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DNSB · 10-23-2024, 11:18 PM

I suspect that option may longer be present so you may have to create a Kobo account to register your device (I'm not up to factory resetting my Libra Colour to check). You do not need a real email address to register so something like wizardcat123@somewhere.net will work. After your Clara BW finishes the setup, you should then be able to use the sideload mode by adding under the [ApplicationPreferences] header: SideloadedMode=true and restarting your Kobo.

If you connect the Clara to your computer and power up, does your computer make a couple of beeps as the USB connection is created and lost? Assumes your computer gives an audible beep when an USB connection is made. Are you using a USB-A to USB-C cable or a USB-C to USB-C cable?

10-23-2024, 11:18 PM	#2
DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 46,572 Karma: 169115148 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Libra Colour, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	I suspect that option may longer be present so you may have to create a Kobo account to register your device (I'm not up to factory resetting my Libra Colour to check). You do not need a real email address to register so something like wizardcat123@somewhere.net will work. After your Clara BW finishes the setup, you should then be able to use the sideload mode by adding under the [ApplicationPreferences] header: SideloadedMode=true and restarting your Kobo. If you connect the Clara to your computer and power up, does your computer make a couple of beeps as the USB connection is created and lost? Assumes your computer gives an audible beep when an USB connection is made. Are you using a USB-A to USB-C cable or a USB-C to USB-C cable?