Thread: [HOWTO] Create your own native development environment on your Kobo!
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Old 01-03-2021, 05:17 PM   #16
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Originally Posted by JSWolf View Post
There is no need to bother extended support for firmware 2.6+. The current 4.25 firmware can be side loaded on the Mini. So @Elektron just has to download the correct firmware file for his Mini and side load it to update the Mini.
It's not the firmware, it's the Linux kernel. If you download a firmware update (aka KoboRoot.tgz), only the filesystem is updated, and the kernel version stays the same.
Example: My Kobo Glo HD is running latest 4.25 firmware, but with a 3.0 Linux Kernel. My Libra, which got released in 2019, runs 4.25 firmware with 4.1 Linux Kernel.

I think you can update the kernel itself but I've not tried that.
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