08-02-2011, 09:24 PM | #1 |
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How To update (manually) the firmware of your Kobo ereader
A series of commande to update manually a firmware on the Kobo Touch. (Do at your own risk, do not do it if you are not comfortable with a shell)
This is was done on MacOSX 10.6. The most difficult part was to find the actual address of the firmware. After magical incantations and observing the clouds, we found the current firmware url Code:
curl -o ~/kobo3-upgrade-1.9.9.zip http://download.kobobooks.com/firmwares/kobo3/kobo3-upgrade-1.9.9.zip Code:
% Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed 100 23.4M 100 23.4M 0 0 1007k 0 0:00:23 0:00:23 --:--:-- 1071k Code:
unzip -l kobo3-upgrade-1.9.9.zip Code:
Archive: kobo3-upgrade-1.9.9.zip Length Date Time Name -------- ---- ---- ---- 22906325 07-28-11 15:55 KoboRoot.tgz 102 07-28-11 15:57 manifest.md5sum 0 07-11-11 15:23 upgrade/ 1862596 07-28-11 15:56 upgrade/uImage 117252 07-28-11 15:56 upgrade/u-boot.bin -------- ------- 24886275 5 files In the shell, it is possible to access the device directory. On the macintosh Code:
cd /Volumes/KOBOeReader Code:
ls -al Code:
ls -al .kobo Code:
total 2000 drwxrwxrwx 1 karl karl 4,0K 2 aoû 19:33:02 2011 ./ drwxrwxrwx 1 karl karl 4,0K 24 jul 14:58:04 2011 ../ drwxrwxrwx 1 karl karl 4,0K 22 jul 02:08:20 2011 Kobo/ -rwxrwxrwx 1 karl karl 1,9M 2 aoû 21:35:40 2011 KoboReader.sqlite* -rwxrwxrwx 1 karl karl 3,3K 22 jul 02:42:22 2011 Trolltech.conf* -rwxrwxrwx 1 karl karl 31B 2 aoû 19:33:04 2011 affiliate.conf* -rwxrwxrwx 1 karl karl 75B 22 jul 02:08:20 2011 device.salt.conf* drwxrwxrwx 1 karl karl 52K 4 jul 01:05:40 2011 images/ drwxrwxrwx 1 karl karl 4,0K 4 jul 01:05:40 2011 kepub/ -rwxrwxrwx 1 karl karl 83B 22 jul 02:08:18 2011 version* To be sure to have a security backup, I did before a compressed archive of the full volume. Code:
tar zcvf ~/kobo-bkp.tar.gz /Volumes/KOBOeReader/ Code:
unzip ~/kobo3-upgrade-1.9.9.zip -d /Volumes/KOBOeReader/.kobo/ Code:
Archive: kobo3-upgrade-1.9.9.zip inflating: /Volumes/KOBOeReader/.kobo/KoboRoot.tgz inflating: /Volumes/KOBOeReader/.kobo/manifest.md5sum creating: /Volumes/KOBOeReader/.kobo/upgrade/ inflating: /Volumes/KOBOeReader/.kobo/upgrade/uImage inflating: /Volumes/KOBOeReader/.kobo/upgrade/u-boot.bin Code:
total 24388 drwxrwxrwx 1 karl karl 4,0K 2 aoû 21:07:36 2011 ./ drwxrwxrwx 1 karl karl 4,0K 2 aoû 21:09:44 2011 ../ -rwxrwxrwx 1 karl karl 4,0K 2 aoû 21:07:36 2011 ._KoboRoot.tgz* -rwxrwxrwx 1 karl karl 4,0K 2 aoû 21:07:36 2011 ._manifest.md5sum* drwxrwxrwx 1 karl karl 4,0K 22 jul 02:08:20 2011 Kobo/ -rwxrwxrwx 1 karl karl 1,9M 2 aoû 21:35:40 2011 KoboReader.sqlite* -rwxrwxrwx@ 1 karl karl 22M 28 jul 15:55:54 2011 KoboRoot.tgz* -rwxrwxrwx 1 karl karl 3,3K 22 jul 02:42:22 2011 Trolltech.conf* -rwxrwxrwx 1 karl karl 31B 2 aoû 19:33:04 2011 affiliate.conf* -rwxrwxrwx 1 karl karl 75B 22 jul 02:08:20 2011 device.salt.conf* drwxrwxrwx 1 karl karl 52K 4 jul 01:05:40 2011 images/ drwxrwxrwx 1 karl karl 4,0K 4 jul 01:05:40 2011 kepub/ -rwxrwxrwx@ 1 karl karl 102B 28 jul 15:57:02 2011 manifest.md5sum* drwxrwxrwx 1 karl karl 4,0K 2 aoû 21:07:36 2011 upgrade/ -rwxrwxrwx 1 karl karl 83B 22 jul 02:08:18 2011 version* Code:
cd ~ unplug the reader from the computer. The Kobo should display a screen saying "Updating your Software" for a while, then a "Update Successful". Finally the device will reboot with your home screen giving a message about the version number. In our case 1.9.9 |
08-17-2011, 07:56 AM | #2 | |
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It can also be done via drag-and-drop, no need for the Terminal if someone should be afraid of it :
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In the Finder, go to the Kobo's memory ("KOBOeReader"), then in the menu bar select "Go / Go to Folder ..." (or press "shift+cmd+G"), type .kobo into the pull-down and press enter. Voilà, you are inside KOBOeReader/.kobo/ Then proceed as described by rashkae. Last edited by Benjamin Buford; 08-17-2011 at 08:02 AM. |
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11-27-2011, 05:34 AM | #3 |
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Kobo has pulled the old firmware versions and seems to be not putting the new one up anymore, at least not at the URL that was mentioned above. 1.9.12 is still available though, for whatever reason.
Does anyone have a new URL for firmware releases? I prefer updating my Touch manually, because the automatic sync of the Desktop application can not be disabled. |
11-27-2011, 08:42 AM | #4 | |
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http://download.kobobooks.com/firmwa...ate-1.9.14.zip
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11-27-2011, 10:07 AM | #5 |
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Thiis is no longer as useful as it used to be. If you have to do a factory reset, the Kobo with .14 firmware now completely refuses to work as an epub reader until you go through the desktop applicatoin set-up. (otherwise, it refuses to load any new books you sideload, and instead pops up a message that you have to dowloand/install/run setup on your pc before you can add books).
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11-27-2011, 02:23 PM | #6 | |
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It might be possible that the state of whether the setup has been done or not is saved in the .kobo folder. So once you have set it up just make a copy of all its flash content, including the .kobo folder. After a factory reset, all you will have to do is just restore all the content (delete the 2 pre-existing folders beginning with '.' first). I have't tried it yet, but I will as soon as I get my hands on a Windows machine. |
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11-27-2011, 03:46 PM | #7 | |
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https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...=82378&page=18 BTW, downloading the Kobo desktop binary and trying to install it didn't work, only the winetricks with the offered "Borders" app worked for me. Go figure. |
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11-27-2011, 09:53 PM | #8 |
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Of course if you don't like command terminals you can just drag and drop the .zip file into .kobo and unpack. much more simple in my opinion.
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12-02-2011, 03:47 AM | #9 |
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Good day,
I downloaded the http://download.kobobooks.com/firmwa...ate-1.9.14.zip file, and unpacked all the files as described in the first post. When I unplug the Kobo, the update is not happening. I switched off the Kobo, and when turning it on again, it directly go to the library, without updating. I'm still in 1.9.12 version. Did I miss something ? |
12-02-2011, 09:21 AM | #10 | |
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Question for you though. If you are using an unregistered kobo, installing this update will disable the device until you do the Kobo Desktop software setup procedure. So why not update that way? |
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12-09-2011, 10:36 AM | #12 |
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Welcome to the brave new world of Kobo. Wish I could help, but I've ditched the turkey in favor of Sony.
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12-09-2011, 11:04 AM | #13 | |
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I'm avoiding the Christmas Rush and saving up for whatever the cost will be later. Maybe for Valentine's day, or for Birthday in the spring, will be a better time for me to get one. Then my husband will likely get the KT as he has been the fixer of it every time I've had to do a factory reset. |
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12-09-2011, 04:32 PM | #14 |
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I have seen the Sony, the Kobo, and the Cybook Odyssey before choosing the Kobo, mostly because I found the Kobo the most pretty of the three Sony plastic looks like cheap material, I don't like the Sony look and feel, and the Cybook was only in dark gray, don't find this pretty.
The Kobo's white color and clean shape was better for me |
12-23-2011, 09:24 PM | #15 | |
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