Aura HD?

[andiohn]

Hello, Sorry if this is obvious, but any chance for the Aura HD? Love the software, it looks really good. I think there are a lot of these Kobos that could be repurposed with what you've written. I use an Android tablet in my kitchen for a display, but eink would be better...cheers!

[tux-linux]

It seems to be doable. What's your model number?

Le mar. 21 sept. 2021, 15 h 11, Andjohn @.***> a écrit :

Hello, Sorry if this is obvious, but any chance for the Aura HD? Love the software, it looks really good. I think there are a lot of these Kobos that could be repurposed with what you've written. I use an Android tablet in my kitchen for a display, but eink would be better...cheers!

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[andiohn]

Model Number: N204B

[tux-linux]

If you want to help in porting it, I'll be happy to guide you if you join the Discord server : https://discord.com/invite/uSWtWbY23m Thanks!

[andiohn]

Ya sounds good. I'll look into it.

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If you want to help in porting it, I'll be happy to guide you if you join the Discord server : https://discord.com/invite/uSWtWbY23m Thanks!

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[ghost]

Any update in this? I'm thinking about buying Kobo just to have e-reader with open source software but the only choices available here are either Aura HD or Touch N905 (not C). So if there's any work in progress I'd be happy to buy Aura and help testing.

[tux-linux]

Well, I haven't received any updates from @Andjohn, but if you can buy a specific Aura model that has an internal microSD card, yes, I'll be happy to guide you in porting !

Le mar. 23 nov. 2021 à 21:05, UsernameRandomlyGenerated < @.***> a écrit :

Any update in this? I'm thinking about buying Kobo just to have e-reader with open source software but the only choices available here are either Aura HD or Touch N905 (not C). So if there's any work in progress I'd be happy to buy Aura and help testing.

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[ghost]

Great, I might be able to get one in the next couple days so I'll probably reach out again after the weekend.

[andiohn]

Hey All, Sorry for the delay, I completely forgot about this awesome project. I'll have to look at disassembly guides for mine. I have a very good idea for an app that I'd use too, so I'm motivated to look into it more.

My app idea is a big clock display with scheduling the frontlight. I would remove the battery from my kobo aura hd and direct wire it. I already have some Xiaomi eink clocks but they're too small and don't have a frontlight. I think this app would seriously up the usefulness. Another idea is I don't remove the battery but make the outlet only turn on one hour a week to charge and not turn the battery into a spicy pillow. Perhaps it could even auto launch when plugged in to power and auto closed when removed from power. That way I could pull it off the wall to read and put it back when I'm done. I could use a wireless qi adapter and make a shelf it sits in. The eink displays are perfect for ambiant information and this docking mode would be seriously useful. Even could take some inspiration from magic mirror and have information plugins, perhaps they could also be scheduled, like current weather showing in the morning or your next calendar event. Or news headlines, crypto prices etc.

Anyways, sorry for not getting back to you and I'll find a disassembly guide for the aura hd. Other poster, the aura hd is very good, and if we can get inkbox working, it'd be pretty useful.

Sincerely,

-John Andrus

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Great, I might be able to get one in the next couple days so I'll probably reach out again after the weekend.

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[andiohn]

Wow, that's an easy disassembly. Maintainer, what do you need for the next step? I can take it apart with just a spudger.

Sincerely,

-John Andrus

On Wed., Nov. 24, 2021, 7:22 a.m. John Andrus, @.***> wrote:

Hey All, Sorry for the delay, I completely forgot about this awesome project. I'll have to look at disassembly guides for mine. I have a very good idea for an app that I'd use too, so I'm motivated to look into it more.

My app idea is a big clock display with scheduling the frontlight. I would remove the battery from my kobo aura hd and direct wire it. I already have some Xiaomi eink clocks but they're too small and don't have a frontlight. I think this app would seriously up the usefulness. Another idea is I don't remove the battery but make the outlet only turn on one hour a week to charge and not turn the battery into a spicy pillow. Perhaps it could even auto launch when plugged in to power and auto closed when removed from power. That way I could pull it off the wall to read and put it back when I'm done. I could use a wireless qi adapter and make a shelf it sits in. The eink displays are perfect for ambiant information and this docking mode would be seriously useful. Even could take some inspiration from magic mirror and have information plugins, perhaps they could also be scheduled, like current weather showing in the morning or your next calendar event. Or news headlines, crypto prices etc.

Anyways, sorry for not getting back to you and I'll find a disassembly guide for the aura hd. Other poster, the aura hd is very good, and if we can get inkbox working, it'd be pretty useful.

Sincerely,

-John Andrus

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Great, I might be able to get one in the next couple days so I'll probably reach out again after the weekend.

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[tux-linux]

Hey, awesome! I'm very busy this week, might have some time this weekend, will get back to you on that !

[ghost]

Can I get some other way to contact you for Aura HD support? I'm not a big fan of discord personally.

[tux-linux]

We can continue here in this issue or email me if you want: nicolecrivain@gmail.com

[andiohn]

Ya, I don't like discord either. Let's do it here?

Sincerely,

-John Andrus

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We can continue here in this issue or email me if you want: @.***

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[ghost]

Yeah, here is fine. So how to start with porting to Aura HD?

[andiohn]

I'm not sure. Are there things that are similar from a coding perspective to both models? I'm not sure if they have open source parts? I have an SD card I can flash with something and put it in. I could try just booting it but I don't believe that will have good results?

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Yeah, here is fine. So how to start with porting to Aura HD?

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[andiohn]

I believe mine is the N204B. But I'll have to check.

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I'm not sure. Are there things that are similar from a coding perspective to both models? I'm not sure if they have open source parts? I have an SD card I can flash with something and put it in. I could try just booting it but I don't believe that will have good results?

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Yeah, here is fine. So how to start with porting to Aura HD?

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[tux-linux]

I'll compile a test kernel to see if everything is working as intended on the more low-level side. You'll have, if possible (I strongly advise you to do so), to set up a serial connection on your Kobo by connecting wires in the appropriate holes on the main board, you can use toothpicks to hold them in place, it works well. See here for how to connect that: http://gethighstayhigh.co.uk/kobo-self-build/ Meanwhile, I'll get a toolstack set up and some kernel compiled that you'll be able to flash to a microSD card to see if everything works properly.

[andiohn]

Sounds good. I'll try to do that very soon.

Sincerely,

-John Andrus

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I'll compile a test kernel to see if everything is working as intended on the more low-level side. You'll have, if possible (I strongly advise you to do so), to set up a serial connection on your Kobo by connecting wires in the appropriate holes on the main board, you can use toothpicks to hold them in place, it works well. See here for how to connect that: http://gethighstayhigh.co.uk/kobo-self-build/ Meanwhile, I'll get a tool stack set up and some kernel compiled.

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[tux-linux]

Awesome! To you both, you can also try flashing this kernel after uncompressing the tarball to the MMC by running: dd if=uImage of=/dev/mmcblk0 bs=512 seek=2048 If the power light gets flashing, it's a good sign, even better if it can boot. But we'll still need a serial console for sure to set up the InkBox kernel. uImage.tar.gz

[andiohn]

I just confirmed the model number, it is what I said. I'll let you know when I make progress on it.

Sincerely,

-John Andrus

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Awesome! To you both, you can also try flashing this kernel after uncompressing the tarball to the MMC by running: dd if=uImage of=/dev/mmcblk0 bs=512 seek=2048 If the power light gets flashing, it's a good sign, even better if it can boot. But we'll still need a serial console for sure to set up the InkBox kernel. uImage.tar.gz https://github.com/Kobo-InkBox/inkbox/files/7611104/uImage.tar.gz

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[ghost]

Would it work to write with dd to sd card that's, let's say, inserted into phone and connected via usb cable? I just realized I don't have any sd card adapter for my laptop so if I won't find another way for flashing then I'll be stuck at least until monday or tuesday.

Edit: Looks like it's not possible on new android devices. Guess I'll have to grab adapter after weekend then :/

[tux-linux]

You can dd it directly to the Kobo by telnet/SSH-ing into it. Type devmodeon in the search bar to enable telnet and then connect to your Kobo's IP, maybe via PuTTY if you're on Windows, or on GNU/Linux it's telnet or busybox telnet. Make the uImage available on some local HTTP server and retrieve it with wget on the Kobo, or simply put it on your onboard storage via USB. Once you've done that, assuming that you put it in /mnt/onboard, enter: dd if=/mnt/onboard/uImage of=/dev/mmcblk0 bs=512 seek=2048, then reboot. If it doesn't restart properly, it gets stuck or anything, don't panic, your Kobo is recoverable (make sure though you can remove the internal SD card without problems). You'll be able to use it again after flashing a correct vendor kernel or once I fix the issue, if there is one.

[ghost]

Nice, telnet works fine, though I have to say Wi-Fi on that device really likes to drop connection often.

So I flashed the kernel. It doesn't boot, but power light does flash.

[tux-linux]

We'll need some serial output then. It's a good sign that it flashes though.

Le dim. 28 nov. 2021, 03 h 54, UsernameRandomlyGenerated < @.***> a écrit :

Nice, telnet works fine, though I have to say Wi-Fi on that device really likes to drop connection often.

So I flashed the kernel. It doesn't boot, but power light does flash.

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[andiohn]

Oh that's sweet. I have a USB rs232 coming in the mail, should be a couple days

Sincerely,

-John Andrus

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We'll need some serial output then. It's a good sign that it flashes though.

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Nice, telnet works fine, though I have to say Wi-Fi on that device really likes to drop connection often.

So I flashed the kernel. It doesn't boot, but power light does flash.

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[tux-linux]

Any news from your side @andiohn ?

[andiohn]

I have the RS232 adapter, I can connect it to the Kobo. I'll be in touch once I get some logs.

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Any news from your side @andiohn https://github.com/andiohn ?

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[tux-linux]

@andiohn, did you succeed in getting any logs?

[ghost]

So, as the other guy is not responding I'd like to try to provide some logs myself, but I don't have any cables right now so I need to buy them first. Could you guide me a little on what to buy to get serial logs from PC?

[tux-linux]

A Raspberry Pi Zero should do just fine, or maybe look up USB to serial converter online.

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So, as the other guy is not responding I'd like to try to provide some logs myself, but I don't have any cables right now so I need to buy them first. Could you guide me a little on what to buy to get serial logs from PC?

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[ghost]

Do you think it would be possible with CH341a? I have one lying around, would need only some gpio cables

[tux-linux]

I don't know much about this hardware, if you're able to connect Tx, Rx and GND on it and interface in some way with it at 115200 baud rate, it could work maybe?

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Do you think it would be possible with CH341a? I have one lying around, would need only some gpio cables

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[NiLuJe]

Voltage shenanigans in order not to fry the device, too?

[tux-linux]

Kobos actually seem pretty tolerant about this. I can happily "boost" my Touch C with 3.3 VCC when there isn't enough energy in the battery to start it up and it still works no problem today. Be sure to only connect 3.3V and not 5V to the Kobo though, or then you will probably fry it ;)