SleepCovers and connecting to device

[ownedbycats]

For Christmas, I got a third-party SleepCover for my Libra H2O. (kwmobile, for anyone interested.)

However, if I connect the USB cable while the cover is closed, the popup to offer to connect to the computer doesn't appear when I open it.

NickelMenu has the 'USB connection' option, but I tried it a while ago and ended up uninstalling it for reasons I fail to remember. I'm willing to try again, but are there any other options?

[ownedbycats]

After trying NM again, I remember why I uninstalled it: because it's possible to run force_usb_connection when the Kobo isn't connected and result in it getting stuck

[ownedbycats]

Solved! I added this to nickelmenu config:

menu_item : main : Toggle Autoconnect : nickel_setting: toggle : auto_usb_gadget

After enabling it, it'll connect with the cover closed.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by ownedbycats

Solved! I added this to nickelmenu config:

menu_item : main : Toggle Autoconnect : nickel_setting: toggle : auto_usb_gadget

After enabling it, it'll connect with the cover closed.

Connecting with the cover closed is not a good idea. You cannot press the connect button. Also, when the cover is closed, the Kobo is asleep. Open the cover and then connecting will work.

Which design cover did you get? kwmobile has a lot of designs.

[ownedbycats]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Connecting with the cover closed is not a good idea. You cannot press the connect button. Also, when the cover is closed, the Kobo is asleep. Open the cover and then connecting will work.

After enabling auto_usb_gadget, it connects while the cover is closed.

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Which design cover did you get? kwmobile has a lot of designs.

This one, 'cosmic nature.'

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by ownedbycats

This one, 'cosmic nature.'

I like that one.

[ownedbycats]

It's a nice cover! the only issue I have so far is that I had to get the neighbour to help me put it on.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by ownedbycats

It's a nice cover! the only issue I have so far is that I had to get the neighbour to help me put it on.

Tight fit I take it. I've hardly ever taken off the case.

[ownedbycats]

Yup. It also makes the 'taking it into a bubble bath' issue a bit moot, as the cover's some sort of cloth/leather and probably not too water-resistent.

btw, @JSWolf: I decided to keep the 'connect to device' on my NickelMenu as it's useful when importing new books. But in case of mishaps, do you know how to pull a Kobo out of a 'connected and charging' state when it actually isn't?

[chrisridd]

Originally Posted by ownedbycats

After enabling auto_usb_gadget, it connects while the cover is closed.



This one, 'cosmic nature.'

That looks nice. How well do the kwmobile cases last over time - the hinge part and the edges in particular?

[Lys]

Originally Posted by chrisridd

That looks nice. How well do the kwmobile cases last over time - the hinge part and the edges in particular?

This is my cover, after 3 full years of daily usage.
I never take it out, it gets thrown in my bag without much care.
The back is pretty much as good as new. On the front, you can see some signs of weariness but nothing much. I've been using kwmobile cases for years now, and I've always been pretty pleased with them

[chrisridd]

That's not too bad. In contrast, I bought a Moko cover for my Aura ONE in 2019 and the spine is pretty threadbare, no doubt due to throwing it in my gym bag. That cover replaced an identical Moko cover that the edging had started to come away from, hm not actually a glowing recommendation is it?