Has distribution of 1.9 stopped?

baronrus · 03-17-2011, 09:43 PM

been a couple of days and I am not gettng a firmware update option does anyone know if the rollout has been put on hold?

siraks · 03-17-2011, 09:49 PM

last i saw it's 5% of users at a time? maybe from the first batch and the errors some people are reporting they're waiting for wide release or they're still continuing the 5% release and just hope you're on the list. i plug my kobo in every morning and load up the desktop but i have yet to receive a pop up to say there's new firmware. guess we just sit and wait.

robko · 03-17-2011, 09:58 PM

It took me multiple clicking of sync (30 or 40 times, probably more) over 2 days to finally get it. I really wanted it to fix a small but annoying glitch with newspapers so I was motivated. Now I desperately wish I could have 1.74 back for newspapers. It now takes 5 secs to switch articles (used to be same time as a page refresh), 7 sec to open an article from the list (again used to be same as a page refresh), and 30 seconds to use the "back to article" function (used to be 3-4)

. Kobo customer care tells me they checked with development team and this is the "new normal" behaviour so I'm rather bitter with the update currently.

Robert

baronrus · 03-17-2011, 10:48 PM

figures I ask the question and now I have the update its like magic

siraks · 03-17-2011, 10:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by baronrus

figures I ask the question and now I have the update its like magic

notice any problems that some other users have reported on this site?

plaid · 03-17-2011, 11:01 PM

just got the update tonight, so far no issues.

robko · 03-17-2011, 11:25 PM

Other than newspaper issue I haven't had any problems with the update reader update (desktop seems to have an issue with wanting to re-download 1/2 my books every time as others have mentioned). I like the close book option. Haven't played with GO TO much but it seems like it's reasonable.
Robert

Sureguy · 03-18-2011, 02:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by baronrus

been a couple of days and I am not gettng a firmware update option does anyone know if the rollout has been put on hold?

I wasn't getting updates via my Kobo reader (choosing update), or the 1.9 software (choosing sync) at all. Following a suggestion in this thread from robko hitting sync seven times in the software resulted in an update being made available to my kobo. Thankfully I don't use the newspaper function so the issue robko is facing doesn't affect me.

Actionman · 03-18-2011, 06:00 AM

Updated and all is well... I'm in NZ and also had to do the multiple sync thing.

A

MorganM · 03-18-2011, 06:45 AM

Finally got the update after syncing like crazy.

siraks · 03-18-2011, 08:16 AM

was going to try the multiple sync method this morning and as soon as i started up the desktop app and hit syn the update popped up for me.

BorgDog · 03-18-2011, 09:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sureguy

I wasn't getting updates via my Kobo reader (choosing update), or the 1.9 software (choosing sync) at all. Following a suggestion in this thread from robko hitting sync seven times in the software resulted in an update being made available to my kobo. Thankfully I don't use the newspaper function so the issue robko is facing doesn't affect me.

Where's the update option on the Kobo itself? I can't seem to spot it.

ltr · 03-18-2011, 10:00 AM

Quote:

Where's the update option on the Kobo itself? I can't seem to spot it.

There is no update option on the Kobo reader itself. You are notified of an available software update when you connect with the USB cable or wireless.

baronrus · 03-18-2011, 10:15 AM

For me the update process was easy, fast and no issues at all. Goto page works well as does the close book option. Not sure why they changed the wireless icon but its not an issue. I dont know if the low battery indicator issue has been addressed. There is no change log so I'm not sure if there is an official list of changes or are we just suppoesed to stumble on them ourselves?

siraks · 03-18-2011, 10:26 AM

there's some info in this thread, 3rd post in. i think it was copied from the kobo help site.

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=124620

03-17-2011, 09:43 PM	#1
baronrus Addict Posts: 217 Karma: 2975 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: KO, KW, and KT	Has distribution of 1.9 stopped? been a couple of days and I am not gettng a firmware update option does anyone know if the rollout has been put on hold?

03-17-2011, 09:58 PM	#3
robko Wizard Posts: 2,454 Karma: 5469320 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Kobo	It took me multiple clicking of sync (30 or 40 times, probably more) over 2 days to finally get it. I really wanted it to fix a small but annoying glitch with newspapers so I was motivated. Now I desperately wish I could have 1.74 back for newspapers. It now takes 5 secs to switch articles (used to be same time as a page refresh), 7 sec to open an article from the list (again used to be same as a page refresh), and 30 seconds to use the "back to article" function (used to be 3-4). Kobo customer care tells me they checked with development team and this is the "new normal" behaviour so I'm rather bitter with the update currently. Robert

03-18-2011, 06:45 AM	#10
MorganM Fanatic Posts: 563 Karma: 1089963 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Australia Device: Kobo Libra H2o	Finally got the update after syncing like crazy. Last edited by MorganM; 03-18-2011 at 06:54 AM.

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03-17-2011, 09:49 PM	#2
siraks use the force Posts: 575 Karma: 564666 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Ontario Device: Kobo Touch, Lenovo K1	last i saw it's 5% of users at a time? maybe from the first batch and the errors some people are reporting they're waiting for wide release or they're still continuing the 5% release and just hope you're on the list. i plug my kobo in every morning and load up the desktop but i have yet to receive a pop up to say there's new firmware. guess we just sit and wait.

03-17-2011, 10:48 PM	#4
baronrus Addict Posts: 217 Karma: 2975 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: KO, KW, and KT	figures I ask the question and now I have the update its like magic

03-17-2011, 11:01 PM	#6
plaid Connoisseur Posts: 99 Karma: 5434 Join Date: Sep 2004 Device: Kobo eReader	just got the update tonight, so far no issues.

03-17-2011, 11:25 PM	#7
robko Wizard Posts: 2,454 Karma: 5469320 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Kobo	Other than newspaper issue I haven't had any problems with the update reader update (desktop seems to have an issue with wanting to re-download 1/2 my books every time as others have mentioned). I like the close book option. Haven't played with GO TO much but it seems like it's reasonable. Robert

03-18-2011, 06:00 AM	#9
Actionman Member Posts: 10 Karma: 250 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: New Zealand Device: Kobo WiFi	Updated and all is well... I'm in NZ and also had to do the multiple sync thing. A

03-18-2011, 08:16 AM	#11
siraks use the force Posts: 575 Karma: 564666 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Ontario Device: Kobo Touch, Lenovo K1	was going to try the multiple sync method this morning and as soon as i started up the desktop app and hit syn the update popped up for me.

03-18-2011, 10:15 AM	#14
baronrus Addict Posts: 217 Karma: 2975 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: KO, KW, and KT	For me the update process was easy, fast and no issues at all. Goto page works well as does the close book option. Not sure why they changed the wireless icon but its not an issue. I dont know if the low battery indicator issue has been addressed. There is no change log so I'm not sure if there is an official list of changes or are we just suppoesed to stumble on them ourselves?

03-18-2011, 10:26 AM	#15
siraks use the force Posts: 575 Karma: 564666 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Ontario Device: Kobo Touch, Lenovo K1	there's some info in this thread, 3rd post in. i think it was copied from the kobo help site. https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=124620

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