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Old 07-12-2024, 11:33 AM   #2997
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Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3
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Originally Posted by Leonatus View Post
At trying to download the new firmware for my Kobo Clara 2E, I receive this notice continuously:
Code:
calibre, version 7.14.0 (win32, embedded-python: True)
Failed to update Kobo firmware: Fehlgeschlagen: Downloading Kobo firmware update

HTTP Error 403: Forbidden

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "calibre\gui2\device.py", line 112, in run
  File "calibre_plugins.koboutilities.jobs", line 123, in do_check_firmware_update
  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
Is there something I can do? My actual firmware is 4.38.21908. Plugin version is 2.16.13.
Nothing you can do. Kobo is using Cloudflare to stop unauthorized access. That;s why you are blocked. You will need to do what @PeterT said to do.
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