Mini Very buggy Kobo Mini on 4.38 Glo firmware!

j0lol · 10-18-2024, 06:53 AM

Hi! I'm trying to update my old Kobo Mini.
I had a working KoReader installation on the latest supported version, with KSM. It was okay but I wanted to try Plato and NickelMenu.

I uninstalled KSM and, with instructions I found on the forum, installed the latest Glo firmware (4.38.23038), then installed the Plato 'one-click' install. After that, I realised that I actually want KoReader as well so I installed the Plato+KoReader 'one-click'. I'm not sure if that was an issue but they both independently seem to work fine.

One issue now that I'm on the latest firmware is that everything is choppy. In Nickel, any scrolling (or quick tour navigation?) will glitch out the screen. Reading seems to work fine.

In Plato or KoReader, they both freeze very easily. In perfect conditions, it seems to be fine, but if I dare change the font size, a crash is imminent. I assume this is a RAM problem or something?

j0lol · 10-18-2024, 07:34 AM

I'm now getting crashes just reading in KoReader or Plato! Agh

j0lol · 10-18-2024, 02:55 PM

I have tried:

Uninstalling KFMon and only using NickelMenu
Uninstalling NickelMenu and only using KFMon
Downgrading to 4.26 as per Plato's issues: https://github.com/baskerville/plato/issues/158

Nothing has helped!

j0lol · 10-18-2024, 03:43 PM

Fixed it. I thought the "upgrade" folder was not needed in the update... somehow.

10-18-2024, 06:53 AM	#1
j0lol Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2024 Device: Kobo Mini	Very buggy Kobo Mini on 4.38 Glo firmware! Hi! I'm trying to update my old Kobo Mini. I had a working KoReader installation on the latest supported version, with KSM. It was okay but I wanted to try Plato and NickelMenu. I uninstalled KSM and, with instructions I found on the forum, installed the latest Glo firmware (4.38.23038), then installed the Plato 'one-click' install. After that, I realised that I actually want KoReader as well so I installed the Plato+KoReader 'one-click'. I'm not sure if that was an issue but they both independently seem to work fine. One issue now that I'm on the latest firmware is that everything is choppy. In Nickel, any scrolling (or quick tour navigation?) will glitch out the screen. Reading seems to work fine. In Plato or KoReader, they both freeze very easily. In perfect conditions, it seems to be fine, but if I dare change the font size, a crash is imminent. I assume this is a RAM problem or something?

10-18-2024, 02:55 PM	#3
j0lol Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2024 Device: Kobo Mini	I have tried: Uninstalling KFMon and only using NickelMenu Uninstalling NickelMenu and only using KFMon Downgrading to 4.26 as per Plato's issues: https://github.com/baskerville/plato/issues/158 Nothing has helped!

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10-18-2024, 07:34 AM	#2
j0lol Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2024 Device: Kobo Mini	I'm now getting crashes just reading in KoReader or Plato! Agh

10-18-2024, 03:43 PM	#4
j0lol Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2024 Device: Kobo Mini	Fixed it. I thought the "upgrade" folder was not needed in the update... somehow.

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