Thread: Elipsa Ghost eBook Purchase on an Elipsa
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Old 09-09-2021, 10:21 AM   #46
davidfor
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Originally Posted by Cootey View Post
That’s fascinating that you were able to reproduce the issue with DB Browser.
You sound surprised and I don't know why. My tests says that if I read a CBZ, connect to a PC and do something to update the database, I will probably have a corrupt database. It doesn't matter how I do that, just that I do.
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Is this a problem with just the Elipsa, or with all Kobos running the 4.28.x firmware?
I don't have an Elipsa. From memory, I did it with my Clara HD, Aura ONE and Glo.

And while I didn't test, I don't think this is just a 4.28.x issue. I am told the problem has been in the firmware for a long time. Possibly from the start. That suggests it is would have happened with any firmware. And it might explain some seemingly random problems people have complained about.
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Since the database is being left open by the Kobo, would we be able to avoid corruption by power cycling the Kobo before connecting to a computer?
Probably. Assuming everything gets closed down properly, it should work. It's also possible it will close after some time, or if you open some non-CBZ books.
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I’ll probably give Kobo a call and update one of the cases I had open with them. It couldn’t hurt.
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