Comment 4 for bug 1767589

Thanks for the feedback and quick fix David/Kovid!

Very quick work! I will check the forum and will allow the driver to handle
the update in the mean time.

Best regards

Ron

On 28 April 2018 at 10:26, David Forrester <email address hidden>
wrote:

> The latest calibre release was before the latest Kobo firmware release.
> Hence, it did not include the update to recognise the latest firmware
> version. The update will be checked in today ready for the next calibre
> release.
>
> In the meantime, the message you see when the new firmware is detected
> includes instruction to allow the driver to handle the update. For this
> firmware and calibre version, it is perfectly safe to do this. In fact,
> it has been a while since this was not the case. But, it is better to be
> safe than sorry.
>
> Also, when you see new firmware on your Kobo device, I recommend looking
> in the Kobo forum at MobileRead
> (https://www.mobileread.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=223). As soon as
> any new Kobo firmware is seen, there will be a thread opened to discus
> it. I usually post early in this thread with the details I know of the
> firmware including the status of the calibre and the firmware.
>
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>
> Title:
> New Kobo Glo driver not supported
>
> Status in calibre:
> Triaged
>
> Bug description:
> The add-in KoboUtilities checks for firmware updates. This morning it
> updated my Kobo Glo to version 4.8.10956. Promptly after restarting
> the Kobo device and connecting to Calibre I got the message firmware
> not supported and I may have to do a factory reset. This is obviously
> not my preferred option. Device works fine. I can add books but can't
> delete or change books already in the device. Calibre version is
> 3.22.1 (64bit), Windows 10 OS.
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