Firmware 4.3.8945 - Page 4

PeterT · 03-09-2017, 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Cherry Picker

Thanks Peter, that's actually pretty interesting stuff. Just out of curiosity, did you happen to have GeoffR's (or any other) Home Screen Switching patch installed at the time? (You see where I'm goin' here...just trying to determine if the HS change came through the pipeline along with the FW update, or maybe the update was simply tripping the already installed patch...I'm not even sure that's feasible...but I'll ask).

I run patch free / mod to conf file free

robko · 03-09-2017, 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by gillrael

After updating the firmware to this version, 4.3.8945, and enabled the patch "ENABLE NEW HOME SCREEN" every time at the start of the KA1 is always shown the picture below (it's in Italian).
sorry for the bad english

That's a known bug/feature with the current (last few) firmwares. Not sure if they have it deliberately coming up after every power down ("feature") or the flag to indicate you've already seen it isn't working properly (bug). I rarely power my Kobo's down (just sleep them) so it's only a mild annoyance to me.

davidfor · 03-09-2017, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by akorx

Do you know if firmware 4.3.8945 brings something new about nightmode (and a toggle to switch between night/day modes) ?

You have had an answer, but these releases are purely bug fixes. There should be nothing new appearing in them.

JSWolf · 03-09-2017, 06:54 PM

Don't forget to reinstall any custom dictionaries. I had to reinstall the custom hyphenation dictionary which I forgot to do until I was seeing the gaps.

haydnfan · 03-09-2017, 08:55 PM

I'm lucky to have the old homescreen, but I both left feedback and contacted CS at Kobo about my feelings about this new homescreen. I hope that all that our complaining here do the same. They won't know what we think if we don't tell them.

vice-versa · 03-10-2017, 01:20 AM

Finally I've got it without changing the "affiliate". So far, I can see no change. I've got the old home screen (I'd rather not have the new one, so I'm happy).

camelriders · 03-10-2017, 01:35 AM

I still can't get my H20 to function properly with any firmware released after 3.19.5761, including the latest one here, 4.3.8945.

/b

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Originally Posted by GeoffR

I manually upgraded my Glo from 4.3.8871 to 4.3.8945, but I don't think there was any point really, the problems with sync and reading stats haven't been fixed.

I think I am going to turn off wi-fi and just wait until they have fixed all the problems introduced since 3.19.5761, I feel more like an unpaid software tester than a customer at the moment.

Edit: The UI is getting very ghosty, it is okay when actually reading a book, but the (old) home screen and menus ghost up very quickly now.

davidfor · 03-10-2017, 02:10 AM

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Originally Posted by camelriders

I still can't get my H20 to function properly with any firmware released after 3.19.5761, including the latest one here, 4.3.8945.

What's the problem? An idea of what is going wrong is needed before we can help. if you discussed it here before, a link to the post/thread is probably enough.

sherman · 03-10-2017, 02:53 AM

Just installed on my H2O.

One thing I noticed right away is that Kobo has made it easier to adjust the light by sliding along the left of the screen. It seems they have enlarged the zone a bit.

On 4.3.8842 (and 4.2.x), I found this rather difficult as half the time it wanted to select text instead, which was rather annoying.

Martina Schein · 03-10-2017, 04:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Cherry Picker

Hi Martina,
Just in case I didn't clearly understand this...are you saying you received the New Home Screen with a previous FW update and then reverted to the Old Home Screen from this subsequent update on the same device?

Hello Cherrypicker,
Yes, that's exactly how it is. Please see the following screenshots. The filenames I assigned accordingly.

Cherry Picker · 03-10-2017, 05:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Martina Schein

Hello Cherrypicker,
Yes, that's exactly how it is. Please see the following screenshots. The filenames I assigned accordingly.

Thanks Martina...that's a great help.

Poppaea · 03-10-2017, 07:46 AM

And the reading stats are off again! Instaed of 7 hrs reading time per book it shows 72 hrs.

Josieb1 · 03-10-2017, 08:16 AM

I'm hitting a bit of an issue with the new OS (4.2+) in that the library settings have been removed. I used to use those to hide books in the cloud, does anyone know if we can do it anymore? I always download and side load my books through Calibre so seeing a cloud icon is actually a duplication, its getting rather annoying now.

Ohh and I've changed my mind on the new home screen after using it through the patch enabling, I hate it, too much advertising and I don't need kobo plugging more books at me I have enough of my own already.

JSWolf · 03-10-2017, 08:21 AM

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Originally Posted by MacEachaidh

Well, I guess you can never tell ...

I'd all-but retired my venerable N905B Touch, because it had started repeatedly freezing on me. I'd tried complete resets, and rolling back to firmware like 2.6.1, and even 1.8.1, but it still kept locking up. I had no idea what the cause was, nor how to fix it.

So, I thought, nothing to lose. I tried sideloading the Mark 3 edition of 4.3.8842, and -- I hope the Digital Gods aren't listening! -- so far, not a single lock-up. No hacks or patches, but to date it works fine. Huh! ;-)

(I've just doomed myself saying that, haven't I? ...)

You do know that 4.3.8945 is the latest firmware and you might want to give that a go.

the.Mtn.Man · 03-10-2017, 08:44 AM

Updated my Kobo Aura over wifi without any problems. Still the old homescreen (yay!), and my reading stats were restored (yay!), but it seems the bug is still there where minutes are counted as hours. I had a book open for a few minutes, and my total hours went from 517 to 520.

03-10-2017, 08:16 AM	#58
Josieb1 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,100 Karma: 18051062 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: UK Device: Kindle Scribe, Coloursoft, PW SE, Kindle 6, Kobo Libra 2, Clara BW	I'm hitting a bit of an issue with the new OS (4.2+) in that the library settings have been removed. I used to use those to hide books in the cloud, does anyone know if we can do it anymore? I always download and side load my books through Calibre so seeing a cloud icon is actually a duplication, its getting rather annoying now. Ohh and I've changed my mind on the new home screen after using it through the patch enabling, I hate it, too much advertising and I don't need kobo plugging more books at me I have enough of my own already. Last edited by Josieb1; 03-10-2017 at 08:18 AM.

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JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 80,740 Karma: 150249619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Don't forget to reinstall any custom dictionaries. I had to reinstall the custom hyphenation dictionary which I forgot to do until I was seeing the gaps.

03-09-2017, 08:55 PM	#50
haydnfan Guru Posts: 650 Karma: 5632364 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: Kindle PW 4, Oasis 2	I'm lucky to have the old homescreen, but I both left feedback and contacted CS at Kobo about my feelings about this new homescreen. I hope that all that our complaining here do the same. They won't know what we think if we don't tell them.

03-10-2017, 01:20 AM	#51
vice-versa whippet addict Posts: 391 Karma: 689884 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: France, Normandy, Gisors Device: Kobo Sage, Kobo Libra Colour	Finally I've got it without changing the "affiliate". So far, I can see no change. I've got the old home screen (I'd rather not have the new one, so I'm happy).

03-10-2017, 02:53 AM	#54
sherman Guru Posts: 877 Karma: 2676800 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Taranaki - NZ Device: Kobo Aura H2O, Kobo Forma	Just installed on my H2O. One thing I noticed right away is that Kobo has made it easier to adjust the light by sliding along the left of the screen. It seems they have enlarged the zone a bit. On 4.3.8842 (and 4.2.x), I found this rather difficult as half the time it wanted to select text instead, which was rather annoying.

03-10-2017, 07:46 AM	#57
Poppaea Lucifer's Bat Posts: 2,577 Karma: 20638583 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Earth/Berlin Device: Kobo Libra Colour	And the reading stats are off again! Instaed of 7 hrs reading time per book it shows 72 hrs.

03-10-2017, 08:44 AM	#60
the.Mtn.Man Guru Posts: 710 Karma: 2483502 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: Kobo Aura	Updated my Kobo Aura over wifi without any problems. Still the old homescreen (yay!), and my reading stats were restored (yay!), but it seems the bug is still there where minutes are counted as hours. I had a book open for a few minutes, and my total hours went from 517 to 520.

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