Aura ONE use the device for other functions

CoolTux · 03-02-2019, 06:20 PM

Hello,

I bought an "kobo aura one" a year ago. Now I would like to misuse this device. I do not need an ebook reader. I would like to install and run my own program on it. Therefore my question if this is possible.
- which operating system is running on this device ?
- is nickel a kind of desktop or the "ebook reader" itself ?
- if I rename "nickel" is the device booting in a command-line ?
- is it possible to exchange nickel with another program suitable for this operating system?

Thanks in advance
Udo

geek1011 · 03-02-2019, 06:31 PM

1. linux
2. nickel is the qt-based reader software, which writes directly to the framebuffer
3. no, and even if it did, you wouldn't be able to control it (you probably want ssh or telnet instead)
4. yes, see the plato, koreader, and other similar threads

CoolTux · 03-02-2019, 06:37 PM

thank you

do you now what kind of linux there is running?

geek1011 · 03-02-2019, 06:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CoolTux

do you now what kind of linux there is running?

It's not any specific distro, if that's what you mean. Note that the toolchain and kernel are available here: https://github.com/kobolabs/Kobo-Reader.

03-02-2019, 06:20 PM	#1
CoolTux Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2018 Device: Kobo Aura One	use the device for other functions Hello, I bought an "kobo aura one" a year ago. Now I would like to misuse this device. I do not need an ebook reader. I would like to install and run my own program on it. Therefore my question if this is possible. - which operating system is running on this device ? - is nickel a kind of desktop or the "ebook reader" itself ? - if I rename "nickel" is the device booting in a command-line ? - is it possible to exchange nickel with another program suitable for this operating system? Thanks in advance Udo

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03-02-2019, 06:31 PM	#2
geek1011 Wizard Posts: 2,804 Karma: 7025947 Join Date: May 2016 Location: Ontario, Canada Device: Kobo Mini, Aura Edition 2 v1, Clara HD	1. linux 2. nickel is the qt-based reader software, which writes directly to the framebuffer 3. no, and even if it did, you wouldn't be able to control it (you probably want ssh or telnet instead) 4. yes, see the plato, koreader, and other similar threads

03-02-2019, 06:37 PM	#3
CoolTux Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2018 Device: Kobo Aura One	thank you do you now what kind of linux there is running?

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