SOFT HACKS and MODS
PLAN: more and fun stuff to do.
Single Hacks
- Bypassing KOBO registration, while keeping Wifi active (at least works on Forma)
https://www.yingtongli.me/blog/2018/...obo-rego.html]
- Save your annotations
https://www.ankursheel.com/blog/expo...om-a-kobo-aura
- Full-screen on/off (remove header/footer)
1. Attach Kobo to PC/Mac with USB cable and click transfer mode on KOBO screen.
2. Locate "Kobo eReader.config" on the KOBO eReader/.kobo folder.
3. Ctrl-click or right-click on "Kobo eReader.config" and open file with a basic text-editing program like TextEdit, BBEdit or Notepad.
4. Add the following code to the file at the bottom - or anywhere, as long as it's separate from the other code:
[FeatureSettings] FullScreenReading=true
5. Save and safely eject your Kobo eReader.
6. Go to Reading Settings on Kobo. A checkbox now allows to remove header and footer to enable fullscreen mode.
- Preventing Google from being told of your reading habits via reports of your books' ISBN numbers. (Read all or go directly to the bottom of the page)
https://remy.grunblatt.org/kobo-aura...r-hacking.html
BOOTLOADER is usually the first software to run after power-up or reset; it is highly processor and board specific. A bootloader (similar to GRUB on Linus) gives you a pre-OS menu, which allows you to select the OS to boot. On Kobo it uses trigger files to boot to another OS or document reader [often simple drawings saved as jpg-files]. KSM and kfmon are easier to set up than fmon, as this requires reinstall following every update. All have different other features.
- kobo start menu (KSM)
- kfmon
- fmon
DOCUMENT READERS, FULL INTERFACES
- koreader - screenshots, internet browser, more [written in lua] http://koreader.rocks/
- Plato [written in Qt] https://github.com/baskerville/plato
- vlasovsoft http://pbchess.vlasovsoft.net/en/
NEW OS
- KoBox, a preinstalled image of Alpine Linux with Xorg and Firefox (and much more)
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=336433
GAMES
- play chess and other games on KOBO [some are paid games]. It's also a boot loader.
http://pbchess.vlasovsoft.net/en/
start window: https://www.dropbox.com/s/hkyk3os1k4...ess%20KOBO.jpg
HARDWARE HACKS
- Enlarge SD-Card
- Change micro USB charge plug to USB-C 2.0
HACK COLLECTIONS (may work on other models)
- Clara HD https://www.yingtongli.me/blog/2018/07/29/kobo-sd.html
- Aura H2O https://remy.grunblatt.org/kobo-aura...r-hacking.html
IDEAS
- Kobo as hub controller - if you have a hubitat, then use the browser as display dashboard.
PLAN: more and fun stuff to do.
Single Hacks
- Bypassing KOBO registration, while keeping Wifi active (at least works on Forma)
https://www.yingtongli.me/blog/2018/...obo-rego.html]
- Save your annotations
https://www.ankursheel.com/blog/expo...om-a-kobo-aura
- Full-screen on/off (remove header/footer)
1. Attach Kobo to PC/Mac with USB cable and click transfer mode on KOBO screen.
2. Locate "Kobo eReader.config" on the KOBO eReader/.kobo folder.
3. Ctrl-click or right-click on "Kobo eReader.config" and open file with a basic text-editing program like TextEdit, BBEdit or Notepad.
4. Add the following code to the file at the bottom - or anywhere, as long as it's separate from the other code:
[FeatureSettings] FullScreenReading=true
5. Save and safely eject your Kobo eReader.
6. Go to Reading Settings on Kobo. A checkbox now allows to remove header and footer to enable fullscreen mode.
- Preventing Google from being told of your reading habits via reports of your books' ISBN numbers. (Read all or go directly to the bottom of the page)
https://remy.grunblatt.org/kobo-aura...r-hacking.html
BOOTLOADER is usually the first software to run after power-up or reset; it is highly processor and board specific. A bootloader (similar to GRUB on Linus) gives you a pre-OS menu, which allows you to select the OS to boot. On Kobo it uses trigger files to boot to another OS or document reader [often simple drawings saved as jpg-files]. KSM and kfmon are easier to set up than fmon, as this requires reinstall following every update. All have different other features.
- kobo start menu (KSM)
- kfmon
- fmon
DOCUMENT READERS, FULL INTERFACES
- koreader - screenshots, internet browser, more [written in lua] http://koreader.rocks/
- Plato [written in Qt] https://github.com/baskerville/plato
- vlasovsoft http://pbchess.vlasovsoft.net/en/
NEW OS
- KoBox, a preinstalled image of Alpine Linux with Xorg and Firefox (and much more)
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=336433
GAMES
- play chess and other games on KOBO [some are paid games]. It's also a boot loader.
http://pbchess.vlasovsoft.net/en/
start window: https://www.dropbox.com/s/hkyk3os1k4...ess%20KOBO.jpg
HARDWARE HACKS
- Enlarge SD-Card
- Change micro USB charge plug to USB-C 2.0
HACK COLLECTIONS (may work on other models)
- Clara HD https://www.yingtongli.me/blog/2018/07/29/kobo-sd.html
- Aura H2O https://remy.grunblatt.org/kobo-aura...r-hacking.html
IDEAS
- Kobo as hub controller - if you have a hubitat, then use the browser as display dashboard.