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Old 06-30-2013, 10:25 AM   #1
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Join Date: May 2011
Device: Kobo Glo and Aura HD
Koreader running on Kobos (all of them, hopefully!)

A historical thread, the older posts maybe out of date and improved methods available, in more recent threads.

This is the reference thread for running KOReader on Kobo models. The support now is quite good and included in official nightly builds.

Source is available at https://github.com/koreader/koreader, you can also report bugs there.

For those who don't know KOReader, here are some screenshots:
http://imgur.com/a/1NR7I/all

Installing instructions:
- install "Files Monitor" (https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=218283)
- Put the image included in the zip (called "koreader.png") in the main folder of your kobo and disconnect it from your computer. Open the image on the reader, go back to the home and then, just to be extra-safe, reboot it.
- Extract the remaining content of the zip in the ".kobo" directory (both KoboRoot.tgz and the koreader folder)

Selecting the KOReader icon in your home, you will be able to launch KOReader. Simple enough, isn't it? Just be sure to process the image properly (follow those steps carefully) if it's the first time you install koreader, if you made a factory reset or if you deleted it in some way, otherwise you could end up launching koreader automatically at every boot, being unable to exit it without a factory reset.

When you install an update, it should be sufficient to extract the koreader folder, without KoboRoot.tgz - that one is needed to add the launcher.

Things that are still missing:
- usb mass storage mode

Use koreader_old.zip for 2.5.x or older firmware (not really supported); for 2.6.1 use the nightly builds.

I've added a small pdf guide for installation; the steps outlined work on every model, not only AuraHD. Thanks @xping!
Attached Files
File Type: zip koreader_old.zip (9.27 MB, 4366 views)
File Type: pdf Rookie's Koreader installation guide for Kobo Aura HD.pdf (434.0 KB, 11267 views)

Last edited by Ken Maltby; 01-10-2019 at 10:47 AM.
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