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Old 09-02-2025, 03:54 PM   #1
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Hi community,
After trying to connect calibre I had some bug and I needed to reset my e-reader.
I went as far as a hard reset, but now it loops back to the page with the choice to connect via cable or via Wifi.
Can anyone help solve this.
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Old 09-02-2025, 04:52 PM   #2
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Hi community,
After trying to connect calibre I had some bug and I needed to reset my e-reader.
I went as far as a hard reset, but now it loops back to the page with the choice to connect via cable or via Wifi.
Can anyone help solve this.
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Old 09-03-2025, 12:34 AM   #3
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Originally Posted by pier59 View Post
Hi community,
After trying to connect calibre I had some bug and I needed to reset my e-reader.
I went as far as a hard reset, but now it loops back to the page with the choice to connect via cable or via Wifi.
Can anyone help solve this.
The issue is that the factory firmware on a Kobo Glo is too old to have the SSL security needed now so it is unable to connect (TLS??? What's that?).

You can either set it up with the Kobo Desktop app (if it is available in your area) or by downloading the latest firmware using the links on Patrick Gaskin's Kobo Firmware Downloads page. Once you have the downloaded file, unzip it and copy the KoboRoot.tgz & manifest.md5sum files and the upgrade directory to the .kobo directory and safely eject it. It should then update to the latest firmware and be able to connect to your WiFi to register, etc.
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Old 09-04-2025, 03:51 PM   #4
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HI today,
I could solve the problem thanks to this https://doc.ubuntu-fr.org/kobo_by_fnac
(after gbm links) . And it was working and I refilled it with Calibre, but no Wifi connection.
Then implementing the firmware update after DNSB's it is blank with a scintillating kinda line in the middle. The LED flashes green when turning it on.
Any idea what went wrong ?
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