Thread: Calibre not seeing Kobo in Windows 10 Preview builds
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Old 08-12-2016, 10:39 PM   #209
davidfor
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Originally Posted by albaran View Post
Answer from Kobo support: not clear for me! Three patches to solve the bug?
1- Microsoft: one specific build
MS broke it, so they should fix it. If there is something broken that they really need to fix, then the need to give a bit of warning. And explain why it hasn't been fixed in the at least five years that Kobo have been doing this.
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2- Kobo: a new version of KDA (I assume Kobo Desktop Application) with a KOBOEREADER device firmware
The current version of the Kobo desktop application doesn't work with the Win10 update. It is probably just a library change that needs a recompile of the application, but it does mean that the application cannot be automatically updated.
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3- Kobo: a WIFI update to the KOBOEREADER device firmware (same as 2?, for people without a PC?)
So we have to wait until September.
The firmware updates isn't the same as the desktop application, but they are usually released at the same time.

What I hope happens is:
  1. MS revert the change quickly. If it is really needed, they give notice it will be reimplimented in the future.
  2. Kobo put something in the desktop application to solve the problem when devices are connected. That way, a firmware update can be installed from the PC.
  3. The firmware update includes a change to solve the problem long term. This probably means an update to the recovery partition as well.

I'm not confident that the first will happen. And that means that Kobo have to do one or both of the others. What it does mean is that people will have to move to the latest firmware if they want to continue using Windows 10.
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