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ringerc · 01-23-2011, 06:35 AM

Hi

I'm wondering if there's any published link to the current (1.7.4) Kobo Wifi firmware image anywhere. I want to work on developing a plugin for the Kobo's user interface app using the plugin API provided with the demo poker and blackjack games. I'm also interested in implementing a daemon that watches wifi status and downloads fresh rss feeds when the wifi goes up.

To effectively test anything like that I'll need a firmware image I can modify. The Kobo boots off SD if you hold down the enter key (which must've been a joy during development) so it's easy to nondestructively test changes. The problem is, I can't find a firmware image for the Kobo Wifi to boot, and I haven't yet found a reasonable way extract the firmware from my Kobo Wifi that doesn't involve cracking it and removing the microSD card.

So... anyone willing to throw me a line - or a firmware download URL?

01-23-2011, 06:35 AM	#1
ringerc Enthusiast Posts: 31 Karma: 64 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Australia Device: Kobo	Kobo firmware URLs? Hi I'm wondering if there's any published link to the current (1.7.4) Kobo Wifi firmware image anywhere. I want to work on developing a plugin for the Kobo's user interface app using the plugin API provided with the demo poker and blackjack games. I'm also interested in implementing a daemon that watches wifi status and downloads fresh rss feeds when the wifi goes up. To effectively test anything like that I'll need a firmware image I can modify. The Kobo boots off SD if you hold down the enter key (which must've been a joy during development) so it's easy to nondestructively test changes. The problem is, I can't find a firmware image for the Kobo Wifi to boot, and I haven't yet found a reasonable way extract the firmware from my Kobo Wifi that doesn't involve cracking it and removing the microSD card. So... anyone willing to throw me a line - or a firmware download URL?