Thread: Kobo mandatory update
View Single Post
Old 04-24-2023, 04:20 PM   #76
jackie_w
Grand Sorcerer
jackie_w ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.jackie_w ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.jackie_w ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.jackie_w ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.jackie_w ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.jackie_w ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.jackie_w ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.jackie_w ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.jackie_w ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.jackie_w ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.jackie_w ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
Posts: 6,252
Karma: 16544692
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: UK
Device: ClaraHD, Forma, Libra2, Clara2E, LibraCol, PBTouchHD3
Quote:
Originally Posted by rcentros View Post
How do you find the SQLite version? I've got one Mini that I've linked (and got the Plus ad and menu) and one that I haven't synced and I'm curious if the SQLite versions are different.
I'm not sure I understand exactly what you're asking. The SQLite version is likely to be 3.something, I think, but I don't think it's relevant to this thread.

If you're asking about the Kobo database version, I already gave a clue in the bit of my post you quoted, namely the DbVersion table contained in the .kobo/KoboReader.sqlite file. The DbVersion table is a single cell, i.e. 1rowx1col, containing an integer showing the Kobo database version. I think this needs to change every time Kobo change their database schema, e.g. add/delete tables, add/delete columns in a table (... and probably many more things).

Or maybe you're asking how to see what's in your KoboReader.sqlite file? In which case you need any SQLite browser app of your choice, e.g. DB Browser for SQLite or SQLiteSpy are both free.

Quote:
Originally Posted by JSWolf View Post
Does this mean we need updated drivers because of these database changes?
Not necessarily. It depends which tables and columns the calibre KOBOTOUCH driver actually accesses. I don't know the details but I imagine it's a small percentage of the total tables/columns. I'd be surprised if the driver used either of the tables I mentioned above in post #63, especially the GoogleDrive-related one which doesn't yet exist on most Kobos in the wild.

Caveat: I don't have a full list of the differences between v171 and v174 because I don't know how to easily do that. I just mentioned a couple of differences which were immediately obvious.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Crescendo63 View Post
Any opinion about the updated and side-loaded content?
There isn't any new firmware to update to right now. The latest available version for the Kobo Glo is still 4.35.20400 which was released Dec 2022. That may change this week, who knows? I think @DNSB is part of the Kobo beta program so he may know more but maybe he's not allowed to tell us.

If you're just talking about connecting your Kobo to Kobo Desktop then I can say that I've done it many times and it has never removed any of my sideloaded content.
jackie_w is offline   Reply With Quote