05-01-2016, 03:23 PM | #1 |
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A firmware updater for all Kobos
I have created a Kobo firmware updater for Linux because Kobo desktop does not work on Linux, and I also don't sign in with a Kobo account and I want to be able to update.
This has been tested with the Kobo Mini, Kobo Aura, Kobo Glo, and the Kobo WiFi. This should work with any device. How to run
How it works Spoiler:
Is there a Windows version? Soon. Please leave a reply if you tried this. Report any issues on GitHub See the link for more information! http://geek1011.github.io/koboupdater-for-linux/ Last edited by geek1011; 02-11-2017 at 03:30 PM. |
05-01-2016, 05:16 PM | #2 |
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05-01-2016, 05:20 PM | #3 |
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05-01-2016, 08:14 PM | #4 |
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OK, useful.
For the non-linux users among us, if you are a calibre user, my Kobo Utilities plugin has a firmware check function that can be automatically run on connection. It works on all OSes. |
05-02-2016, 08:54 PM | #5 |
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Why jump through all these hoops when you can just update your Kobo directly over wifi?
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05-03-2016, 06:56 AM | #6 |
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Because not everyone wants to sign in, some people want to see the URL, some people want to have more control over it (for example if you want to update the mini to 3.19.5761 without chaniging affiliate.conf and you are not comfortable doing a firmware update manually, you can go to the script, override the AFFLIATE variable, and then run it. It's also more fun
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05-03-2016, 07:38 AM | #7 |
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Thanks for giving us more option for device update.
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05-03-2016, 12:57 PM | #8 |
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Very interesting! When I get some time, I may grab it and modify it to work with FreeBSD.
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05-04-2016, 04:17 AM | #9 |
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Excellent, another FreeBSD user
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05-04-2016, 05:33 AM | #10 |
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You don't actually need a program to help with firmware updates. You can use the following website to check for a new firmware version, download it, and install it.
http://kobofw.herokuapp.com/ |
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