Touch Kobo Touch Firmware 2.0

[taming]

Originally Posted by VirgoGirl

Does anyone have a direct Kobo site link to firmware .17? I'm currently using that one, and would like to have a back up of it while they sort out firmware 2.? . Thanks!

Whitecoulis customer service gives this link: http://download.kobobooks.com/firmwa...ate-1.9.17.zip

[VirgoGirl]

Originally Posted by taming

Whitecoulis customer service gives this link: http://download.kobobooks.com/firmwa...ate-1.9.17.zip

Thank you!! Perfect!! I can live with the margin issue - not that I ever figured out the margin button - or what turning down the corner manually did.

Might just be me, but 2.0.2 seems to have fixed some of the font rendering issues, particularly with Charis SIL.

[camtosh]

Originally Posted by toeragamuffin

I did a manual update and can happily report that my device is functioning significantly faster, including page turns and general navigation.
The process was this:
I downloaded: http://download.kobobooks.com/firmwa...date-2.0.2.zip
I unrared then unzipped the 2.0.2 pack and placed; KoboRoot.tgz, manifest.md5sum, & the upgrade folder in kobo/kobo folder on the device.
Unplugged the kobo from pc then it went through update proceedure.
Even though on the kobo it still says version 2.0 the above mentioned changes are very noticable.

Ohayo from Tokyo, a newbie here. I just bought a KT in Toronto, brought it back to Japan and it updated to 2.0 the second time that I synced it to the computer. It's working ok, a bit slow on the page turns, but not unlivable. I am wondering whether to try the Japan build or wait for the updated one for the North American kobo? is there a difference in the hardware? or just the firmware? Kind of afraid to plug it in to my mac, in case it upgrades automatically again... o.O;

[Alissa]

Originally Posted by camtosh

is there a difference in the hardware? or just the firmware?

I want to know the same thing in a reversed way.

I'm in Japan and just bought a Kobo Touch from Rakuten. Is it the same hardware as those sold in Canada/US/Europe?

On my KT, I see a Rakuten logo just below the kobo logo on the front top and a Japanese Wi-Fi certification number on the bottom edge, so I guess this hardware is dedicated for Japanese market, but it doesn't mean there are some differences inside.

[camtosh]

Originally Posted by Alissa

I want to know the same thing in a reversed way.

I'm in Japan and just bought a Kobo Touch from Rakuten. Is it the same hardware as those sold in Canada/US/Europe?

On my KT, I see a Rakuten logo just below the kobo logo on the front top and a Japanese Wi-Fi certification number on the bottom edge, so I guess this hardware is dedicated for Japanese market, but it doesn't mean there are some differences inside.

How is it working so far? are the page turns ok?

[DNSB]

Just gave a try to the 2.0.2 update so a couple of notes.

Georgia now has the diacritical marks back that disappeared in the 2.0.0 update pair.

I tried powering off while reading a book and it did not disappear and show as unread. On the other hand, the Kobo Quick Tour showed as the first item on the carousel after a power on until I marked it as finished. Book covers seem to be working properly again.

A factory reset is a bit slower now at processing my sideloaded books, still faster than 1.9.17 though.

I was hoping to see the page rotation/whatever the heck else tool visible when you tap the center of the screen in the Quick Tour extended to all documents but that seems to be waiting for a future update.

[John F]

Looks like the book delete glitch is fixed (I'm using 2.0.0 first release).

[kumaryu]

Originally Posted by Alissa

I want to know the same thing in a reversed way.

I'm in Japan and just bought a Kobo Touch from Rakuten. Is it the same hardware as those sold in Canada/US/Europe?

On my KT, I see a Rakuten logo just below the kobo logo on the front top and a Japanese Wi-Fi certification number on the bottom edge, so I guess this hardware is dedicated for Japanese market, but it doesn't mean there are some differences inside.

Hardware:
Its my understanding that the hardware in all territories is the same. despite the technical specifications on www.kobobooks.com/touch_tech stating that the main processor is a Freescale iMX508 and that on kobo.rakuten.co.jp listing the processor as iMX507.

It would appear from posts elsewhere that a number of recently purchased KTs outside of Japan comes equipped with iMX507.

Firmware:
As for the firmware that's installed on the device when initially purchased, I believe that the devices bought in Japan would have the <affiliate>. directory in the hidden <.kobo> diectory containing data that would display Rakuten branded splash, "sleep" and "powered off" screens.

If its anything like the French affiliate branding from FNAC, these brandings may may be overridden by a user initiated Factory reset" (settings>Device Information>Factory Reset). This may be reverted however under certain induced reset conditions (ie when the device crashes and resets for some reason).

In Japan, the initial firmware versions shipped were:v2.0.0
The updated firmware version would be v2.0.2 at present.

The interface language may be changed at any time from:
Settings>Language>

Display fonts for content may be changed from:
"Font/styles" menu" >Font Face> (Jaapnese fonts are "Ryumin" anf "Gothic MB101")

Online Connection
The main contentious issue may be your ability to connect to kobo.com's English language content from Japan. Refer to the posts here for details on this topic. There are however, a number of methods (side-loading books) to transfer books without using the purchase mechanism onboard the device or Kobo Desktop app.

[Ninjalawyer]

Originally Posted by taming

Whitecoulis customer service gives this link: http://download.kobobooks.com/firmwa...ate-1.9.17.zip

Much appreciated; I can't stand how slow page turns are in this new firmware.

[MacEachaidh]

Originally Posted by Ninjalawyer

Much appreciated; I can't stand how slow page turns are in this new firmware.

You're certainly not alone, Ninjalawyer. With all the expressed dissatisfaction, I'm guessing (no really, that should read hoping) Kobo will address it sooner rather than later.

[libeluratio]

Hello everybody, did anyone encountered the same problem with pdf that I have, since updating to 2.0 ?

I've created a thred here:

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=185571

Thanks

[Jaden]

I tried to update to 2.0.2 and it didn't work. For a few hours it looked like I had a bricked Kobo.

Somehow I managed to trigger a factory reset by repeatedly holding home button and power button and pressing the pinhole button in the back again and again.

After a few hours of working on my touch I'm back to 2.0.0 and will wait for an update that's "official for all"...

Good thing is: All the shelves got safed by synchronising and all of the Kobo books were sorted back in automatically. Not the sideloaded books, though... But at least there's no need to create the shelves again.

[ltr]

Somehow I managed to trigger a factory reset by repeatedly holding home button and power button and pressing the pinhole button in the back again and again.

Is there a difference between (HOME and POWER) and (HOME and PINHOLE)?

I keep reading one or the other. Which one is actually a factory reset?

ltr

[Jaden]

Originally Posted by ltr

Is there a difference between (HOME and POWER) and (HOME and PINHOLE)?

I keep reading one or the other. Which one is actually a factory reset?

ltr

Both versions normally trigger a factory reset. If the power button + home button doesn't work (which can happen, I had the problem once before), there's still the pinhole.

This time I even tried to hit all of them together when nothing worked... and eventually something triggered the factory reset. So it seems it doesn't hurt to try several combinations...