Firmware 1.7.4

amo · 11-19-2010, 05:35 PM

I just connected, and it's collected the 1.7.4 firmware. What's this one going to do?

amo · 11-19-2010, 05:36 PM

Well, for one, it didn't fix the Sideloaded Epubs Sleep Problem- that's still there...

taming · 11-19-2010, 06:05 PM

Can you explain what you mean by that again, Amo?

Psyke · 11-19-2010, 06:07 PM

1.7.4 firmware on the kobo itself (check system settings on the kobo), or 1.7.4 software version for the kobo application on the PC/MAC? I know the app had been up to 1.7.3 (at my last update a couple weeks ago), but the firmware was only 1.7.1.

PeterT · 11-19-2010, 06:14 PM

1.7.4 on the Kobo and Desktop 1.7.4; both dated November 17th.

amo · 11-19-2010, 06:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by taming

Can you explain what you mean by that again, Amo?

Sideloaded books, i.e. ones not from the kobo store or pre-loaded, will not go to sleep with the single tap on the power button, but instead power the machine right down. Going to "Home" first, then putting them to sleep, works about half the time; the other half still shuts the machine down.

And yes, this is 1.7.4 on the kobo itself; I don't use the desktop app because my Mac OS is too old for it.

taming · 11-19-2010, 06:28 PM

I heard via a member of the beta group that it is a minor change to make sure customers have the newest versions of their books and book images when (or if) they get updated, without needing to sign out completely and then resync their entire library.

There may be more to it--but that is all I have heard about it yet.

jimr · 11-19-2010, 06:40 PM

Great...just updated to 1.7.4 and now everytime I update library on the application or sync to my Kobo it redownloads every book! It takes forever now. Not too sure I'd call that an improvement! Geesh...why was I so quick to update???

taming · 11-19-2010, 06:54 PM

I can't check with the desktop because I am using a different version, but the first time I connected over sync, it downloaded some books that were not in I'm Reading, but were bookmarked in the clouds and on my desktop kobo application. I shut the WiFi reader down, turned it on again, and then repeated the process. It did NOT re-download the books.

ltr · 11-19-2010, 06:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jimr

Great...just updated to 1.7.4 and now everytime I update library on the application or sync to my Kobo it redownloads every book! It takes forever now. Not too sure I'd call that an improvement! Geesh...why was I so quick to update???

Thanks for being an early adopter Jim, I think I'll live with the firmware I have now.

There has to be a better solution than to load every book - that's painful.

ltr

taming · 11-19-2010, 07:01 PM

@ltr. This may have been what happened to Jim, but it did not happen to me. I know it is very important to follow the advice when you upgrade and turn the reader off before you use it again. I'm assuming Jim did that, but sometimes folks do not. There are probably some other things that can affect how this works. I personally turn my reader off before I attempt a second sync, but that is me.

amo · 11-19-2010, 07:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by taming

were bookmarked in the clouds

bookmarked in the clouds??

Psyke · 11-19-2010, 07:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jimr

Great...just updated to 1.7.4 and now everytime I update library on the application or sync to my Kobo it redownloads every book! It takes forever now. Not too sure I'd call that an improvement! Geesh...why was I so quick to update???

odd.. while it does do it when I say update library, it doesn't do it when I sync to kobo.. I agree that it is a pain, even if it's just updating library, unless there is a change to the books I currently have, which is known to happen. It really shouldn't take this long if it's only checking if there's an update or not.

JCKobo · 11-19-2010, 07:24 PM

The Kobo Wireless Reader had a big in firmware before 1.7.4 that would cause it not to download changes to books on our servers. This means that if there are content issues that get fixed, you will never see them.

This was the top issue with our customer service team, and necessitated a hotfix from us.

If you let it finish the update once, does it still try to keep downloading every book?

taming · 11-19-2010, 07:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by amo

bookmarked in the clouds??

On the Kobo server that acts as a conduit for our readers, various apps, desktop application.

11-19-2010, 05:35 PM	#1
amo Teaist Posts: 230 Karma: 74542 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: British Columbia, Canada Device: Kobo WiFi, Kobo Aura ONE, Android cell phone	Firmware 1.7.4 I just connected, and it's collected the 1.7.4 firmware. What's this one going to do?

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11-19-2010, 05:36 PM	#2
amo Teaist Posts: 230 Karma: 74542 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: British Columbia, Canada Device: Kobo WiFi, Kobo Aura ONE, Android cell phone	Well, for one, it didn't fix the Sideloaded Epubs Sleep Problem- that's still there...

11-19-2010, 06:05 PM	#3
taming Trying for calm & polite Posts: 4,012 Karma: 9455193 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mostly in Canada Device: kobo original, WiFI, Touch, Glo, and Aura	Can you explain what you mean by that again, Amo?

11-19-2010, 06:07 PM	#4
Psyke Evangelist Posts: 482 Karma: 534340 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Ottawa/Canada Device: Kobo Wi-Fi - Kobo Touch - GNex - N7	1.7.4 firmware on the kobo itself (check system settings on the kobo), or 1.7.4 software version for the kobo application on the PC/MAC? I know the app had been up to 1.7.3 (at my last update a couple weeks ago), but the firmware was only 1.7.1.

11-19-2010, 06:14 PM	#5
PeterT Grand Sorcerer Posts: 13,698 Karma: 79983758 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto Device: Libra H2O, Libra Colour	1.7.4 on the Kobo and Desktop 1.7.4; both dated November 17th.

11-19-2010, 06:28 PM	#7
taming Trying for calm & polite Posts: 4,012 Karma: 9455193 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mostly in Canada Device: kobo original, WiFI, Touch, Glo, and Aura	I heard via a member of the beta group that it is a minor change to make sure customers have the newest versions of their books and book images when (or if) they get updated, without needing to sign out completely and then resync their entire library. There may be more to it--but that is all I have heard about it yet.

11-19-2010, 06:40 PM	#8
jimr Member Posts: 92 Karma: 32 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Kitchener, Ontario Device: Original Kobo	Great...just updated to 1.7.4 and now everytime I update library on the application or sync to my Kobo it redownloads every book! It takes forever now. Not too sure I'd call that an improvement! Geesh...why was I so quick to update???

11-19-2010, 06:54 PM	#9
taming Trying for calm & polite Posts: 4,012 Karma: 9455193 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mostly in Canada Device: kobo original, WiFI, Touch, Glo, and Aura	I can't check with the desktop because I am using a different version, but the first time I connected over sync, it downloaded some books that were not in I'm Reading, but were bookmarked in the clouds and on my desktop kobo application. I shut the WiFi reader down, turned it on again, and then repeated the process. It did NOT re-download the books.

11-19-2010, 07:01 PM	#11
taming Trying for calm & polite Posts: 4,012 Karma: 9455193 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mostly in Canada Device: kobo original, WiFI, Touch, Glo, and Aura	@ltr. This may have been what happened to Jim, but it did not happen to me. I know it is very important to follow the advice when you upgrade and turn the reader off before you use it again. I'm assuming Jim did that, but sometimes folks do not. There are probably some other things that can affect how this works. I personally turn my reader off before I attempt a second sync, but that is me.

11-19-2010, 07:24 PM	#14
JCKobo Kobo Product Guy Posts: 244 Karma: 36848 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Toronto Device: Kobo Vox	The Kobo Wireless Reader had a big in firmware before 1.7.4 that would cause it not to download changes to books on our servers. This means that if there are content issues that get fixed, you will never see them. This was the top issue with our customer service team, and necessitated a hotfix from us. If you let it finish the update once, does it still try to keep downloading every book?