Glo HD Need: a list of do's to update internal SD card on 4.25

menneske · 12-14-2020, 10:43 PM

Trying a different approach. Please disregard.

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=261578

I am new to this, but not new to computers. 30+ years of exp. with mac OS.

My Glo HD is back to factory, but firmware 4.25.15875.

I have a SanDisk card, 128GB, Ultra SDXC. Someone stated (in 2015) that it worked.

I have gone through the above instructions. I have waited like stated for white screen, black screen etc. and gotten the expected results as stated by the instructions. It fails, however. See the images, plz. After the 4th image it goes between pic 3 and 4.

Inserting the original card the Glo still works.

Do I need to downgrade to 3.x via this link in order to make the "memory to RAM" move, or am I better off by a different method?

I CAN follow a list, but some things I do not understand (like this "For Linux/mac run ./3.8.0.sh from the command line." From where, and how? Things like that)

Is a todo-list a possible?

davidfor · 12-14-2020, 10:58 PM

For the method you linked to, the latest firmware mentioned in it is 4.12.12111. And that is a statement that it didn't work. There are mentions that it worked with 3.19.5761 but I can't quickly see anything other mentions of 4.x firmware versions.

The original thread for changing the SD card is [URL "https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t 209122"]Memory Upgrade Mod Guide[/URL]. I would suggest following that as a way to change the card. That's basically the method I have used, though I didn't resize the partition before putting the new SD card into the device. Once I had tested it, I used the partition resizing from the Magic Memory Upgrade Mod.

menneske · 12-14-2020, 11:08 PM

I am sorry to have misunderstood the point point of "latest firmware mentioned".

Will give the other a go. Thank you David.

menneske · 12-14-2020, 11:09 PM

I figured what was wrong with the link, but the instructions are for a PC and Im on a mac.

davidfor · 12-15-2020, 12:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by menneske

I am sorry to have misunderstood the point point of "latest firmware mentioned".

You are using firmware version 4.25.15875. The last time someone reported successfully doing this was with firmware version 3.19.5761. The latest firmware version mentioned in the thread is 4.12.12111 and it didn't work with that version. As you are working with a later firmware version, it is unlikely to work without some other change.

Quote:

Originally Posted by menneske

I figured what was wrong with the link, but the instructions are for a PC and Im on a mac.

The first post is for PC but the instructions for the MAC should be on the second or third page. But, it is the same. The difference is in what tools are used. From memory, the MAC includes a tool, or you can use the dd command from the command-line.

12-14-2020, 10:43 PM	#1
menneske Enthusiast Posts: 45 Karma: 20564 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Denmark Device: LBook (Hanlin v.3), iPad1+3, GloHD 32GB, ClaraHD 8GB, iPadPro2 512GB	Need: a list of do's to update internal SD card on 4.25 Trying a different approach. Please disregard. https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=261578 I am new to this, but not new to computers. 30+ years of exp. with mac OS. My Glo HD is back to factory, but firmware 4.25.15875. I have a SanDisk card, 128GB, Ultra SDXC. Someone stated (in 2015) that it worked. I have gone through the above instructions. I have waited like stated for white screen, black screen etc. and gotten the expected results as stated by the instructions. It fails, however. See the images, plz. After the 4th image it goes between pic 3 and 4. Inserting the original card the Glo still works. Do I need to downgrade to 3.x via this link in order to make the "memory to RAM" move, or am I better off by a different method? I CAN follow a list, but some things I do not understand (like this "For Linux/mac run ./3.8.0.sh from the command line." From where, and how? Things like that) Is a todo-list a possible? Attached Thumbnails Last edited by menneske; 12-15-2020 at 03:18 AM.

12-14-2020, 11:09 PM	#4
menneske Enthusiast Posts: 45 Karma: 20564 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Denmark Device: LBook (Hanlin v.3), iPad1+3, GloHD 32GB, ClaraHD 8GB, iPadPro2 512GB	I figured what was wrong with the link, but the instructions are for a PC and Im on a mac. Last edited by menneske; 12-14-2020 at 11:23 PM.

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12-14-2020, 10:58 PM	#2
davidfor Grand Sorcerer Posts: 24,905 Karma: 47303824 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia Device: Kobo:Touch,Glo, AuraH2O, GloHD,AuraONE, ClaraHD, Libra H2O; tolinoepos	For the method you linked to, the latest firmware mentioned in it is 4.12.12111. And that is a statement that it didn't work. There are mentions that it worked with 3.19.5761 but I can't quickly see anything other mentions of 4.x firmware versions. The original thread for changing the SD card is [URL "https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t 209122"]Memory Upgrade Mod Guide[/URL]. I would suggest following that as a way to change the card. That's basically the method I have used, though I didn't resize the partition before putting the new SD card into the device. Once I had tested it, I used the partition resizing from the Magic Memory Upgrade Mod.

12-14-2020, 11:08 PM	#3
menneske Enthusiast Posts: 45 Karma: 20564 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Denmark Device: LBook (Hanlin v.3), iPad1+3, GloHD 32GB, ClaraHD 8GB, iPadPro2 512GB	I am sorry to have misunderstood the point point of "latest firmware mentioned". Will give the other a go. Thank you David.