Thread: Upgrade Aura 2 v2 failed: 4.2.8110 to 4.18.13737
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Old 10-20-2019, 09:25 AM   #11
davidfor
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Originally Posted by very_rude_Turnip View Post
The wiki said the Aura 2v1s had a "i.MX507"s in them. That might be true for some models, but that's not what I've got.

I have an i.MX6. Specifically a MCIMX6L7DVN10AB. So, the wiki device page needs to be updated.
Yes, it appears that the Wiki page is wrong for what is in the Aura Edition 2 version 1. But, that part number is not an "i.MX 6SLL". Which means it didn't match either CPU variants mentioned on the Wiki page.
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The "7th digit of your serial number" in my case is indeed a 2. The problem here is the mis-statement. Further the serial number may be in hex, or otherwise definitely includes hex a-f characters, so the use of the term "digit" is specific and wrong in either case. Words have meaning and in this case they are not correct. I just got unlucky.
As the person who reported this detail about how to identify the version 2 devices, it is definitely the 7th character. I don't remember if it was me that first used "digit" instead of "character", or a later transcription error by someone else. But, the serial number is not hex, and the place to look at it is in the version file on the device. This will show it as a string.
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It seems like I have mark 6 device. Both geek's firmware site and the wiki fell short in being accurate.
The only supported methods to update the devices is over WiFi from Kobo or using the Kobo desktop application. Any other method is not supported and you use them at your own risk. Just as using any unofficial source for information.

I have fixed the Wiki page. Though, I think it still has the wrong CPU name for the version 1 device. From memory, someone identified it as a variant of the i.MX 6, but, other than it not being a i.MX 6SLL, I don't remember which.
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