Thread: Turn your Kobo into a Debian Linux tablet
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Old 08-02-2014, 12:17 PM   #89
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Originally Posted by fastrobot View Post
I'm curious about this hack.
If it's really doing what I think it is-- it's worth it to buy a KOBO in order to be able to do it!

Can anyone tell me why the debian installation is made a chroot environent rather than just running a normal root environment? Is it because there are two different linux environments running and the hack tries to hide the default one?

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Debian is inside a chroot just so you can still use the default Kobo UI. The kernel is stored on the internal SD card on the Glo, Mini, and newer Touch models. Multi-touch is possible on the Glo, Mini, Touch, and Aura HD with a custom kernel. As for how reliable the touch screen is, I couldn't say. The Kobo interface does miss touches every now and then, but I don't know if that's the fault of the screen or of Kobo's software.
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