Help, deleted file accidentally
I have deleted a folder called (I think) .kobo and now my Glo says "error loading reader! Sorry we couldnt find a reader for this type of content" when I try ti open the book I was reading. Is my Glo...
View ArticleInteresting oddment
I was playing with my Aura and tried adding demoModetimeout to the .conf file and it put my Aura in demo mode. Since I doubted that anyone in the local Chapters knew how to do this, I did a bit of...
View ArticleUse Home button to exit Sleep Mode?
Hi everyone. First of all, i'd like to say that i'm new here and i'm not sure if this question deserves a new thread. If it's not, feel free to erase it : p I'm extremely happy with my new Kobo Touch...
View ArticleUpdated Kobo.com Free books links
Didn't see this posted yet.. I was lucky enough to still have my Old Free Books main page cached.. Seems the links from that page now show "Lists" of each category as special searches.. Main page -...
View ArticleChinese epub support for Kobo Aura HD?
Hello, IÂ’m sorry if this has been asked before, but is there a way to read Chinese epubs on the Kobo Aura HD without doing anything to the device itself? I have a Sony Reader PRS-T1, and to read...
View ArticleEnable sound output
Hi! I´m using my Mini as a GPS gliding computer and it would be great to have sound output for warnings etc. Since there is no headphone jack or speaker, my idea is to connect a USB sound card. Could...
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Glo Busted - My fault?
So's I have it running fine, then I put it in my bag, and sling it on my back. 5 minutes later when I turn it on the screen jinkety-janks and the thing flashes red on and off. I do a factory reset and...
View ArticleAura HD What happened to my shelves?
Sorry if this is answered somewhere already, if so I didn't find it. For right now my shelves are very simple, I have three. TBR, Nonfiction TBR and Read. These have worked fine since I set them up a...
View ArticleLoading a custom CSS on kepub opening
Hi, I've spent some (interesting...) time strace-ing nickel and found that, on every kepub opening, it searches for this file: Code: /mnt/onboard/.kobo/kepub/kepub-book.css So I tried to create such a...
View ArticleRunning strace on Kobo
I've been asked more info on how I run strace on Kobo to gather infos on nickel (see here), so I'll open a new, dedicated, thread. In order to run strace, you need to have telnet/ftp or ssh access to...
View ArticleTouch wifi (adhoc) would not connect,
... Hello everybody, I'm a proud new owner of a Kobo Touch ereader. Got mine from Saturn (in Germany) for 49 € and I'm very impressed with the look and feel and reading experience so far. ...it's been...
View ArticleAura HD Possible 2.8.1 bug
Just noticed that a book I was trying to open that opened correctly prior to 2.8.1 locked on the loading ..... screen. Thinking to perhaps put it in sleep mode and bring it back out I pressed the power...
View Articlehow do i build the sd card image?!
i tried with win32diskimager (0.8, last version available) but it doesn't work as it recognizes my sd card bigger than 2gb... thanks
View Articlebest kobo for download and read all sorts of pdf files
Hi all, The title is confusing so i'm gonna make it clear. I am looking for an e-ink tablet that will allow me not only to read ebooks but also to download pdf, txt, doc files from any website and to...
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Glo Kobo Glo gets stuck when using the TOC to jump to a certain chapter.
Product: Kobo Glo (untested on other devices) Firmware: 2.8.1 Plugins: Kobo Touch Extended Driver 1.5.0 (not really needed) File types: KePub Sideloaded or from Kobobooks: both On external SD: internal...
View Article2.8.1 bug(s)
Hi I have come across this bug with 2.8.1 on my Kobo Glo. Can anyone replicate? If I am reading a book and go to the home page when I go back to my book (or any other book for that matter) all I am...
View ArticleAura HD Has there been a tear down for the Aura yet?
Just wondering if there is a teardown for the Aura as of yet? regards JAck
View ArticleArctic: root the Kobo Arc on-device, no USB connection needed
For the impatient: http://zhuoweizhang.net/Arctic.apk Basically, this uses the vulnerability discovered by the Android Security Squad (http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_be6dacae0101bksm.html) to replace a...
View Articlesd card and cover cache
i started using a brand new sd card with pdf books... i know the kobo is supposed to generate and store covers in a cache on the sd cards but this doesn't happen and every time i turn on the kobo it...
View ArticleCalibre crashing with 2.8.1?
Is anyone else experiencing Calibre crashing, especially on a Mac, with 2.8.1? This happens to be only when the device is plugged in. This is with the latest release of Calibre, from today. I am...
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