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Originally Posted by DNSB
Personally, I would recommend going to firmware 3.8.0 instead. If you prefer to use 3.2.0, choose the setup with computer option, allow the Kobo desktop app to do it's setup stuff. When it is finished, do not eject your Aura HD. Instead open your favourite file browser and delete the upgrades directory, the KoboRoot.tgz and manifest.md5sum files from the .kobo directory in the root of it's internal storage. If you are on a Mac or Linux box, you will have to enable showing directories whose name starts with a ".". After deleting those items, open the 3.2.0 firmware.zip file and copy the contents to the .kobo directory.
If you go with 3.8.0, the directions are the same save for using the 3.8.0 firmware file.
Regards,
David
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Originally Posted by DNSB
1. I don't make much use of the web browser on my Aura HD but I haven't noticed that much flickering. A caution is that I use the web browser to connect for downloading ebooks from a few sites. I do not hit sites that have much in the line of images, animation, videos, etc.
2. You have to download the .zip file from Kobo's site. There is no firmware.zip file on your ereader. The Aura HD uses the Mark 4 firmware packages so to download the 3.2.0 firmware release, you would use:
http://download.kobobooks.com/firmwa...date-3.2.0.zip
to download the 3.8.0 firmware release, you would use:
http://download.kobobooks.com/firmwa...date-3.8.0.zip.
If you are upgrading to a newer firmwware version, once you have the firmware package downloaded, connect your Aura HD to your computer, open the downloaded firmware package and copy the upgrades directory and the KoboRoot.tgz and manifest.md5sum files from the update file into the .kobo directory. Once the copy has finished, safely disconnect your Aura HD from the computer. Shortly after the disconnection, the firmware update procedure should start.
To downgrade, the procedure is a bit more complicated. The first step is to do a factory reset. After the reset is finished, connect your Aura HD to your computer and run the Kobo desktop application. Do the setup which will be likely to include downloading a new firmware version. Once the Kobo app has finished it's setup, do not eject your Aura HD. Instead close the Kobo app, locate the .kobo directory on your Aura HD and delete the existing upgrades directory and the KoboRoot.tgz and manifest.md5sum files. You then copy the directory/files from the file for the firmware version you want to install, safely disconnect your Aura HD from the computer and let the firmware update procedure run.
In either case, the end of the update on your Kobo ereader deletes the upgrades directory and the KoboRoot.tgz and manifest.md5sum files from it's file system.
You will then have to avoid syncing over WiFi. If you use the Kobo desktop app to sync, before ejecting, locate the .kobo directory on your Aura HD and delete the directory and files as in the downgrading firmware procedure before ejecting your Aura HD.
Regards,
David |
Dear David,
Thanks a lot for this informative reply, I am really grateful to you for helping me out.
I will definitely follow your instructions for trying both the firmwares. Thanks for sending me the straight download links.
Keeping my fingers crossed and hoping that this 3.2 firmware should install properly as you mentioned and would provide the same experience as before. Because now that the device has been updated to 3.3 I dont know how it will behave after I downgrade to 3.2, however I am pulling out all the stops to make the web browser work like before in a more stable manner. And seriously if 3.8 helps then I would be more than happy, but presently i know I am screwed up and happiness is the distant reality
Kobo must look at fixing this issue with the web browser in near future.
Shall update you no sooner I update the device in next few days.
I am really thankful for all your help David.
Thanks
Ayush