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davidfor · 09-13-2013, 12:17 AM

As it seems the new Aura is being sent out, a couple of comments about it and calibre.

Last week I added the device ids for the Aura to the KOBOTOUCH driver in calibre. This means calibre will recognise the device and connect to it using the KOBOTOUCH driver. But, as I don't know exactly what firmware version it is using, the driver will probably show an error about newer firmware. Until the firmware version is updated in the driver, you can open the driver configuration and check the "Attempt to support newer firmware" option. This will allow you to use calibre with the Aura. When you do this, I recommend that you uncheck the cover uploading options.

The obvious question here is: How safe is doing this?

Very. While I do not have a Kobo Aura to test calibre with, I am part of the Kobo firmware beta testing group. This allows me to test calibre with the firmware before it is released. And make any changes that are needed. The next firmware has one change that affects the calibre driver, and that is the reason for recommending you uncheck the cover options. Leaving them checked won't harm anything, it just won't do anything useful. As soon as I know the actual firmware version number that is on the device, I will check the changes for this into calibre. These changes have already been made available to the firmware beta testing group.

As well as the above, when the Aura was announced, the first thing I asked of Kobo was would it use the same firmware as the other devices. The answer was yes. They also told me the device ids needed.

Lastly, when someone does receive an Aura, could you please post the version information? This is on the "Device Information" page of the settings. I would like all the details from the "Software version" line.

09-13-2013, 12:17 AM	#34
davidfor Grand Sorcerer Posts: 24,905 Karma: 47303824 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia Device: Kobo:Touch,Glo, AuraH2O, GloHD,AuraONE, ClaraHD, Libra H2O; tolinoepos	Kobo Aura and calibre As it seems the new Aura is being sent out, a couple of comments about it and calibre. Last week I added the device ids for the Aura to the KOBOTOUCH driver in calibre. This means calibre will recognise the device and connect to it using the KOBOTOUCH driver. But, as I don't know exactly what firmware version it is using, the driver will probably show an error about newer firmware. Until the firmware version is updated in the driver, you can open the driver configuration and check the "Attempt to support newer firmware" option. This will allow you to use calibre with the Aura. When you do this, I recommend that you uncheck the cover uploading options. The obvious question here is: How safe is doing this? Very. While I do not have a Kobo Aura to test calibre with, I am part of the Kobo firmware beta testing group. This allows me to test calibre with the firmware before it is released. And make any changes that are needed. The next firmware has one change that affects the calibre driver, and that is the reason for recommending you uncheck the cover options. Leaving them checked won't harm anything, it just won't do anything useful. As soon as I know the actual firmware version number that is on the device, I will check the changes for this into calibre. These changes have already been made available to the firmware beta testing group. As well as the above, when the Aura was announced, the first thing I asked of Kobo was would it use the same firmware as the other devices. The answer was yes. They also told me the device ids needed. Lastly, when someone does receive an Aura, could you please post the version information? This is on the "Device Information" page of the settings. I would like all the details from the "Software version" line.