07-01-2013, 03:16 PM | #106 |
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You're caught in a catch-22 here. You need WiFi enabled for the functionality of Kobo-Grive-Sync, however, as soon as you connect via WiFi, Kobo will detect an upgrade available to your firmware, and download it.
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07-01-2013, 05:03 PM | #107 | |
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etc/init.d/rcS usr/local/Kobo/udev/usb Last edited by tshering; 07-02-2013 at 03:18 AM. |
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07-02-2013, 01:03 PM | #108 |
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Nice, I'll try that, and share the result.
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07-02-2013, 02:55 PM | #109 |
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Great, seems to work.
First I prevented the need to register: http://max.kellermann.name/tricks/kobo.html Then I used this wiki to create a custom KoboRoot.tgz with the suggested changes. https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Kobo_Touch_Hacking Google drive sync works fine now. No more updates, and no Kobo account needed. |
08-03-2013, 11:17 AM | #110 |
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Hi!
For those of you who are having trouble using that gmail to google drive script because it is putting your books in the wrong folder, there is an easy workaround by adding 2 lines to the script that tells it to use the folder ID instead of the name. Step 1: Open the folder you want the books to be stored in. For me this is called books. From the address bar, copy everything that comes after "folders/" For example, mine is "0B5iGhZr6jmEtMS01Yjg5Y2VkYy05MTNiLTQxZTAtODM1Yi1j NGZiZjllODhjODQ" Step 2: Open the send-to-google-drive spreadsheet. Click "tools -> script editor" Step 3: Add a line under "var gFolder = ..." which says this: Code:
var folderId = 'YOUR FOLDER ID'; to: Code:
var folder = DocsList.getFolderById(folderId); Reinitialize the script, and you should be good! Of course, now the field in the spreadsheet won't change anything anymore, but it doesn't really matter since you are probably only using this to send things to your kobo! Good luck! Farid |
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08-06-2013, 11:57 AM | #111 | |
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I tried erasing the update block, and changing "KoboRoot.tgz" to something else as pointed by Thomas but after reboot the kobo conects to the wifi and automatically download the most recent version... Any Help?? Thanks!! |
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08-17-2013, 04:51 PM | #112 |
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Hello again! I'm just quickly here to find out...
it seems this lovely tool only works on pre-Aura-home-screen firmware? Please confirm! Thanks |
08-23-2013, 05:13 PM | #113 | |
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09-28-2013, 02:06 PM | #114 |
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I'm just trying this out on my touch. The installation instructions don't specify which firmware this works with. Do I need to downgrade to a particular firmware?
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10-17-2013, 05:04 AM | #115 |
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Sure would like this to work on 2.8.1 firmware. I don't like to downgrade.
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10-19-2013, 11:01 AM | #116 | |
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[from a post of "tshering"] Anyway, in order to initialize the reader without registering you can add a new line to the "user" table of the database. Fill in any fitting values. Depending on your reset firmware version, the number of values varies. Example for FW 1.9.12: Code: INSERT INTO user VALUES ("0", "0", "0", "0", "0");Example for FW 2.5.0: Code: INSERT INTO user VALUES ("0", "0", "0", "0", "0", "0","false") I think you use the SQLite Database Browser. Right? Open the database file "KoboReader.sqlite". Select "Browse Data" and choose the table "user". Look at line 1 and try to establish whether the values of one of the two examples might fit or whether you have to make some modifications. I guess the second example might be correct for the Mini. Choose Execute SQL, enter the command "INSERT INTO user VALUES ..." and press "Execute query". As you can see you just replace each of the user value entries with a "0" except the last. You will have a different number of value fields depending on the firmware, just check how many are there before making the change. I keep a zeroed out copy of KoboReader.sqlite on my PC in case of a corrupted database issue and/or a factory reset. Luck; Ken |
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10-23-2013, 06:22 AM | #117 |
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hi,
I've tried to install it on kobo aura HD firmware 2.8.1, but in readme.txt no link was created. thanks Last edited by fil9998; 10-23-2013 at 06:25 AM. |
10-26-2013, 04:45 PM | #118 |
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10-26-2013, 05:11 PM | #119 | |
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I don't like to install firmware with direct link.. Maybe someone with 2.8.1 firmware and device could develop a fix to this problem? Build scripts for grive and curl can be found from https://github.com/softapalvelin/kobo-grive. |
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11-16-2013, 07:45 AM | #120 |
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Hey guys, I forked the project to use "wget" and a remote web server as a source to sync from. You can take a look at https://github.com/wernerb/kobo-wget-sync
Tell me what you think, or if anything doesn't work. I have tested this to work with 2.10.0 firmware on a Kobo Glo, but I don't expect other versions to be a problem. |
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