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Originally Posted by Redundantant
Hello, good folk!
Might I ask, if a Tolino completely becomes a Kobo by switching the mode in the dev options?
From what I understood, the underlying firmware should become the same over time, at least it looks like that at the moment. But there are also the big warnings in the OP of firmware threads that tell you not to attempt to install the firmware on its twin.
That I get, because verification or update processes might still differ.
But is there more that could differentiate the two?
If I switch the Tolino to Kobo, does that last through updates? (I know there's downgrading if dev mode is missing on the newer versions.)
My Shine 4 died out of the blue the other day, so I'm looking for a replacement.
Right now, I'm contemplating buying a Clara BW instead of a Shine 5 to be sure.
But then again, the Clara is notably more expensive and I'd hate to waste money. ;D
Should I really? It's mostly branding or artificial limitations like installation of additional software I'm worried about. I rather experience the fewest of both.
(I'm confident and fine with flashing or tinkering with the firmware or recovery options.)
Well, is there any justification I'm missing to buy the more expensive Clara, if I plan to sideload most of my books (and possibly using something like KOReader in the future) anyway?
Thanks in advance!  |
I test on shine 5, shine color and vision Color the switching to kobo.
It only works on Firmware 5.0.175773.
Any newer Firmware doesnt show the development Menü.
The Firmware was in the Kobo settings even after the newest Kobo Update.
Login in in the Kobo account works without problem.
What i found is to make a second Factory Reset after Switching because then the reader shows all full features under Kobo.
Adding Software? You mean like Nickelmenu or Koreader?
Thats the work of the Programmer to support newer Firmwares.
Sideload over calibre works without problems