Touch 15 month old Kobo Frozen on "Powered Off" screen - Page 2

VirgoGirl · 10-31-2012, 10:27 AM

I don't use Calibre, but it happened twice when I dragged and dropped onto the sd card.

I copied those 2 "books" over to my HD and deleted them off the Kobo through the file manager, but they still appeared when I ejected the KT. I deleted them again through the KT and they finally disappeared. BUGS!! BUGS!

Danger · 10-31-2012, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by VirgoGirl

I don't use Calibre, but it happened twice when I dragged and dropped onto the sd card.

I copied those 2 "books" over to my HD and deleted them off the Kobo through the file manager, but they still appeared when I ejected the KT. I deleted them again through the KT and they finally disappeared. BUGS!! BUGS!

The Kobo firmware doesn't have bugs, these are extra features. Call them easter eggs if you will

Mrs_Often · 10-31-2012, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by VirgoGirl

I don't use Calibre, but it happened twice when I dragged and dropped onto the sd card.

I copied those 2 "books" over to my HD and deleted them off the Kobo through the file manager, but they still appeared when I ejected the KT. I deleted them again through the KT and they finally disappeared. BUGS!! BUGS!

Just happened to me twice again too. I deleted them through calibre... worked for me too

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Originally Posted by Danger

The Kobo firmware doesn't have bugs, these are extra features. Call them easter eggs if you will

Yeah but, you know, it's not even Christmas yet!

VirgoGirl · 10-31-2012, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Mrs_Often

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Originally Posted by Danger

The Kobo firmware doesn't have bugs, these are extra features. Call them easter eggs if you will

Yeah but, you know, it's not even Christmas yet!

Lol!

I just noticed a new, um, "egg" - when I plug it in to charge, there's no charging icon on the "Connected and Charging" screen. How on earth do I know if it's fully charged or not??

davidfor · 11-01-2012, 01:05 AM

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Originally Posted by VirgoGirl

I just noticed a new, um, "egg" - when I plug it in to charge, there's no charging icon on the "Connected and Charging" screen. How on earth do I know if it's fully charged or not??

The word "Charging" will change to "Charged". But, right now I do have a little battery icon in the top right corner with a tick in it. Maybe that only shows when device is fully charged.

RoGuE_StreaK · 11-01-2012, 01:29 AM

Just as an aside, are you sure it's the latest firmware, 2.1.5? I was using 1.9.something until the other day, read about 2.1.5 being good (after 2.0 being bad), so synced via Kobo Desktop. Got the "updating", and after reboot I had new firmware... 2.0.0!! Tried again, again it did the update, and again it was 2.0.0, tried a third time and finally got 2.1.5

murg · 11-01-2012, 05:19 AM

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Originally Posted by RoGuE_StreaK

Just as an aside, are you sure it's the latest firmware, 2.1.5? I was using 1.9.something until the other day, read about 2.1.5 being good (after 2.0 being bad), so synced via Kobo Desktop. Got the "updating", and after reboot I had new firmware... 2.0.0!! Tried again, again it did the update, and again it was 2.0.0, tried a third time and finally got 2.1.5

I'm feeling psychic!

Do you have an Australian Touch, by any chance?

RoGuE_StreaK · 11-01-2012, 05:45 AM

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Originally Posted by murg

I'm feeling psychic!
Do you have an Australian Touch, by any chance?

Yep (well I'm in Australia so I assume so) - forgot to update my profile

murg · 11-01-2012, 06:19 AM

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Originally Posted by RoGuE_StreaK

Yep (well I'm in Australia so I assume so) - forgot to update my profile

The updating you saw is normal for the Australian devices.

The two 2.0.0 updates fixed the update loader and loaded 2.0.4.

The next update installed 2.1.5.

Of course, it would have been nice if Kobo had mentioned that this behaviour would happen.

VirgoGirl · 11-01-2012, 08:20 AM

According to the KT, it's firmware 2.1.5, which I now hate. I didn't let it stay on the charging screen, I unplugged it, plugged it back in and went to the "reading while charging" screen so I could see the little battery icon.

I started another thread as I had a couple of questions about the new firmware, but then I asked this question, another "easter egg" that came up while I've been *cough* enjoying my 2.1.5 experience:

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Originally Posted by Virgogirl

Another question I have: does the firmware now *always* go through the "processing content" screen when you disconnect from "Connected and Charging"? I've gotten that when I detached from the wall charger and from when I disconnected it form my laptop without making any changes.

I received several replies, but anyone else seeing this?

davidfor · 11-01-2012, 10:39 PM

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Originally Posted by VirgoGirl

I received several replies, but anyone else seeing this?

I only see the processing screen if I have put new books onto the device when I was connected. If this is happening each time you disconnect, there must be a book on the device that isn't getting processed properly and hence is being reprocessed each time the device is disconnected.

To find the file, you need to go through the file system on the device and compare it with what is shown in the devices library. And then remove any extra books. After that, the processing screen should go away.

VirgoGirl · 11-02-2012, 08:09 AM

I did that when it first happened, but all the books that are on the sd card show up as being on the KT. I took off 3 of the largest in mg on the card (12mg, 8 mg and 6mg), thinking maybe they didn't process completely as it just whips through the "Processing Content" screen in under a minute no matter how much stuff I put on - I put 135 epubs @ 80.9mg on the sd card through the computer and it processed in 15 to 20 seconds- but it didn't change anything.

I deleted both the "welcome to Kobo" and "Read On" kpubs from the reader, could it be looking for those when it ejects?

It's not really a "problem", it doesn't affect the reading experience, it just concerns me as a possible issue that may affect it later.

davidfor · 11-02-2012, 10:06 PM

Before I experiment, how did you delete the Kobo guides? Using the Touch's library list or from the PC?

VirgoGirl · 11-03-2012, 09:51 AM

First I copied them over to my laptop, then I deleted them through the .kobo folder using the PC.

When I ejected the KT, they still showed up in the library, so I deleted them again using the "delete" button.

presko · 10-27-2016, 01:42 PM

Before every atempt to recover your device remeber to remove the sleep case or any other case.

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10-31-2012, 10:27 AM	#16
VirgoGirl "Why is it doing that?" Posts: 322 Karma: 725344 Join Date: Sep 2011 Device: Black Kobo Touch & Glo, responsible for 2 PaperWhites	I don't use Calibre, but it happened twice when I dragged and dropped onto the sd card. I copied those 2 "books" over to my HD and deleted them off the Kobo through the file manager, but they still appeared when I ejected the KT. I deleted them again through the KT and they finally disappeared. BUGS!! BUGS!

11-01-2012, 01:29 AM	#21
RoGuE_StreaK Member Posts: 22 Karma: 72952 Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Australia Device: Kobo Touch	Just as an aside, are you sure it's the latest firmware, 2.1.5? I was using 1.9.something until the other day, read about 2.1.5 being good (after 2.0 being bad), so synced via Kobo Desktop. Got the "updating", and after reboot I had new firmware... 2.0.0!! Tried again, again it did the update, and again it was 2.0.0, tried a third time and finally got 2.1.5

11-02-2012, 08:09 AM	#27
VirgoGirl "Why is it doing that?" Posts: 322 Karma: 725344 Join Date: Sep 2011 Device: Black Kobo Touch & Glo, responsible for 2 PaperWhites	I did that when it first happened, but all the books that are on the sd card show up as being on the KT. I took off 3 of the largest in mg on the card (12mg, 8 mg and 6mg), thinking maybe they didn't process completely as it just whips through the "Processing Content" screen in under a minute no matter how much stuff I put on - I put 135 epubs @ 80.9mg on the sd card through the computer and it processed in 15 to 20 seconds- but it didn't change anything. I deleted both the "welcome to Kobo" and "Read On" kpubs from the reader, could it be looking for those when it ejects? It's not really a "problem", it doesn't affect the reading experience, it just concerns me as a possible issue that may affect it later.

11-02-2012, 10:06 PM	#28
davidfor Grand Sorcerer Posts: 24,905 Karma: 47303824 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia Device: Kobo:Touch,Glo, AuraH2O, GloHD,AuraONE, ClaraHD, Libra H2O; tolinoepos	Before I experiment, how did you delete the Kobo guides? Using the Touch's library list or from the PC?

11-03-2012, 09:51 AM	#29
VirgoGirl "Why is it doing that?" Posts: 322 Karma: 725344 Join Date: Sep 2011 Device: Black Kobo Touch & Glo, responsible for 2 PaperWhites	First I copied them over to my laptop, then I deleted them through the .kobo folder using the PC. When I ejected the KT, they still showed up in the library, so I deleted them again using the "delete" button.

10-27-2016, 01:42 PM	#30
presko Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2016 Device: KOBO	Before every atempt to recover your device remeber to remove the sleep case or any other case.