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Old 02-10-2011, 01:25 AM   #1
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Database replacement questions.

I have the original kobo and was one of the early people to upgrade the firmware to 1.8.1. I never bothered to upgrade to 1.8.2 as I had no known problems.

I side load all my books using calibre, except library books which go on via ADE. I do not use the kobo application at all.

For the first time today I opened one of the 100 free books and it has the commonly reported error of repeating text every couple of pages. I can easily find another copy of course, but I'd like to fix it - I am almost certain this will involve a database replacement (am I right?)

The instructions in the sticky for replacing the database are very clear, however, I have a couple of questions before I start:

1. Do I have to do a factory reset before and/or after I do the upgrade?
2. Will it be compatible with my calibre books, or does it blow those away as well? (obviously I would backup first anyway!)
3. Do I have to reinstall the upgrade (1.8.2)?

Any other warning points or tips before I get onto this? It's my weekend job, although I'd rather be reading

It's my first ever problem with my kobo so I've had a good run.

Thanks in advance
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