Koreader not launching anymore on my kobo after update!

lori87 · 01-13-2019, 09:46 PM

I have Kobo Auro H2O Edition 2 reader, I put some new books on it and when I did it updated to device version 4.12.12111

Now when I click the koreader image in books to launch koreader it just launches the image and NOT koreader, I'm so upset because I did NOT want to update my device.

Is it possible to get it working or did they patch it or something so koreader doesnt work anymore?

lori87 · 01-13-2019, 09:58 PM

Nevermind just reinstalled the whole thing from scratch and it worked again, I lost my dictionaries and stuff and images and screensavers but if there was an easier way ot fix plz let me know

NiLuJe · 01-13-2019, 10:41 PM

A firmware update will wipe KFMon/fmon, which will obviously prevent it from launching stuff until you reinstall said launcher

.

That's perfectly normal, and documented.

Alan_S · 01-14-2019, 03:51 PM

KSM can intercept firmware upgrade and you can choose to do partial update, which saves crucial files from being overwritten, thus keeping KSM.

NiLuJe · 01-14-2019, 05:12 PM

In KFMon's case, it's a safety precaution more than anything: in the (unlikely) event a FW update would horribly break it, being disabled ensures it won't cause a boot loop.

But, perhaps more interestingly, it also ensures that it won't clash with fmon or KSM (as in, only one of them will ever be active, because the opposite would be potentially very bad).

petrovich · 05-12-2019, 08:42 PM

Well, I've just got the same problem. Tried fmon reinstall, but it doesn't seem to help(the behavior didn't change). Any ideas what should I check? TIA

NiLuJe · 05-12-2019, 09:02 PM

fmon has probably been severely hobbled, if not entirely broken, by a behvaior change introduced in FW 4.13.

I worked it around if KFMon, so, make sure you're either using a current KFMon version, or that you're using KSM.

01-13-2019, 09:46 PM	#1
lori87 Connoisseur Posts: 53 Karma: 126 Join Date: Oct 2018 Device: kobo	Koreader not launching anymore on my kobo after update! I have Kobo Auro H2O Edition 2 reader, I put some new books on it and when I did it updated to device version 4.12.12111 Now when I click the koreader image in books to launch koreader it just launches the image and NOT koreader, I'm so upset because I did NOT want to update my device. Is it possible to get it working or did they patch it or something so koreader doesnt work anymore?

01-13-2019, 10:41 PM	#3
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,477 Karma: 26012494 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	A firmware update will wipe KFMon/fmon, which will obviously prevent it from launching stuff until you reinstall said launcher . That's perfectly normal, and documented. Last edited by NiLuJe; 01-14-2019 at 12:45 PM.

01-14-2019, 05:12 PM	#5
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,477 Karma: 26012494 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	In KFMon's case, it's a safety precaution more than anything: in the (unlikely) event a FW update would horribly break it, being disabled ensures it won't cause a boot loop. But, perhaps more interestingly, it also ensures that it won't clash with fmon or KSM (as in, only one of them will ever be active, because the opposite would be potentially very bad). Last edited by NiLuJe; 01-14-2019 at 05:15 PM.

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01-13-2019, 09:58 PM	#2
lori87 Connoisseur Posts: 53 Karma: 126 Join Date: Oct 2018 Device: kobo	Nevermind just reinstalled the whole thing from scratch and it worked again, I lost my dictionaries and stuff and images and screensavers but if there was an easier way ot fix plz let me know

01-14-2019, 03:51 PM	#4
Alan_S Evangelist Posts: 440 Karma: 1084584 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Sisak, Croatia Device: Kobo Aura H2O, Kobo Aura ONE	KSM can intercept firmware upgrade and you can choose to do partial update, which saves crucial files from being overwritten, thus keeping KSM.

05-12-2019, 08:42 PM	#6
petrovich Connoisseur Posts: 65 Karma: 11006 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: California Device: none	Well, I've just got the same problem. Tried fmon reinstall, but it doesn't seem to help(the behavior didn't change). Any ideas what should I check? TIA

05-12-2019, 09:02 PM	#7
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,477 Karma: 26012494 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	fmon has probably been severely hobbled, if not entirely broken, by a behvaior change introduced in FW 4.13. I worked it around if KFMon, so, make sure you're either using a current KFMon version, or that you're using KSM.