[False Alarm] FW 4.6.10075 will brick mark 6 models with KSM installed

tshering · 11-29-2017, 02:50 PM

EDIT: The danger I was divining does not concern any of the current models. So this was a false alarm.
I moved the original text into the spoiler.

Spoiler:

Question Mark · 11-29-2017, 11:00 PM

That's interesting because it seems to be working on my KA1 without a problem.

However, when I sideloaded the 4.610075 update, I did it while in the Nickel mode. I then reinstalled the KSM tgz file and then the extension patch.

Everything seems to be working fine in both Nickel and Koreader for me.

Koreader did initially freeze when looking up a word in a Chinese book which necessitated powering the device on and off. But it has been behaving since then. It occasionally froze prior to this most recent FW as well.

Yesterday, something weird happened while reading a Japanese book in Nickel. Can't quite explain it. The whole screen seemed to ghost and became unresponsive. Closed the cover to put it to sleep, then immediately opened it and it was fine.

tshering · 11-30-2017, 04:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Question Mark

That's interesting because it seems to be working on my KA1 without a problem.

However, when I sideloaded the 4.610075 update, I did it while in the Nickel mode. I then reinstalled the KSM tgz file and then the extension patch.

Everything seems to be working fine in both Nickel and Koreader for me.

Koreader did initially freeze when looking up a word in a Chinese book which necessitated powering the device on and off. But it has been behaving since then. It occasionally froze prior to this most recent FW as well.

Yesterday, something weird happened while reading a Japanese book in Nickel. Can't quite explain it. The whole screen seemed to ghost and became unresponsive. Closed the cover to put it to sleep, then immediately opened it and it was fine.

The danger I was divining does not concern any of the current models. So this was a false alarm. As for the ghosting and unresponsiveness, I do not know. It is not related to the danger I was afraid of (losing the ability to connect the device as usb storage.)

Question Mark · 11-30-2017, 09:17 AM

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Originally Posted by tshering

The danger I was divining does not concern any of the current models. So this was a false alarm. As for the ghosting and unresponsiveness, I do not know. It is not related to the danger I was afraid of (losing the ability to connect the device as usb storage.)

Thanks for that. Much reassured.

I think what I called "ghosting" was probably just the screen freezing as it was attempting to look up a word. I think it probably got stuck in some kind of transitional stage. Very hard to describe, especially as I didn't leave it too long in that stage. Just put it to sleep, woke it up and it was fine.

My KA1 will occasionally freeze when I have been using the dictionary a lot. Has happened on all firmwares.

stats · 11-30-2017, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by tshering

The danger I was divining does not concern any of the current models. So this was a false alarm. As for the ghosting and unresponsiveness, I do not know. It is not related to the danger I was afraid of (losing the ability to connect the device as usb storage.)

The original H2O is a mark 5, so it is ok?

Cheers,
Rich

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tshering · 11-30-2017, 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by stats

The original H2O is a mark 5, so it is ok?

Cheers,
Rich

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There is no special danger to any of the current models. You know that then original H2O has (again) a rotation problem with the more recent FW updates?

stats · 12-01-2017, 08:47 AM

I have read that, but not seen it on my device. I pretty much only use koreader. It's been very stable.

Cheers,
Rich

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davidfor · 12-01-2017, 09:43 AM

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Originally Posted by stats

I have read that, but not seen it on my device. I pretty much only use koreader. It's been very stable.

Please read the thread properly. It was a false alarm.

@tshering: Can you change the thread title to something more appropriate?

issybird · 12-01-2017, 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by davidfor

Please read the thread properly. It was a false alarm.

@tshering: Can you change the thread title to something more appropriate?

He can't, but I will if he'll tell me what he wants. In the meantime, I'll add a bracketed [False Alarm].

tshering · 12-01-2017, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by issybird

He can't, but I will if he'll tell me what he wants. In the meantime, I'll add a bracketed [False Alarm].

Thank you issybird. I think it is fine as you did.

tshering · 12-01-2017, 11:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stats

I have read that, but not seen it on my device. I pretty much only use koreader. It's been very stable.

Cheers,
Rich

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Only after rereading your post, I understood now that you are possibly talking about the rotation problem. In that case thank you for the information.

stats · 12-03-2017, 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by tshering

Only after rereading your post, I understood now that you are possibly talking about the rotation problem. In that case thank you for the information.

Sorry, I should have been more explicit. My H2O has not experienced the rotation problem.

Cheers,
Rich

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11-29-2017, 02:50 PM	#1
tshering Wizard Posts: 3,489 Karma: 2914715 Join Date: Jun 2012 Device: kobo touch	[False Alarm] FW 4.6.10075 will brick mark 6 models with KSM installed EDIT: The danger I was divining does not concern any of the current models. So this was a false alarm. I moved the original text into the spoiler. Spoiler: Updating mark 6 models (Glo HD, Touch 2.0, Aura Edition 2, Aura ONE, Aura H2O Edition 2) to FW 4.6.10075 (and higher) will (EDIT: might perhaps) result in serious difficulties for users of the current KSM version(s). Therefore, prevent the update. Or, better, select the full update (not the partial update) in the KSM menu in order to disable KSM! Edit: Maybe my warning was to stark. Possibly the current available models are not concerned. Last edited by tshering; 12-01-2017 at 11:24 AM.

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11-29-2017, 11:00 PM	#2
Question Mark Wizard Posts: 1,419 Karma: 6513838 Join Date: Mar 2016 Device: More than I need, but not as many as I would like.	That's interesting because it seems to be working on my KA1 without a problem. However, when I sideloaded the 4.610075 update, I did it while in the Nickel mode. I then reinstalled the KSM tgz file and then the extension patch. Everything seems to be working fine in both Nickel and Koreader for me. Koreader did initially freeze when looking up a word in a Chinese book which necessitated powering the device on and off. But it has been behaving since then. It occasionally froze prior to this most recent FW as well. Yesterday, something weird happened while reading a Japanese book in Nickel. Can't quite explain it. The whole screen seemed to ghost and became unresponsive. Closed the cover to put it to sleep, then immediately opened it and it was fine.

12-01-2017, 08:47 AM	#7
stats Member Posts: 17 Karma: 574 Join Date: Dec 2008 Device: sony pr505	I have read that, but not seen it on my device. I pretty much only use koreader. It's been very stable. Cheers, Rich Sent from my VS995 using Tapatalk