Kobo Aura Edition 2 (kobo-auratwo)
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| This device is unsupported by postmarketOS (most likely due to its architecture being unsupported, or limited system resources).
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| 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 from the postmarketOS Installation page. |
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
- Kobo official kernel and U-Boot source code for Aura One and Aura Edition 2 devices
- Kobo Offline: latest firmware download by User:Roboe (Source code (GPLv3))
- KoboStuff: historical firmware downloads by pgaskin (Source code (MIT))
- Alpine-based Quill OS (formerly InkBox OS) by Nicolas Mailloux