Thread: Direct Links to Kobo Firmware
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Old 03-04-2017, 05:07 AM   #1754
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Originally Posted by kmtouch View Post
Normally since I have no wifi, I shall connect to PC to be updated through Kobo app on Windows, the difficulty is it doesn't show when update package is available to download. I must reset the device and setup again, if there's anything for update it will install on KA1. This is silly.
Do you guys have any idea?
Well, my firmware download process probably won't work for you, but just in case...

I use my iPad to download the correct firmware (from the announcement link posted here) and save it in my SanDisk™ Connect Drive app's download folder, turn that drive on, and watch for it to connect to my network. Then I move the firmware from the app's download zone over to an "uploads" folder on the drive. Next time I turn on my laptop or my netbook, I just plug that drive and the Kobo in, back up the Kobo in case something goes wrong, back up the Kobo's database on the Kobo itself as a second form of protection, and then unpack the firmware ZIP file into the .kobo folder. Eject the reader, let it do its thing, and if all goes well, plug it back in and make a fresh backup to replace the one I just finished. This also gives me a chance to set the drive letter again, since Win10 doesn't realize that this is the same reader with updated firmware.

The uncommon part of that, of course, is the special wifi-enabled USB stick. However, if you've got one of those USB OTG drives that'll plug right into whatever mobile device you're reading this on, it oughta work in a similar way.
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