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NiMa · 07-04-2021, 12:30 AM

After months of complicated, exhaustive work and about 1700 hours of work, I finally got InkBox 1.5 out.
It features the following:

Code:

- Two more devices are supported: Kobo Touch N905C and Glo
- Complete KoBox/X11 seamless integration with the main interface. KTerm is also supported for rooted devices
- New ePUB engine that works *much* better (mutool)
- Greatly improved core system security and filesystem organization (root filesystem is now a squashFS mounted read-only)
- Better update process

and much more... watch the video (it's long, but worth it IMO):
Downloads are available here: http://pkgs.kobox.fermino.me/bundles/inkbox/native/
Important: existing users, you need to flash the entire image again to your device's SD card because too much has changed to be applied as a simple update.
Source code is available on GitHub: https://github.com/Kobo-InkBox
You can take a look at the core init scripts to see how all is started: https://github.com/Kobo-InkBox/kerne.../initrd/common

Enjoy!

07-04-2021, 12:30 AM	#23
NiMa Fanatic Posts: 507 Karma: 2390534 Join Date: Jun 2020 Location: Somewhere in the Universe Device: Kobo Libra, Glo HD, Touch C/B, Mini, Glo, Aura SE, Clara HD, KT	InkBox 1.5 is out! After months of complicated, exhaustive work and about 1700 hours of work, I finally got InkBox 1.5 out. It features the following: Code: - Two more devices are supported: Kobo Touch N905C and Glo - Complete KoBox/X11 seamless integration with the main interface. KTerm is also supported for rooted devices - New ePUB engine that works much better (mutool) - Greatly improved core system security and filesystem organization (root filesystem is now a squashFS mounted read-only) - Better update process and much more... watch the video (it's long, but worth it IMO): Downloads are available here: http://pkgs.kobox.fermino.me/bundles/inkbox/native/ Important: existing users, you need to flash the entire image again to your device's SD card because too much has changed to be applied as a simple update. Source code is available on GitHub: https://github.com/Kobo-InkBox You can take a look at the core init scripts to see how all is started: https://github.com/Kobo-InkBox/kerne.../initrd/common Enjoy!