Glo Where / How to update firmware?

[Lucas Malor]

Where I can find the firmware and update it without the Kobo Desktop application?

[kevenv]

Originally Posted by Lucas Malor

Where I can find the firmware and update it?

Plug your reader into the computer and launch Kobo desktop app. It will update automatically.

[Lucas Malor]

And if I want to update it without the Kobo Desktop?
PS: thank you

[kevenv]

Originally Posted by Lucas Malor

And if I want to update it without the Kobo Desktop?
PS: thank you

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=185660

[DNSB]

Originally Posted by Lucas Malor

Where I can find the firmware and update it without the Kobo Desktop application?

There is a forum thread dedicated to download locations for Kobo firmware. One caution is that there are two versions of the Touch. The newer version uses the same firmware as the Glo and Mini, the older version uses a different version.

See here: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=185660

Regards,
David

[John F]

Originally Posted by Lucas Malor

Where I can find the firmware and update it without the Kobo Desktop application?

If you just want the latest firmware, enable Wifi and I believe it will update automagically.

[Lucas Malor]

Thank you. Is there an official page with firmware announcement or do you discover those links by yourselves?

[DNSB]

Originally Posted by Lucas Malor

Thank you. Is there an official page with firmware announcement or do you discover those links by yourselves?

For the Glo and Touch, the only announcements I have seen recently have come from third parties. Very often in this forum -- "I synced my Kobo last night and it upgraded to Vx.y.z". This triggers the feeding frenzy to locate the URL to download the new firmware prior to it being made available via Kobo's usual rolling update.

Regards,
David

[Lucas Malor]

Mh. It's not a point for Kobo... Thank you very much :-)

[DNSB]

Originally Posted by Lucas Malor

Mh. It's not a point for Kobo... Thank you very much :-)

Kobo has issued several firmware versions in specific markets to fix an issue in that market. The 2.15 firmware for Japanese Touch ereaders which ended up being used quite a few people outside of Japan since it had fixes for several bugs that were noted by non-Japanese users. The 2.04 update for, if memory serves me, for Australia and New Zealand devices that fixed a issue that prevented applying firmware updates.

The other item is that Kobo does not issue the update to all users at one time. The release is staggered which, in my opinion, is likely done to reduce the load on their servers. This may have led to the dual 2.40 versions -- see the firmware update download link thread for more on that oddity -- where they made some changes but did not change the version number.

Once your device comes up on the updateable list, your next connection either using the desktop app or WiFi will get you the update so getting a notification and then manually downloading the update is not really necessary save for those who prefer life on the bleeding edge.

Somewhat similar to my following what is going to be released by Microsoft on Patch Tuesday while most users are content to see what Windows Update delivers to their computer.

Regards,
David

[Lucas Malor]

I agree with you when you say this is not a problem for the majority of users, but for the same reason the additional bandwidth will be very low... for what I know professional companies offers a firmware page.

Anyway it's not a big problem, I subscribed to the firmware thread