Firmware 2.6.1b

jackastor · 06-21-2013, 07:55 AM

How many have the this bug release as of now? Just noticed that its downloading now via the desktop.

regards

jack

danskmacabre · 06-21-2013, 08:38 AM

Downloading now, will try it out.
Hope it fixes the SD card issues.

danskmacabre · 06-21-2013, 08:50 AM

Loaded it.
It still doesn't load the SD card books to the front screen unless I display the library first/

Danger · 06-21-2013, 09:14 AM

Would be really damn nice if they would post firmware release notes as to what has been changed or fixed.

taming · 06-21-2013, 09:20 AM

From what I can tell, when the number does not change, it is not anything we will see on our devices. 2.6.1 is 2.6.1.

kevenv · 06-21-2013, 12:39 PM

I do notice a change with the latest 2.6.1, I now have a "Sync" tile on my home screen that was not there until today when I had to reset my Glo. Plus I cannot seem to dismiss it.

taming · 06-21-2013, 12:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kevenv

I do notice a change with the latest 2.6.1, I now have a "Sync" tile on my home screen that was not there until today when I had to reset my Glo. Plus I cannot seem to dismiss it.

That has been part of the Interface on the Aura for quite awhile. I believe it was on the Glo in 2.6.1 as well. The sync tile is not dismissable. Kobo staff told the beta group that there are no changes on the user end with this bug update.

PeterT · 06-21-2013, 01:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kevenv

I do notice a change with the latest 2.6.1, I now have a "Sync" tile on my home screen that was not there until today when I had to reset my Glo. Plus I cannot seem to dismiss it.

By any chance had you used Davidfor's Kobo Utility plugin previously to dismiss that tile from the home screen? If so, the reset might have undone the change he had made to the database to ensure that the Sync tile could be removed.

kevenv · 06-21-2013, 01:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PeterT

By any chance had you used Davidfor's Kobo Utility plugin previously to dismiss that tile from the home screen? If so, the reset might have undone the change he had made to the database to ensure that the Sync tile could be removed.

I actually just noticed and installed that plugin today lol. The tile is gone! Thanks!

jackastor · 06-21-2013, 02:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PeterT

By any chance had you used Davidfor's Kobo Utility plugin previously to dismiss that tile from the home screen? If so, the reset might have undone the change he had made to the database to ensure that the Sync tile could be removed.

That utility while it may be useful is perhaps the most dangerous utility out there. it plays with your Kobo data base and you run the risk of servere corruption leading to many hours of frustration. Use it at your own risk.

PeterT · 06-21-2013, 02:30 PM

Jack... Sigh... Why do you have this reaction to calibre, and to add-ons within calibre.

All the dismissal of an icon from the home screen requires is a single SQL update to change the value of a column for a given row in the Activity table from false to true. This is done either manually by the user in the plugin, or automatically via a standard SQL Trigger on any and all updates to that table.

This is a standard SQL database using the SQLite engine which is designed to be cross platform.

Other functions of this plugin also use the database for different purposes; some of which are read only, others read/write. However, to call any of these DANGEROUS is a massive EXAGGERATION.

Uschiekid · 06-21-2013, 02:32 PM

Not to mention it includes a backup database option for the squirrelly.

DNSB · 06-21-2013, 02:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by taming

From what I can tell, when the number does not change, it is not anything we will see on our devices. 2.6.1 is 2.6.1.

Some of the minor items such as fixing not being able to display .png images have been fixed. The other items I've noticed seem tied to a new Kobo device in two flavours.

Regards,
David

DNSB · 06-21-2013, 02:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PeterT

Jack... Sigh... Why do you have this reaction to calibre, and to add-ons within calibre.

All the dismissal of an icon from the home screen requires is a single SQL update to change the value of a column for a given row in the Activity table from false to true. This is done either manually by the user in the plugin, or automatically via a standard SQL Trigger on any and all updates to that table.

This is a standard SQL database using the SQLite engine which is designed to be cross platform.

Other functions of this plugin also use the database for different purposes; some of which are read only, others read/write. However, to call any of these DANGEROUS is a massive EXAGGERATION.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Uschiekid

Not to mention it includes a backup database option for the squirrelly.

And a check on database integrity so you can know if you need to restore the backup. I've been doing a backup before using any of the other functions and then checking integrity just before ejecting. So far, I haven't needed the backup which follows the first law of backups -- the only time you will need a backup is when you don't have one.

Regards,
David

paola · 06-21-2013, 02:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DNSB

And a check on database integrity so you can know if you need to restore the backup.

forgive the naive question: how does one do that?

06-21-2013, 07:55 AM	#1
jackastor Wizard Posts: 1,847 Karma: 3212428 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: iphone stanza, kobo touch,ASUS TF300,KOBO GLO, Kobo Aura HD, Kobo Mini	Firmware 2.6.1b How many have the this bug release as of now? Just noticed that its downloading now via the desktop. regards jack

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06-21-2013, 08:38 AM	#2
danskmacabre Guru Posts: 733 Karma: 3593438 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Australia Device: Kobo Glo. Galaxy Tab S 8.4	Downloading now, will try it out. Hope it fixes the SD card issues.

06-21-2013, 08:50 AM	#3
danskmacabre Guru Posts: 733 Karma: 3593438 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Australia Device: Kobo Glo. Galaxy Tab S 8.4	Loaded it. It still doesn't load the SD card books to the front screen unless I display the library first/

06-21-2013, 09:14 AM	#4
Danger Evangelist Posts: 490 Karma: 1665031 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Vancouver Island, Nanaimo Device: K2 (retired), Kobo Touch (passed to the wife), KGlo, Galaxy TabPro	Would be really damn nice if they would post firmware release notes as to what has been changed or fixed.

06-21-2013, 09:20 AM	#5
taming Trying for calm & polite Posts: 4,012 Karma: 9455193 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mostly in Canada Device: kobo original, WiFI, Touch, Glo, and Aura	From what I can tell, when the number does not change, it is not anything we will see on our devices. 2.6.1 is 2.6.1.

06-21-2013, 12:39 PM	#6
kevenv Enthusiast Posts: 42 Karma: 178980 Join Date: Dec 2012 Device: Kobo Touch	I do notice a change with the latest 2.6.1, I now have a "Sync" tile on my home screen that was not there until today when I had to reset my Glo. Plus I cannot seem to dismiss it.

06-21-2013, 02:30 PM	#11
PeterT Grand Sorcerer Posts: 13,366 Karma: 78877538 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto Device: Libra H2O, Libra Colour	Jack... Sigh... Why do you have this reaction to calibre, and to add-ons within calibre. All the dismissal of an icon from the home screen requires is a single SQL update to change the value of a column for a given row in the Activity table from false to true. This is done either manually by the user in the plugin, or automatically via a standard SQL Trigger on any and all updates to that table. This is a standard SQL database using the SQLite engine which is designed to be cross platform. Other functions of this plugin also use the database for different purposes; some of which are read only, others read/write. However, to call any of these DANGEROUS is a massive EXAGGERATION.

06-21-2013, 02:32 PM	#12
Uschiekid Tenrec Posts: 724 Karma: 1076988 Join Date: Oct 2012 Device: Kobo Aura One, Kobo Glo	Not to mention it includes a backup database option for the squirrelly.

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