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Resetting Your Mind2 Device Using Recovery Mode

If your Mind2 is not starting up normally or not starting at all, you can try to fix it using Recovery Mode.

Access Recovery Button

To boot into Recovery Mode, you need to remove the bottom plate of your Mind2 device to access the Recovery button.

  • While connecting power, hold the Recovery button until the power button lights up.
  • The Recovery button is the right-hand side button (if the power button is facing away from you).
  • It is labeled “RECOVERY”.

Recovery mode button location

Connect via USB

  1. Connect a USB Type C data cable to USB 3.1 from your Mind2 to your laptop.
  2. Your computer should detect the device as a USB network interface.
  3. Use a telnet client to connect to:
telnet 10.42.66.66
  1. A menu should appear with different recovery options.
----------------------- Jolla Recovery v2.0 ----------------------- Welcome to the recovery tool! The available options are: 1) Reset device to factory state 2) Reboot device 3) Shell 4) Perform file system check 5) Run sshd 6) Exit Type the number of the desired action and press [Enter]:

Perform Factory Reset

  • Select option 1) Reset device to factory state.
  • Wait for the process to complete and follow any on-screen instructions.
  • ⚠️ Warning: This will reset your device to factory settings and erase all data on the Mind2.

Note: If your terminal application crashes or disappears during this step, reconnect to Recovery Mode and retry the reset. You may need to repeat this step several times.

Exit Recovery Mode

  • Once the reset is complete and you’re back in the menu, select option `6) Exit.
  • Disconnect the USB cable.
  • The Mind2 should now boot up normally.
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