Aura After update to 4.1.7729, Kobo Aura no longer connects to linux computer or Calibre

voidptr · 12-06-2016, 02:58 PM

I just got my new Kobo Aura yesterday, and was very excited to use it. I plugged it in to my Linux computer, fired up Calibre, and everything was awesome! I was able to sync my book library, and everything was hunky dory.

Later on that night, during Sync, it popped up saying there was a system update. I went ahead and let it sync and update the system. Everything seemed fine.

But, this morning, I went to plug it in, and Linux no longer recognizes the reader. Dmesg shows a connection for a high speed USB device, but nothing else happens. When I plug it in, the device asks me if I want to connect, like usual, and drops in to the "connected" screen, as if everything were working.

I hooked it up to my wife's iMac, and it worked right away. So, something in the software update made it so I can't connect to Linux.

Anyone else have this problem? It's pretty much a dealbreaker for me.

Amon_Re · 12-06-2016, 03:10 PM

No idea what's up with the Aura but both my H2O and my Aura One work with linux & the latest version of their firmware.

Maybe post the whole dmesg log? Maybe there's a clue

voidptr · 12-06-2016, 03:59 PM

AHA! I fixed it. While there was nothing informative in dmesg, I took a look in journalctl, and discovered mtp-probe poking at the device. So, I uninstalled some superfluous MTP libraries, rebooted, and now it mounts just fine. Yay! Thanks for the help!

12-06-2016, 02:58 PM	#1
voidptr Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 14644 Join Date: Dec 2016 Device: Kobo Aura Edition 2	After update to 4.1.7729, Kobo Aura no longer connects to linux computer or Calibre I just got my new Kobo Aura yesterday, and was very excited to use it. I plugged it in to my Linux computer, fired up Calibre, and everything was awesome! I was able to sync my book library, and everything was hunky dory. Later on that night, during Sync, it popped up saying there was a system update. I went ahead and let it sync and update the system. Everything seemed fine. But, this morning, I went to plug it in, and Linux no longer recognizes the reader. Dmesg shows a connection for a high speed USB device, but nothing else happens. When I plug it in, the device asks me if I want to connect, like usual, and drops in to the "connected" screen, as if everything were working. I hooked it up to my wife's iMac, and it worked right away. So, something in the software update made it so I can't connect to Linux. Anyone else have this problem? It's pretty much a dealbreaker for me.

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12-06-2016, 03:10 PM	#2
Amon_Re Zealot Posts: 132 Karma: 14644 Join Date: Sep 2015 Device: Kobo Elipsa, Poketbook Inkpad 3 & Boyue Likebook Minas	No idea what's up with the Aura but both my H2O and my Aura One work with linux & the latest version of their firmware. Maybe post the whole dmesg log? Maybe there's a clue

12-06-2016, 03:59 PM	#3
voidptr Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 14644 Join Date: Dec 2016 Device: Kobo Aura Edition 2	AHA! I fixed it. While there was nothing informative in dmesg, I took a look in journalctl, and discovered mtp-probe poking at the device. So, I uninstalled some superfluous MTP libraries, rebooted, and now it mounts just fine. Yay! Thanks for the help!

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