ahahrjfghghhh im defeated, vermagic is the same but still invalid format. time to seek help. ive even downgraded to gcc vereion 5.3.1 from 14 to magch the 5.3.0 version in proc version
https://github.com/kobolabs/Kobo-Reader/issues/127 wonder if related problem. and i bootlooped by downgrading firmware below what came with the device, the earliest ni firmware worked vut the second earliest ithink it was, bricked. wonder if its bc was for rev a nia not rev c, yay. despitethe earliest firmware having shipped with up to date modules for that version, icould not insert them. that suggests that earliest firmware was for rev ania and ihave rev c nia bc my stock factory firmware verwion is so much newer
wait wait ive been installing kobo firmware packages wrong i have been leaving out the upgradefolder and the md5sum, ihavent beenchanging the kernel at all. ithought installation was ghe same as kobostuff and nickelmenu
the last firmware with up to date usb net drivers was 4.31.19086, note there seems to have only been kernel updates 3 times since the nia has come to market
4.31.19086 does not work on Rev C Nia