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Old 04-04-2024, 05:11 PM   #1
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Kobo not updating its firmware beyond the version 4.26
Hello my dudes. I hope all is well.

I had to change the device's internal micro SD and replaced it with a Kingston 8GB. So I uploaded an image of firmware version 2.4 kindly provided by a forum user. So far so good. The problem happened when I tried to update the firmware. I tested all the newer ones manually and the only one that the device accepted was version 4.26 (the others bricked the device needing to do a hard reset). Does anyone have an idea what could be happening? Thanks.
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Old 04-05-2024, 01:49 PM   #2
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Explain "bricked".
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Old 04-05-2024, 04:08 PM   #3
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Explain "bricked".
sorry, english isn’t my native language. bricked as a vertical line with three ‘C-’ symbols. something like this
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Until someone more knowledgeable comes along...

That looks like a 90degree rotation telling you not to cycle power while it is doing something (repeated vertically). Are you sure you have the right firmware for your model?
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Old 04-05-2024, 06:59 PM   #5
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Until someone more knowledgeable comes along...

That looks like a 90degree rotation telling you not to cycle power while it is doing something (repeated vertically). Are you sure you have the right firmware for your model?
I got all firmwares from this website and the 4.26 version is working as intended, but honestly I don’t know if it’s 100%. what site you guys use?!
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I got all firmwares from this website and the 4.26 version is working as intended, but honestly I don’t know if it’s 100%. what site you guys use?!
That's the correct site and it gets FW from Kobo server(s).

I've seen that image and sometimes a frightening long upgrade, but it came OK. Make sure well charged and cable USB disconnected.
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That's the correct site and it gets FW from Kobo server(s).

I've seen that image and sometimes a frightening long upgrade, but it came OK. Make sure well charged and cable USB disconnected.
Interesting! I gave up after an hour. I will try to leave it overnight and I’ll share the results tomorrow!
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Interesting! I gave up after an hour. I will try to leave it overnight and I’ll share the results tomorrow!
An hour sounds broken. Less than 5 minutes. Try a fresh download as the Kobo servers were poor for a while.

I think I had a new version than that on the Kobo Aura H2O original.
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Quick update: So I tried to leave it updating overnight and it didn’t work :/
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