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Old 05-04-2016, 06:21 PM   #16
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You don't actually need a program to help with firmware updates. You can use the following website to check for a new firmware version, download it, and install it.

http://kobofw.herokuapp.com/
I have made my own version of this tool. http://geek1011.github.io/KoboStuff/kobofirmware.html
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What is not working about it? I can probably fix it. I'm also thinking of rewriting it in Python. I'm just waiting for an answer to: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3...abel-in-python
I'll be honest: I haven't tried it yet. But my experience is that usb device detection is usually different in FreeBSD then in Linux, and so software that tries to find a device usually needs to be tweaked.

I don't actually know what would need to be changed; finding out was going to be part of the fun.
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I'll be honest: I haven't tried it yet. But my experience is that usb device detection is usually different in FreeBSD then in Linux, and so software that tries to find a device usually needs to be tweaked.

I don't actually know what would need to be changed; finding out was going to be part of the fun.
I think it may just work as the script just checks the mount point rather than device name.
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MR has no delete option in the forum for all users. So in order to remove the text in a post I want to delete, I put in delete post to mean I deleted the post that was there. It's not the best solution, but it works.
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I have made my own version of this tool. http://geek1011.github.io/KoboStuff/kobofirmware.html
It's broken. It only shows firmware updates for the Aura One and the Aura Edition 2. There are now firmware updates for most of the older devices.
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It's broken. It only shows firmware updates for the Aura One and the Aura Edition 2. There are now firmware updates for most of the older devices.
No, it is using an affiliate and/or coming from an IP address to which Kobo has not yet released the update.

Jon: You have been here long enough to know this. Yet you continuously made statements like this. Please think before you post.
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No, it is using an affiliate and/or coming from an IP address to which Kobo has not yet released the update.

Jon: You have been here long enough to know this. Yet you continuously made statements like this. Please think before you post.
But is it not expected to show some update file, even if it is not the hoped for? I just tried it, and for me it doesn't give any links to update files for any device. Or am I supposed to do more than just opening the linked page in the browser?
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But is it not expected to show some update file, even if it is not the hoped for? I just tried it, and for me it doesn't give any links to update files for any device.
When I tried it both now and when I replied to Jon, it has a download link for all devices. The details aren't updated at the same time, so maybe something timed out for you.

But, that's not how I interpret Jon's post. I'm pretty sure he was stating it was broken because it still shows links for 3.19.5761 for most of the devices.
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When I tried it both now and when I replied to Jon, it has a download link for all devices. The details aren't updated at the same time, so maybe something timed out for you.

But, that's not how I interpret Jon's post. I'm pretty sure he was stating it was broken because it still shows links for 3.19.5761 for most of the devices.
Just tried it with another browser (Windows explorer), and it works as expected. But on my outdated Opera browser, it shows in the colum "firmware version" only "connection error", and under firmware links only links to the calling page itself "http://geek1011.github.io/KoboStuff/kobofirmware.html". So you are right, this is not what Jon was seeing.
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Only the Aura One and the Aura Edition 2 show the new firmware. All the rest show 3.19.5761. I would expect to see new firmware for at least one older device. I have read of others getting the new firmware when syncing an H2O and an Aura HD.
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Only the Aura One and the Aura Edition 2 show the new firmware. All the rest show 3.19.5761. I would expect to see new firmware for at least one older device. I have read of others getting the new firmware when syncing an H2O and an Aura HD.
Really? You haven't notice all the posts here for at least the last five years that Kobo does not release the firmware to everyone at the same time? That they release based on the affiliate and the IP address. And that it can take a month before everyone around the world will see the firmware update.

And just so you know:

The site makes no statement of the affiliate used, or the IP address used. Looking at the page code, it is using "Kobo" and "rakutenbooks" for the affiliate. Those are two of the later affiliates that get updates. And it is doing the check from your browser. Which means it is using your IP address. Or my IP address when I am visit the site. And based on past releases, that means I won't see the new firmware displayed on that page for three weeks.
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What affiliate does Kobo Utilities use when it checks for a new firmware? I'd like to keep tracks of these things to know what's what.
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What affiliate does Kobo Utilities use when it checks for a new firmware? I'd like to keep tracks of these things to know what's what.
Based on what I have been saying, that should be easy to work out. But, in case the plugin can't find an affiliate on the device, or you choose the "Early adopter" option, it uses "whsmith".
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