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Gta · 03-07-2021, 02:52 PM

Hi and thanks so much for your patience.

I have download and extracted the firmware files mx50-ntx and installed the 9 items into my Kobo directory. No change, so I removed the files, but noted that the date modified for a couple of items had changed to today.

Note: I can't find this directory:

rootfs/mnt/onboard/.kobo so I've just been dumping them in the whole .kobo folder.

The directory folder looks greyed out, although when I get info, it shows that I have permission to read and right to the directory. The fact that I've seen no changes no matter what I do makes me wonder if this is a permissions issue? It would be helpful to know if the new firmware has a different splash/welcome screen so I could see if anything has been installed.
A couple of notes for future Mac user reference:
- The Mac won't recognize the SD card as a drive unless you pull it out of the device and put it in an ecard reader.
- The files are only viewable by clicking option+command+period

-Plugging the device in initiates the Kobo desktop device update installer on the Kobo desktop app, so it sees the device even if it won't recognize it for activation.

I know some users have asked for a disk image. Would that be an easy fix?

Thanks again for the assistance!

03-07-2021, 02:52 PM	#21
Gta Member Posts: 11 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2021 Device: Kobo mini, Libra	Hi and thanks so much for your patience. I have download and extracted the firmware files mx50-ntx and installed the 9 items into my Kobo directory. No change, so I removed the files, but noted that the date modified for a couple of items had changed to today. Note: I can't find this directory: rootfs/mnt/onboard/.kobo so I've just been dumping them in the whole .kobo folder. The directory folder looks greyed out, although when I get info, it shows that I have permission to read and right to the directory. The fact that I've seen no changes no matter what I do makes me wonder if this is a permissions issue? It would be helpful to know if the new firmware has a different splash/welcome screen so I could see if anything has been installed. A couple of notes for future Mac user reference: - The Mac won't recognize the SD card as a drive unless you pull it out of the device and put it in an ecard reader. - The files are only viewable by clicking option+command+period -Plugging the device in initiates the Kobo desktop device update installer on the Kobo desktop app, so it sees the device even if it won't recognize it for activation. I know some users have asked for a disk image. Would that be an easy fix? Thanks again for the assistance!