Confusion over number of requests for SD csrd images

[Stitchawl]

Originally Posted by jackastor

Is it really apropriate to have a thread here dedicated to bashing people who have had an unfortunate experience in upgrading their devices? And thinly veiling it under the heading "CONFUSION"? I don't think so. Certainly there is more important things this forum could be discussing don't you think?

Do you mean important things such as;
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Lighten up, jackaster. There's room here for everyone; serious, silly, important, or otherwise. We have a great Moderator team that keeps things civil, and it's ideas that are getting bashed here rather than people. Ideas are ALWAYS fair game.


Stitchawl

[meeera]

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

Lighten up, jackaster. There's room here for everyone; serious, silly, important, or otherwise. We have a great Moderator team that keeps things civil,

Hear hear on the moderator team! One thing that users can do to grease the wheels, though, is try to use informative Subject lines. This is useful everywhere - you know which are the fluff threads, which are people asking for help, which are people having a rant or a wibble.

All of these threads have their place, but it's courtesy to fellow users to telegraph which is which. I came into this thread because its title suggested to me that this was a new user having trouble operating their Kobo and not knowing (being new or distressed) how to format their Subject line informatively, and I wanted to help them with their Kobo. That would be my only critique, and it's a relatively small one in the grand scheme of things.

[PeterT]

Request made to change the subject of the thread; 1st post has been changed.

[meeera]

Originally Posted by PeterT

Request made to change the subject of the thread; 1st post has been changed.

[dreams]

Originally Posted by PeterT

Request made to change the subject of the thread; 1st post has been changed.

Now changed.

[taming]

I hope that both David and Peter know that my earlier post has nothing to do with their amazing work on the calibre plugins and driver. Over the years, I have messed up my Kobo devices, but I have not yet bricked one. Maybe I'm just lucky, but I have also not attempted to do much other than use it as provided with those plugins and drivers.

[aceflor]

Count me in on the morons side. I had to wait 30 minutes () for my Mini to factory restore, so I really thought it was bricked. In the end it did start anew on its own. BUT...

It is still giving me an "error communicating with device" in Calibre when connected, although no books are on it anymore. So obviously something went wrong in the fw, and no Peter, I did not load any "funny" file on it, I only loaded normal epubs. I always eject the Mini in Calibre, and verify that is indeed not found anymore on my explorer list before pulling the cord. I never updated it on my own but nicely waited for the on-air update, I did not change the internal sd card, and I did not drink the blood of my first born while attempting to cast a deadly spell on the kobo's dev, although believe me, I really feel like it right now.

I don't know what is to blame, and sincerely I don't care anymore, I just want it to work, and although your collective work for the connection between calibre and kobo devices has been indeed magnificent, it is a disgrace to imply that users that have problems with their devices have simply been looking for it to happen.

[Terisa de morgan]

Originally Posted by DNSB

Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning. Rick Cook

[Terisa de morgan]

Originally Posted by aceflor

I don't know what is to blame, and sincerely I don't care anymore, I just want it to work, and although your collective work for the connection between calibre and kobo devices has been indeed magnificent, it is a disgrace to imply that users that have problems with their devices have simply been looking for it to happen.

About the specific theme of this thread: If you're requesting for an sd card image, you've done something and you know how to repair it. I've read some posts about how repair it... and I wouldn't touch the method with a long pole... I wouldn't know (yes, perhaps I would if I were really interested in mess with Kobo, before and after).

Anyway, I fell that if you're "playing" with your Kobo in that way, and you haven't made a backup, you're jumping into the pool without checking if there's water in it.

[aceflor]

Originally Posted by Terisa de morgan

About the specific theme of this thread: If you're requesting for an sd card image, you've done something and you know how to repair it. I've read some posts about how repair it... and I wouldn't touch the method with a long pole... I wouldn't know (yes, perhaps I would if I were really interested in mess with Kobo, before and after).

Anyway, I fell that if you're "playing" with your Kobo in that way, and you haven't made a backup, you're jumping into the pool without checking if there's water in it.

I did not request an image, and I don't want one, because I luckily can go to a FNAC tomorrow and see what they will say.

The thread had a whole different title yesterday, and this is what I was referring to . And saying I personally did not "play" with my Mini, and yet here I am. Probably one of those "bigger and better idiots" ?

It is is such a nice, warm and cosy feeling here in the Kobo part of the forum I must say...

[jackastor]

Originally Posted by aceflor

I did not request an image, and I don't want one, because I luckily can go to a FNAC tomorrow and see what they will say.

The thread had a whole different title yesterday, and this is what I was referring to . And saying I personally did not "play" with my Mini, and yet here I am. Probably one of those "bigger and better idiots" ?

It is is such a nice, warm and cosy feeling here in the Kobo part of the forum I must say...

Exactly, a bricked kobo can be caused by a bad official upgrade due to anything from a spike in the power to a drop in the quality of the Wifi signal and a loose USB cable. These things happen, and because it happens does not imply your at fault its just the wonderful world of the Computer Age. The fact that there is a fix available by an Image file of a good device is great. On that note for the thousands of Kobo devices out there the number of requests for image files is very tiny when taken in correct context.

regards

JAck

[Stitchawl]

Originally Posted by jackastor

Exactly, a bricked kobo can be caused by a bad official upgrade due to anything from a spike in the power to a drop in the quality of the Wifi signal and a loose USB cable.
JAck

And it's ALWAYS important to upgrade a device that's been working correctly...

I often wondered why there were so many YouTube instruction videos showing how to revert to earlier versions of so many different programs. Right up until I had to revert Firefox, Skype, iTunes, GoogleEarth, Bittorrent, etc., etc., etc., to their earlier versions. Even 'official upgrades' can be bad.

Sometimes... if it ain't broke, don't fix it.


Stitchawl

[aceflor]

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

And it's ALWAYS important to upgrade a device that's been working correctly...

I often wondered why there were so many YouTube instruction videos showing how to revert to earlier versions of so many different programs. Right up until I had to revert Firefox, Skype, iTunes, GoogleEarth, Bittorrent, etc., etc., etc., to their earlier versions. Even 'official upgrades' can be bad.

Sometimes... if it ain't broke, don't fix it.


Stitchawl

Kobo upgrades your device OTA whether you want it or not. The only way to avoid it is to keep your Wifi off all the time, which defeats the purpose of having a reader with interactive functions.

[Terisa de morgan]

Originally Posted by aceflor

The thread had a whole different title yesterday, and this is what I was referring to . And saying I personally did not "play" with my Mini, and yet here I am. Probably one of those "bigger and better idiots" ?

It is is such a nice, warm and cosy feeling here in the Kobo part of the forum I must say...

I was answering to the title today, my mistake if it was different. And I thought I have written it clearly, perhaps not

Anyway, I have the same feeling if you say something is not a problem with Kobo

[Stitchawl]

Originally Posted by aceflor

Kobo upgrades your device OTA whether you want it or not.

Not mine.

The only way to avoid it is to keep your Wifi off all the time, which defeats the purpose of having a reader with interactive functions.

Does this mean that you use a device that doesn't allow you to control it?
"I'm sorry Dave. I can't allow you to do that." (Said in my best 'HAL' voice.)

I specifically did NOT sign up with a Kobo account just because of this. I knew I could sideload books easily from Calibre and had no need of Kobo's control. Right now I have about 350 books loaded onto the reader, which will keep me going for the next year or so. I'm sure I'll add a few more when my favorite authors put out new work, but those too will get sideloaded. I won't allow a company, be it Kobo, Amazon, or even Microsoft dictate what upgrades or changes will be made on any of my devices. I've found life is simpler that way.


Stitchawl