Firmware update 5.17

mobama · 11-30-2017, 06:14 AM

Touch Lux 3, Touch HD and most newer devices receive firmware update 5.17.

Inkpad 2 still at 5.15. A noticeable drawback of the older firmware is that Dropbox does not sync.

cassini · 12-02-2017, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by mobama

Touch Lux 3, Touch HD and most newer devices receive firmware update 5.17.

Inkpad 2 still at 5.15. A noticeable drawback of the older firmware is that Dropbox does not sync.

What? TL3? Where it is written? Any official infirmation, please.

mobama · 12-02-2017, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by cassini

What? TL3? Where it is written? Any official infirmation, please.

There was no official information. I tried to check myself to how many models it applies, and back then it seemed that Touch Lux 3 support has 5.17 download. I checked again right now and no, it doesn't. So I must have messed up last time. Sorry

church mouse · 12-08-2017, 03:04 AM

Hello, just wondering if anyone else is having the issue of sideloaded fonts no longer being available in fw 5.17?

David

eMole · 12-08-2017, 07:57 AM

Bookerly works for me for epubs using the stock reader app.

This update adds hyphenation dictionaries for a couple of languages. The hungarian one does not work though. The one that comes with LibreOffice does work.

LucyOne · 12-08-2017, 09:41 AM

Fonts work fine with both Coolreader and PB Reader on my device.

church mouse · 12-08-2017, 11:27 AM

@LucyOne - thanks. I guess I'll try a fresh sideload of the fonts again and cross my fingers!

I have my copy of 5.16 but am reluctant to try rolling back.

mobama · 12-10-2017, 06:41 PM

The only visible change with this update that I have noticed: When the device turns off when an epub is opened in Cool Reader, then at next startup the book will be forced into the default app.

church mouse · 12-11-2017, 02:11 AM

@mobama For some reason my update caused the reader to not like my fonts folder. Twice I uninstalled and reloaded the fonts folder, the second time the reader was happy with it again. Strange.

The Coolreader bug has been enough for me to roll back to 5.16 at the moment.

mobama · 12-19-2017, 12:57 AM

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Originally Posted by church mouse

The Coolreader bug has been enough for me to roll back to 5.16 at the moment.

It's a major annoyance, but not fatal for me. When I read in Coolreader, I either close the book when I finish or, when it restarts in the default reader, I close it in the manager thingie and reopen in Coolreader. Would be better without the annoyance of course.

church mouse · 12-19-2017, 01:35 AM

This is the non Russian version of 5.16 to which I have been able to roll back.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/1syquz4o7b...6_579.zip?dl=0

LucyOne · 12-21-2017, 01:35 AM

For now I have disabled the last opened book on startup and just open it manually in CR.

church mouse · 12-21-2017, 04:47 AM

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Originally Posted by LucyOne

For now I have disabled the last opened book on startup and just open it manually in CR.

LucyOne - I was finding that, whether or not I had "last opened book" enabled or disabled, when waking from a shut down (my reader was set to shut down after an hour to improve battery life), the reader would only open my current book with the the in-built reader. The only way to prevent this was not to allow the reader to shut down (but battery life is much worse that way).

Is this not happening for you?

mobama · 12-21-2017, 06:01 AM

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Originally Posted by church mouse

The only way to prevent this was not to allow the reader to shut down (but battery life is much worse that way).

The other way is to go to the home screen (just press the home button) every time you put the ereader down.

church mouse · 12-22-2017, 03:33 AM

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Originally Posted by mobama

The other way is to go to the home screen (just press the home button) every time you put the ereader down.

@mobama. Are you saying that returning to the home screen protects your reader choice after a shutdown?

For me, on 5.17, after a shutdown and restart, any book which has a "reading state" record will not open in CR but reverts to the in-built reader. The only ways to get CR to be able to open that book again for me are either:

1. Delete and reload the book OR

2. Delete the "reading state" record and restart the reader.

(I haven't tested whether marking the book as finished might also work).

Anyway, for now I am happy to stay with 5.16, since I really do not see what 5.17 brings to the party (apart from headaches

)

11-30-2017, 06:14 AM	#1
mobama Evangelist Posts: 432 Karma: 2303460 Join Date: Aug 2017 Device: Pocketbook Inkpad 3, Onyx T76ML, Kobo H2O Edition 1, Kobo Mini	Firmware update 5.17 Touch Lux 3, Touch HD and most newer devices receive firmware update 5.17. Inkpad 2 still at 5.15. A noticeable drawback of the older firmware is that Dropbox does not sync.

12-19-2017, 01:35 AM	#11
church mouse Evangelist Posts: 482 Karma: 5277078 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: UK Device: Kindle Voyage, Kobo Clara HD, Kobo H2O, Boox Poke 2	5.16 This is the non Russian version of 5.16 to which I have been able to roll back. https://www.dropbox.com/s/1syquz4o7b...6_579.zip?dl=0

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LucyOne Librocubicularist Posts: 617 Karma: 11908623 Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Germany Device: PocketBook InkPad 3 & Touch HD 3, Kobo Clara HD, Kindle Paperwhite 5	Fonts work fine with both Coolreader and PB Reader on my device.

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church mouse Evangelist Posts: 482 Karma: 5277078 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: UK Device: Kindle Voyage, Kobo Clara HD, Kobo H2O, Boox Poke 2	@LucyOne - thanks. I guess I'll try a fresh sideload of the fonts again and cross my fingers! I have my copy of 5.16 but am reluctant to try rolling back.

12-10-2017, 06:41 PM	#8
mobama Evangelist Posts: 432 Karma: 2303460 Join Date: Aug 2017 Device: Pocketbook Inkpad 3, Onyx T76ML, Kobo H2O Edition 1, Kobo Mini	The only visible change with this update that I have noticed: When the device turns off when an epub is opened in Cool Reader, then at next startup the book will be forced into the default app.

12-11-2017, 02:11 AM	#9
church mouse Evangelist Posts: 482 Karma: 5277078 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: UK Device: Kindle Voyage, Kobo Clara HD, Kobo H2O, Boox Poke 2	@mobama For some reason my update caused the reader to not like my fonts folder. Twice I uninstalled and reloaded the fonts folder, the second time the reader was happy with it again. Strange. The Coolreader bug has been enough for me to roll back to 5.16 at the moment.

12-21-2017, 01:35 AM	#12
LucyOne Librocubicularist Posts: 617 Karma: 11908623 Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Germany Device: PocketBook InkPad 3 & Touch HD 3, Kobo Clara HD, Kindle Paperwhite 5	For now I have disabled the last opened book on startup and just open it manually in CR.