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11-23-2014, 05:59 AM | #1 |
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How to stop KOBO TOuch 905b from phoning home and upgrading firmware via wifi
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i have searched on the google but i did not find any simple way to prevent kobo touch 905b from upgrading itself using wifi. all the tutorials include linux and i do not use linux. so could someone help me by telling me the procedure to stop kobo from phoning home and preventing it from up grading itself. i can do it simply by disabling wifi but i want to use google drive on my kobo as i have already installed the grive patch on kobo. thanks in advance. |
11-23-2014, 09:07 AM | #2 | |
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If you just want to read your ebooks and do not want to use any of the sync features then you can use your Kobo device without registering. [This is what I have done all along. My memory may not be the greatest anymore but even I can find my place in a book I am reading on multiple devices. Sync is not of much use if you read a book from a single device.] 1. The tool you need. 2. Use the sqlitebrowser File>Open database function to find the "KoboReader.sqlite" file in the .kobo folder of your device. 4. Tshering's original description of the procedure: "there are several explanations at this forum. I cannot find them myself right now. Anyway, in order to initialize the reader without registering you can add a new line to the "user" table of the database. Fill in any fitting values. Depending on your firmware version, the number of values varies. Example for FW 1.9.12: Code: INSERT INTO user VALUES ("0", "0", "0", "0", "0");Example for FW 2.5.0: Code: INSERT INTO user VALUES ("0", "0", "0", "0", "0", "0","false") I think you use the SQLite Database Browser. Right? Open the database file "KoboReader.sqlite". Select "Browse Data" and choose the table "user". Look at line 1 and try to establish whether the values of one of the two examples might fit or whether you have to make some modifications. I guess the second example might be correct for the Mini. Choose Execute SQL, enter the command "INSERT INTO user VALUES ..." and press "Execute query". -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- tshering" For my user for AuraHD 3.1.1: INSERT INTO user VALUES ("0", "0", "0", "0", "0", "0","false","false","false") You can just paste the above string into the "SQL string:" box in the "Execute SQL" tab. Then click on the "Execute query" button. 5. After you have a zeroed out user and have saved the file, just restart your device and you should be good to go. You will have basically removed the addresses and data, nickel uses to phone home. You might want to find the tips & tricks in the sticky part of the "Developer's Corner" subforum, there is also info on how to disable Google Analytics from passing data from your Kobo device to Google. Luck; Ken Last edited by Ken Maltby; 11-23-2014 at 09:17 AM. |
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11-23-2014, 10:11 AM | #3 | |
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What f/w are you using? |
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11-23-2014, 10:25 AM | #4 | |
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11-23-2014, 01:10 PM | #5 | |
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At this time I still use the 3.5.0 firmware. Luck; Ken |
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11-23-2014, 01:21 PM | #6 |
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Sorry to sound stupid can't you turn the wifi off
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11-23-2014, 02:23 PM | #7 |
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Not if he wants to use the Google Drive hack....
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11-23-2014, 06:29 PM | #8 | |
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11-24-2014, 05:10 AM | #9 |
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Remember to BACK UP YOUR DEVICE before messing with the database...
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