Touch Firmware 2.1.4 - Page 16

HarleyB · 10-09-2012, 07:52 PM

Thanks for the info jusmee.
I'll see how today goes... maybe I'll try a reset or maybe I'll just read

robko · 10-09-2012, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by HarleyB

Thanks for the info jusmee.
I'll see how today goes... maybe I'll try a reset or maybe I'll just read

I would definitely hold off on a reset. You likely won't get the update from doing that so likely lots of pain for no gain.

RoninTech · 10-09-2012, 09:54 PM

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Originally Posted by PeterT

Wouldn't t make sense to wait for 2.1.4 to stabilize before mucking around with hacking it?

Not really, no. Ikarus obviously has the time so he can do what he likes with it. Nothing wrong with validating the toolchain and getting a hello world up and running. Options are good.

Kudos to ikarus for taking the initiative!!

Bookpossum · 10-09-2012, 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by jusmee

Yes. I purchased from JB HiFi. I manually updated to 2.1.1 and the official 2.1.4 came through just fine via WiFi.

I have just checked again, and still the Kobo remains on 2.0.4.

Xennex1170 · 10-09-2012, 10:35 PM

No luck here in Hawaii on the OTA update to 2.1.4.. Actually kind of strange since I'm still on 1.9.17.. No update to the 2.x.x series yet. :P No rush.. Perfectly happy with 1.9.17 for now.

Katel · 10-09-2012, 11:17 PM

Melbourne 2.20pm - just tried and no update.

murg · 10-09-2012, 11:20 PM

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Originally Posted by PeterT

OOPS... I *USE* Georgia!

Does this make you typical or atypical?

murg · 10-09-2012, 11:22 PM

For the people being updated from 2.0.0. to 2.0.0. try doing another update through the desktop.

It took 2 updates to go from 2.0.0 to 2.0.4 for me. I think that the first upgrade does something, but not sure. The second loads 2.0.4.

jusmee · 10-10-2012, 12:12 AM

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Originally Posted by murg

For the people being updated from 2.0.0. to 2.0.0. try doing another update through the desktop.

It took 2 updates to go from 2.0.0 to 2.0.4 for me. I think that the first upgrade does something, but not sure. The second loads 2.0.4.

I wonder if they could make it ANY more confusing?

MorganM · 10-10-2012, 12:33 AM

I have been trying through wifi, so maybe I will try through the desktop.

Bookpossum · 10-10-2012, 03:07 AM

I was doing it through the desktop each time as I have the Wifi switched off. I think Australia has been dropped off Kobo's map of the world.

jusmee · 10-10-2012, 03:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Bookpossum

I was doing it through the desktop each time as I have the Wifi switched off. I think Australia has been dropped off Kobo's map of the world.

As I keep saying, no it hasn't, mine came through.

Chocky · 10-10-2012, 03:51 AM

Just tried again in the UK, (08:50), and still no update to 2.1.4, stuck on 2.0.0 r41166

Erkhyan · 10-10-2012, 04:16 AM

Kobo touch here, bought in Australia but used in Madagascar. I didn’t check whether the automatic update was available here, since I manually updated at the first occasion (from a manual installation of 2.1.1).

No major issues so far, everything works well, except for a small (?) problem: using that modified Charis SIL font available somewhere on this forum, the device has become unable to correctly display the middle character in this sequence…

Code:

<p class="scenebreak">&mdash;&nbsp;&diams;&nbsp;&mdash;</p>

… which I use in my home-made ePubs. Instead of the black diamond it is supposed to display, it now shows an empty square (the one that usually replaces an unknown character). The weird part is that it displayed correctly before the update, and still displays fine using the Ubuntu, Bookman Old Style and Linux Libertine G fonts (in short, using any font other than the one I prefer using).

ikarus9999 · 10-10-2012, 06:47 AM

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Originally Posted by PeterT

Wouldn't t make sense to wait for 2.1.4 to stabilize before mucking around with hacking it?

As it was quite easy to get the toolchain up and running again I thought I'll start modifying the main screen to fit my needs.
Personally I don't have any issues with 2.1.4 (I've manually installed the firmware and so far everything works.)

The thing is I bought a kobo mainly because I liked the device at that moment. With every firmware update kobo added more features related to their shop which isn't useful for me as I only read sideloaded epubs. That's why I've started modifying the firmware.

10-10-2012, 04:16 AM	#239
Erkhyan Member Posts: 19 Karma: 124040 Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Antananarivo, Madagascar Device: Kobo Touch	Kobo touch here, bought in Australia but used in Madagascar. I didn’t check whether the automatic update was available here, since I manually updated at the first occasion (from a manual installation of 2.1.1). No major issues so far, everything works well, except for a small (?) problem: using that modified Charis SIL font available somewhere on this forum, the device has become unable to correctly display the middle character in this sequence… Code: <p class="scenebreak">— &diams; —</p> … which I use in my home-made ePubs. Instead of the black diamond it is supposed to display, it now shows an empty square (the one that usually replaces an unknown character). The weird part is that it displayed correctly before the update, and still displays fine using the Ubuntu, Bookman Old Style and Linux Libertine G fonts (in short, using any font other than the one I prefer using).

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10-09-2012, 07:52 PM	#226
HarleyB Fanatic Posts: 565 Karma: 1113286 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast Australia Device: Kobo (RIP), iPad, iPhone 4, Kobo Touch x2, Kobo Glo	Thanks for the info jusmee. I'll see how today goes... maybe I'll try a reset or maybe I'll just read

10-09-2012, 10:35 PM	#230
Xennex1170 Addict Posts: 355 Karma: 289856 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Honolulu, Hawaii Device: Kobo Touch	No luck here in Hawaii on the OTA update to 2.1.4.. Actually kind of strange since I'm still on 1.9.17.. No update to the 2.x.x series yet. :P No rush.. Perfectly happy with 1.9.17 for now.

10-09-2012, 11:17 PM	#231
Katel Evangelist Posts: 402 Karma: 10038776 Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: NSW Regional Device: Kobo Aura	Melbourne 2.20pm - just tried and no update.

10-09-2012, 11:22 PM	#233
murg No Comment Posts: 3,240 Karma: 23878043 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Australia Device: Kobo: Not just an eReader, it's an adventure!	For the people being updated from 2.0.0. to 2.0.0. try doing another update through the desktop. It took 2 updates to go from 2.0.0 to 2.0.4 for me. I think that the first upgrade does something, but not sure. The second loads 2.0.4.

10-10-2012, 12:33 AM	#235
MorganM Fanatic Posts: 563 Karma: 1089963 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Australia Device: Kobo Libra H2o	I have been trying through wifi, so maybe I will try through the desktop.

10-10-2012, 03:07 AM	#236
Bookpossum Snoozing in the sun Posts: 10,145 Karma: 115423645 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: iPad Mini, Kobo Touch	I was doing it through the desktop each time as I have the Wifi switched off. I think Australia has been dropped off Kobo's map of the world.

10-10-2012, 03:51 AM	#238
Chocky Addict Posts: 359 Karma: 162138 Join Date: Jul 2012 Device: Kobo Touch	Just tried again in the UK, (08:50), and still no update to 2.1.4, stuck on 2.0.0 r41166