Kobo Aura (kobo-aura)
Manufacturer | Kobo |
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Name | Aura |
Codename | kobo-aura |
Released | 2013 |
Category | testing |
Pre-built images | no |
Original software | Kobo Firmware |
Original version | 3.19.5761 |
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 |
Type | Ebook reader |
This device is marked as not booting.
Status: Kernel is 2.6, will require patching.
Status: Kernel is 2.6, will require patching.
USB Networking | |
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Flashing | |
Touchscreen | |
Display | |
WiFi | |
FDE | |
Mainline | |
Battery | |
3D Acceleration | |
Audio | |
Bluetooth | |
Camera | |
GPS | |
Mobile data | |
Internal storage | |
SMS | |
Calls | |
USB OTG | |
NFC | |
Accelerometer | |
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Magnetometer | |
Ambient Light | |
Proximity | |
Hall Effect | |
Barometer | |
Power Sensor | |
Built-in DVB | |
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Camera Flash | |
Keyboard | |
Touchpad | |
USB-A | |
HDMI/DP | |
Ir TX | |
Ir RX | |
Stylus | |
Memory Card | |
Haptics | |
Ethernet | |
FOSS bootloader | |
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
- Official kernel source (Linux 2.6)
- Upstream dts
- InkBox, Open-source Alpine based firmware for Kobos (not sure about Aura though)