Glo What images are available for the Kobo Glo?

jamawg · 11-12-2013, 12:26 AM

I bricked my Kobo and finally un-bricked it by followin https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=209122

While looking for a solution, I noticed that one can expose the bare Android o/s and wondered if there is a list of Kobo Glo images which can easily be installed using the methods described in the thread referenced above.

[Upadte] Let's rephrase the question as "Question: what neat stuff can run on the hardware of a Kobo Glo, and does anyone have an image file which I can simply copy onto my hardware and try it out?"

KevinShort · 11-12-2013, 05:23 PM

The only other image available is this one to add a Debian chroot to your Kobo.

PeterT · 11-12-2013, 05:33 PM

I think you might be a bit confused. The Glo (and all other Kobo eInk based readers) use as their base O/S Linux and have nothing at all to do with Android.

Yes people have got Android running on the Glo but that does not mean that they are originally based on Android.

jamawg · 11-14-2013, 08:38 PM

Yes, I do appreciate that. Android is just a program running under Linux (on the Dalvik virtual machine/byte code interpreter).

I was just wondering if anyone had exposed the underlying Android or under-underlying Linux to perform some neat tricks(or even a different eBook reader).

If so, though, rather than follow their instructions step by step, I was hoping that there was an image. There should be no copyright issues with that.

hawhill · 11-15-2013, 12:41 AM

Android is not a single/simple program, it is a full OS. The kernel is a special Linux kernel, that's right. No images yet (except for the roughly fitting Tolido original image), and potential copyright issues. Which might be resolvable.

jamawg · 11-15-2013, 05:13 AM

I do understand. Android is not a single program, nor is Linux. We can split hairs and argue if it is an application or an o/s (I agree that it is an o/s, but it is an o/s that runs on top of another o/s. Call it a program, a service, whatever you want (maybe I was sloppy in my description, in which case I apologize)).

Technically, it is a Virtual Machine, as I stated. But ...

The point, if we have to make one, is that Android runs on top of Linux. You can't have Android without Linux. Maybe I should draw a little ASCII art diagram of a two step pyramid?

This has no relevance to my question.

Question: what neat stuff can run on the hardware of a Kobo Glo, and does anyone have an image file which I can simply copy onto my hardware and try it out?

Thank in advance for any help with that.

jamawg · 11-15-2013, 08:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hawhill

No images yet (except for the roughly fitting Tolido original image), and potential copyright issues. Which might be resolvable.

That sounds interesting. Do you have a link to the image.

My initial thought is that there should be no copyright problems with Linux, but I realize that parts of android are not totally FOSS (someone is trying to replace the non-FOSS parts for another distro, but I forget the name).

Thanks for your reply.

11-12-2013, 12:26 AM	#1
jamawg Member Posts: 16 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2013 Device: Kindle PaperWhite	What images are available for the Kobo Glo? I bricked my Kobo and finally un-bricked it by followin https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=209122 While looking for a solution, I noticed that one can expose the bare Android o/s and wondered if there is a list of Kobo Glo images which can easily be installed using the methods described in the thread referenced above. [Upadte] Let's rephrase the question as "Question: what neat stuff can run on the hardware of a Kobo Glo, and does anyone have an image file which I can simply copy onto my hardware and try it out?" Last edited by jamawg; 11-15-2013 at 05:14 AM.

11-15-2013, 05:13 AM	#6
jamawg Member Posts: 16 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2013 Device: Kindle PaperWhite	I do understand. Android is not a single program, nor is Linux. We can split hairs and argue if it is an application or an o/s (I agree that it is an o/s, but it is an o/s that runs on top of another o/s. Call it a program, a service, whatever you want (maybe I was sloppy in my description, in which case I apologize)). Technically, it is a Virtual Machine, as I stated. But ... The point, if we have to make one, is that Android runs on top of Linux. You can't have Android without Linux. Maybe I should draw a little ASCII art diagram of a two step pyramid? This has no relevance to my question. Question: what neat stuff can run on the hardware of a Kobo Glo, and does anyone have an image file which I can simply copy onto my hardware and try it out? Thank in advance for any help with that. Last edited by jamawg; 11-15-2013 at 05:16 AM.

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11-12-2013, 05:23 PM	#2
KevinShort Addict Posts: 348 Karma: 209937 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Virginia, US Device: Kobo Wifi, Kobo Glo	The only other image available is this one to add a Debian chroot to your Kobo.

11-12-2013, 05:33 PM	#3
PeterT Grand Sorcerer Posts: 13,530 Karma: 78910202 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto Device: Libra H2O, Libra Colour	I think you might be a bit confused. The Glo (and all other Kobo eInk based readers) use as their base O/S Linux and have nothing at all to do with Android. Yes people have got Android running on the Glo but that does not mean that they are originally based on Android.

11-14-2013, 08:38 PM	#4
jamawg Member Posts: 16 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2013 Device: Kindle PaperWhite	Yes, I do appreciate that. Android is just a program running under Linux (on the Dalvik virtual machine/byte code interpreter). I was just wondering if anyone had exposed the underlying Android or under-underlying Linux to perform some neat tricks(or even a different eBook reader). If so, though, rather than follow their instructions step by step, I was hoping that there was an image. There should be no copyright issues with that.

11-15-2013, 12:41 AM	#5
hawhill Wizard Posts: 1,379 Karma: 2155307 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Goettingen, Germany Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Kobo Mini	Android is not a single/simple program, it is a full OS. The kernel is a special Linux kernel, that's right. No images yet (except for the roughly fitting Tolido original image), and potential copyright issues. Which might be resolvable.