New H2O - Format Disc error with Calibre - Page 4

Josieb1 · 10-15-2014, 03:21 AM

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Originally Posted by beedaddy

@Josieb1: You're not alone (which doesn't help you either). My first Aura H2O had some defect pixels. So I sent it back. The second one I bought locally (MediaMarkt) and it had an entirely defect screen (vertical lines and only a small part of it showed something at all). Perhaps they deliver all broken devices or devices which didn't pass any kind of quality check to Europe?

Thanks for commenting beedaddy I was beginning to think I was the only one who ever saw a defective H20.

Did you persevere or give up?

beedaddy · 10-15-2014, 03:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Josieb1

Thanks for commenting beedaddy I was beginning to think I was the only one who ever saw a defective H20.

Did you persevere are give up?

I ordered the third H2O and expect it arriving tomorrow. There must be an H2O without any defects out there.

Josieb1 · 10-15-2014, 04:51 AM

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Originally Posted by beedaddy

I ordered the third H2O and expect it arriving tomorrow. There must be an H2O without any defects out there.

Good luck, I hope it works out okay. I've given up for now, will wait for the Kindle Voyage. I buy my books DRM free from Independent publishers so it doesn't matter to me what device I use.

I'm badly shaken by my experience with the H20, it seems such a lottery to get a decent working device. I only own one Kobo an Aura and that has pin pricks anyway so I know their quality control is not good but the issues I've had this time I don't want to go through again. It will take a week or so just to get a refund so I see how I feel once I have got my money back. We only have one seller in the UK so it would mean buying from the same one again.

mbovenka · 10-15-2014, 05:26 AM

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Originally Posted by beedaddy

I ordered the third H2O and expect it arriving tomorrow. There must be an H2O without any defects out there.

Yep. Mine. And you can't have it

. I must have been lucky; both my HD and my H2O are flawless.

murg · 10-15-2014, 06:08 AM

I'd like to thank Joseib1 and beedaddy. Because they've received so many bad H2Os, it's significantly increased the likelihood that everyone else will get good ones.

Josieb1 · 10-15-2014, 06:20 AM

Neither of you are making me feel any better. It like rubbing salt on what is still a very open wound.

beedaddy · 10-15-2014, 06:37 AM

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Originally Posted by murg

I'd like to thank Joseib1 and beedaddy. Because they've received so many bad H2Os, it's significantly increased the likelihood that everyone else will get good ones.

You're welcome.

doxallday · 10-15-2014, 07:08 AM

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Originally Posted by murg

I'd like to thank Joseib1 and beedaddy. Because they've received so many bad H2Os, it's significantly increased the likelihood that everyone else will get good ones.

Kobo's (open) secret launch strategy: "Reduce global casualties by running down select customers with faulty hardware repeatedly"

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Originally Posted by Josieb1

Neither of you are making me feel any better. It like rubbing salt on what is still a very open wound.

Here's a

for being a good sport. It's all in good fun. On a serious note, hope your local retailers hasten the process of stocking in some pristine H2O samples.

Josieb1 · 10-15-2014, 07:13 AM

Here's a

for being a good sport. It's all in good fun. On a serious note, hope your local retailers hasten the process of stocking in some pristine H2O samples.

[/QUOTE]

I'm not sure I'm such a good sport right now. I'm still angry and upset. At least the Kindle Voyage I've ordered should be due in about three weeks.

God knows how long it will take before I trust buying Kobo again.

Josieb1 · 10-15-2014, 07:16 AM

Of course I can't even get a refund until Argos actually manage to collect the two faulty H20's that are sitting by the door!

Lyn2012 · 10-15-2014, 07:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Josieb1

Of course I can't even get a refund until Argos actually manage to collect the two faulty H20's that are sitting by the door!

I know that feeling as I've had an iPhone 6 waiting to be collected since 29 September. I keep calling Apple who book collection with TNT, I wait in and they don't turn up. I hope your collection goes faster.

Josieb1 · 10-15-2014, 07:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Lyn2012

I know that feeling as I've had an iPhone 6 waiting to be collected since 29 September. I keep calling Apple who book collection with TNT, I wait in and they don't turn up. I hope your collection goes faster.

That's awful Lyn

My two parcels have just been collected. I was a bit worried as I wasn't given anything as confirmation but I've rang them and they've already showing up as collected so I'll get my refund in about a week.

Apart from the hiccup with yesterday's collection not happening the rest of my order with Argos online has been flawless, they were delivered on time, both times next day delivery, and they never changed me postage.

If only the H20's had been as good as the service.

booklover6 · 10-15-2014, 08:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Josieb1

That's awful Lyn

My two parcels have just been collected. I was a bit worried as I wasn't given anything as confirmation but I've rang them and they've already showing up as collected so I'll get my refund in about a week.

Apart from the hiccup with yesterday's collection not happening the rest of my order with Argos online has been flawless, they were delivered on time, both times next day delivery, and they never changed me postage.

If only the H20's had been as good as the service.

Well at least that's one thing you can be happy about. Sorry you had such bad luck.

Danbo · 05-11-2015, 03:46 PM

Hey everyone, maybe my satisfactory experience of the same "please format disk" issue might help somebody.

So here's my story. Got mine Kobo H2O today and then tried to connect it to my PC running on Windows, and, of course, saw the "please format bla bla bla" message. My shot in the dark was an attempt of connecting the e-reader on Linux Ubuntu. And it was a complete success: besides the fact that Linux was able to see the e-reader disk storage and I could copy books onto it, after this the device began to work flawlessly even on Windows. It seems that Linux has fixed the storage, moving bad sectors out.

cramoisi · 05-13-2015, 08:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Danbo

Hey everyone, maybe my satisfactory experience of the same "please format disk" issue might help somebody.

So here's my story. Got mine Kobo H2O today and then tried to connect it to my PC running on Windows, and, of course, saw the "please format bla bla bla" message. My shot in the dark was an attempt of connecting the e-reader on Linux Ubuntu. And it was a complete success: besides the fact that Linux was able to see the e-reader disk storage and I could copy books onto it, after this the device began to work flawlessly even on Windows. It seems that Linux has fixed the storage, moving bad sectors out.

I got this message from a pc windows and from calibre but only adressed to the 32go micro-sd inserted. It was correctly formatted before thus I plugged the H2O into my mac, put some book on the micro-SD storage. After that, no message anymore.

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10-15-2014, 06:08 AM	#50
murg No Comment Posts: 3,240 Karma: 23878043 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Australia Device: Kobo: Not just an eReader, it's an adventure!	I'd like to thank Joseib1 and beedaddy. Because they've received so many bad H2Os, it's significantly increased the likelihood that everyone else will get good ones.

10-15-2014, 06:20 AM	#51
Josieb1 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,086 Karma: 18051062 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: UK Device: Kindle Scribe, Coloursoft, PW SE, Kindle 6, Kobo Libra 2	Neither of you are making me feel any better. It like rubbing salt on what is still a very open wound.

10-15-2014, 07:13 AM	#54
Josieb1 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,086 Karma: 18051062 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: UK Device: Kindle Scribe, Coloursoft, PW SE, Kindle 6, Kobo Libra 2	Here's a for being a good sport. It's all in good fun. On a serious note, hope your local retailers hasten the process of stocking in some pristine H2O samples. [/QUOTE] I'm not sure I'm such a good sport right now. I'm still angry and upset. At least the Kindle Voyage I've ordered should be due in about three weeks. God knows how long it will take before I trust buying Kobo again.

10-15-2014, 07:16 AM	#55
Josieb1 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,086 Karma: 18051062 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: UK Device: Kindle Scribe, Coloursoft, PW SE, Kindle 6, Kobo Libra 2	Of course I can't even get a refund until Argos actually manage to collect the two faulty H20's that are sitting by the door!

05-11-2015, 03:46 PM	#59
Danbo Member Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2015 Location: Ukraine Device: Kobo Aura H2O	Hey everyone, maybe my satisfactory experience of the same "please format disk" issue might help somebody. So here's my story. Got mine Kobo H2O today and then tried to connect it to my PC running on Windows, and, of course, saw the "please format bla bla bla" message. My shot in the dark was an attempt of connecting the e-reader on Linux Ubuntu. And it was a complete success: besides the fact that Linux was able to see the e-reader disk storage and I could copy books onto it, after this the device began to work flawlessly even on Windows. It seems that Linux has fixed the storage, moving bad sectors out.