Thread: Instructions for patching firmware 3.17.3
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Old 08-22-2015, 07:32 AM   #21
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Originally Posted by tshering View Post
I am interested in this point. Could you please explain a little how you know this. I wonder whether there is a check before downloading, or whether the message is shown only after the attempted download failed on account of the space.
And where can I see that the space is checked before unpacking the package?
Purely by experimentation. Some time ago, I did some experiments to see if this was a way to block firmware updates. It does, but it also blocks the rest of sync.

I checked before my post with my N905 Touch. When I had 100MB left, it downloaded the update, but didn't unpack it and displayed an error. When I reduced it to 50MB, it gave the error immediately when it found the update. I didn't write it down, but scanning through the strings in nickel, I think it was "To make space on your eReader for this update, please remove some books or dictionaries.".
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