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Old 06-20-2020, 06:39 PM   #1
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[Kobo Glo] Updated firmware→Calibre:"Kobo database version unsupported"
calibre, version 4.0.0
WARNING: Failed: Kobo database version unsupported - See details

Your Kobo is running an updated firmware/database version. As calibre does not know about this updated firmware, database editing is disabled, to prevent corruption. You can still send books to your Kobo with calibre, but deleting books and managing collections is disabled. If you are willing to experiment and know how to reset your Kobo to Factory defaults, you can override this check by right clicking the device icon in calibre and selecting "Configure this device" and then the "Attempt to support newer firmware" option. Doing so may require you to perform a factory reset of your Kobo.
Device database version: 159.
Device firmware version: (4, 21, 15015)
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Old 06-20-2020, 06:56 PM   #2
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You can safely tick the box'attempt to support newer firmware'

BUT You are 18 Calibre releases behind. One of the first things you should do when you get these types of errors is UPDATE Calibre and or the Your device (Kobo) drivers/plugins. Features may have been adde/updated
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calibre, version 4.0.0
WARNING: Failed: Kobo database version unsupported - See details

Your Kobo is running an updated firmware/database version. As calibre does not know about this updated firmware, database editing is disabled, to prevent corruption. You can still send books to your Kobo with calibre, but deleting books and managing collections is disabled. If you are willing to experiment and know how to reset your Kobo to Factory defaults, you can override this check by right clicking the device icon in calibre and selecting "Configure this device" and then the "Attempt to support newer firmware" option. Doing so may require you to perform a factory reset of your Kobo.
Device database version: 159.
Device firmware version: (4, 21, 15015)
I'd recommend that you update your version of calibre. 4.19.0 is the current version. If you don't want to update calibre, you should follow the instructions in the message you quoted and check the Attempt to support newer firmware box on the Metadata, on device &advanced tab in the KoboTouch driver configuration. See attached image.
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Old 06-20-2020, 07:58 PM   #4
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18 releases!? doesn't it check for updates?

new problem:
i downgraded, and launching the web browser now makes it hang really badly.

calibre, version 4.0.0
WARNING: Failed: Kobo database version unsupported - See details

Your Kobo is running an updated firmware/database version. As calibre does not know about this updated firmware, database editing is disabled, to prevent corruption. You can still send books to your Kobo with calibre, but deleting books and managing collections is disabled. If you are willing to experiment and know how to reset your Kobo to Factory defaults, you can override this check by right clicking the device icon in calibre and selecting "Configure this device" and then the "Attempt to support newer firmware" option. Doing so may require you to perform a factory reset of your Kobo.
Device database version: 159.
Device firmware version: (3, 19, 5761)
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Old 06-20-2020, 08:01 PM   #5
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i updated calibre.

calibre, version 4.19.0
ERROR: Error: Error communicating with device

[Error 5] Access is denied: u'E:\\'

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\device.py", line 90, in run
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\device.py", line 618, in _delete_books
File "site-packages\calibre\devices\kobo\driver.py", line 538, in delete_books
WindowsError: [Error 5] Access is denied: u'E:\\'
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Old 06-20-2020, 08:10 PM   #6
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that error might be just when trying to delete 'kobo glo user guide.'
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Old 06-20-2020, 08:41 PM   #7
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i updated the kobo glo back to the latest version. web browser works again.

i enabled 'attempt to support newer firmware,' and it can now send .epub's to the device.

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As an FYI, downgrading the Kobo firmware does NOT delete / recreate the database on the Kobo, so if the database had already been upgraded by a newer firmware the database version version number will stay at the version associated with the pre downgrade version. (Ugh.. I did not word that we'll).

That is why you still got the unsupported database message post downgrade.

In any case the simplest approach would just have been to select the driver option to ignore the unsupported database version.
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I am having the same problem. I have the latest version of both the plugins and Calibre...

Not sure what to do...
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I am having the same problem. I have the latest version of both the plugins and Calibre...

Not sure what to do...
did you try the Tick method mentioned in Post #3 ?

FWIW I have the latest FW on my Aura2
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I am having the same problem. I have the latest version of both the plugins and Calibre...

Not sure what to do...
Calibre 4.19 does not support the Kobo database version from 4.22.15190 so, as mentioned, you will need that tick. Or you can wait until the next release of calibre which will have the updated support as the needed changes have been merged into the master branch.

Currently there are no issues with using the Attempt to support updated firmware option.
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