Kobo Glo had similar problems.
It did not switch off anymore. I left it overnight and the next morning it showed a screen with some error picture.
I did a factory reset using the light-button and the on/off switch simultaneously. This procedure differs per Kobo-version. After that a screen opens to select a language. Then you can select if you want to proceed using a computer-connection or using WIFI. Selecting wifi I was able to connect to my internet, but shortly afterwards i received a message that something went wrong with the connection.
So I reset again and tried again, now using the computer-connection. Following the info on the Reader-screen and using kobosetup.exe on the computer started a factoryreset which took a long time. Alas ... after the loading of the latest firmware ended, the restart of the Kobo Glo got stuck and ended with a black screen that looked like a broken screen.
Next i did a new factory-reset, used the computer-connection-option which enabled access in NOTEPAD to the internal memory of the Kobo.
I downloaded the latest firmware for my Kobo-glo:
kobo-update-4.31.19086.zip
and extracted the zip in the map
.kobo
of the internal kobo-memeory
Now, after removing te usb-connection with the computer the new firmware starts loading, but .....
alas the same broken screen as a result.
Was there a problem with this latest firmware-version???
Yes! it seems so!
Repeating the latest reset-procedure, now with an older firware-version:
kobo-update-4.17.13694.zip
resulted after disconnecting from the computer in a WORKING KOBO GLO again.
However you have to reload the books since they were deleted during the reset-operation

Bert Spronck (NL)

Pat, Go to Kobo.com, Check the attached links,instruction and guides, Good luck
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you have looked how to reset your device

you may loose all settings but im sure it has a cloud backup as most do

good luck

other than this perhaps try to wait till it powers off from very low
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i found a few links to forums
google search for links
kobo reset
or factory reset

reset the KOBO

Use a paper clip in the little hole on the back.

Try resetting the kobo reader by turning it off and back on again

Broken psu connector or moethboard junk it its not cost effective to repair.

Does your Kobo turn off and on normally? Or is it stuck loading the book and totally not responding? If so, reset your Kobo. Look on the bottom edge of the Kobo - see the little pinhole? Stick a paper clip into there until you feel it push against a little switch. Remove the paper clip.

Is the Kobo working, but simply can't open a book? If it's only affecting a particular book, try deleting it and downloading it again.