Any way to setup wifi for Kobo Aura from Calibre plz ?

[Annouss]

Hi,

Some keys on the keyboard of my Kobo Aura do not work anymore.
The keys are on the same column : '8', 'i', 'k', '@' and '<-' in the french keyboard.
Same happens for the other languages for the corresponding column.

This is very problematic to enter the password for my wifi network.
So is there any way to setup the wifi for my Kobo Aura from Calibre for Mac ?

Thank you for your help.
Annouss.

[PeterT]

Sorry; no way at all.

[davidfor]

Originally Posted by Annouss

Hi,

Some keys on the keyboard of my Kobo Aura do not work anymore.
The keys are on the same column : '8', 'i', 'k', '@' and '<-' in the french keyboard.
Same happens for the other languages for the corresponding column.

This is very problematic to enter the password for my wifi network.
So is there any way to setup the wifi for my Kobo Aura from Calibre for Mac ?

I had a similar problem with an old Dell laptop. The solution was to change the password. Which for a WiFi password means that it has to change on all the other devices as well.

Is this only in the keyboard? Or is that section of the screen always dead? And does it extend to the top of the screen?

[Annouss]

Originally Posted by davidfor

I had a similar problem with an old Dell laptop. The solution was to change the password. Which for a WiFi password means that it has to change on all the other devices as well.

Already done that. But had a problem to setup my Pocket Account. Even if I wanted to create another account, the '@' key is on the non-responding column.

Originally Posted by davidfor

Is this only in the keyboard? Or is that section of the screen always dead? And does it extend to the top of the screen?

Difficult to know because it's quite narrow so even for turning the page, it works and no way to know if I hit the problematic section or not.
But it's the same section for every keyboard.

Another question: is it possible to setup the pocket account from Calibre ?

Annouss

PS: Sorry to the mods because I put this thread in the wrong forum

[Annouss]

Thx

[Annouss]

Originally Posted by PeterT

Sorry; no way at all.

Thanks

[davidfor]

Originally Posted by Annouss

Already done that. But had a problem to setup my Pocket Account. Even if I wanted to create another account, the '@' key is on the non-responding column.

Difficult to know because it's quite narrow so even for turning the page, it works and no way to know if I hit the problematic section or not.
But it's the same section for every keyboard.

It sounds like the sensors are dead in that area. Have you considered opening it and checking the cables are attached properly?

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Another question: is it possible to setup the pocket account from Calibre ?
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The Pocket settings are stored in the config file. They look like:

[Pocket]
AccessToken=xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxx
LastSync=1449149021
UnsyncedUrls=@Invalid()
Username=username

The "AccessToken" looks to be a GUID. I assume it is generated by Pocket when you login. I have just tried with no value for this, and it prompted me to setup the account. I was hoping it would keep the user name, but it didn't.

I think you are stuck unless you have backup of the config file with this. Or, you can borrow someone else's device, login and copy the files. I don't know if that will work as the token might be device specific.

[eschwartz]

Please direct your questions to the Kobo forum, calibre is not and will never be a program designed to configure your $RandomDevice.

Just because a kobo expert is also a calibre expert and happens to have been here to see your question, does not mean this is where you should be having this discussion.

EDIT: It appears the thread has been moved to the Kobo forum.

[tshering]

You can set a network (including your password) by editing /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf. This is however not completely trivial. You can also set networks with KSM 8. There is however a restriction of the possible characters used in the network name and in the password (only English letters and the numbers).

[Ken Maltby]

I would be looking at fixing the touchscreen. With a narrow vertical strip being unresponsive. I would suspect something at the top or bottom of the affected area of the screen is blocking an IR beam - except that the 6" Aura uses a different (capacitance) touchscreen technology. With your Aura, David's long shot "poor connection" idea, is the only remaining action that the user might be able to use to effect a repair.

Luck;
Ken

[344a]

Originally Posted by Annouss

Hi,

Some keys on the keyboard of my Kobo Aura do not work anymore.
The keys are on the same column : '8', 'i', 'k', '@' and '<-' in the french keyboard.
Same happens for the other languages for the corresponding column.

This is very problematic to enter the password for my wifi network.
So is there any way to setup the wifi for my Kobo Aura from Calibre for Mac ?

Thank you for your help.
Annouss.

If you are not needing to input these special characters all the time, what I would do is , type these characters (e.g. the Wi-Fi password) you need in a txt file, then import to the kobo by calibre, then copy and paste when you need these characters. Not sure it is workable or not. But worth a try if there is no other ways yet.

[Annouss]

Originally Posted by 344a

... copy and paste when you need these characters. Not sure it is workable or not. But worth a try if there is no other ways yet.

Thought of that but we can't copy/paste in Kobo Aura, can we ?

[Annouss]

Originally Posted by davidfor

I think you are stuck unless you have backup of the config file with this. Or, you can borrow someone else's device, login and copy the files. I don't know if that will work as the token might be device specific.

Yup, pretty much stuck.
Thans for helping anyway .

[Annouss]

Originally Posted by tshering

You can set a network (including your password) by editing /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf. This is however not completely trivial. You can also set networks with KSM 8. There is however a restriction of the possible characters used in the network name and in the password (only English letters and the numbers).

I did not know this KSM piece. I will be giving it a try.

[GeoffR]

It is possible to patch the firmware to change the keyboard, such as replacing some letters on the extended keypad.