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| imagecaption =  
| imagecaption =  
| releaseyear = 2013
| releaseyear = 2013
| originalsoftware = Kobo Firmware 3.19.5761
| originalsoftware = Kobo Firmware
| chipset =  
| originalversion = 3.19.5761
| cpu = 1 GHz Freescale i.MX507
| chipset = Freescale i.MX507
| cpu = 1 GHz Cortex-A8
| gpu =  
| gpu =  
| storage = 4 GB Sandisk embedded flash (SDIN7DP2-4G), external microSD slot
| storage = 4 GB Sandisk embedded flash (SDIN7DP2-4G), external microSD slot
| display = 6 in diagonal, 16-level grayscale 1024 × 758 electronic paper
| display = 6 in diagonal, 16-level grayscale 1024 × 758 electronic paper
| memory =  
| memory =  
| architecture = armhf
| architecture = armv7
| status_usbnet =  
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| status = Kernel is 2.6, will require patching.  
| status = Kernel is 2.6, will require patching.  
| booting = no
| booting = no
| type = Ebook reader
}}
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<!--== What works ==-->
<!--== What works ==-->
== Booting from SD card ==
Could work. Untested: http://www.mobileread.mobi/forums/showthread.php?t=289206
Or, if you have a UART available and can disassemble the device: https://github.com/neuschaefer/linux/wiki/Booting-a-Kobo-Aura-from-SD


== What does not work ==
== What does not work ==
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* Maybe possible to diff changes between official 2.6 kernel and kobo's fork, create patch, and apply to 3.x to create working kernel? Working on this
* Maybe possible to diff changes between official 2.6 kernel and kobo's fork, create patch, and apply to 3.x to create working kernel? Working on this
* Newer kobo devices run 4.1.15 with a device tree.
* Newer kobo devices run 4.1.15 with a device tree.
* Possibly things can be patched on top of the mainlining work done for the [[Kobo_Clara_HD_(kobo-clara)]]
* Missing things on top of Mainline kernel for [[Kobo_Clara_HD_(kobo-clara)]]:
** support for EPDC Versions < 20
** parts of devicetree


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== See also ==
== See also ==
[https://github.com/kobolabs/Kobo-Reader/tree/master/hw/imx507-aura Official kernel source (Linux 2.6)]
* [https://github.com/kobolabs/Kobo-Reader/tree/master/hw/imx507-aura Official kernel source (Linux 2.6)]
[https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/master/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx50-kobo-aura.dts Upstream dts]
* [https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/master/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx50-kobo-aura.dts Upstream dts]
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* [https://alpinekobox.ddns.net/InkBox/inkbox/ InkBox, Open-source Alpine based firmware for Kobos] (not sure about Aura though)
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* {{github|CHANGEME}} Initial pull request
* {{github|CHANGEME}} Some related issue
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* [https://redmine.replicant.us/projects/replicant/wiki/GalaxyS2I9100 Replicant wiki page]
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Latest revision as of 10:39, 22 November 2023

This device is marked as not booting.
Status: Kernel is 2.6, will require patching.
Kobo Aura
Manufacturer Kobo
Name Aura
Codename kobo-aura
Released 2013
Type ebook reader
Hardware
Chipset Freescale i.MX507
CPU 1 GHz Cortex-A8
Display 6 in diagonal, 16-level grayscale 1024 × 758 electronic paper
Storage 4 GB Sandisk embedded flash (SDIN7DP2-4G), external microSD slot
Architecture armv7
Software
Original software Kobo Firmware
Original version 3.19.5761
postmarketOS
Category testing
Pre-built images no


Contributors

  • rendeko

Maintainer(s)

  • rendeko


Booting from SD card

Could work. Untested: http://www.mobileread.mobi/forums/showthread.php?t=289206 Or, if you have a UART available and can disassemble the device: https://github.com/neuschaefer/linux/wiki/Booting-a-Kobo-Aura-from-SD

What does not work

Kernel compilation. The lowest working kernel for postmarketOS is 3.x, while the kobo-aura uses a fork of 2.6.

Notes

  • Maybe possible to diff changes between official 2.6 kernel and kobo's fork, create patch, and apply to 3.x to create working kernel? Working on this
  • Newer kobo devices run 4.1.15 with a device tree.
  • Missing things on top of Mainline kernel for Kobo_Clara_HD_(kobo-clara):
    • support for EPDC Versions < 20
    • parts of devicetree


See also