Direct Links to Kobo Firmware - Page 49

davidfor · 12-14-2013, 06:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jvolbrecht

As I do not access the KT - no USB connection - I can not know if this file is created ...
This is the snake that bites its own tail ...

Of course not. And unless you have telnet enabled, you won't be able to get at it.

lohtse · 12-15-2013, 03:17 AM

was going to update my touch(original) but has anyone with the original had usb issues?

davidfor · 12-15-2013, 03:46 AM

I have installed 3.1.0 and now 3.1.1 on my N905 Touch with no problems at all.

ilanarama · 12-16-2013, 09:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lohtse

was going to update my touch(original) but has anyone with the original had usb issues?

Yeah, me.

It updated upon sync. I don't know what to do now since my touch (I assume it's original? It's the old 'quilted back' touch) isn't recognized by my computer any more.

Lynx-lynx · 12-16-2013, 09:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ilanarama

Yeah, me.

It updated upon sync. I don't know what to do now since my touch (I assume it's original? It's the old 'quilted back' touch) isn't recognized by my computer any more.

Ooops if this has already been tried .... Have you tried a stick pin re-set?

At the bottom of the device there should be a small hole - stick a pin gently into that until you feel the push in and then release.

That should re-set your device.

PeterT · 12-16-2013, 09:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lynx-lynx

Ooops if this has already been tried .... Have you tried a stick pin re-set?

At the bottom of the device there should be a small hole - stick a pin gently into that until you feel the push in and then release.

That should re-set your device.

One minor caveat; when the device attaches via WiFi or USB to Kobo Desktop it will retry an upgrade..

ilanarama · 12-16-2013, 10:35 PM

I forgot about the pin reset, so I did it - but the firmware's still the same, and it still won't talk to my computer (or rather, vice versa). Woe is me. I only ever put books on it using drag-and-drop into its disk folder (I have never bought a book from Kobo - I mostly read library books and epubified web documents) so I am dead in the water (other than the stuff I have currently loaded).

PeterT · 12-16-2013, 11:11 PM

Factory Reset?

ilanarama · 12-17-2013, 01:38 PM

I'm kind of afraid to, because I'll lose all my books on there (they are on my computer, but then I won't be able to add anything and won't have a useful reader!) but I will if I must. Does a factory reset change the firmware, though?

BTW I sent an email to Kobo help and they suggested uninstalling and reinstalling the Kobo Desktop App on my computer, which I knew would be useless since I basically never use it, but I did it anyway and unsurprisingly there was no effect. They have not yet replied to my response.

PeterT · 12-17-2013, 02:27 PM

The factory reset takesvit back to the original f/w level the device had when manufactured.

GeoffR · 12-17-2013, 02:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ilanarama

I'm kind of afraid to, because I'll lose all my books on there (they are on my computer, but then I won't be able to add anything and won't have a useful reader!) but I will if I must. Does a factory reset change the firmware, though?

You could use the device's web browser to download your books from Calibre via wifi. This would at least keep you reading until a fix is available.

ilanarama · 12-17-2013, 11:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeoffR

You could use the device's web browser to download your books from Calibre via wifi. This would at least keep you reading until a fix is available.

Can you explain this, or point me to an explanation? I do sometimes use Calibre, but I don't understand how I would use the browser to get books that way.

ilanarama · 12-17-2013, 11:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PeterT

The factory reset takesvit back to the original f/w level the device had when manufactured.

Oh, boy, that would be an ooooold one then! But okay, I will try this after I finish reading my current book.

GeoffR · 12-18-2013, 11:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ilanarama

Can you explain this, or point me to an explanation? I do sometimes use Calibre, but I don't understand how I would use the browser to get books that way.

Turn on Calibre's content server (Connect/Share > Start Content Server), check the address and port it is using (Connect/Share), and then visit the URL ADDRESS:PORT in the browser.

ilanarama · 12-18-2013, 07:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeoffR

Turn on Calibre's content server (Connect/Share > Start Content Server), check the address and port it is using (Connect/Share), and then visit the URL ADDRESS:PORT in the browser.

Eeee! This worked!

I am embarrassed to say I never realized calibre could do this, because the default window size did not extend to the Connect/share and Preferences tabs, and I never noticed the little >> for more!

I am still annoyed by the problem, but now it is less of a problem.

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
SD card firmware (1.4) image links for AU/NZ	sabredog	Kobo Reader	42	03-27-2015 03:11 AM
Kobo Writing Life now open (New direct self-pub program)	MMHaven	Writers' Corner	12	08-08-2012 10:25 AM
Firmware Links	Montebello	Andere Lesegeräte	0	12-20-2009 03:58 PM
Updating firmware without direct Internet connection	KillerRabbit	iRex	1	01-08-2007 11:08 AM

12-15-2013, 03:17 AM	#722
lohtse Groupie Posts: 197 Karma: 38050 Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Anywhere I am sent!!! Device: Kobo Touch	was going to update my touch(original) but has anyone with the original had usb issues?

12-15-2013, 03:46 AM	#723
davidfor Grand Sorcerer Posts: 24,907 Karma: 47303748 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia Device: Kobo:Touch,Glo, AuraH2O, GloHD,AuraONE, ClaraHD, Libra H2O; tolinoepos	I have installed 3.1.0 and now 3.1.1 on my N905 Touch with no problems at all.

12-16-2013, 10:35 PM	#727
ilanarama Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 12028 Join Date: Dec 2013 Device: Kobo Touch	I forgot about the pin reset, so I did it - but the firmware's still the same, and it still won't talk to my computer (or rather, vice versa). Woe is me. I only ever put books on it using drag-and-drop into its disk folder (I have never bought a book from Kobo - I mostly read library books and epubified web documents) so I am dead in the water (other than the stuff I have currently loaded).

12-16-2013, 11:11 PM	#728
PeterT Grand Sorcerer Posts: 12,168 Karma: 73448616 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto Device: Nexus 7, Clara, Touch, Tolino EPOS	Factory Reset?

12-17-2013, 01:38 PM	#729
ilanarama Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 12028 Join Date: Dec 2013 Device: Kobo Touch	I'm kind of afraid to, because I'll lose all my books on there (they are on my computer, but then I won't be able to add anything and won't have a useful reader!) but I will if I must. Does a factory reset change the firmware, though? BTW I sent an email to Kobo help and they suggested uninstalling and reinstalling the Kobo Desktop App on my computer, which I knew would be useless since I basically never use it, but I did it anyway and unsurprisingly there was no effect. They have not yet replied to my response.

12-17-2013, 02:27 PM	#730
PeterT Grand Sorcerer Posts: 12,168 Karma: 73448616 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto Device: Nexus 7, Clara, Touch, Tolino EPOS	The factory reset takesvit back to the original f/w level the device had when manufactured.

Advert

Advert