An easy way to get the latest firmware links for Kobo eReaders

[boriar]

Seems quite friendly and comfortable. Good job!

[davidfor]

Originally Posted by geek1011

I have rewritten KoboFirmware from scratch. It now has a cards view as well, it loads faster, and the filter works better. Please try it out and tell me if there any issues, or if you have any suggestions for improvement. Try out the new version here.

Also, do you think the ad I put in the top right is too distracting?

Looks good. The only issues I have with it are related to the affiliates. There is nowhere on the main page a statement of which affiliate is being used for the testing. That is important in explaining to people why they aren't getting the firmware delivered to their device. With that, the "Other versions" button should be "Other affiliates". When I clicked that button, I was actually expecting a list of older versions. And with the way it is, if all affiliates are delivering the same version, then a message stating that would be better than the list of identical versions. Having the list does imply there is a reason for it and that the firmware might be different.

It would be good to include some other information or links to it. For example, a link to the MR Wiki page with the list of all firmware versions. That has links to download the older firmware and to discussion about them. And I think a link to more details installation instructions. Strictly, what you have is enough, but there plenty of posts here from people who have done the wrong thing based on similar instructions here.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by geek1011

Thanks! Have you tested the filtering yet (especially linking to it)? I am still not completely sure how stable it is.

The filtering works well.

[geek1011]

Originally Posted by davidfor

Looks good. The only issues I have with it are related to the affiliates. There is nowhere on the main page a statement of which affiliate is being used for the testing. That is important in explaining to people why they aren't getting the firmware delivered to their device. With that, the "Other versions" button should be "Other affiliates". When I clicked that button, I was actually expecting a list of older versions. And with the way it is, if all affiliates are delivering the same version, then a message stating that would be better than the list of identical versions. Having the list does imply there is a reason for it and that the firmware might be different.

It would be good to include some other information or links to it. For example, a link to the MR Wiki page with the list of all firmware versions. That has links to download the older firmware and to discussion about them. And I think a link to more details installation instructions. Strictly, what you have is enough, but there plenty of posts here from people who have done the wrong thing based on similar instructions here.

Thanks for your detailed review. I actually noticed the issues with users expecting the other versions, not the affiliates in my analytics. I have added a button to show affiliates, and a new button to show all other versions. I will also be adding a view forum button too later.

[geek1011]

I have released another major update. It now has a button to show ALL past firmware versions for a device. Please test it and tell me what you think.

It excludes versions which have been known to cause issues in devices, such as the recent black screen one.

The firmwares before 2014 are from the wiki, after that, it is from my script.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by geek1011

I have released another major update. It now has a button to show ALL past firmware versions for a device. Please test it and tell me what you think.

It excludes versions which have been known to cause issues in devices, such as the recent black screen one.

The firmwares before 2014 are from the wiki, after that, it is from my script.

Where you have other affiliates and other releases, you have a download link. Can you also have a release notes link if possible? Also, for the BBCode link, can you surround here with a box like the other links?

[geek1011]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Where you have other affiliates and other releases, you have a download link. Can you also have a release notes link if possible? Also, for the BBCode link, can you surround here with a box like the other links?

I only have release note links for the other affiliates. If you have the other ones, or know where to find them, I can add them.

What do you mean by "Also, for the BBCode link, can you surround here with a box like the other links?"?

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by geek1011

I only have release note links for the other affiliates. If you have the other ones, or know where to find them, I can add them.

Maybe the release not links are in the MR Wiki? But even if we cannot get the release notes link, we have the link for the current release notes and that can be used when the current firmware is no longer the current firmware.

What do you mean by "Also, for the BBCode link, can you surround here with a box like the other links?"?

Like the download link.

[geek1011]

Also, should I add an export function to export the firmware info as csv or json?

[geek1011]

I have added a tooltip showing the affiliates with the latest version to the firmware version column.

[oren64]

Originally Posted by geek1011

I have released another major update. It now has a button to show ALL past firmware versions for a device. Please test it and tell me what you think.

It excludes versions which have been known to cause issues in devices, such as the recent black screen one.

The firmwares before 2014 are from the wiki, after that, it is from my script.

Looks good, keep up the good work.

[geek1011]

Originally Posted by oren64

Looks good, keep up the good work.

Thanks!

[PeterT]

I'm not sure there is any point keeping the beta affiliate..

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by PeterT

I'm not sure there is any point keeping the beta affiliate..

There was a time recently where beta was the only way to get the latest firmware until it got to other affiliates.

[oren64]

Firmwares 3.17-3.19.5613 did not release to Kobo Mini, you may want to remove them or add clarification.