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nedward · 02-21-2019, 04:21 AM

Hi there,

I just bought my first ever eReader which is a Kobo Clara HD.

I'm very happy with it, but I'm missing the Overdrive menu entry since apparently this is remotely en-/disabled through the Kobo account's country setting.

I'm from Germany where there actually are a few libraries that provide Overdrive (e.g. https://bibnetz.overdrive.com and https://elibraryhh.overdrive.com), but as said, there's no Overdrive menu entry for me.

I wondered if there's a way to enable this through a patch or the manipulation of the SQLite database.

I'm a developer, but I haven't gotten my head around how to approach writing a patch myself. As I understand it, the yaml files allow the patcher to manipulate settings in binaries such as

Code:

/usr/local/Kobo/nickel

and

Code:

/usr/local/Kobo/nickel/libnickel.so

. But how would I go about inspecting those binary files myself?

There are some promising strings regarding Overdrive in those files, but I don't know how to approach the next step.

I am aware that I could change the invoice address of my kobo account with a fake US address but I'd rather not since I actually buy eBooks through the Kobo shop.

Thanks for any suggestions!

02-21-2019, 04:21 AM	#180
nedward Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2019 Device: Kobo Clara HD	Hi there, I just bought my first ever eReader which is a Kobo Clara HD. I'm very happy with it, but I'm missing the Overdrive menu entry since apparently this is remotely en-/disabled through the Kobo account's country setting. I'm from Germany where there actually are a few libraries that provide Overdrive (e.g. https://bibnetz.overdrive.com and https://elibraryhh.overdrive.com), but as said, there's no Overdrive menu entry for me. I wondered if there's a way to enable this through a patch or the manipulation of the SQLite database. I'm a developer, but I haven't gotten my head around how to approach writing a patch myself. As I understand it, the yaml files allow the patcher to manipulate settings in binaries such as Code: /usr/local/Kobo/nickel and Code: /usr/local/Kobo/nickel/libnickel.so . But how would I go about inspecting those binary files myself? There are some promising strings regarding Overdrive in those files, but I don't know how to approach the next step. I am aware that I could change the invoice address of my kobo account with a fake US address but I'd rather not since I actually buy eBooks through the Kobo shop. Thanks for any suggestions!