I run Kobo Start Menu and KOReader on my Kobo Aura. This week I wanted to access Kobo Bookstore, but before that I wanted to update Nickel.
This time I decided to update Nickel from Kobo Start Menu, I hadn't done this before and wanted to try it out. I downloaded the latest firmware using the scripts provided with Kobo Start Menu. When I had unpacked the archive I chose to update from the "home menu" of Kobo Start Menu. I was asked if I wanted to do a partial update or a full update. I chose partial.
The installation seemed to finish correctly and I could start Nickel just fine afterwards. I did what I wanted in the bookstore and then restarted the device. Once again, everything worked fine. I was presented with Kobo Start Menu as normal and chose to start KOReader this time. KOReader launched fine. I updated KOReader this time, restarted and then opened the book I wanted to read. After reading I suspended the Kobo Aura (by closing my cover, as usual). This is when things took a bad turn.
When I opened up the Aura again the "Suspended" sign didn't disappear. I've run into this before (in earlier KOReader versions) so I tried to reset the device. The problem is that nothing happened. The LED beside the switch lit up, blinked 3 times (as usual, I think?) but nothing happened on the screen. I tried to reset again, I pressed on the touch screen where I think the KOReader option is in Kobo Start Menu and I tried a few other things. Nothing worked.
The only thing I can do is reset the device and see the LED blink. Something happens, but not what I want. I have discovered that I can start the frontlight, but it takes quite some time between pressing the frontlight-button and the frontlight turning on/off. I can adjust the light intensity by using sliding to fingers up/down the screen, but that is also quite slow. Something seems to be really stuck somewhere. Some process that isn't working as it should. I don't know really.
So, does anyone here have a suggestion of what I can do to fix my Aura, if possible? I have already disassembled the Aura to check if it has a built-in microSD as other models do, but of course it doesn't. I couldn't find a disassembly guide for Kobo Aura and I couldn't find a place that mentioned that it didn't use an internal memory card (if I recall correctly).
Is it possible to do something over the "serial port" on the PCB? I haven't had time to try it yet, so I thought I would ask before I do.
Thanks a lot in advance and sorry for my looong post.
This time I decided to update Nickel from Kobo Start Menu, I hadn't done this before and wanted to try it out. I downloaded the latest firmware using the scripts provided with Kobo Start Menu. When I had unpacked the archive I chose to update from the "home menu" of Kobo Start Menu. I was asked if I wanted to do a partial update or a full update. I chose partial.
The installation seemed to finish correctly and I could start Nickel just fine afterwards. I did what I wanted in the bookstore and then restarted the device. Once again, everything worked fine. I was presented with Kobo Start Menu as normal and chose to start KOReader this time. KOReader launched fine. I updated KOReader this time, restarted and then opened the book I wanted to read. After reading I suspended the Kobo Aura (by closing my cover, as usual). This is when things took a bad turn.
When I opened up the Aura again the "Suspended" sign didn't disappear. I've run into this before (in earlier KOReader versions) so I tried to reset the device. The problem is that nothing happened. The LED beside the switch lit up, blinked 3 times (as usual, I think?) but nothing happened on the screen. I tried to reset again, I pressed on the touch screen where I think the KOReader option is in Kobo Start Menu and I tried a few other things. Nothing worked.
The only thing I can do is reset the device and see the LED blink. Something happens, but not what I want. I have discovered that I can start the frontlight, but it takes quite some time between pressing the frontlight-button and the frontlight turning on/off. I can adjust the light intensity by using sliding to fingers up/down the screen, but that is also quite slow. Something seems to be really stuck somewhere. Some process that isn't working as it should. I don't know really.
So, does anyone here have a suggestion of what I can do to fix my Aura, if possible? I have already disassembled the Aura to check if it has a built-in microSD as other models do, but of course it doesn't. I couldn't find a disassembly guide for Kobo Aura and I couldn't find a place that mentioned that it didn't use an internal memory card (if I recall correctly).
Is it possible to do something over the "serial port" on the PCB? I haven't had time to try it yet, so I thought I would ask before I do.
Thanks a lot in advance and sorry for my looong post.