12-07-2015, 07:36 PM | #1 |
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Firmware 3.19.5613 discussion
Kobo have started releasing firmware version 3.19.5613. Yes, I know, it's a strange number, but they have changed the build process are producing these numbers.
This release is for: Kobo Touch, Kobo Glo, Kobo Aura HD, Kobo Aura, Kobo Aura H2O, Kobo Glo HD, Kobo Touch 2.0. This release is mainly fixes. The biggest is a fix for all the refresh/flashing problems that were added in firmware 3.18.0. The list of changes I know about are:
The above is a mix of what Kobo told use was in the beta's and what I found during my testing. I have a long list of my "favourite" bugs that I test, and I test most of what is reported here. This means the answer to the question "Is x fixed?" is "I don't know" and probably "No". Changes reported by others here are:
The desktop is also being updated. The version information for the firmware and desktop applications are:
If you want to manually install the firmware, the download links are in the first post of the Direct Links to Kobo Firmware thread. And for those who like to patch the firmware, see Instructions for patching firmware 3.19.5613. Calibre does not support this version yet, but there are no changes needed for the driver except bumping the version number. It is completely safe to use the "Attempt to support newer firmware version" option in the driver. Last edited by davidfor; 12-09-2015 at 06:05 PM. Reason: Added link to patch thread |
12-07-2015, 08:10 PM | #2 |
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I'm still on 5607
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12-07-2015, 09:29 PM | #3 |
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Pinch to adjust font size on epubs has finally been fixed. unchecking it accually disables it now
Aura now refreshes every chapter again Last edited by freekobo; 12-08-2015 at 11:45 AM. |
12-07-2015, 11:15 PM | #4 |
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The new firmware does not work with self-registered database... (The error you get is "Critical Error, Your eReader hasn't synchronized with the server yet. Any highlights, notes, or reading progress you've made on the device will be lost.".. the only option is a "Sign out" button that deletes the database.
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12-08-2015, 02:03 AM | #5 |
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Other than turning wifi off, is there a way to disable updates on the Kobo devices so that the new firmware does not download and update? I do not want to update to 3.19 until GeoffR releases his patches for it.
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12-08-2015, 02:19 AM | #6 |
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you could try the disable update over wifi patch, then you'd just need to manually update. It's not guaranteed to work though.
That said I wouldn't worry, most of the time OTA updates take longer to go out to folks than it takes Geoff to get the patches out. |
12-08-2015, 04:38 AM | #7 |
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12-08-2015, 04:44 AM | #8 |
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I've updated the first post of the Direct Links to Kobo Firmware thread (this thread!).
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12-08-2015, 06:00 AM | #10 |
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12-08-2015, 06:30 AM | #11 |
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I'm calling this release: The Flash Sleeps With The Fishes Release.
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12-08-2015, 06:58 AM | #12 |
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I put it on my Aura HD. Nice reminder of why I use the patch! But the chapter beginning flash was really bad on that one, so I wanted to update it right away.
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12-08-2015, 07:12 AM | #13 |
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12-08-2015, 08:21 AM | #15 |
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No, Manually installing effectively bricks your device (Untill you go through the normal setup, or a new workaround is found.)
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