Firmware 3.15 discussion thread - Page 12

crochetgeek2010 · 05-04-2015, 09:49 PM

Sneaky way of getting latest firmware much quicker in Notepad change your affiliate conf file to

[General] affiliate=BestBuyCa

reboot and look for firmware. it works. I am in the US and have set both my H20 and AuraHD to this and love it

johnnyb · 05-05-2015, 04:35 AM

Anyone noticing a slight delay when trying to adjust the front light by swiping?

murg · 05-05-2015, 05:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by johnnyb

Anyone noticing a slight delay when trying to adjust the front light by swiping?

Yeah.

And it would be nice is a dialog box pops up showing the light percentage while your changing it.

MacEachaidh · 05-05-2015, 06:38 AM

Just upgraded my Aura HD to 3.15.0, and now the long press for the Notes/Highlight option barely works. Most times, a long press either brings up the dialog in the very top left corner and it disappears when I lift my finger, or else it produces nothing and when I lift my finger it brings up the Settings menu (like a single short tap at the centre of the screen). Sometimes it does what it's meant to, but quite erratically.

The long press was working fine on this same device only a few minutes earlier, under the previous F/W. I'm using highlighting frequently at the moment (proofreading custom ePubs), so I'll be rolling back to 3.12.1.

(Also, I found the update surprisingly battery-hungry. The update alone took a fresh charge from 100% to 88%.)

aceflor · 05-05-2015, 07:03 AM

Oh well.. I`ll keep 3.12.1 and 3.13 for the time being then.

mathil · 05-05-2015, 07:05 AM

I updated my H2O a couple of days ago from 3.13.1, after a factory reset. I almost exclusively read sideloaded kepubs, haven't tested it with anything else so far but I'm pretty happy with this update. The interface is snappier, highlighting is faster and more precise, book processing time has been reduced.

I'm not having any frontlight or ghosting issues, the only thing I'm not particularly happy with is what happens when the dictionary popup comes up, or while highlighting: the page text becomes sort of 'ragged' (the text that appears in the dictionary popup looks fine though). It goes back to normal after closing the popup or closing the highlighting menu, but a bit grayer. And the page doesn't refresh automatically anymore after consulting a long dictionary entry.
I can live with it, especially if that's what makes highlighting so much better, but I think it would have been better if they'd added an automatic refresh.

davidfor · 05-05-2015, 09:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MacEachaidh

Just upgraded my Aura HD to 3.15.0, and now the long press for the Notes/Highlight option barely works. Most times, a long press either brings up the dialog in the very top left corner and it disappears when I lift my finger, or else it produces nothing and when I lift my finger it brings up the Settings menu (like a single short tap at the centre of the screen). Sometimes it does what it's meant to, but quite erratically.

The long press was working fine on this same device only a few minutes earlier, under the previous F/W. I'm using highlighting frequently at the moment (proofreading custom ePubs), so I'll be rolling back to 3.12.1.

I am seeing some of that as well. The patterns I am seeing are:

- The menu for the selection doesn't show up in the correct place. Sometimes it shows up in the top right corner and then disappears and is redrawn under the selection. The next time it appears where the last selection was, and then get redrawn in the correct place.

- Selecting the last word of first paragraph if it carries over from the previous screen and the last character is a full stop. In this case, the long press triggers whatever would have happened for a tap in the same spot.

Other than this, I find the selection working better. Selection on the top line was erratic before, but is working with no problems now.

Quote:

(Also, I found the update surprisingly battery-hungry. The update alone took a fresh charge from 100% to 88%.)

A 12% drop during the upgrade is more than I'd expect, but it does use a lot of power. Personally, I'm not seeing any extra power usage on any of my devices.

MacEachaidh · 05-05-2015, 09:26 AM

I'm finding the response to a long press in the Library, to bring up the context menu for a specific book, is noticeably sluggish now as well under 3.15. It's a bit annoying, because a long press won't bring up the menu, but when I release it the device reacts as if I've done a short press, and opens the book. So, hopefully the long press routine in general will get a spruce-up before long!

Re the power drop: no, I'm not seeing any power anomalies (so far!) in other functions. (To be fair, I haven't had the new F/W long enough to notice.) It was just the F/W update itself that drank deeper than I expected.

howyoudoin · 05-05-2015, 10:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mathil

I updated my H2O a couple of days ago from 3.13.1, after a factory reset. I almost exclusively read sideloaded kepubs, haven't tested it with anything else so far but I'm pretty happy with this update. The interface is snappier, highlighting is faster and more precise, book processing time has been reduced.

I'm not having any frontlight or ghosting issues, the only thing I'm not particularly happy with is what happens when the dictionary popup comes up, or while highlighting: the page text becomes sort of 'ragged' (the text that appears in the dictionary popup looks fine though). It goes back to normal after closing the popup or closing the highlighting menu, but a bit grayer. And the page doesn't refresh automatically anymore after consulting a long dictionary entry.
I can live with it, especially if that's what makes highlighting so much better, but I think it would have been better if they'd added an automatic refresh.

You can add LeanAndMean=false to [Feature Settings] to make the screen refresh after a dictionary lookup. I didn't like the quality of refresh myself (text wasn't as dark as before) which is why I reverted to 3.13.1.

GeoffR · 05-05-2015, 07:37 PM

I noticed that the identifier that this firmware version reads from sideloaded books (ISBN, URI, whatever appears first in the OPF file I think) appears in the Analytics.conf file, as well as being displayed on the Book details menu.

Alpha o · 05-05-2015, 08:02 PM

How do you get the Glo to update? I have had no notice of any updates since January, syncing does no good, and putting the zip file in the kobo directory doesn't work either.

What do you need enabled? I usually have wifi off as I don't want Kobo's ads or suggestions.

Ripplinger · 05-05-2015, 08:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alpha o

How do you get the Glo to update? I have had no notice of any updates since January, syncing does no good, and putting the zip file in the kobo directory doesn't work either.

What do you need enabled? I usually have wifi off as I don't want Kobo's ads or suggestions.

It's actually been posted further towards the top of this page by crochetgeek2010. You edit your affiliate.conf file located on your reader in the .kobo directory. When you turn on the wifi and sync, you'll get the download. I always keep mine set to BestBuyCA as well so I can get updates quickly instead of 5 months later.

Quote:

Originally Posted by crochetgeek2010

Sneaky way of getting latest firmware much quicker in Notepad change your affiliate conf file to

[General]
affiliate=BestBuyCa

reboot and look for firmware. it works. I am in the US and have set both my H20 and AuraHD to this and love it

Alpha o · 05-06-2015, 11:12 AM

That didn't work. I must have forbidden something somewhere. It still says 3.12.1. I don't remember editing anything on reader.

All I've ever received is ads for new books via email. Never any notice of updates. I just turned the email promos off yesterday as they were useless. I've checked account online.

I just signed out of account on Kobo, restarted and it says reader is up to date.
Still 3.12.1

Ripplinger · 05-06-2015, 11:40 AM

If you now open up the affiliate.conf file that's on your reader, does it still say BestBuyCA in the proper location?

Alpha o · 05-06-2015, 11:56 AM

Had to re enter after signing out.
Finally showed up and says it's updating. Will check version when it's done.
Got it, thanks

05-06-2015, 11:12 AM	#178
Alpha o Addict Posts: 282 Karma: 2603524 Join Date: Jan 2015 Device: Onyx Boox Darwin, inkBOOK Obsidian	That didn't work. I must have forbidden something somewhere. It still says 3.12.1. I don't remember editing anything on reader. All I've ever received is ads for new books via email. Never any notice of updates. I just turned the email promos off yesterday as they were useless. I've checked account online. I just signed out of account on Kobo, restarted and it says reader is up to date. Still 3.12.1 Last edited by Alpha o; 05-06-2015 at 11:46 AM.

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05-04-2015, 09:49 PM	#166
crochetgeek2010 Enthusiast Posts: 44 Karma: 13110 Join Date: Mar 2012 Device: Kobo Aura HD	Sneaky way of getting latest firmware much quicker in Notepad change your affiliate conf file to [General] affiliate=BestBuyCa reboot and look for firmware. it works. I am in the US and have set both my H20 and AuraHD to this and love it

05-05-2015, 04:35 AM	#167
johnnyb Cloud Reader Posts: 1,136 Karma: 4273668 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Boox Note Air 4C, Remarkable PP Move, iPad Pro 11	Anyone noticing a slight delay when trying to adjust the front light by swiping?

05-05-2015, 06:38 AM	#169
MacEachaidh Browser Posts: 745 Karma: 578294 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Australia Device: Kobo Touch, Kobo Aura HD	Just upgraded my Aura HD to 3.15.0, and now the long press for the Notes/Highlight option barely works. Most times, a long press either brings up the dialog in the very top left corner and it disappears when I lift my finger, or else it produces nothing and when I lift my finger it brings up the Settings menu (like a single short tap at the centre of the screen). Sometimes it does what it's meant to, but quite erratically. The long press was working fine on this same device only a few minutes earlier, under the previous F/W. I'm using highlighting frequently at the moment (proofreading custom ePubs), so I'll be rolling back to 3.12.1. (Also, I found the update surprisingly battery-hungry. The update alone took a fresh charge from 100% to 88%.)

05-05-2015, 07:03 AM	#170
aceflor Wizard Posts: 3,472 Karma: 48036360 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: where the sun lives, or so they say Device: Pocketbook Era, Pocketbook Inkpad 4, Kobo Libra 2, Kindle Scribe	Oh well.. I`ll keep 3.12.1 and 3.13 for the time being then.

05-05-2015, 07:05 AM	#171
mathil Evangelist Posts: 445 Karma: 287725 Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Europe Device: Kobo Aura H2O/Glo HD/Libra 2, Kindle PW3/PW5/PW11, Boox Palma	I updated my H2O a couple of days ago from 3.13.1, after a factory reset. I almost exclusively read sideloaded kepubs, haven't tested it with anything else so far but I'm pretty happy with this update. The interface is snappier, highlighting is faster and more precise, book processing time has been reduced. I'm not having any frontlight or ghosting issues, the only thing I'm not particularly happy with is what happens when the dictionary popup comes up, or while highlighting: the page text becomes sort of 'ragged' (the text that appears in the dictionary popup looks fine though). It goes back to normal after closing the popup or closing the highlighting menu, but a bit grayer. And the page doesn't refresh automatically anymore after consulting a long dictionary entry. I can live with it, especially if that's what makes highlighting so much better, but I think it would have been better if they'd added an automatic refresh.

05-05-2015, 09:26 AM	#173
MacEachaidh Browser Posts: 745 Karma: 578294 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Australia Device: Kobo Touch, Kobo Aura HD	I'm finding the response to a long press in the Library, to bring up the context menu for a specific book, is noticeably sluggish now as well under 3.15. It's a bit annoying, because a long press won't bring up the menu, but when I release it the device reacts as if I've done a short press, and opens the book. So, hopefully the long press routine in general will get a spruce-up before long! Re the power drop: no, I'm not seeing any power anomalies (so far!) in other functions. (To be fair, I haven't had the new F/W long enough to notice.) It was just the F/W update itself that drank deeper than I expected.

05-05-2015, 07:37 PM	#175
GeoffR Wizard Posts: 3,821 Karma: 19162882 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Te Riu-a-Māui Device: Kobo Glo	I noticed that the identifier that this firmware version reads from sideloaded books (ISBN, URI, whatever appears first in the OPF file I think) appears in the Analytics.conf file, as well as being displayed on the Book details menu.

05-05-2015, 08:02 PM	#176
Alpha o Addict Posts: 282 Karma: 2603524 Join Date: Jan 2015 Device: Onyx Boox Darwin, inkBOOK Obsidian	How do you get the Glo to update? I have had no notice of any updates since January, syncing does no good, and putting the zip file in the kobo directory doesn't work either. What do you need enabled? I usually have wifi off as I don't want Kobo's ads or suggestions.

05-06-2015, 11:40 AM	#179
Ripplinger 350 Hoarder Posts: 3,587 Karma: 8281267 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Midwest USA Device: Sony PRS-350, Kobo Glo & Glo HD, PW2	If you now open up the affiliate.conf file that's on your reader, does it still say BestBuyCA in the proper location?

05-06-2015, 11:56 AM	#180
Alpha o Addict Posts: 282 Karma: 2603524 Join Date: Jan 2015 Device: Onyx Boox Darwin, inkBOOK Obsidian	Had to re enter after signing out. Finally showed up and says it's updating. Will check version when it's done. Got it, thanks