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OMG thank you for posting this! The last thing I knew about open firmwares for e-readers was OpenInkpot, and that seems to be dead for a long time. Now I can f
by black_puppydog 5y ago
OMG thank you for posting this! The last thing I knew about open firmwares for e-readers was OpenInkpot, and that seems to be dead for a long time.
Now I can finally revive my kobo without having it nag me for full internet access all the time. The only way it would let me transfer my local files there without some full online sync detour was opening its browser and downloading them from a python3 -m http.server :D
- captn3m0 5y agoThe latest Kobo firmware added support for true side-loading, so you don’t even have to login. https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2022/01/21/kobo-software-update-4-31-released-adds-sideloaded-mode/ https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2022/01/21/kobo-software-u...
- Syonyk 5y agoWhat? You should be able to mount the Kobo as a USB device and stuff ebooks into the root filesystem. What weird version of them doesn't support that?
- black_puppydog 5y agoHmmm... my Nia never registered as a mass storage device... maybe I'm holding it wrong? :D
- webmaven 5y ago> Hmmm... my Nia never registered as a mass storage device... maybe I'm holding it wrong? :D I've occasionally struggled with getting devices mounted where it turned out to be the USB cable's fault. Sometimes they're just for charging.
- jjkaczor 5y agoI have owned several Kobo's over the last 10-years, WiFi is always off and I never get nagged. Have always side-loaded books via direct USB mounting - or Calibre.