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Kobo Aura Edition 2 (kobo-auratwo)

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Kobo Aura Edition 2
Manufacturer Kobo
Name Aura Edition 2
Codename kobo-auratwo
Model N236
Released 2016
Type ebook reader
Hardware
Chipset Freescale NXP i.MX508 (kobo6) or Freescale NXP i.MX 6SLL (kobo7)
CPU 1x 800 MHz ARM Cortex A8 (kobo6) or 1x 1 GHz ARM Cortex A9 (kobo7)
Display 1024 x 768 at 212 dpi, 6” Carta E Ink touchscreen
Storage Internal 4 GB μSD card
Memory 256 MB
Architecture armv7
Software
Original software
The software and version the device was shipped with.
Kobo Firmware 4.0.7523 (4.6.10197 for kobo7)
Extended version
The most recent supported version from the manufacturer.
Kobo Firmware 4.38.23171
FOSS bootloader U-Boot
postmarketOS
Pre-built images
Whether pre-built images are available here.
no
Mainline
Instead of a Linux kernel fork, it is possible to run (Close to) Mainline.
no

Users owning this device

  • Roboe (Notes: hardware-revision: first (kobo6), firmware: 4.38.23171; never connected to the internet)


Models

There seems to be two different hardware revisions of the device,[1] with hardware codename kobo6 and kobo7:

Product ID Hardware platform Serial number CPU
375 kobo6 7th digit is a 0 i.MX508
379 kobo7 7th digit is a 2 i.MX 6SLL

See also

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