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tonyyng · 01-26-2019, 09:34 PM

I managed to find the kobo-desktop.deb file here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/8c5i2s0iff...sktop.deb?dl=0

And got it installed with all its dependencies.

I created a video of the application trying to update the reader: https://photos.app.goo.gl/ghWm1BspVAsvvQJ59

The application

Detects the ereader
Determines there is an update available (00:40 sec )
Downloads the update (confirmed that it downloaded the same kobo-upgrade-1.8.zip)
Prompts me to put the reader into Upgrade mode. 1:15 (The actual button press is Menu-DPAD-Power)
Asks me to confirm that it is in Upgrade mode. 1:39
Briefly flashes a screen warning not to interrupt the update 1:41
And jumps to a update success screen. 1:42

These steps are described in this post

When I use the paperclip to reset the Kobo, it still has the old firmware.

I've tried this several times. Initially, I just tried it with a livecd, but then tried by installing Ubuntu on two different laptops. Each time I got the same results.

I'm so close...but I've run out of ideas of what to try next.

01-26-2019, 09:34 PM	#10
tonyyng Enthusiast Posts: 46 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2019 Device: none	I managed to find the kobo-desktop.deb file here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/8c5i2s0iff...sktop.deb?dl=0 And got it installed with all its dependencies. I created a video of the application trying to update the reader: https://photos.app.goo.gl/ghWm1BspVAsvvQJ59 The application Detects the ereader Determines there is an update available (00:40 sec ) Downloads the update (confirmed that it downloaded the same kobo-upgrade-1.8.zip) Prompts me to put the reader into Upgrade mode. 1:15 (The actual button press is Menu-DPAD-Power) Asks me to confirm that it is in Upgrade mode. 1:39 Briefly flashes a screen warning not to interrupt the update 1:41 And jumps to a update success screen. 1:42 These steps are described in this post When I use the paperclip to reset the Kobo, it still has the old firmware. I've tried this several times. Initially, I just tried it with a livecd, but then tried by installing Ubuntu on two different laptops. Each time I got the same results. I'm so close...but I've run out of ideas of what to try next.