Thread: Touch Kobo Touch Firmware 2.0
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Old 07-26-2012, 03:52 PM   #708
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1.9.17 downgrade = font weirdness

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Originally Posted by Canorka View Post
Hmm. Having downgraded to 1.9.17 because of the side-loaded font issue, all my menu text, page number display at the bottom of the screen, etc, appears embiggened and/or uglified, in some bold Rockwell-like font. Any ideas on how to solve this issue?
I had this issue as well. I downgraded from 2.0 back to 1.9.17 (the no clock was a deal breaker and the page turns were brutally slow) .. and found all the screen menu fonts look weird / wrong as did the keyboard. After a little playing around I found the following as a solution:

1. Factory reset (annoying yes) skipping set up
2. Install and upgrade via zip file to the 1.9.17 firmware
3. Connect to kobo desktop to register, the 2.0 upgrade will download automatically, but before ejecting the kobo delete the upgrade files from the .kobo folder (upgrade folder, .tgz zip file and manifest file)
4. Eject kobo and 1.9.17 will remain (with normal menu fonts) and the device will be registered and able to have books added


My guess is going back from 2.0 was the issue with the fonts, but not really sure, hope that helps.
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