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Old 02-08-2024, 06:52 AM   #23
John F
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Device: Kobo Clara 2E
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Originally Posted by John F View Post
I guess it depends on what you consider "break". Maybe not calibre itself, but when a new model Kobo comes out, doesn't the plugin need to be updated to get the full plugin functionality?
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Originally Posted by Quoth View Post
There is a check box "[ ] attempt to use newer firmware". That will work with a newer unknown Kobo if the database aspects used are unchanged.
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Originally Posted by DNSB View Post
Nope. If you check the Attempt to support newer firmware box on the Metadata, on device & advanced tab for either Kobo driver, you should be okay. If there are any issues seen, you would see posts about them well before the firmware gets to public release.
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Originally Posted by Ghostcat View Post
It does! The Kobo and KoboTouch drivers contain a list of Product IDs, which they use to identify the device when connected to USB. When a new Kobo device is released this list needs to be updated. As these are built-in plug-ins, this is usually done in the next Calibre release.
So which is it?

Or did i need to be more specific "... when a new model comes out, and you want to use the new model Kobo with calibre ...".
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