Aura One Firmware 4.2.8432 - Page 2

Katsunami · 02-02-2017, 02:03 PM

Light adjustment under 8110 and 8382 is bad. When reading with some ambient light (just enough to read a normal book by if you'd want to), the KA1 thinks it's nice to bump the light setting to 35%, burning your eyes out.

Setting the light is also almost impossible, because you need to be *very* precise to actually get it at something like 7%, and as soon as you let go, it still jumps either lower or higher. Dragging up or down on the left hand side does so in 6% increments instead instead of 5%, and if you let go, it always goes one extra step in the direction you were swiping. Like.... up-up-let_go... and it goes up one more time on its own.

With a reader as bright as the KA1, it should be possible to set a max brightness, and then have the slider use the entire range to set the light between 0 and the max brightness in one percent increments.

PeterHadTrapp · 02-02-2017, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Katsunami

With a reader as bright as the KA1, it should be possible to set a max brightness, and then have the slider use the entire range to set the light between 0 and the max brightness in one percent increments.

I agree to that. The more I hope, that the experts will be able to write a new version for the patch, that makes light-adjustment in 1%-Steps.
I miss this patch very much.

anacreon · 02-03-2017, 04:14 AM

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Originally Posted by rashkae

Win Some, loose some.

This update appears to fix the touch screen accuracy.... which is amazing. That was one of the most annoying things to me about the One. I thought it was a hardware design problem, but looks like Kobo fixed it in software.

So far, however, I have one irritating bug. Using the "Return" arrow from the Navigation bar in a Kepub reliable freezes the device, requiring a reboot.

I've been reading with this firmware since yesterday evening, and I do find that the touch screen is more accurate, that is I do get the menu corresponding to my finger position, not one next to it.

BUT I have problems with some books (kepubs) - not all - that suddenly have a lot of white space at the bottom of the page, which they didn't have with the previous F/W. It might be a question of different patch parameters (I didn't write down what I used before), and I'll try to modify them.

Diruuo · 02-03-2017, 06:12 AM

Yet another release for the Kobo Aura One (mark 6) with absolutely nothing for over an year on other mark 6 and mark 5 hardware. People closer to Kobo then me keep pointing out for months now that the other devices will get an update a few months after the critical bug fixes for the KA1 go through, several more months down the line that is still not the case.

JSWolf · 02-03-2017, 06:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Diruuo

Yet another release for the Kobo Aura One (mark 6) with absolutely nothing for over an year on other mark 6 and mark 5 hardware. People closer to Kobo then me keep pointing out for months now that the other devices will get an update a few months after the critical bug fixes for the KA1 go through, several more months down the line that is still not the case.

Do these 4.2 version firmware work as is on the other mark 6 hardware (Glo HD & Touch 2.0)?

frostschutz · 02-03-2017, 08:23 AM

The first 4.2 works, the other two don't. I forget their .xxxx build numbers.

I'm back to 3.19 myself. Waiting for official update for H2O.

I only used newer firmwares in an attempt to make my screensaver/autoshelf mods compatible. It's not like there is any difference that actually matters when reading. That basically hasn't changed in any way since I bought the device.

kansaskyle · 02-03-2017, 09:27 AM

I had the same drop to 0% light thing last night while reading in a lit room. Fortunately, the battery life issue didn't show up.

Accutronman · 02-03-2017, 09:51 AM

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Originally Posted by kansaskyle

I had the same drop to 0% light thing last night while reading in a lit room. Fortunately, the battery life issue didn't show up.

Same here

MacHaggis · 02-03-2017, 11:43 AM

I had the same issue with the light on Auto going to 0% but in version 4.2.8283.

I since restored to factory settings and have not tried to look for that issue, but I will.

pickyaxe · 02-03-2017, 01:30 PM

For the last couple firmware versions, I've been having an issue where mounting and unmounting via USB would take a long time (sometimes very long). So far this update seems to have fixed this issue, I hope it won't come back.

Katsunami · 02-03-2017, 02:31 PM

For me, this firmware caused my computer to crash, for the first time in 20 years, where it *wasn't* a buggy display driver.

This is just idiotic. The amount of problems I've had with this device with regard to USB-connectivity are unparalleled by anything I've owned before.

Nemo1984 · 02-03-2017, 07:52 PM

Working good on Glo HD

JSWolf · 02-04-2017, 04:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Nemo1984

Working good on Glo HD

Did you install the entire update or just KoboRoot.tgz.

Nemo1984 · 02-04-2017, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

Did you install the entire update or just KoboRoot.tgz.

The entire update.

JSWolf · 02-04-2017, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Nemo1984

The entire update.

Nice to know it works on the Glo HD. Thanks.

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02-02-2017, 02:03 PM	#16
Katsunami Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,111 Karma: 34000001 Join Date: Mar 2008 Device: KPW1, KA1	Light adjustment under 8110 and 8382 is bad. When reading with some ambient light (just enough to read a normal book by if you'd want to), the KA1 thinks it's nice to bump the light setting to 35%, burning your eyes out. Setting the light is also almost impossible, because you need to be very precise to actually get it at something like 7%, and as soon as you let go, it still jumps either lower or higher. Dragging up or down on the left hand side does so in 6% increments instead instead of 5%, and if you let go, it always goes one extra step in the direction you were swiping. Like.... up-up-let_go... and it goes up one more time on its own. With a reader as bright as the KA1, it should be possible to set a max brightness, and then have the slider use the entire range to set the light between 0 and the max brightness in one percent increments.

02-03-2017, 06:12 AM	#19
Diruuo Enthusiast Posts: 46 Karma: 26050 Join Date: Sep 2015 Device: Kobo Aura	Yet another release for the Kobo Aura One (mark 6) with absolutely nothing for over an year on other mark 6 and mark 5 hardware. People closer to Kobo then me keep pointing out for months now that the other devices will get an update a few months after the critical bug fixes for the KA1 go through, several more months down the line that is still not the case.

02-03-2017, 08:23 AM	#21
frostschutz Linux User Posts: 2,282 Karma: 6123806 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Heidelberg, Germany Device: none	The first 4.2 works, the other two don't. I forget their .xxxx build numbers. I'm back to 3.19 myself. Waiting for official update for H2O. I only used newer firmwares in an attempt to make my screensaver/autoshelf mods compatible. It's not like there is any difference that actually matters when reading. That basically hasn't changed in any way since I bought the device.

02-03-2017, 09:27 AM	#22
kansaskyle Addict Posts: 245 Karma: 765530 Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Austin, TX Device: Kobo Aura One & Forma, Kindle Voyage, PW, and Oasis 3	I had the same drop to 0% light thing last night while reading in a lit room. Fortunately, the battery life issue didn't show up.

02-03-2017, 11:43 AM	#24
MacHaggis Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Burbank, CA Device: PRS-505/900, KA1	I had the same issue with the light on Auto going to 0% but in version 4.2.8283. I since restored to factory settings and have not tried to look for that issue, but I will.

02-03-2017, 01:30 PM	#25
pickyaxe Addict Posts: 291 Karma: 3762916 Join Date: Nov 2011 Device: none	For the last couple firmware versions, I've been having an issue where mounting and unmounting via USB would take a long time (sometimes very long). So far this update seems to have fixed this issue, I hope it won't come back.

02-03-2017, 02:31 PM	#26
Katsunami Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,111 Karma: 34000001 Join Date: Mar 2008 Device: KPW1, KA1	For me, this firmware caused my computer to crash, for the first time in 20 years, where it wasn't a buggy display driver. This is just idiotic. The amount of problems I've had with this device with regard to USB-connectivity are unparalleled by anything I've owned before.

02-03-2017, 07:52 PM	#27
Nemo1984 Connoisseur Posts: 94 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2017 Device: Kobo Glo HD	Working good on Glo HD