New firmware release - 4.4.9298 - Page 2

rashkae · 05-09-2017, 05:09 PM

Epub search still broken, (but easy to work around, now that trigger condition is known.)

johnnyb · 05-09-2017, 05:14 PM

Which affiliates is this currently seeded to?

Sir Loyne · 05-09-2017, 07:52 PM

I've put it on my Glo HD. I've had the old home screen up until now. This isn't bad. It's definitely a lot cleaner looking, just as long as it doesn't become a giant ad for the Kobo bookstore. As of now that's limited to a very small section in the bottom left. That could change once I turn on the WiFi. I'm holding off on putting it on my Aura One until Calibre has an update to support this new firmware. I'm a fan of the "sort by series" option, which the Aura One has had for a while now. I'm glad to see it on the Glo HD.

PeterT · 05-09-2017, 08:06 PM

Calibre supports it now. Just check the checkbox to support unsupported database levels.

As I've said in the past if there is ever a release where this won't work rest assured that one of the beta testers would chime up.

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DNSB · 05-09-2017, 08:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by oren64

Okay, I manage to download mark 4, it took about 8 minutes.
Any idea if it also for Mini?

Sorry but no. I just checked for the KA1 and deduced the download links for the other versions from that link.

DNSB · 05-09-2017, 08:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by johnnyb

Which affiliates is this currently seeded to?

I actually don't know since the only item logged is the download links for the firmware as it steps through the affiliate list. A quick and dirty kludge at best (quick as in quick to create, not quick to run).

DNSB · 05-09-2017, 08:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sir Loyne

I'm holding off on putting it on my Aura One until Calibre has an update to support this new firmware. I'm a fan of the "sort by series" option, which the Aura One has had for a while now. I'm glad to see it on the Glo HD.

If you have "attempt to support newer firmware" checked in the device configuration, your KA1 should be happy with the new firmware. The Aura H2O2 is a different issue since Calibre does not have it's USB ID to identify it.

PeterT · 05-09-2017, 09:56 PM

One thing I've noticed is that on my Glo HD I'm not experiencing missed page turns, and in fact haven't for quite a few beta builds

geek1011 · 05-09-2017, 10:00 PM

Does anyone here know which affiliates get this firmware so I can fix my tool?

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geek1011 · 05-09-2017, 10:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by oren64

I have a problem to download the new FW it stop downloading after 10MB.
Also it doesn't show here.

Just fixed it. The beta affiliate gets it, so I added it to the affiliates to check.

http://geek1011.github.io/KoboStuff/....html#4.4.9298

geek1011 · 05-09-2017, 10:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DNSB

Kobo has released firmware 4.4.9298. Download links below:

Mark 3 hardware-4.4.9298.zip

Mark 4 hardware-4.4.9298.zip

Mark 5 hardware-4.4.9298.zip

Mark 6 hardware-4.4.9298.zip

Have fun!

You might want to add the release notes link: http://api.kobobooks.com/1.0/ReleaseNotes/66

It actually is useful this time.

geek1011 · 05-09-2017, 10:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by johnnyb

Which affiliates is this currently seeded to?

As far as I know, bestbuyca and beta.

My tool also has a new option to see other affiliates and their versions.

geek1011 · 05-09-2017, 10:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DNSB

I noticed the Mark 4 download slowed after the first 30MB and took about 10 minutes to complete but the Mark 3, 5 & 6 had no issues though I don't know if that is Kobo's issue or Akamai's. As for geek1011's firmware locator? What I used cycles through all the Kobo affiliates I have listed in a fashion best described as slower than molasses -- a coder I'm not. I think bestbuy.ca was the winner on this firmware but really wasn't paying attention -- Gods of Sagittarius was claiming my attention while it ran.

I used the Mark 6 5 & 4 firmware to update my various Kobos. (KA1, Aura H20, Aura HD, Aura) and all seemed happy enough.

You can submit a pr to the github repo for my firmware downloader if you want to. It is simple to add more affiliates.

I am also planning to add an option for user specified affiliates in the page and push notifications when I have a chance.

Question Mark · 05-09-2017, 10:37 PM

Knowing that I could always roll back the firmware, I thought I would give this new update a chance on my original Aura despite the new home screen.

Unfortunately, it did not seem to like the Chinese font I had sideloaded and which had been working fine before the update. Sometimes it would open a Chinese epub just fine, but mostly it would show me a blank page. It would take multiple reboots before it would open up a Chinese book correctly again. I even tried sideloading a different Chinese font. Didn't work.

So I rolled back to FW 3.19.5761 and all is well again.

Throughout this failed experiment, I got more familiar with the new home screen. It wasn't all that bad, actually, although I still do prefer the old one. The curious thing, however, was that, even though I had manually installed the update with wifi off, it kept showing me deals such as "Top Picks" or "Books for Under $5" in the lower right hand corner. So much for their claim about "No advertising".

I might have been able to live with the new home screen since I saw how it could easily be avoided, but I need to be able to read Chinese books which I could and now can again since rolling back to the old firmware. Strange.

AnemicOak · 05-09-2017, 10:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by geek1011

As far as I know, bestbuyca and beta.

I can confirm bestbuyca.

This update is giving me mega problems right now, the biggest being that the OS shows me as having no books since it's not showing the stuff on my sd card where all books are loaded. The card shows up fine when the device is connected to a PC, but not when the device is up & running. Reseating the card, nothing, rebooting the device, nothing.

My Books only shows stuff in the cloud (can't find a way to hide it but that may be because the device sees no books on board).

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05-09-2017, 05:09 PM	#16
rashkae Wizard Posts: 1,144 Karma: 5061953 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Ontario, Canada Device: Kobo Aura HD	Epub search still broken, (but easy to work around, now that trigger condition is known.)

05-09-2017, 05:14 PM	#17
johnnyb Cloud Reader Posts: 1,110 Karma: 4000066 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Kindle Oasis, Kindle Scribe, iPad Pro 11	Which affiliates is this currently seeded to?

05-09-2017, 07:52 PM	#18
Sir Loyne Connoisseur Posts: 71 Karma: 5392 Join Date: Oct 2016 Device: Kobo Aura One	I've put it on my Glo HD. I've had the old home screen up until now. This isn't bad. It's definitely a lot cleaner looking, just as long as it doesn't become a giant ad for the Kobo bookstore. As of now that's limited to a very small section in the bottom left. That could change once I turn on the WiFi. I'm holding off on putting it on my Aura One until Calibre has an update to support this new firmware. I'm a fan of the "sort by series" option, which the Aura One has had for a while now. I'm glad to see it on the Glo HD.

05-09-2017, 08:06 PM	#19
PeterT Grand Sorcerer Posts: 12,168 Karma: 73448616 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto Device: Nexus 7, Clara, Touch, Tolino EPOS	Calibre supports it now. Just check the checkbox to support unsupported database levels. As I've said in the past if there is ever a release where this won't work rest assured that one of the beta testers would chime up. Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk

05-09-2017, 09:56 PM	#23
PeterT Grand Sorcerer Posts: 12,168 Karma: 73448616 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto Device: Nexus 7, Clara, Touch, Tolino EPOS	One thing I've noticed is that on my Glo HD I'm not experiencing missed page turns, and in fact haven't for quite a few beta builds

05-09-2017, 10:00 PM	#24
geek1011 Wizard Posts: 2,735 Karma: 6990705 Join Date: May 2016 Location: Ontario, Canada Device: Kobo Mini, Aura Edition 2 v1, Clara HD	Does anyone here know which affiliates get this firmware so I can fix my tool? Sent from my surnia using Tapatalk

05-09-2017, 10:37 PM	#29
Question Mark Wizard Posts: 1,414 Karma: 6513838 Join Date: Mar 2016 Device: More than I need, but not as many as I would like.	Knowing that I could always roll back the firmware, I thought I would give this new update a chance on my original Aura despite the new home screen. Unfortunately, it did not seem to like the Chinese font I had sideloaded and which had been working fine before the update. Sometimes it would open a Chinese epub just fine, but mostly it would show me a blank page. It would take multiple reboots before it would open up a Chinese book correctly again. I even tried sideloading a different Chinese font. Didn't work. So I rolled back to FW 3.19.5761 and all is well again. Throughout this failed experiment, I got more familiar with the new home screen. It wasn't all that bad, actually, although I still do prefer the old one. The curious thing, however, was that, even though I had manually installed the update with wifi off, it kept showing me deals such as "Top Picks" or "Books for Under $5" in the lower right hand corner. So much for their claim about "No advertising". I might have been able to live with the new home screen since I saw how it could easily be avoided, but I need to be able to read Chinese books which I could and now can again since rolling back to the old firmware. Strange.

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