Thanks for jogging my memory. I forgot to add this little disclaimer:
***SECURITY REMINDER***
Telnet sessions are in cleartext INCLUDING LOGIN SESSIONS, so only use on a private network, if at all!
If you always have DEVMODE set to ON for
whatever reasons , that means Telnet is on by default, unless you toggle it off , e.g. using NickelMenu.
You can install KOReader to get the more secure SSH option, and NiLuJe's
kobostuff provides a package that includes an SSH binary.
You can
start the KOReader SSH server via NickelMenu.
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*Note:The open source droidVNC-NG vnc server requires minimum Android 7 so the Priv is a no-go, being locked at 6, although it can run ConnectBot, and closed source vnc server Alpha Vnc Lite.
(In case anyone interpreted my comment as being they could run out and buy a Blackberry Priv and run droidVNC-NG vnc server and KOReader on it and pretend they are typing on their Kobo!)
As for the USB connection, I find the main issue is carrying around a power source. I found that accessing a USB storage key only needs a minilite sized power stick like you could procure at a dollar store (with consequent increase in appartment lithium fire probabilities), but the keyboard needs something heftier like my 6000mAH RavPower RP-WD02 that I just happened to have already.
If you throw in the (as far as I know) current lack of support for the keyboard outside of the chroot environment, then if you have not already bought your device and want to use a keyboard with the regular Kobo apps, it is simpler of course to get a device like described here (though I have not tried it since I have no bluetooth):
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=352280
*** USB KEYBOARD NOW USABLE IN KOREADER AS OF OCP-KOReader-v2023.06 ! ***
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...&postcount=941
You can also mirror your phone keyboard
using the Linux script utility inside a chroot, and
using Fbpad framebuffer terminal otherwise.