[DNSB]

Originally Posted by maddz

I'm trying to dowload and install the new firmware, but am getting this error via Calibre:

Spoiler:

HTTP Error 403: Forbidden

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "calibre/gui2/device.py", line 104, in run
File "calibre_plugins.koboutilities.jobs", line 123, in do_check_firmware_update
resp = urlopen(update_data["UpgradeURL"])
File "urllib/request.py", line 216, in urlopen
File "urllib/request.py", line 525, in open
File "urllib/request.py", line 634, in http_response
File "urllib/request.py", line 563, in error
File "urllib/request.py", line 496, in _call_chain
File "urllib/request.py", line 643, in http_error_default
urllib.error.HTTPError: HTTP Error 403: Forbidden

Not sure if this a Kobo or a Calibre issue...

This is an issue with changes that Kobo made in the download URLs for firmware. Use Patrick Gaskin's Kobo Firmware Downloads to download the firmware instead.