Thread: external keyboard, linux and the pocketbook
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Old 02-05-2021, 12:39 AM   #1
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external keyboard, linux and the pocketbook
If it's running linux and has a usb c - can I plug in a keyboard? Can I boot this device directly in tty, the terminal? And are there ways to run vim and tmux ?

There seems to be a lot of e-reader these day running on Android too, which makes it possible to connect a keyboard in the usb port, but having a linux based e-reader that I can hack to log to the console would be my dream.

I invented the KindleBerry Pi years ago, and I'm still looking at a decent e-ink typewritter which runs linux.

I see in this thread that the InkBook can have a USB keyboard connected:

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...ArtaTechPoland

I assume it would then be possible with the pockebook?
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