A Kobo firmware on Nook Glowlight plus 7.8 2019

rexjoe · 06-17-2024, 04:28 AM

Everything worked, but the display always fading. that's annoying.

kalkn · 06-18-2024, 11:20 AM

That is awesome! Please share a walkthrough of how to do this, would be very interested in doing this myself.

Calenorn · 06-18-2024, 11:38 AM

A zonkey!

lkmiller · 06-18-2024, 02:35 PM

That's my dream ereader right there! Be interested to know how this is done.

rexjoe · 06-20-2024, 06:36 PM

1. with nickel, can't wakeup from sleeping, sometimes reboot during opening big files.
2. with koreader, all keys functioning, sleep and wakeup well.
3. with plato, touch and right page turning keys working, sleep and wakeup well, Applications/sketch not working.

rexjoe · 06-21-2024, 10:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kalkn

That is awesome! Please share a walkthrough of how to do this, would be very interested in doing this myself.

Still not stable enough to share. randomly reboot after several hours.

bookyboy · 07-04-2024, 10:38 AM

This would be so incredible

Still using KOReader on mine, but having Kobo interface would be off the charts

John F · 07-04-2024, 12:55 PM

I would love to see B&N's customer support for this.

rexjoe · 07-06-2024, 10:04 PM

upgraded to newest kobo firmware, newest koreader and plato, continuously run two days in koreader environment, no crash this time. kobo interface of koreader is more powerful than android version as for Front light and device control. Now problem is that each time of upgrade need a customised rebuild of plato and re-mod of koreader. koreader is simpler because its lua based UI do not need to be recompiled. Now I'm thinking a more friendly method to automate upgrade process.

Quote:

Originally Posted by bookyboy

This would be so incredible

Still using KOReader on mine, but having Kobo interface would be off the charts

rexjoe · 07-06-2024, 10:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by John F

I would love to see B&N's customer support for this.

rantanplan · 07-07-2024, 07:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rexjoe

upgraded to newest kobo firmware, newest koreader and plato, continuously run two days in koreader environment, no crash this time. kobo interface of koreader is more powerful than android version as for Front light and device control. Now problem is that each time of upgrade need a customised rebuild of plato and re-mod of koreader. koreader is simpler because its lua based UI do not need to be recompiled. Now I'm thinking a more friendly method to automate upgrade process.

Have you ever considered that if you open-source this project, other people could join you?

Waldy · 07-07-2024, 10:34 AM

A little off topic.
I once experimented with the image from Kobo Glo HD and similar Android devices. I repeated it again today.)
B&N Nook Glowlight 3 (2017) - WiFi does not work, I couldn’t find how to force the backlight to turn on, the screen is upside down for obvious reasons.
Tolino Shine 2 HD 4A2 - the backlight can be turned on using certain actions, but this will always have to be done, after sleep and after turning off. WiFi works.
Tolino Shine 2 HD 4A3 - WiFi does not work. Everything else is the same as on 4A2.

bookyboy · 07-07-2024, 10:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rexjoe

upgraded to newest kobo firmware, newest koreader and plato, continuously run two days in koreader environment, no crash this time. kobo interface of koreader is more powerful than android version as for Front light and device control. Now problem is that each time of upgrade need a customised rebuild of plato and re-mod of koreader. koreader is simpler because its lua based UI do not need to be recompiled. Now I'm thinking a more friendly method to automate upgrade process.

This is getting exciting!

rexjoe · 07-07-2024, 05:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rantanplan

Have you ever considered that if you open-source this project, other people could join you?

It's not a project now, it's a hobby.

rexjoe · 07-07-2024, 05:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Waldy

A little off topic.
I once experimented with the image from Kobo Glo HD and similar Android devices. I repeated it again today.)
B&N Nook Glowlight 3 (2017) - WiFi does not work, I couldn’t find how to force the backlight to turn on, the screen is upside down for obvious reasons.
Tolino Shine 2 HD 4A2 - the backlight can be turned on using certain actions, but this will always have to be done, after sleep and after turning off. WiFi works.
Tolino Shine 2 HD 4A3 - WiFi does not work. Everything else is the same as on 4A2.

Modifications of kobo_config.sh and libnickel.so are necessary because different kobos using different protocols for display rotation/touching event/light control. you must choose an appropriate model name for your tolino or nook.

06-17-2024, 04:28 AM	#1
rexjoe Member Posts: 15 Karma: 115236 Join Date: Jun 2024 Device: none	A Kobo firmware on Nook Glowlight plus 7.8 2019 Everything worked, but the display always fading. that's annoying. Attached Thumbnails

06-18-2024, 11:20 AM	#2
kalkn Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2024 Device: none	Please Share That is awesome! Please share a walkthrough of how to do this, would be very interested in doing this myself.

06-20-2024, 06:36 PM	#5
rexjoe Member Posts: 15 Karma: 115236 Join Date: Jun 2024 Device: none	Update 1. with nickel, can't wakeup from sleeping, sometimes reboot during opening big files. 2. with koreader, all keys functioning, sleep and wakeup well. 3. with plato, touch and right page turning keys working, sleep and wakeup well, Applications/sketch not working. Attached Thumbnails

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