Thread: Would you buy another Kobo e-reader?
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Old 10-24-2014, 10:59 PM   #48
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Originally Posted by DNSB View Post
Check the 3rd message in the Direct Links to Kobo Firmware thread for information on installing firmware. It lives at Installation Instructions for Direct Zip Files.

The factory reset will not take you back to 3.8.0 but rather to the factory firmware version. From that point, the next firmware update should deliver 3.8.0.

Assuming that you are using the Kobo Desktop application, I would suggest the following procedure (since I'm using a Windows computer at the moment, it's going to be Windows oriented. For Mac, the only difference is having to expose the .kobo directory.
  1. Factory reset your Touch.
  2. Start the Kobo Desktop application, connect your Touch to your computer and do the setup which is likely to include a firmware download.
  3. When the Kobo Desktop application is finished, do not eject your Touch.
  4. Browse to the .kobo directory in the root of the Touch's internal storage.
  5. If you see an upgrade directory, delete it. Then delete the KoboRoot.tgz and manifest.md5sum files.
  6. Open the 3.3.1 firmware .zip file (making sure it is the right version for your hardware) and copy the contents into the .kobo directory. Depending on the firmware version, you will see a KoboRoot.tgz and manifest.md5sum files and, possibly, an upgrade directory.
  7. Safely eject your Touch and it should go into the firmware update.

At this point, you should be back on firmware 3.3.1. Please note that your Touch will try to update it's firmware so I would recommend not using WiFi. When using the Kobo Desktop application to sync, delete the upgrade directory and KoboRoot.tgz and manifest.md5sum files before disconnecting.
Well I waited for the FW 3.11 update to see if that would stop the freezing - it didn't. So then I tried the older FW (3.3.1) and that didn't fix the problem either.

I was thinking of replacing the SD card. Do you think that can have any bearing on my Kobo Touch freezing while i read?
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