07-04-2018, 03:20 AM | #1 |
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Firmware 4.9.11311
Is it worthwhile to install the latest firmware (4.9.11311) on the KA1 if "Enhanced page-turn speed" is not used?
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07-04-2018, 03:45 AM | #2 | |
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It's only for devices:
Kobo Aura H2O Edition 2 v1 Mark 6 Kobo Aura ONE (not LE) Mark 6 Kobo Aura Edition 2 v1 Mark 6 Kobo Aura ONE LE Mark 6 Kobo Aura H2O Edition 2 v2 Mark 7 Kobo Aura Edition 2 v2 Mark 7 Clara HD Mark 7 Release Notes: Quote:
Mark 4 firmware 4.9.11314 build number (8c2fd38797). Mark 5 firmware 4.9.11314 build number (8c2fd38797). Mark 6 firmware 4.9.11311 build number (112578920c). Mark 7 firmware 4.9.11311 build number (112578920c). *Mark 3 not available. Last edited by oren64; 07-05-2018 at 06:18 AM. |
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07-04-2018, 05:06 AM | #3 |
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Finally one of the long standing grips has been fixed. The 100 search result limit is now gone.
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07-04-2018, 05:51 AM | #4 |
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I download firmware 4.9.11311 mark 4 to my device, in the device information it show as firmware 4.9.11314 build number (8c2fd38797).
Mark 6 build number (112578920c), I suspect firmware 4.9.11314 is also in mark 5 and 7. edit: mark 5 is 4.9.11314, mark 7 is 4.9.11311. Last edited by oren64; 07-04-2018 at 08:52 AM. |
07-04-2018, 05:54 AM | #5 |
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07-04-2018, 06:06 AM | #6 |
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Sorry I saved the post before I finished writing, see the post above.
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07-04-2018, 07:46 AM | #7 |
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As has been discovered, firmware version 4.9.11311 has been released. This is a mainly a fix for 4.8.11090 and should be the merge of firmware versions for the Clara HD and other devices.
The release notes cover the changes I know about. But, I'll add a comment about the search. The in-book search limit has been removed, except if the search term is three characters long or less. This is deliberate and not a bug. The search also seems to be faster. Recent known and new bugs:
For calibre, I will be checking in the update to support the 4.9.x firmware shortly. This will be in the next release. But, there are no changes needed except to bump the supported version. It is safe to use the "Attempt to support newer firmware version" option in the driver. |
07-04-2018, 07:55 AM | #8 |
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They also fixed a peeve I didn't realise I had until they changed it. The book cover when device was sleeping, the progress panel/widget (call it whatever you want) is now semi transparent. https://imgur.com/a/Uq6U4l2 Last edited by Lusephur; 07-04-2018 at 07:59 AM. Reason: Added photo |
07-04-2018, 08:34 AM | #9 |
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Since the Kobo Glo HD is also a Mark 6 device, what would be the effects of installing it?
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07-04-2018, 08:42 AM | #10 |
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07-04-2018, 09:28 AM | #11 |
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Installed on Mini. Working fine so far....
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07-04-2018, 09:32 AM | #12 | |
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Until Kobo tell me it's a deliberate change and won't be changed back, I'll keep considering it a bug. |
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07-04-2018, 09:33 AM | #13 | |
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Also, I wonder why kobo has been messing with the firmware versions recently (4.8 vs 4.8.10956 in mark 7, and this). I might change my firmware page to check the actual versions in the update zip. For now, I'm going to write a tool to extract the firmware version and revision from the update zips. I'm going to go and see if there is any obvious differences between the two versions you discovered. |
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07-04-2018, 10:03 AM | #14 | |
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You forget to add the Clara HD to your site. |
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07-04-2018, 10:20 AM | #15 |
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OK. Between the 2 versions, it does not seem like there are any major changes (at least in the symbols and strings, as I don't have time to compare the assembly from objdump). The biggest changes seems to be a restructuring of the Table of Contents view and some internal changes to the code which handles the sorting and layout of the different views.
Also, based on the layout of the update zip (I haven't actually tested it by sideloading), it seems like kobo has moved .kobo-images to .kobo/images in 11314. Another thing (but I might be incorrect about this) is that Kobo seems to be removing the mini-specific CSS from nickel. I have attached a zip with the dumped symbols and strings. |
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