Thread: Kobo Aura HD: "database disk image is malformed"
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Old 01-21-2014, 05:02 AM   #3
davidfor
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I put the following in the bug you raised, but there might be something more going on.

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That means the database on the device is corrupt. The device is probably working OK in most ways. You will most likely see problems if you power off and on. Most of the time you are using the device it uses a cached copy and it is only when it needs to be written or read, that problems are seen.

The fix is a new database. The simplest way is to log off on the device. It will restart and take you through the basic setup, During that, a new database will be created and then the books on the device will be reloaded. If there are still issues after this, a factory reset might be needed.
Have you retested with the Windows machine since seeing this error under Linux? One of the causes of the database corruption is not correctly ejecting the device. If you missed this at work, then the corruption would be seen the next time it was connected.

The only reasons I can think of for the difference between the computers are the cable or port used. Some problems like this have been seen with faulty cables or ports. If you can try another, that would be good.
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