Aura HD Cbr files

[pajarillo80]

Hello everyone.

I've recently bought a kobo aura hd. I like it and have had no problems adding epub format books.
However I have been able to add cbr files. I use caliber to put them on the reader, but they are not in the library.

I have the firmware 2.8.1 and I use the internal memory, I will buy a microsd card later.

Excuse for my English, it is very basic.
Thanks.

[pajarillo80]

Can anyone help me, please? Thanks.

[Ken Maltby]

You could try changing the CBR into a CBZ. You might try Koreader, they have addressed issues about CBR files in recent builds.

Luck;
Ken

[PeterT]

Have you verified that these actually ARE CBR files and not misnamed CBZ's?

The EASIEST way to verify the internal format is to open each of the files in a TEXT editor (ie Notepad or similar). A cbr / rar file starts with the eyecatcher Rar! and a cbz / zip file starts with PK.

Please try these 4 attached CBR / CBZ files and see which (if any) appear

GRR... One can't attach cbr / cbz files here directly, so please download and try the 4 files at this location.

My testing (albeit with a beta firmware version) shows that only xkcd_1.cbr and xkcd_2.cbz work. Why you ask?

Simply put xkcd_3 is actually NOT a cbz but a cbr (ie internal format is RAR not ZIP).

Likewise xkcd_4 is actually NOT a cbr but a cbz (ie internal format is ZIP not RAR).

[pajarillo80]

Thank you for your help ken, I'll try the program later. I renamed the file to cbz, but still does not work.

Originally Posted by PeterT

Have you verified that these actually ARE CBR files and not misnamed CBZ's?

The EASIEST way to verify the internal format is to open each of the files in a TEXT editor (ie Notepad or similar). A cbr / rar file starts with the eyecatcher Rar! and a cbz / zip file starts with PK.

Please try these 4 attached CBR / CBZ files and see which (if any) appear

GRR... One can't attach cbr / cbz files here directly, so please download and try the 4 files at this location.

My testing (albeit with a beta firmware version) shows that only xkcd_1.cbr and xkcd_2.cbz work. Why you ask?

Simply put xkcd_3 is actually NOT a cbz but a cbr (ie internal format is RAR not ZIP).

Likewise xkcd_4 is actually NOT a cbr but a cbz (ie internal format is ZIP not RAR).

The cbr file I tried to put in the reader, it starts with Rar! in the text editor.

I tried the four files, but only the number 2 it recognizes. What I can do?
Thank you for your help.

[PeterT]

Interesting. This does seem to show an issue with RAR / cbr files. What is the build info from Settings | Device Info? (ie 2.8.1 followed by a long string of characters and a date).

Can you convert the cbr to a cbz? I just opened the fils in WinZip and saved as a zip file.

http://www.advogato.org/person/AlanH...html?start=363 looks to have a script that might help.

[pajarillo80]

My firmware version is b2co5cdaoe.

I used the script in a cbr file and the reader reconigzes it. Tomorrow I will do more testing.

Thank again.

[supermaily]

My Aura HD (firmware: 2.8.1, b2co5cdaoe) also don't recognize cbr files (rar archive), but after repack to zip and rename to cbz it works perfect. Try my way

[Ken Maltby]

Originally Posted by supermaily

My Aura HD (firmware: 2.8.1, b2co5cdaoe) also don't recognize cbr files (rar archive), but after repack to zip and rename to cbz it works perfect. Try my way

That is what I was trying to suggest earlier, it looks like I should have spelled it out as you did here. WinRAR lets you save as a .zip, as do most compression programs that handle .rar files.

Luck;
Ken

[SanMes]

Originally Posted by PeterT

Have you verified that these actually ARE CBR files and not misnamed CBZ's?

The EASIEST way to verify the internal format is to open each of the files in a TEXT editor (ie Notepad or similar). A cbr / rar file starts with the eyecatcher Rar! and a cbz / zip file starts with PK.

Please try these 4 attached CBR / CBZ files and see which (if any) appear

GRR... One can't attach cbr / cbz files here directly, so please download and try the 4 files at this location.

My testing (albeit with a beta firmware version) shows that only xkcd_1.cbr and xkcd_2.cbz work. Why you ask?


Simply put xkcd_3 is actually NOT a cbz but a cbr (ie internal format is RAR not ZIP).

Likewise xkcd_4 is actually NOT a cbr but a cbz (ie internal format is ZIP not RAR).

Thanks it worked great.

[GERGE]

Also, you might want to use this: http://kcc.iosphe.re/

[Fizunice]

Great tool, thanks a lot!