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Nightmode and Kobo launcher have been fixed to work with 2.6.1, while Tweaks is still broken under the new firmware. |
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Please, please, please, tell me how to to that, or direct me to a board where it is explained in simple terms. After good experiences with previous updates, I allowed the update of my Kobo Glo to version 2.6.1 and am totally devestated by the new surface. Especially the home screen drives me crazy. To add insult to injury, my Kobo now reacts extremely sluggish to my fingers. Normally, I would simply reset to factory settings, but then I would loose the chess game as well, and I really love that. I was desperate enough to consider sacrificing it anyway, when I came across your post. Please, how do I revert my Kobo to the previous version? Any explanation would be most appreciated.
Edit: I downloaded the file kobo-update-2.5.2.zip - but have no clue what to do with it. Never done a manual update, and I am somewhat reluctant to experiement any further. Last edited by Baldrian; 07-20-2013 at 09:11 PM. |
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It's fully described in the firmware thread.
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...and one more step for a downgrade: Keep wifi turned off thenceforth.
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It used to be also that editing the version file to the current firmware would prevent it from updating, but that no longer works for me since the last time I did a factory restore. So I sometimes connect by wifi but never use the sync button, or else I get the firmware update.
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Thanks. I did that, and the Kobo updated. Was beginning to feel happy. Unfortunately since then the the Kobo is showing me the 5 small boxes in the middle (looking a bit like a progress bar) without end, while the green light blinks continuously. After half an hour of waiting I decided to do something - probably the second mistake after the update itself.
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Baldrian,
point 3 of the instruction recommends the factory reset when downgrading. Did you do this? I think tis is is absolutely necessary when downgrading from 2.6.1. Do the factory reset now (on/off for 20 secs, then press the light button and push the power button while still holding the ligth button until the led stars to blink). Edit: Is there anywhere a description of the factory reset for all Kobo readers? Would be nice if there were a post one could refer to in such situations. Last edited by tshering; 07-21-2013 at 03:58 PM. |
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I believe once you have got to 2.5.2 and it tries to update to 2.6.1, if you are doing it on desktop, after downloading the update, delete the update files, if you are doing it via wifi, say "install later" and connect to your computer and delete update files. There are 3 files and someone will tell you there names, I'm sure. |
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Note: In order to install hacks that use the update mechanism, you have to rename the KoboRoot.tgz (which is provided by the hack) to xKoboRoot.tgz. Make sure to delete the "upgrade" folder before renaming the KoboRoot.tgz (of the hack). |
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Sorting the library won't stick
Hi all,
Well, finally took the plunge and bought an Aura. (In the same week info leaked on Kobo's new device. Of course.) Love the screen, and love the front light. This is a small thing, but I needed to set up my Kobo account on my Aura, and of course that means it upgraded to 2.61. No great dramas, except: I find every time I open the Library, the books are sorted by Title. I much prefer them sorted by Author. On my Touch, with F/W 2.51, it remembers the setting — sort by Author, close the Library, and next time I come back to it it's still sorted by Author. Just what I wanted. But on the Aura, under 2.61, it reverts to sorting by Title every time I open the Library. It's not a big thing, but a bit irritating, nonetheless. Is this an Aura thang, or a 2.61 thang? More to the point, is there any way to make it comply like it used to? |
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it worked correctly on my Glo with 2.6.1b, and still works with 2.8.1. It could be an Aura thing (someone else will have to check), but maybe it is a problem with your configuration file. The current setting should be saved in .kobo/Kobo/Kobo eReader.conf:
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