[davidfor]

Originally Posted by rkr

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my firmware version is 2.8.1(b2c05cda0e ,9/20/13)

There was a bug in a a firmware version with sideloading kepubs to the SD card and the home screen. But, it was fixed before 2.8.1.

i think homescreen ia now updating correctly.i added the calibre manual epub in the main memory and the tiles are now getting updated after i power on. but the book that i read before the last read book (the first and largest tile) is not there after i power on(it was there before i powered off).

is this normal or do all the the other books on the homescreen before turn off get updated after turning on the kobo?

No, it isn't. Apart from the library tile, they should stay the same when you power off and on.

and also as the reader first opens after turning on the homescreen shows the the calibre book and library tile shows 9 books added and then my last read book appears after a screen refresh and library tile shows 36 books added which maybe is correct.do you think the( 9 books added) bug is harmless?

This is annoying but normal. If there is an SD card installed, then each time you power on, it will check the card for new books. This takes a few seconds after the home screen is displayed. When it is done, the home screen is updated and the library tile shows all the books on the SD card as new. But, it doesn't affect the reading status or position in the library lists.

Originally Posted by rkr

i aslo wanted to tell you that i removed the driveinfo.calibre and metadata.calibre before the factory reset but i cant say that for sure as i cant remember that were these files still there on the ereader after factory reset(if i didnt delete them before) but anyway i had deleted them in the process before re adding the books . but i think i may have deleted other folders in the process i dont know.

The factory reset wipes the user partition of the device. No files on it survive. That was the reason for the suggestion to back them up.

before the reset i had copied all the files of the reader on the pc(folder names are-.kobo,.adobe-digital-editions,Digital Editions,folder images,samsung.&file names are-driveinfo.calibre , metadata.calibre).
i dont know how folder images and samsung got in the reader(i have a samsung laptop though).

so now after the reset there are less folders than before(folder names are-.kobo,.adobe-digital-editions,&file names are-driveinfo.calibre , metadata.calibre).

That is normal. Most of these files and folders are created by something automatically. "driveinfo.calibre" and "metadata.calibre" are created the first time calibre sees the device and then changed on each connection. Most of the other folders are created by the firmware when needed. I'm not sure about "images" but "samsung" was probably created by an app on the laptop. Most likely it is a backup app that Samsung provides.

the digital editions folder is absent(i dont know if i deleted it) . and i could not find the annotation or manifest folder in the ereader. i cant see any .annot file on the ereader although i have made few annotation(highlights, bookmarks ) to books after the reset.

is the digital editions folder important?where can i find the annotions i did? should i copy the special editions folder from my pc to reader?

"Digital editions" is created when you open an epub or PDF that is on the main memory. If you put books back on the main memory and had annotations, you can restore the directory and they should be picked up. Otherwise, just ignore them.

In case you haven't worked it out, I don't know what is happening. It should work and is working for others on that firmware. But, there is a workaround: Don't power off. Your config file shows you have auto power off set. Change to sleep and then never power off. It will run the battery down faster, but not that much. And starting to read will be a lot quicker after hitting the power button.