10-18-2014, 05:36 PM | #1 |
Enthusiast
Posts: 37
Karma: 10
Join Date: Apr 2012
Device: Nook Simple Touch, Kobo Aura, Kindle Touch
|
Can't login to wifi and some other questions
I just received a Kobo Aura.
1) I'm having problems setting up my wifi connection. I'm currently in a hotel. The Aura recognizes the hotel's wifi hotspot, asks me if I want to login and takes me to a screen that says Hotspot login on top and nothing else. No place to enter my username and password. What do I do to connect? BTW, Wifi is enabled on the device. 2) If I want to directly sideload books from my computer into the Aura, which file do I put them in? (Or do I need to use either Calibre or ADE?) 3) If I do connect via my computer, do I always have to go through Kobo Desktop to disconnect the device? TIA |
10-18-2014, 05:48 PM | #2 |
Grand Sorcerer
Posts: 12,119
Karma: 73448614
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Toronto
Device: Nexus 7, Clara, Touch, Tolino EPOS
|
When you connect the Kobo to your PC (I'll assume Windows here), Windows assigns at least one drive letter to the storage on it. If you happen to have an SD card installed in the slot of your Kobo, a second drive letter is assigned to it.
I'd suggest that you create a folder in the root of the drive (say eBooks), and then just copy all the books you want to sideload into that folder. The device can either be ejected via Kobo Desktop, or via the Removable Device icon that Windows displays in the system tray. (See https://www.winhelp.us/use-removable...n-windows.html for what this looks like in different Windows versions). Once you eject the device and disconnect the cable, the Kobo will display a progress bar as it processes the new content. |
Advert | |
|
10-18-2014, 05:49 PM | #3 |
Grand Sorcerer
Posts: 12,119
Karma: 73448614
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Toronto
Device: Nexus 7, Clara, Touch, Tolino EPOS
|
Have you tried changing the zoom on the browser screen?
|
10-18-2014, 05:56 PM | #4 |
Enthusiast
Posts: 37
Karma: 10
Join Date: Apr 2012
Device: Nook Simple Touch, Kobo Aura, Kindle Touch
|
@PeterT....when I try disconnecting via the WinSysTray, the device still says it's connected.
As far as sideloading books, yes I know it has a separate drive, but under that drive there are separate folders: .adobe digital editions .kobo .kobo-images I assume they go somewhere in one of the subfolders in .kobo but which one? And yes, I tried changing the zoom on the browser screen only the browser doesn't show up at all. As for ejecting, I had Kobo desktop open so it wouldn't let me eject the device. Problem solved. Last edited by BuzzB; 10-18-2014 at 06:00 PM. |
10-18-2014, 06:04 PM | #5 |
Grand Sorcerer
Posts: 12,119
Karma: 73448614
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Toronto
Device: Nexus 7, Clara, Touch, Tolino EPOS
|
Noo.. make a NEW folder in the root. Make sure it does NOT start with a dot. So you want to see
Code:
.adobe digital editions .kobo .kobo-images eBooks |
Advert | |
|
10-19-2014, 11:22 AM | #6 |
Enthusiast
Posts: 37
Karma: 10
Join Date: Apr 2012
Device: Nook Simple Touch, Kobo Aura, Kindle Touch
|
Thanks, that works. Creating the separate file let me sideload directly into the Kobo. (Although I'm going to look into loading books via Calibre.)
As for the wifi problems, and battery drain issues, I was told to let the device charge for a few extra hours and then do a factory reboot. It worked. Everything seems to be working now. Thanks for your help. |
10-20-2014, 04:23 AM | #7 |
Grand Sorcerer
Posts: 5,647
Karma: 66099782
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Australia
Device: Kobo Libra 2, iPadMini4, iPad4, MBP; support other Kobo/Kindles
|
On sideloading - you can also just drag and drop your epub onto the root folder, there's no particular need to make a special eBooks folder.
|
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
Questions about Amazon Kindle 5 WiFi | CROSP | Amazon Kindle | 11 | 04-09-2014 10:43 AM |
kindle touch wifi questions | henders254 | Amazon Kindle | 7 | 08-27-2012 12:14 PM |
Classic I'm getting a new 3G+wifi. 2 questions, please | ynot | Barnes & Noble NOOK | 2 | 04-19-2011 09:16 AM |
Questions about K3 wifi only and Amazon fees | jer989 | Amazon Kindle | 11 | 08-06-2010 02:44 PM |
Classic Games and WiFi Only or 3G questions... | reneemitt | Barnes & Noble NOOK | 7 | 07-05-2010 04:56 PM |