Firmware 4.42.23296

JSWolf · 06-02-2025, 05:24 PM

Firmware 4.42.23296 is now available for the Clara BW and the Clara Colour.

https://pgaskin.net/KoboStuff/kobofirmware.html

rantanplan · 06-03-2025, 04:39 AM

That are some Nintendo style release notes

Quote:

• Various Bug Fixes
• Stability Improvements

JSWolf · 06-03-2025, 05:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rantanplan

That are some Nintendo style release notes

I hope @DNSB can tell us what's new beyond the release notes.

neclepsio · 06-03-2025, 08:14 AM

Comparing just the content, 4.42 seems to add sshd.

Marek · 06-03-2025, 09:32 AM

You can now start an ssh server by simply creating

Code:

/mnt/onboard/.kobo/ssh-enabled

and deleting

Code:

/mnt/onboard/.kobo/ssh-disabled

(assuming it exists) then reboot (this info should be written in the ssh-disabled file)

Spoiler:

EDIT: the ssh server will ask you to set a password on first connection to the root user

im just blind

fdread · 06-04-2025, 04:33 AM

no update about using the Clara in landscape mode?

Cactus Chef · 06-04-2025, 09:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marek

You can now start an ssh server by simply creating

Code:

/mnt/onboard/.kobo/ssh-enabled

and deleting

Code:

/mnt/onboard/.kobo/ssh-disabled

(assuming it exists) then reboot (this info should be written in the ssh-disabled file)

Spoiler:

EDIT: the ssh server will ask you to set a password on first connection to the root user

im just blind

Does this turn on automatically if you enable Developer Mode? Or does that still turn on the telnet service?

DrChiper · 06-04-2025, 10:18 AM

So, basically this new update:

removes admin account
adds ssh account
adds ssh deamon enabling/disabling
updates other accounts (like root)
exports BATTERY access
updates some libraries

Is there some conclusion to be made here about what will be forthcoming?

Cactus Chef · 06-04-2025, 11:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DrChiper

So, basically this new update:

removes admin account
adds ssh account
adds ssh deamon enabling/disabling
updates other accounts (like root)
exports BATTERY access
updates some libraries

Is there some conclusion to be made here about what will be forthcoming?

Hopefully not that they're going to lock down the tinkering capabilities of the Kobo line.

Absent any other information, shipping SSH is actually an improvement over the old method of exposing the telnet port, as I complained about earlier. In 2025, that would fail basic third-party security audits, and greatly increase the chance that a Kobo device with developer mode left on could inevitably join an army of IoT botnets.

Marek · 06-04-2025, 02:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cactus Chef

Does this turn on automatically if you enable Developer Mode? Or does that still turn on the telnet service?

I haven't looked into nickel yet i will report back when i do

EDIT: As far as i can tell telnet is removed from devmode

Aleron Ives · 06-04-2025, 04:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fdread

no update about using the Clara in landscape mode?

The firmware will probably never support this. Kobo only enables landscape mode officially on devices 7" and larger. The only way the Clara BW will get working landscape mode is if NickelMenu gets an update to fix the inverted touch inputs, which may or may not happen.

geek1011 · 06-04-2025, 09:48 PM

If I buy a Clara BW, landscape mode will get fixed, as I can't do without it.

I'll fix kfwproxy so the automatic posts work again later (I keep saying that...).

The SSH stuff is a welcom change. IMO, it could be just as much about security (c.f. the stuff a while ago on the Kobo website) as encouraging modding.

byrhias · 06-05-2025, 07:33 AM

Does no one else have the same issue with WiFi automatically turning on (and refusing to stay turned off) after this firmware update? If anyone has any solutions, would appreciate any input/advice.

LordP · 06-06-2025, 07:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by byrhias

Does no one else have the same issue with WiFi automatically turning on (and refusing to stay turned off) after this firmware update? If anyone has any solutions, would appreciate any input/advice.

I just checked and my WiFi stayed off, well, I never had it on in the first place.

Dirk-71 · 06-06-2025, 10:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by geek1011

Sorry about the delayed patch updates! I'm currently very busy and slightly burnt out, and will get back to them eventually. More info.

Good to hear from you. You've put a lot of work into the patches. Thank you for this. Take your time and take care. Do it when you like it and not as an obligtation. Noone can expect that you're always present updating patches.

06-02-2025, 05:24 PM	#1
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,466 Karma: 145863170 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Firmware 4.42.23296 Firmware 4.42.23296 is now available for the Clara BW and the Clara Colour. https://pgaskin.net/KoboStuff/kobofirmware.html

06-03-2025, 09:32 AM	#5
Marek Groupie Posts: 192 Karma: 1512344 Join Date: Jul 2023 Device: PW3, PW4 :(, KT5, PW5, KLC	You can now start an ssh server by simply creating Code: /mnt/onboard/.kobo/ssh-enabled and deleting Code: /mnt/onboard/.kobo/ssh-disabled (assuming it exists) then reboot (this info should be written in the ssh-disabled file) Spoiler: unfortunately i havent been able to crack any of the passwords from the new per-device passwd files (maybe im doing something wrong?) and the admin:admin user seems to be gone. EDIT: the ssh server will ask you to set a password on first connection to the root user im just blind Last edited by Marek; 06-03-2025 at 09:36 AM.

06-04-2025, 10:18 AM	#8
DrChiper Bookish Posts: 1,011 Karma: 2003162 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: PC, t1, t2, t3, Clara BW, Clara HD, Libra 2, Libra Color, Nxtpaper 11	So, basically this new update: removes admin account adds ssh account adds ssh deamon enabling/disabling updates other accounts (like root) exports BATTERY access updates some libraries Is there some conclusion to be made here about what will be forthcoming?

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06-03-2025, 08:14 AM	#4
neclepsio Member Posts: 16 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2024 Device: Kobo Libra Colour	Comparing just the content, 4.42 seems to add sshd.

06-04-2025, 04:33 AM	#6
fdread Member Posts: 13 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2025 Device: Kobo Libra Colour	no update about using the Clara in landscape mode?

06-04-2025, 09:48 PM	#12
geek1011 Wizard Posts: 2,804 Karma: 7025947 Join Date: May 2016 Location: Ontario, Canada Device: Kobo Mini, Aura Edition 2 v1, Clara HD	If I buy a Clara BW, landscape mode will get fixed, as I can't do without it. I'll fix kfwproxy so the automatic posts work again later (I keep saying that...). The SSH stuff is a welcom change. IMO, it could be just as much about security (c.f. the stuff a while ago on the Kobo website) as encouraging modding.

06-05-2025, 07:33 AM	#13
byrhias Member Posts: 22 Karma: 20010 Join Date: Mar 2025 Device: Kobo Clara Color	Does no one else have the same issue with WiFi automatically turning on (and refusing to stay turned off) after this firmware update? If anyone has any solutions, would appreciate any input/advice.