10-18-2012, 11:14 AM | #31 |
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@Mapline; just wait till either Desktop or WiFi offer an upgrade
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10-18-2012, 11:16 AM | #32 |
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I just installed Kobo Desktop on a new computer that hasn't had Kobo Desktop on it so far, specifying my existing Kobo account. It downloaded my Kobo bookstore ebooks, downloaded "dictionaries" for a couple of minutes, then downloaded a firmware update. Then I connected my KT (which was on 2.0.0), and it uploaded firmware. After restart, I found the KT was updated to 2.1.4. No sign of 2.1.5.
A few observations about the latest Kobo Desktop from this process: 1. It automatically installs to a fixed folder name on the C: drive without giving any option. I didn't want it on my SSD. Bad Kobo! 2. Configurability hasn't improved: the only program preference setting available is Language 3. It apparently linked to my account successfully, and I saw it downloading my purchased Kobo ebooks by title during initial sync, but the Kobo Desktop Library reports "empty". ?? |
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10-18-2012, 12:13 PM | #33 |
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As PeterT said, i just waited for my Glo and KT to update on their own either through Wifi sync or computer. Both were updated this morning.
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10-18-2012, 12:23 PM | #34 |
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My Glo updated via wifi this morning as well once I did a sync.
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10-18-2012, 01:18 PM | #35 | |
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10-18-2012, 03:10 PM | #36 | |
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Or was the link to 2.1.5 that that post was about a version for the "problem" touches?? I thought that was overcome with 2.0.4? |
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10-18-2012, 03:33 PM | #37 |
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They all have the same features (apart from the light) but they do not share the same firmware.
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10-18-2012, 05:03 PM | #38 |
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10-18-2012, 05:05 PM | #39 | |
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10-18-2012, 05:06 PM | #40 |
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Does anyone have the revision number (r12345) and date for the 2.1.5 Glo release?
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10-18-2012, 05:15 PM | #41 |
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10-18-2012, 05:37 PM | #42 |
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Kobo is checking to make sure each device gets the appropriate upgrade package when needed. If the user (you) can't wait and goes willy-nilly then its the user's responsibility for whatever damage that causes.
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10-18-2012, 06:13 PM | #43 | |
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I've been guilty of impatience in the past and manually installing firmware, but I'll try to sit on my hands in future. |
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10-18-2012, 06:17 PM | #44 |
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I have the 2.1.5 firmware and I read books from an SD card.
It's very stable and much quicker than the 2.1.1 firmware. (No reboots!) I also manually updated it. However whilst I live in Australia now, when I bought it (shortly after the first KTs were released in the US) I was living in the UK, although imported it from the US, so perhaps the currently manually downloaded firmware is optimised for US KTs? |
10-18-2012, 06:32 PM | #45 |
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You are right. The point, that others seem to have missed (or chosen to ignore ), is that, even "side-loaded" upgrades should check that they are installing on the correct device before proceeding.
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