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Old 09-23-2016, 01:17 PM   #16
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The Kobo used to have very buggy firmware. Connecting an old model Kobo (Kobo Touch or earlier) with old firmware to the USB of your computer has been known to fail at random. Certain combinations of motherboard, USB ports/cables/hubs can exacerbate this tendency to fail. If you are getting an error when connecting with Calibre try the following, each of which has solved the problem for some Calibre users.

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I like all but your first sentence.
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Old 09-23-2016, 01:42 PM   #17
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Connecting an older model Kobo (Kobo Touch or earlier) with old firmware to the USB of your computer has been known to fail at random. Certain combinations of motherboard, USB ports/cables/hubs can exacerbate this tendency to fail. If you are getting an error when connecting with Calibre try the following, each of which has solved the problem for some Calibre users.
The first sentence isn't really needed to answer the FAQ question, imho.
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Old 09-24-2016, 06:12 AM   #18
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I do agree that the entry in the FAQ needs updating to say the problem no longer exists on current firmware.
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Old 09-24-2016, 08:22 AM   #19
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I do agree that the entry in the FAQ needs updating to say the problem no longer exists on current firmware.
You did read all of the Kobo part of the FAQ didn't you? Most of it is still valid. It needs to be updated to cover the newer devices. And for the list of suggestions, to put then in order of what to try.
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I have used Calibre with early Kobo Wifi and Windows XP to Windows 10 and with various Linux distributions with no problems. (I only used Windows 10 for about 1 month.) Yes there has been a few show stopping bugs quickly fixed with new Kobo software versions which I avoided because I never received first release of Kobo's updated software. Timothy Legge and David Forrester are now listed as providing Kobo support in calibre continuing a vibrant open-source community tradition.
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