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very_rude_Turnip · 10-20-2019, 02:37 AM

I am confused.

Both the Wiki here:https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Kob...eleases#Mark_7

And Geek1011's site here: https://pgaskin.net/KoboStuff/kobofirmware.html

Say that I have a Mark 7 device...

Geek1011's site says that if the "7th digit of your serial number" is a 2, it's a Aura 2 v2, but that's confusing. The serial number I have is 13 characters, and the 7th char is a 0, and the 8th is a 2. The problem is he said "digit", not "character", and he's a dev so I assume he said what he meant and the N at the front of the serial number doesn't count. Either way, geek1011's description wasn't very good.

But taking the back side of the case off pretty much seals the deal. I have an IMX6L SoC. That means I have an Aura 2 v2, not an Aura 2 v1.

What is interesting is that my current firmware is version 4.2.8110.

Looking at my notes file, I previously downloaded and installed the image using this URL: "http://download.kobobooks.com/firmwares/kobo6/December2016/kobo-update-.zip"

Which says kobo6.

I know the Wiki is out of date, and it has other mistakes such as the minimum software level, but now I'm wondering what firmware I'm actually supposed to be running.

10-20-2019, 02:37 AM	#5
very_rude_Turnip Enthusiast Posts: 36 Karma: 560 Join Date: Dec 2016 Device: Kobo Aura v2	I am confused. Both the Wiki here:https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Kob...eleases#Mark_7 And Geek1011's site here: https://pgaskin.net/KoboStuff/kobofirmware.html Say that I have a Mark 7 device... Geek1011's site says that if the "7th digit of your serial number" is a 2, it's a Aura 2 v2, but that's confusing. The serial number I have is 13 characters, and the 7th char is a 0, and the 8th is a 2. The problem is he said "digit", not "character", and he's a dev so I assume he said what he meant and the N at the front of the serial number doesn't count. Either way, geek1011's description wasn't very good. But taking the back side of the case off pretty much seals the deal. I have an IMX6L SoC. That means I have an Aura 2 v2, not an Aura 2 v1. What is interesting is that my current firmware is version 4.2.8110. Looking at my notes file, I previously downloaded and installed the image using this URL: "http://download.kobobooks.com/firmwares/kobo6/December2016/kobo-update-.zip" Which says kobo6. I know the Wiki is out of date, and it has other mistakes such as the minimum software level, but now I'm wondering what firmware I'm actually supposed to be running.