Firmware 3.19.5761 - Page 3

Lynx-lynx · 01-07-2016, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

You obviously have not been on MR long enough to know. The last option should be The blue one next to the fish

Quote:

Originally Posted by freekobo

ahh some sort of inside joke I guess.

Jon my choice of idiom was, well, my choice of idiom.

(And in previous polls that I commenced I have used the blue one etc)

freekobo, for a poll to be inclusive it needs to have an option that covers those who don't choose to (in this case) download the update because they don't care either way.

the.Mtn.Man · 01-07-2016, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by koboy

3.16.0 works perfectly fine on my Aura.

best wishes koboy

Pretty sure that one still has the bug that makes it impossible to disable the "pinch to zoom" font-size adjustment feature -- a feature I hate because it's too easy to accidentally adjust font size when trying to do the two-finger swipe to adjust the brightness. The bug was eventually fixed, but then the erratic and laggy front-light adjustment bug was introduced and has yet to be fixed, so it's like one step forward and one step back.

murg · 01-07-2016, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by the.Mtn.Man

Pretty sure that one still has the bug that makes it impossible to disable the "pinch to zoom" font-size adjustment feature -- a feature I hate because it's too easy to accidentally adjust font size when trying to do the two-finger swipe to adjust the brightness. The bug was eventually fixed, but then the erratic and laggy front-light adjustment bug was introduced and has yet to be fixed, so it's like one step forward and one step back.

To Kobo, we're just frogs in a well.

koboy · 01-07-2016, 05:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by the.Mtn.Man

Pretty sure that one still has the bug that makes it impossible to disable the "pinch to zoom" font-size adjustment feature -- a feature I hate because it's too easy to accidentally adjust font size when trying to do the two-finger swipe to adjust the brightness. The bug was eventually fixed, but then the erratic and laggy front-light adjustment bug was introduced and has yet to be fixed, so it's like one step forward and one step back.

i have it disabled, and the two-finger swipe to adjust the brightness works perfectly, i used the Mark 6 Hardware update for the Glo HD i installed KoboRoot.tgz only into the .kobo folder from here http://www.mobileread.mobi/forums/sh...d.php?t=185660 as there wasn't a Mark 5 release for the Aura in f/w 3.16.0, but it works 100% fine for me.

best wishes koboy

freekobo · 01-07-2016, 07:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lynx-lynx

Jon my choice of idiom was, well, my choice of idiom.

(And in previous polls that I commenced I have used the blue one etc)

freekobo, for a poll to be inclusive it needs to have an option that covers those who don't choose to (in this case) download the update because they don't care either way.

I see.

I guess, but if one doesn't download the update why would one want to vote on the question if you like it or not?

anyways, I cant figure out how to add options to it. stop asking me where such and such an option on the poll is.

the.Mtn.Man · 01-07-2016, 07:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by koboy

i have it disabled, and the two-finger swipe to adjust the brightness works perfectly, i used the Mark 6 Hardware update for the Glo HD from here http://www.mobileread.mobi/forums/sh...d.php?t=185660 as there wasn't a Mark 5 release for the Aura in f/w 3.16.0, but it works 100% fine for me.

best wishes koboy

Huh... I didn't realize the firmware was compatible across hardware.

koboy · 01-07-2016, 08:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by the.Mtn.Man

Huh... I didn't realize the firmware was compatible across hardware.

in this case it worked fine without any issues, i also installed Mark 4 Hardware 3.16.0 on my Mini and my Touch, and they both work fine too, i am happy with 3.16.0 on all three of my devices.

best wishes koboy

davidfor · 01-07-2016, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by the.Mtn.Man

Huh... I didn't realize the firmware was compatible across hardware.

Yes and no. The update package contains several files. The biggest one is "KoboRoot.tgz". Nearly all the files in it are identical for all devices. The differences are mainly hardware drivers, fonts (the original Touch has some different fonts) and some images. Putting this on any of the other devices is very safe. But see the last point.

The package also contains a directory called "upgrade". This contains the kernel and uboot images. These are hardware specific. Putting the wrong version of this on your device can be dangerous. The update mechanism in recent firmware should only install the correct files, but, older firmware didn't check and using the wrong package could brick the device.

If you do a factory reset and manually upgrade rather than letting the device do it, then be very careful. The factory reset version of the firmware is the most likely one to not handle this properly.

All the files in the upgrade package should be used together. While using just the "KoboRoot.tgz" is safe, there are sometimes changes that need changes in the kernel. There have been a couple of strange problems reported that were tracked down to the kernel not being updated properly.

eschwartz · 01-08-2016, 01:20 AM

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Originally Posted by freekobo

I see.

I guess, but if one doesn't download the update why would one want to vote on the question if you like it or not?

anyways, I cant figure out how to add options to it. stop asking me where such and such an option on the poll is.

You can probably get pdurrant to add it for you, if you care (it is one of the hidden moderator options -- I am pretty sure you need to be a greenie).

And of course, you wouldn't want to disappoint an MR tradition.

MGlitch · 01-08-2016, 01:47 AM

Well I was in the middle of reading while in bed, and my H2O decided to upgrade.

First time in a long time that the device upgraded itself rather than me upgrading it. Thankfully Geoff already has the patches out, so a quick download of the needed files, some tweaking based on changes I'd set for the last firmware and I'm off to the races. Well once I find my spot again, which may have been my fault for opening the book before applying patches but ah well, it's not far off.

Not seeing any major changes, though full screen reading with kepubs may no longer suffer from issues when line spacing is too small. I've tweaked the line 15 settings based on my last patching, not sure if I had zero issues regardless of the settings or if it was just good with what I was using. So right now I can't emphasize enough that it's questionable if this change is there with an unpatched version or with a patched version with the line 15 values provided as default. I can't think of what would have changed that allowed this since fullscreen reading is still an unofficial feature. Maybe tweaks to how kepubs are handled.

MGlitch · 01-08-2016, 02:54 AM

After a little testing it seems that the line spacing issue with text cut off at certain small numbers still exists

ploum · 01-08-2016, 05:31 AM

It looks like it solved one of my pet bug where the backlight would not turn off when putting the Kobo to sleep (even after hours and hours).

I've not been able to reproduce it since the upgrade so it "might" be fixed.

compurandom · 01-08-2016, 07:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by the.Mtn.Man

Does anybody else have an Aura? I wonder if the annoying lag when adjusting brightness with the two-finger swipe has been fixed.

nope, still does it.

the.Mtn.Man · 01-09-2016, 11:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by davidfor

Yes and no. The update package contains several files. The biggest one is "KoboRoot.tgz". Nearly all the files in it are identical for all devices. The differences are mainly hardware drivers, fonts (the original Touch has some different fonts) and some images. Putting this on any of the other devices is very safe. But see the last point.

The package also contains a directory called "upgrade". This contains the kernel and uboot images. These are hardware specific. Putting the wrong version of this on your device can be dangerous. The update mechanism in recent firmware should only install the correct files, but, older firmware didn't check and using the wrong package could brick the device.

If you do a factory reset and manually upgrade rather than letting the device do it, then be very careful. The factory reset version of the firmware is the most likely one to not handle this properly.

All the files in the upgrade package should be used together. While using just the "KoboRoot.tgz" is safe, there are sometimes changes that need changes in the kernel. There have been a couple of strange problems reported that were tracked down to the kernel not being updated properly.

Thanks for the info. So should I be able to do a manual upgrade from 3.12.1 to 3.16 without issue? On the Aura, of course.

koboy · 01-09-2016, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by the.Mtn.Man

Thanks for the info. So should I be able to do a manual upgrade from 3.12.1 to 3.16 without issue? On the Aura, of course.

use mark 6 for the Glo HD and copy the KoboRoot.tgz on it's own into the .kobo folder and then eject the Aura, it will extract the files and restart job done, you will then have 3.16.0, and then ignore all the pointless updates so far there after in my own humble opinion of course.

best wishes koboy

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01-08-2016, 01:47 AM	#40
MGlitch Wizard Posts: 2,855 Karma: 22003124 Join Date: Aug 2014 Device: Kobo Forma, Kobo Sage, Kobo Libra 2	Well I was in the middle of reading while in bed, and my H2O decided to upgrade. First time in a long time that the device upgraded itself rather than me upgrading it. Thankfully Geoff already has the patches out, so a quick download of the needed files, some tweaking based on changes I'd set for the last firmware and I'm off to the races. Well once I find my spot again, which may have been my fault for opening the book before applying patches but ah well, it's not far off. Not seeing any major changes, though full screen reading with kepubs may no longer suffer from issues when line spacing is too small. I've tweaked the line 15 settings based on my last patching, not sure if I had zero issues regardless of the settings or if it was just good with what I was using. So right now I can't emphasize enough that it's questionable if this change is there with an unpatched version or with a patched version with the line 15 values provided as default. I can't think of what would have changed that allowed this since fullscreen reading is still an unofficial feature. Maybe tweaks to how kepubs are handled.

01-08-2016, 02:54 AM	#41
MGlitch Wizard Posts: 2,855 Karma: 22003124 Join Date: Aug 2014 Device: Kobo Forma, Kobo Sage, Kobo Libra 2	After a little testing it seems that the line spacing issue with text cut off at certain small numbers still exists

01-08-2016, 05:31 AM	#42
ploum Zealot Posts: 147 Karma: 22818 Join Date: Apr 2013 Device: Pocketbook Touch HD 3 + koreader	It looks like it solved one of my pet bug where the backlight would not turn off when putting the Kobo to sleep (even after hours and hours). I've not been able to reproduce it since the upgrade so it "might" be fixed.