USB-C/Micro USB adapter for Kobo?

Sirtel · 12-14-2020, 02:41 AM

My Libra refuses to connect to my newest laptop (Dell) via two different USB-C/USB adapters. Which, I should mention, my Oasis has no problem with. Can anyone recommend a USB-C/micro USB adapter suitable for a Kobo? My Dell only has USB-C ports. There are various adapters available all over the net, but I'm not sure which of them (if any) would work with a Kobo.

rcentros · 12-18-2020, 04:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Sirtel

My Libra refuses to connect to my newest laptop (Dell) via two different USB-C/USB adapters. Which, I should mention, my Oasis has no problem with. Can anyone recommend a USB-C/micro USB adapter suitable for a Kobo? My Dell only has USB-C ports. There are various adapters available all over the net, but I'm not sure which of them (if any) would work with a Kobo.

Maybe a USB-C to USB 2.0 Hub?

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...pd_gw_unk&th=1

I'm only guessing, since this is what seems to work consistently for PhyrePhox when connecting to his Mac. Found in this thread...

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=288273

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I often have trouble syncing my H2O Ed. 2 and the new Forma to my MacBook Pro 2012. Troubleshooting led me to conclude that the Kobo works consistently when connected to a USB 2.0 port on the Mac. However, the 2012 and later Macs don't have a USB 2.0 port, only USB 3.0. So, I hook up a cheap (whatever I have laying around, even dollar-store) USB 2.0 hub to the MacBook Pro, then the Kobo to the hub using any data-capable USB A to USB micro cable.

I tried hooking up my Kobo Aura HD to my wife's Dell computer (that only has USB-C ports) using the USB/HDMI adapter that came with it and had no luck with that. I'm pretty sure that port is a 3.0 USB A, however.

Sirtel · 12-18-2020, 07:06 AM

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Originally Posted by rcentros

Maybe a USB-C to USB 2.0 Hub?

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...pd_gw_unk&th=1

I'm only guessing, since this is what seems to work consistently for PhyrePhox when connecting to his Mac. Found in this thread...

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=288273

I tried hooking up my Kobo Aura HD to my wife's Dell computer (that only has USB-C ports) using the USB/HDMI adapter that came with it and had no luck with that. I'm pretty sure that port is a 3.0 USB A, however.

Yes. That's probably the way I'll have to take. Fortunately such hubs are available locally as well, so no shipping costs.

Eh. More and more cables, hubs and adapters... when is it going to end? Not soon, I guess.

hobnail · 12-18-2020, 01:42 PM

I got one with my Pixel 2. Works great. So go buy a new Pixel 5 (but make sure it comes with the adapter).

And flash drives always come in handy; this one also has a C -> A adapter built in.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FGHZLHP

Oops, sorry, that's going the wrong way. Maybe see if Samsung makes one that does A -> C.

Oops, now I take that back. It looks like from the 5th picture that it does do A -> C. Anyhow, I have one on order and it should be arriving "any day now" so we'll know then.

hobnail · 12-18-2020, 07:18 PM

The conversion is the wrong direction but I just used this

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07F63PXNX/

And this

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B085VT1VJT/

To install a nonstandard Raspberry Pi Linux onto a microsd card and it booted and runs like a charm.

It looks like they make what you want. And that 5-in-1 hub looks like it could be handy.

https://www.amazon.com/stores/Syntec...0-8A4B23149454

It was a bit of a Frankenstein setup; the microsd card reader was wide and the USB A ports on the laptop I was using are very close together. So I plugged the microsd card reader into the hub and plugged the ethernet cable into it and then used the converter to plug it into the laptop.

Sirtel · 12-18-2020, 07:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hobnail

The conversion is the wrong direction but I just used this

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07F63PXNX/

And this

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B085VT1VJT/

To install a nonstandard Raspberry Pi Linux onto a microsd card and it booted and runs like a charm.

It looks like they make what you want. And that 5-in-1 hub looks like it could be handy.

https://www.amazon.com/stores/Syntec...0-8A4B23149454

It was a bit of a Frankenstein setup; the microsd card reader was wide and the USB A ports on the laptop I was using are very close together. So I plugged the microsd card reader into the hub and plugged the ethernet cable into it and then used the converter to plug it into the laptop.

Have you tried those hubs and adapters with a Kobo? Because I have two USB C/USB A adapters that work perfectly with everything else, even a Kindle, but not with my Kobo.

Katja_hbg · 12-20-2020, 02:59 AM

maybe this is out of topic but maybe you face the same issue as I. Recently and suddenly my kobo aura one was not recognized by win10 anymore while glo hd had no issue.
After ... horrible time ... I got the following hint which help. Translated by Google, therefore the menu naming could be different.
In short: deinstall the device with its driver, disconnect and connect again.

Control Panel, Administration, in the right field: Computer Management, left: Disk Management, search for this “Disk”, right mouse button, Properties, Tab Driver, Uninstall device, tick remove driver. Unplug reader and reconnect.

Sirtel · 12-20-2020, 03:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Katja_hbg

maybe this is out of topic but maybe you face the same issue as I. Recently and suddenly my kobo aura one was not recognized by win10 anymore while glo hd had no issue.
After ... horrible time ... I got the following hint which help. Translated by Google, therefore the menu naming could be different.
In short: deinstall the device with its driver, disconnect and connect again.

Control Panel, Administration, in the right field: Computer Management, left: Disk Management, search for this “Disk”, right mouse button, Properties, Tab Driver, Uninstall device, tick remove driver. Unplug reader and reconnect.

Unfortunately my Libra doesn't even show up as a disk.

There's nothing to deinstall. It charges, but won't connect to my Dell laptop at all.

I'm going to get that USB 2 hub, but not before January. The budget is pretty tight just now.

Quoth · 12-20-2020, 07:51 AM

I got a USB hub for about €2 in a local "Euro bargain store". Though it's a USB A plug. A €3 model from a different store has a Micro USB socket.

I have a relative in a place that designs USB-C HW & SW, they think it's a mess of a design.

12-14-2020, 02:41 AM	#1
Sirtel Grand Sorcerer Posts: 13,461 Karma: 239219453 Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Estonia Device: Kobo Sage & Libra 2	USB-C/Micro USB adapter for Kobo? My Libra refuses to connect to my newest laptop (Dell) via two different USB-C/USB adapters. Which, I should mention, my Oasis has no problem with. Can anyone recommend a USB-C/micro USB adapter suitable for a Kobo? My Dell only has USB-C ports. There are various adapters available all over the net, but I'm not sure which of them (if any) would work with a Kobo.

12-18-2020, 01:42 PM	#4
hobnail Running with scissors Posts: 1,586 Karma: 14328510 Join Date: Nov 2019 Device: none	I got one with my Pixel 2. Works great. So go buy a new Pixel 5 (but make sure it comes with the adapter). And flash drives always come in handy; this one also has a C -> A adapter built in. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FGHZLHP Oops, sorry, that's going the wrong way. Maybe see if Samsung makes one that does A -> C. Oops, now I take that back. It looks like from the 5th picture that it does do A -> C. Anyhow, I have one on order and it should be arriving "any day now" so we'll know then. Last edited by hobnail; 12-18-2020 at 01:50 PM.

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12-18-2020, 07:18 PM	#5
hobnail Running with scissors Posts: 1,586 Karma: 14328510 Join Date: Nov 2019 Device: none	The conversion is the wrong direction but I just used this https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07F63PXNX/ And this https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B085VT1VJT/ To install a nonstandard Raspberry Pi Linux onto a microsd card and it booted and runs like a charm. It looks like they make what you want. And that 5-in-1 hub looks like it could be handy. https://www.amazon.com/stores/Syntec...0-8A4B23149454 It was a bit of a Frankenstein setup; the microsd card reader was wide and the USB A ports on the laptop I was using are very close together. So I plugged the microsd card reader into the hub and plugged the ethernet cable into it and then used the converter to plug it into the laptop.

12-20-2020, 02:59 AM	#7
Katja_hbg Groupie Posts: 183 Karma: 158116 Join Date: Oct 2015 Device: Kobo Glo HD (landscape), Kobo Aura One	maybe this is out of topic but maybe you face the same issue as I. Recently and suddenly my kobo aura one was not recognized by win10 anymore while glo hd had no issue. After ... horrible time ... I got the following hint which help. Translated by Google, therefore the menu naming could be different. In short: deinstall the device with its driver, disconnect and connect again. Control Panel, Administration, in the right field: Computer Management, left: Disk Management, search for this “Disk”, right mouse button, Properties, Tab Driver, Uninstall device, tick remove driver. Unplug reader and reconnect.

12-20-2020, 07:51 AM	#9
Quoth Still reading Posts: 14,010 Karma: 105092227 Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Ireland Device: All 4 Kinds: epub eink, Kindle, android eink, NxtPaper	I got a USB hub for about €2 in a local "Euro bargain store". Though it's a USB A plug. A €3 model from a different store has a Micro USB socket. I have a relative in a place that designs USB-C HW & SW, they think it's a mess of a design.

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