Firmware 4.3.8945

[MGlitch]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

You do know that 4.3.8945 is the latest firmware and you might want to give that a go.

Might want to give this advice in the 4.3.8942 thread, where that user originally posted.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by MGlitch

Might want to give this advice in the 4.3.8942 thread, where that user originally posted.

Nope. I'm hoping the user reads all the new posts and will see that in this thread. I'm trying to move/steer the discussions to the new firmware thread.

[camelriders]

Okay, this isn't the first time in the past two weeks that I have factory reset my H20 but after I tried to roll back from 8945 the device bricked.

I recovered it and was going to put 8945 back on to see if it will work after a factory reset (previous releases after 3.19.5761 have not worked after a factory reset), and I decided to let the device upgrade itself to see if it would do a two stage upgrade process as others have seen - I figure if it wants to it's no accident.

Well, it upgraded to 8842 and then 8945 and the device is working properly, so far I have not noticed any issues.

[Poppaea]

Originally Posted by the.Mtn.Man

Updated my Kobo Aura over wifi without any problems. Still the old homescreen (yay!), and my reading stats were restored (yay!), but it seems the bug is still there where minutes are counted as hours. I had a book open for a few minutes, and my total hours went from 517 to 520.

Yes, that's what it does. I've been reading all afternoon and it added about 200 hrs.

[MGlitch]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Nope. I'm hoping the user reads all the new posts and will see that in this thread. I'm trying to move/steer the discussions to the new firmware thread.

Quoting them in this thread with a reply isn't going to get their attention, by the time they read your post they'd already have had to browse the Kobo forum and they'd have seen this thread there. However posting in the thread they posted in, with a link to this thread, would have directed them here.

tl/dr - you're directing nothing by commenting in the thread you want to direct people to.

[davidfor]

Originally Posted by Poppaea

And the reading stats are off again! Instaed of 7 hrs reading time per book it shows 72 hrs.

The problem with the reading stats has not been fixed. Kobo know about it and hopefully are working on it.

[Mcnorton]

Interested to read about the sync issue link to overdrive. I had the sync issue with my kobo aura one and this update has fixed it.
BUT I can no longer use overdrive. If I sync my borrowed books don't appear. If I try borrowing direct from the device I get an error inviting me to go to the library website, borrow there and sync (which doesn't work as they don't appear). I've signed out of overdrive and in again . I haven't yet tried a factory reset. I don't tend to tinker in the background with patches as I am not confident. Anyone else with the same problem? I have contacted kobo and await a reply.....

[LittleBiG]

On my Kobo Mini, using these 4.x firmwares removed the Sleepcover option from the Energy saving menu, rendering my expensive cover useless. Very annoying. Is there any way to get it back or inform the developers somehow?

[Blossom]

I have yet to have a OTA update since I upgraded to 4x firmware. Maybe that's a good thing.

Sent from my XT1528

[imkh]

Originally Posted by LittleBiG

On my Kobo Mini, using these 4.x firmwares removed the Sleepcover option from the Energy saving menu, rendering my expensive cover useless. Very annoying. Is there any way to get it back or inform the developers somehow?

You could try adding a line in the Kobo ereader configuration file. I had some trouble with the whole light system not working on my Aura HD and an addition there was quick and easy and worked.

Plug the reader into the computer and navigate to KOBOeReader/.kobo/Kobo if using Windows. The .kobo folder is a "hidden" one, if you can't see it in Windows search in the Settings to make hidden files visible; I gather the Mac has a different process of gaining access. Open the Kobo eReader file with a text editor that respects Linux line endings such as Notepad++ and find the heading

[PowerOptions]

and add to the list below it

SleepAccessoryEnabled=true

Save and disconnect the ereader safely. Check whether it has worked. You may have to cycle the power off and on.

Sorry if this is overkill on details but its very late here and I'm off to bed and didn't want to leave you waiting for more info.

Good luck

[Poppaea]

Originally Posted by davidfor

The problem with the reading stats has not been fixed. Kobo know about it and hopefully are working on it.

Thank you, David!

[LittleBiG]

Originally Posted by imkh

You could try adding a line in the Kobo ereader configuration file...

Thanks, but that line is already in the conf file without my adding it :-S

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by LittleBiG

On my Kobo Mini, using these 4.x firmwares removed the Sleepcover option from the Energy saving menu, rendering my expensive cover useless. Very annoying. Is there any way to get it back or inform the developers somehow?

Technically, the 4.3 firmware is not released for the Mini. 3.19.5761 is the last firmware for the Mini. So complaining to Kobo isn't going to work. What you could do is ask Kobo why the new firmware has not been released for the Mini.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by imkh

You could try adding a line in the Kobo ereader configuration file. I had some trouble with the whole light system not working on my Aura HD and an addition there was quick and easy and worked.

What was it you did to get the light system working again? Thanks.

[MGlitch]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

What was it you did to get the light system working again? Thanks.

they literally state what was done in the rest of the post.