Glo Kobo Glo Mac issues

phonetichalo · 10-06-2012, 06:00 AM

Hi,
i have a Kobo glo thats work on my pc but when i connect it to my mac it does notrecognize the device. emailed kobo but still waiting for reply.
im using the usb cable that came with the device.

any ideas??

thank you

William

taming · 10-06-2012, 06:04 AM

Could it be a firewall issue?

David Munch · 10-06-2012, 06:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by taming

Could it be a firewall issue?

A firewall has nothing to do with this.

Try and open Disk Utility. Can you then see it in the left side?

phonetichalo · 10-06-2012, 06:15 AM

Yes i can, but not sure if i should be messing with it. the error comes up. The disk you inserted was not readable by this computer. then 3 options Initialize.. ignore and eject.

Clicking on Initialize takes me to disk utility.

phonetichalo · 10-06-2012, 06:20 AM

paulsalter · 10-06-2012, 06:23 AM

What does it show for the next item, dsk2s1

phonetichalo · 10-06-2012, 06:28 AM

thanks people

paulsalter · 10-06-2012, 06:58 AM

Are you running Mountain Lion ?

phonetichalo · 10-06-2012, 06:59 AM

yes i am running mountain lion

paulsalter · 10-06-2012, 07:16 AM

will have another look this afternoon, been checking apple but cannot see to much, occasional mention of drives not mounting

do you have any other external drive devices you can check (ones that show as FAT16, Camera?), I connected all my drives but they are formatted in Apple format so doesn't really help

phonetichalo · 10-06-2012, 07:18 AM

i will go look and report back

phonetichalo · 10-06-2012, 07:25 AM

seems to mount and work.

David Munch · 10-06-2012, 07:53 AM

FAT16 should work fine in OSX, so that is not the problem.

If you select the drive and click the Mount button in the top, does it then appear in Finder?

davidfor · 10-06-2012, 08:03 AM

Try putting it back in the Windows PC and doing a check disk on the drive. While not a Mac user, the errors make me thing the filesystem is dirty. A check disk should fix this.

phonetichalo · 10-06-2012, 08:10 AM

trying to mount it does nothing.

check disk on pc says its fine. :S

im going to get my imac out and see what happen on that

10-06-2012, 06:00 AM	#1
phonetichalo Member Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2012 Device: Kobo Glo	Kobo Glo Mac issues Hi, i have a Kobo glo thats work on my pc but when i connect it to my mac it does notrecognize the device. emailed kobo but still waiting for reply. im using the usb cable that came with the device. any ideas?? thank you William

10-06-2012, 07:25 AM	#12
phonetichalo Member Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2012 Device: Kobo Glo	seems to mount and work. Last edited by phonetichalo; 10-06-2012 at 07:27 AM.

10-06-2012, 08:10 AM	#15
phonetichalo Member Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2012 Device: Kobo Glo	trying to mount it does nothing. check disk on pc says its fine. :S im going to get my imac out and see what happen on that Last edited by phonetichalo; 10-06-2012 at 08:18 AM.

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10-06-2012, 06:15 AM	#4
phonetichalo Member Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2012 Device: Kobo Glo	Yes i can, but not sure if i should be messing with it. the error comes up. The disk you inserted was not readable by this computer. then 3 options Initialize.. ignore and eject. Clicking on Initialize takes me to disk utility.

10-06-2012, 06:20 AM	#5
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10-06-2012, 06:23 AM	#6
paulsalter Fanatic Posts: 579 Karma: 3243761 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle Fire HD8	What does it show for the next item, dsk2s1

10-06-2012, 06:28 AM	#7
phonetichalo Member Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2012 Device: Kobo Glo	thanks people

10-06-2012, 06:58 AM	#8
paulsalter Fanatic Posts: 579 Karma: 3243761 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle Fire HD8	Are you running Mountain Lion ?

10-06-2012, 06:59 AM	#9
phonetichalo Member Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2012 Device: Kobo Glo	yes i am running mountain lion

10-06-2012, 07:16 AM	#10
paulsalter Fanatic Posts: 579 Karma: 3243761 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle Fire HD8	will have another look this afternoon, been checking apple but cannot see to much, occasional mention of drives not mounting do you have any other external drive devices you can check (ones that show as FAT16, Camera?), I connected all my drives but they are formatted in Apple format so doesn't really help

10-06-2012, 07:18 AM	#11
phonetichalo Member Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2012 Device: Kobo Glo	i will go look and report back

10-06-2012, 07:53 AM	#13
David Munch Scholar Posts: 1,008 Karma: 3999312 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Denmark Device: Kobo Libra H2O + iPad Air 4	FAT16 should work fine in OSX, so that is not the problem. If you select the drive and click the Mount button in the top, does it then appear in Finder?

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10-06-2012, 08:03 AM	#14
davidfor Grand Sorcerer Posts: 24,907 Karma: 47303748 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia Device: Kobo:Touch,Glo, AuraH2O, GloHD,AuraONE, ClaraHD, Libra H2O; tolinoepos	Try putting it back in the Windows PC and doing a check disk on the drive. While not a Mac user, the errors make me thing the filesystem is dirty. A check disk should fix this.