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davidfor · 05-17-2017, 07:46 PM

Note:
Kobo released this firmware on the 18th of May. Within two hours, a problem had been discovered on the Aura ONE and distribution of this release to the Aura ONE was stopped. Shortly afterwards, they released an updated version, but without updating the version numbers. Unfortunately, it seems that the original version was not replaced on some servers. Because of this, some people were downloading the firmware and getting the bad version. And since then, it appears that Kobo have started releasing 4.4.9349 to the Aura ONE instead of 4.4.9344.

With all this, I would recommend that no one sideload 4.4.9344 to the Aura ONE. If the Aura ONE has updated to 4.4.9344 and is working, it will keep working and you should not worry about it. No other devices were affected. Upgrading these devices will not be a problem.

There is a new firmware version on it's way out. This is to fix two problems:

External cards without a label were not being mounted.
Finishing a purchased kepub didn't mark the book as finished.

There are no other changes.

The update will be sent to those who received 4.4.9298 first. Then it will go to everyone else next week. That probably means Kobo are just restarting the usual distribution, but, they might have an extra rule for those on 4.4.9298. Also, Kobo have stopped distributing 4.4.9298.

The download links for sideloading will be added to https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Kobo_Firmware_Releases soon. Or you can use http://geek1011.github.io/KoboStuff/kobofirmware.html to view them. (Note: The results can depend on your IP address)

There is no updated needed for calibre. Version 2.85.1 already has support for the 4.4.x firmware.

05-17-2017, 07:46 PM	#1
davidfor Grand Sorcerer Posts: 24,907 Karma: 47303748 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia Device: Kobo:Touch,Glo, AuraH2O, GloHD,AuraONE, ClaraHD, Libra H2O; tolinoepos	New firmware release - 4.4.9344 Note: Kobo released this firmware on the 18th of May. Within two hours, a problem had been discovered on the Aura ONE and distribution of this release to the Aura ONE was stopped. Shortly afterwards, they released an updated version, but without updating the version numbers. Unfortunately, it seems that the original version was not replaced on some servers. Because of this, some people were downloading the firmware and getting the bad version. And since then, it appears that Kobo have started releasing 4.4.9349 to the Aura ONE instead of 4.4.9344. With all this, I would recommend that no one sideload 4.4.9344 to the Aura ONE. If the Aura ONE has updated to 4.4.9344 and is working, it will keep working and you should not worry about it. No other devices were affected. Upgrading these devices will not be a problem. There is a new firmware version on it's way out. This is to fix two problems: External cards without a label were not being mounted. Finishing a purchased kepub didn't mark the book as finished. There are no other changes. The update will be sent to those who received 4.4.9298 first. Then it will go to everyone else next week. That probably means Kobo are just restarting the usual distribution, but, they might have an extra rule for those on 4.4.9298. Also, Kobo have stopped distributing 4.4.9298. The download links for sideloading will be added to https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Kobo_Firmware_Releases soon. Or you can use http://geek1011.github.io/KoboStuff/kobofirmware.html to view them. (Note: The results can depend on your IP address) There is no updated needed for calibre. Version 2.85.1 already has support for the 4.4.x firmware. Last edited by davidfor; 05-18-2017 at 10:19 PM. Reason: Explanation of the Aura ONE problems.