Thread: Touch Best N905 Firmware
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Old 05-12-2021, 09:11 PM   #7
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Originally Posted by tekk View Post
Unfortunately I don't have a windows box (and the kobo isn't detected in wine.) My kobo also won't connect to wifi; it just doesn't see wifi networks. Persists through factory resets, tried the wpa_supplicant.conf patch, etc. I may look into that 3.19 link though; it seems like that's the version everyone likes?
Manually install firmware 3.19.x or later. You won't be able to connect with anything older due to the checking the device does when connecting and that had to Kobo remove support for older security protocols from their servers. But, it should see the network and let you enter the password. My N905 Touch can have issues connecting. It would once, then not again until after a reboot. But, this seems to have improved the more recent firmware.

As to Touch firmware versions:
  • 2.6.1 - Last with Mozaic home screen. But, WiFi probably won't work.
  • 3.0.0 - First with tiled home screen. But, I wouldn't use it.
  • 3.12.x or 3.14.x - Last 3.x version with good collections speed. Not sure of the exact version, but, it was about this point. One of these were a popular stopping point for people. And Kobo held the Mini to one of these for a long time.
  • 3.19.5761 - Last 3.x version, has tiled home screen. My usual recommendation for those who do not want the current home screen. WiFi will work. But largish collections are slow.
  • 4.x - I don't recommend anything except the current release. The early versions had plenty of bugs and were not released for the Touch. And the later versions have no real advantage over the current release.

Personally, I keep my Touch on the latest version of firmware. I use it mainly for testing when I don't want to interrupt my current reading. I don't really see any performance issues. But, I haven't run one of the older firmware for a long time.

One thing is that you if you decide on a firmware between 2.6.1 and 3.16.0, install 2.6.1 first. The firmware versions between these did not include the kernel or uImage for the Touch. There were some issues for people who jumped to these directly from a factory reset.
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