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the-blue-banana · 02-10-2025, 01:23 PM

Hello everyone,

I have no experience in Android porting, but I would love to try getting Android 2.3.6 running on the Kobo Clara HD.

I know it's possible because there was already an Android port for the Kobo Glo HD, which has very similar hardware (Kobo Glo HD Android port).

I successfully installed Linux via postmarketOS on the Clara HD (postmarketOS Wiki), but when it comes to Android, I am completely lost.

What I already have
✅ A working bootloader (U-Boot)
✅ A Linux kernel adapted for the device (from GitHub)
✅ A working Linux installation on the Kobo Clara HD

🔗 Kernel & U-Boot sources: GitHub

What I don’t know at all (and where I need help)
❓ The entire process of compiling and installing an Android ROM on the Kobo Clara HD
❓ How to adapt a device tree and configure an Android 2.3.6 build
❓ Which files need modification to make the ROM compatible with the i.MX6SLL hardware and E-Ink display
❓ How to integrate and configure E-Ink drivers

Basically, I need as much help and guidance as possible! If anyone has experience with Android porting and can point me in the right direction (or if another Android version would be easier to port), I would really appreciate it.

Thanks a lot for your help!

02-10-2025, 01:23 PM	#1
the-blue-banana Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2025 Device: Kobo Clara HD	Need Help Porting Android 2.3.6 to Kobo Clara HD Hello everyone, I have no experience in Android porting, but I would love to try getting Android 2.3.6 running on the Kobo Clara HD. I know it's possible because there was already an Android port for the Kobo Glo HD, which has very similar hardware (Kobo Glo HD Android port). I successfully installed Linux via postmarketOS on the Clara HD (postmarketOS Wiki), but when it comes to Android, I am completely lost. What I already have ✅ A working bootloader (U-Boot) ✅ A Linux kernel adapted for the device (from GitHub) ✅ A working Linux installation on the Kobo Clara HD 🔗 Kernel & U-Boot sources: GitHub What I don’t know at all (and where I need help) ❓ The entire process of compiling and installing an Android ROM on the Kobo Clara HD ❓ How to adapt a device tree and configure an Android 2.3.6 build ❓ Which files need modification to make the ROM compatible with the i.MX6SLL hardware and E-Ink display ❓ How to integrate and configure E-Ink drivers Basically, I need as much help and guidance as possible! If anyone has experience with Android porting and can point me in the right direction (or if another Android version would be easier to port), I would really appreciate it. Thanks a lot for your help!