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Old 06-03-2015, 10:42 PM   #120
GeoffR
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Originally Posted by davidfor View Post
A factory reset should wipe it out. But, logging out of the Kobo account could hit the problem Nick describes. I would have expected it to be OK, but it depends on how the patch worked. If it sets the version number higher than any available, it should be OK. But, if it changes the URL or something so that the server can't be contacted, it might cause this.
I think the patch just scrambles the URL for the firmware update. I'll add a warning about logging out too.

Edit: The `Block WiFi firmware upgrade` patch changes this string:
Code:
https://api.kobobooks.com/1.0/UpgradeCheck/%1/%2/%3/%4/%5
to this:
Code:
https://api.kobobooks.com/1.0/UpgradeCheck/%1/%2/k/99.9/5

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