Opening web browser without WiFi in Kobo firmware
Hi, I'd like to try/try to create an offline calendar app for my Kobo Libra. Since it's very difficult to find and install one as a pure app (binary), I wondered if it would be possible to do it in a...
View ArticleAny ideas on how to get a calendar app working on Kobos?
Hi, I tried for three days now to find/create a calendar app working for my Kobo. I tried Kobo Dashboard, which didn't work, I tried to compile Qt 4.8.5 for pbchess and it ended up with a bunch of make...
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New "VNC" viewer for recent Kobo devices and firmware
Hi all, This evening I just had an idea; I thought I could use NiLuJe's excellent FBInk library to create an image-based "VNC" viewer. I finished it in 3 hours and you'll find it attached in this post....
View ArticleTouch Modify Home button to Page Turn
Hi. Kobo Touch has a home button on the front. I wonder if anyone try to modify its function to page turn (next page) because the 'Bact to my book' action can be done via the touch screen?
View ArticleQuestion about usb storage
Is it possible to make the Kobo Aura h2o2v2 show the root directory "/" instead of "/mnt/onboard"?
View ArticleQt Programming on Kobo
Hello everyone, I recently found out you could run Qt apps on Kobo devices and I was very interested, having some experience in Qt I decided to try it out. I managed to get a working toolchain using...
View ArticleClara HD Is there a way to speed up my Kobo?
After installing the Kobo Cloud hack (access to DropBox and Google Drive) as well as the one-click-package for KOReader, my Clara HD running on Firmware 4.23.15548 (also patched) has considerably...
View ArticleNickelDBus - monitor and run actions over d-bus
Introducing NickelDBus At long last, it's here. It has been teased by @geek1011 the past few weeks and I'm finally ready for an initial release. So what is NickelDBus? It is a Nickel mod (like...
View ArticleFirmware udpate resets everything
HI I am new to modding. I have a clara hd and wanted some guidance on how to stop firmware updates from removing koreader. I am using this guide to install koreader but everytime a firmware update...
View ArticleGlo I want to learn to write soft for Kobo
Sorry for my English. I want to learn to write software that runs on Kobo ereader using Python. Where should I start? Can you show me the course on youtube or teach me step by step? Many thanks.
View ArticlePlease help D:
Hi. I need help with installing Debian on my Kobo Mini. What I don't understand is how I'm supposed to write 3 images to an SD card. Also, apparently it has dual boot for linux and nickel. Wouldnt the...
View ArticleKobo Mini keeps freezing
Hello! I have a kobo mini and it's screen kept freezing after 30 seconds or a minute. I changed the microSD card (thanks for the image David) and it started working again I set it up from scratch it...
View ArticleWork related jobs with E-book Reader ?
Hello there ! :) I'm thinking doing a career change. Something more meaningful. Loving everything related to reading, books, libraries, e-readers,.... and curious about technologies (I'm not geek...
View ArticleAdd PEAP support?
Kobo not supporting PEAP for WiFi has caused me A LOT of grief the last few days. Is there a hack to enable support? Could someone create one? I can't be the only one with this problem... BTW it uses...
View ArticleDIY: upgrading your old Kobo to be comfort-lit
Heres a quick hack I did that saved me $100+. Over the last year I became a stickler for anything that can diminish my melatonin level, so I eliminated my exposure of blue light after sunset to...
View ArticleInstructions for patching firmware 4.24.15672
This patch thread is for firmware 4.24.15672 (7c735ef03457bd513a1f9153424a1c945d5e5982): Instructions for patching on Windows, Linux, or macOS with kobopatch:Download the Kobo firmware release You can...
View ArticleInstructions for patching firmware 4.24.15676
This patch thread is for firmware 4.24.15676 (6d5b40694352d819d02f75284a96145c93315ae7): Instructions for patching on Windows, Linux, or macOS with kobopatch:Download the Kobo firmware release You can...
View ArticleClara HD Factory reset is not sufficient to overcome a bug (I've been messing...
Hi! As a polyglot I've installed quite a few unofficial dictionaries by sideloading them instead of those which where preinstalled. I had notably a Swedish dictionary instead of the Portuguese one. But...
View ArticleDoes someone have the new Swedish dict zip file? Am I the only one who can't...
Hi! I have been trying to download the new Swedish dictionary, but the download fails and it only creates a zero byte zip file called dict-sv.zip. I tried to factory-reset the device (Kobo Clara HD)...
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