Fbpad and Inkvt
There was a framebuffer-based terminal emulator that runs on the Clara HD (you have to compile it), which you can control from your phone or PC keyboard:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=298877
These are the build directions if you have a couple of hours to kill (binary attached for your convenience.)
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On a debian PC:
koreader/koxtoolchain
https://github.com/koreader/koxtoolchain
$ git clone
https://github.com/koreader/koxtoolchain.git
$ cd koxtoolchain/
$ sudo apt-get install build-essential autoconf automake bison flex gawk libtool libtool-bin libncurses-dev curl file git gperf help2man texinfo unzip wget
$ ./gen-tc.sh kobo
(2 hours build time on an Acer Chromebook 11 converted to an MX Linux workstation)
$ cd ..
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$ mkdir fbpad-build
$ cd fbpad-build/
JulianDroske/fbpads
https://github.com/JulianDroske/fbpads
forked from aligrudi/fbpad
$ wget
https://github.com/JulianDroske/fbpa...ads/master.zip
$ unzip fbpads-master.zip
$ cd fbpads-master/
$ make
$ cd fbpad_mkfn/
$ make
$ nano -l gen.sh
5 OP="-h34 -w19"
6 SZ="18h135v135"
7 # OP="-h26 -w14"
8 # SZ="18h100v100"
$ ./gen.sh
$ cd ..
$ cd ..
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NiLuJe/FBInk
https://github.com/NiLuJe/FBInk/releases
$ wget
https://github.com/NiLuJe/FBInk/rele...v1.25.0.tar.xz
$ tar xJf FBInk-v1.25.0.tar.xz
$ cd FBInk-v1.25.0/
$ source ~/koxtoolchain/refs/x-compile.sh kobo env bare
$ make static stripped
$ cd ..
ddvk / fbpad-eink
forked from kisonecat/fbpad-eink
https://github.com/ddvk/fbpad-eink
$ wget
https://github.com/ddvk/fbpad-eink/a...ads/master.zip
$ unzip fbpad-eink-master.zip
$ cd fbpad-eink-master/
$ cp -r ../FBInk-v1.25.0/Release FBInk/
$ cp ../FBInk-v1.25.0/fbink.h FBInk/
$ cp ../fbpads-master/fbpad_mkfn/ar.tf fonts/
$ cp ../fbpads-master/fbpad_mkfn/ai.tf fonts/
$ cp ../fbpads-master/fbpad_mkfn/ab.tf fonts/
$ nano -l conf.h
17 typedef int fbval_t;
...
20 #define FR "ab.tf"
21 #define FI "ab.tf"
22 #define FB "ab.tf"
$ nano -l Makefile
3 CC := arm-kobo-linux-gnueabihf-gcc
...
10 xxd -i fonts/ab.tf > font.h
$ nano -l font.c
40 memcpy(&head, fonts_ab_tf, sizeof(head));
...
46 font->glyphs = (int*)(fonts_ab_tf + sizeof(head));
47 font->data =(char*) (fonts_ab_tf + sizeof(head) + font->n * sizeof(int));
$ xxd -i fonts/ab.tf > font.h
$ make
$ file fbpad
fbpad: ELF 32-bit LSB executable, ARM, EABI5 version 1 (SYSV), dynamically linked, interpreter /lib/ld-linux-armhf.so.3, for GNU/Linux 2.6.33, with debug_info, not stripped
$ cd ..
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Copy the fbpad binary to the /mnt/onboard/.adds/koreader/scripts/ directory on your Kobo.
On a ssh session to your Kobo (from phone or PC):
$ ssh root@192.168.2.2 -p 2222
# . /korenv.sh
# fbpad /bin/sh
# pwd
Works in landscape too.
(Try elinks if you have good eyesight.)UPDATE- Fixed font size - now very readable.
Hit the lower right corner of the screen and the nickel menu comes up.
Ctl-Alt-q to quit
If that doesn't work, try "pkill fbpad".
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How about let's change the default elinks keybindings to allow normal use of arrow keys:
The hard way (see below for the easier way):
In elinks, press 'k' to bring up Keybinding manager.
Press Space to expand [+]- Main mapping.
Use Right arrow to move focus to Delete tab.
Use Down arrow to scroll to and delete the following:
[-]- Move to the next frame: Tab
[-]- Move to the previous frame: Shift-Tab
[-]- Return to the previous document in history: Left
[-]- Go forward in history: u
[-]- Follow the current link: Right
[-]- Follow the current link, forcing reload...: Ctrl-Right
[-]- Open a lua Console: ,
[-]- Move to the next link: Down
[-]- Move to the previous link: Up
[-]- Move downwards by a page: Ctrl-F
[-]- Move upwards by a page: Ctrl-B
[-]- Search link text by typing ahead: #
[-]- Toggle displaying of links numbers: .
Use Right arrow to move focus to Save tab.
Save and Close.
Press 'k' to bring up Keybinding manager again.
Press Space to expand [+]- Main mapping, or Up arrow to scroll to the top if already expanded.
Use Left/Right arrow to focus on Add tab.
Use Down arrow to scroll to and add the following:
[-]- Move to the next frame: Ctrl-f
[-]- Move to the previous frame: Ctrl-b
[-]- Return to the previous document in history: ,
[-]- Go forward in history: .
[-]- Show information about current link: u
[-]- Open a lua Console: Alt-l
[-]- Move cursor down: Down
[-]- Move cursor left: Left
[-]- Move cursor right: Right
[-]- Move cursor up: Up
[-]- Move to the next link: Tab
[-]- Move to the previous link: Shift-Tab
[-]- Toggle displaying of links numbers: #
Use Right arrow to move focus to Save tab.
Save and Close.
The easier way:
Or you could just append to the end of the config file:
$ vi .elinks/elinks.conf
Code:
##################################
# Automatically saved keybindings
#
bind "main" "Ctrl-F" = "frame-next"
bind "main" "Ctrl-B" = "frame-prev"
bind "main" "," = "history-move-back"
bind "main" "." = "history-move-forward"
bind "main" "u" = "link-info"
bind "main" "Alt-l" = "lua-console"
bind "main" "Down" = "move-cursor-down"
bind "main" "Left" = "move-cursor-left"
bind "main" "Right" = "move-cursor-right"
bind "main" "Up" = "move-cursor-up"
bind "main" "Tab" = "move-link-next"
bind "main" "Shift-Tab" = "move-link-prev"
bind "main" "#" = "toggle-numbered-links"
bind "main" "Ctrl-Right" = "none"
So the new way of navigating in elinks would be:
On startup, enter '.' to see current working directory, or enter a web address.
Tab and Shift-Tab to traverse the links.
Enter to follow link or '.' and ',' to go forward and back.
Space and 'b' to page forward and back.
'[' and ']' to go left and right.
Enter to edit a text field, 'd' to download link.
'a' to add a bookmark, 's' to see them, TAB to move through options.
ESC followed by Down arrow and Left/Right arrows to see menus.
'g' to enter a new address, 'q' to quit.
Main difference being now able to move around the page with arrows keys.
Old Down/Up link travelling replaced by Tab/Shift-Tab, and old Left/Right history traversing replaced by ','/'.'.
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Also get rid of the colors in the ls command by appending this to the /korenv.sh file:
# vi /korenv.sh
Code:
#!/bin/sh
export PATH=$PATH:/mnt/onboard/.adds/koreader/scripts:/mnt/onboard/.adds/koreader/plugins/terminal.k
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:/mnt/onboard/.adds/koreader/libs
export TERM=xterm
export HOME=/mnt/onboard/.adds/koreader/
cd $HOME
alias ls='ls --color=never'
Now if you run ". /korenv.sh", then "ls" it is in mono.
But it seems you have to run it again after running fbpad.
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To get rid of the colors in the w3m browser:
In w3m, normally press 'o' to bring up the Option Setting Panel.
Scroll down to the second group, Color Settings.
Put the cursor on the first entry: Display with color.
Tab to the ()NO option and press enter.
Scroll to the end of the section, tab to the [OK], and press enter.
Or just edit the config file:
$ nano -l .w3m/config
38 color 0
But w3m doesn't handle very well fbpad with large font/low number of columns.
Or at all, as you can see with the small-font "fbpads" that I reuploaded.
Note: the "fbpads" I uploaded means "fbpad with Small font", not because it is the above JulianDroske/fbpads that I exploited earlier in the post for its font setup.
Sorry for any confusion.
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Networking note:
In
Quitting Telnet Habit , I said that I wanted to quit telnet and turn off devmode ( Go to the Discover tab and search the store for "devmodeoff"). meaning I lost the "ForceWifiOn=true" option in [DeveloperSettings] in the /mnt/onboard/.kobo/Kobo/Kobo eReader.conf file.
Unfortunately I now find the WiFi connection cutting out.
Others have said leaving the Wifi applet dialog open helps, so I am trying that.
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* UPDATE: You do NOT need DEVMODEON to set the "ForceWifiOn=true" option in [DeveloperSettings] in the /mnt/onboard/.kobo/Kobo/Kobo eReader.conf file.
I tested it that WiFi shuts off automatically after 1-2 minutes of inactivity, but will stay on if "ForceWifiOn=true" in [DeveloperSettings] in the /mnt/onboard/.kobo/Kobo/Kobo eReader.conf file, EVEN IF DEVMODEOFF.
Also, interestingly, "EnableDebugServices=false" stopped telnet and logread from running automatically even if DEVMODEOFF.
Unfortunately, that option stopped my oskansi fbpad terminal from working.
I will need to investigate that..,
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Here's one with keyboard:
NiLuJe/inkvt
forked from llandsmeer/inkvt
https://github.com/NiLuJe/inkvt
$ mkdir inkpad-build
$ cd inkpad-build/
$ wget
http://http.us.debian.org/debian/poo....1.1-1_all.deb
$ sudo dpkg -i libcxxopts-dev_3.1.1-1_all.deb
OR
$ sudo apt install libcxxopts-dev
$ source ~/koxtoolchain/refs/x-compile.sh kobo env bare
$ cp ../fbpad-build/FBInk-v1.25.0.tar.xz .
$ tar xJf FBInk-v1.25.0.tar.xz
$ wget
https://github.com/NiLuJe/inkvt/arch...ads/master.zip
$ unzip master.zip
$ mv master.zip inkvt-master.zip
$ cd inkvt-master/
$ mv ../FBInk-v1.25.0/* FBInk/
$ mkdir cxxopts/include
$ cp /usr/include/cxxopts.hpp cxxopts/include/
$ make release
Extract InkVT-.zip to Kobo.
InkVT erminal comes up, elinks working great, until screen froze.
Update: Crashed my device, and somehow an update was triggered even though SideloadedMode=true.
Note developer's warning on inkVT github page:
Warning: this project is very experimental! It might brick your device. Only install this if you know what you are doing.
Happy with just fbpad for now.