Kobo Arc 7HD (kobo-cardhu)
| Manufacturer | Kobo |
|---|---|
| Name | Arc 7HD |
| Codename | kobo-cardhu |
| Released | 2013 |
| Hardware | |
| Chipset | Nvidia Tegra 3 (T30L) |
| CPU | 4x 1.7 GHz ARM Cortex-A9 |
| GPU | Nvidia ULP Geforce |
| Display | 1920x1200 LCD |
| Storage | 16GB/32GB |
| Memory | 1GB |
| Architecture | armv7 |
| Software | |
| Original software | Android |
| postmarketOS | |
| Category | testing |
| Pre-built images | no |
This device is marked as not booting.
Factory resetting this Android tablet results in a setup menu at boot that you cannot finish because it cannot finish the update check.
Contributors
Users owning this device
How to enter flash mode
Enable USB Debugging
- click on random wifi network
- open keyboard
- click on settings button in the left down corner
- click on "Google Keyboard settings"
- click on "personal directories"
- click the back button in the upper left corner twice
- click seven times on the build number in the settings
- in the developer settings, enable adb
Rooting
The standard Dirty CoW exploit for Android does not seem to work somehow: https://github.com/timwr/CVE-2016-5195/issues/106
This should be fixed, so we can get into APX boot mode
Installation
Notes
See also
- Downstream kernel: https://github.com/kobolabs/Kobo-Arc7HD
- Reddit thread: https://old.reddit.com/r/kobo/comments/74ytnn/make_kobo_7_hd_great_again_detailed_instruction/
- mobileread thread: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=314807&page=4
- Kobo page: https://help.kobo.com/hc/en-us/articles/360019865014-Manually-update-your-Kobo-Arc-software