KoBox, or how to run X.org and Firefox on your Kobo

[Elektron]

What @Georgelemental is saying is, for example, you click the right side and the input is on the left side. I'm pretty sure that means inverted but I don't know

[Georgelemental]

Originally Posted by Elektron

What @Georgelemental is saying is, for example, you click the right side and the input is on the left side. I'm pretty sure that means inverted but I don't know

Yeah, that's what I mean.

[NiMa]

Originally Posted by Georgelemental

Yeah, that's what I mean.

Thanks @elektron and @Georgelemental
Is the input inverted both vertically AND horizontally? Or is it just horizontal?

EDIT: could you please provide a picture of your H2O running KoBox (normal portrait)? That could help me in some ways.

[Elektron]

It's inverted only vertically from what I can gather.

[bobpatton77]

ooo, this looks awesome. anybody tried on a Clara HD? if not, then its loading on mine right now so I might be the first

[bobpatton77]

Originally Posted by bobpatton77

ooo, this looks awesome. anybody tried on a Clara HD? if not, then its loading on mine right now so I might be the first

hmmm yeah touch seems to be weird. How would I open a ssh session within kobox?

[NiMa]

Originally Posted by bobpatton77

hmmm yeah touch seems to be weird. How would I open a ssh session within kobox?

Just SSH your Kobo’s IP, it should work.
If you didn't install NiLuJe's stuff, telnet instead.

[Georgelemental]

Originally Posted by NiMa

Thanks @elektron and @Georgelemental
Is the input inverted both vertically AND horizontally? Or is it just horizontal?

EDIT: could you please provide a picture of your H2O running KoBox (normal portrait)? That could help me in some ways.

Only across the vertical axis (touching the left side of the screen presses buttons on the right side, and vice versa).

[NiMa]

Originally Posted by Georgelemental

Only across the vertical axis (touching the left side of the screen presses buttons on the right side, and vice versa).

Attachment 184853

I'll look at the script and make the necessary modification. You should receive an update soon

[NiMa]

@Georgelemental
Replace /mnt/onboard/.adds/kobox/kobox-boot.sh with this:

#!/bin/sh

# KoBox launcher
# Nicolas Mailloux, 2021.
#
# This mounts the main Alpine Linux image to /mnt/user and then bind-mounts /sys, /proc, etc. to the chroot's ones.

echo 1 > /sys/class/graphics/fb0/rotate

mkdir -p /mnt/user
mount /mnt/onboard/.adds/kobox/kobox.img /mnt/user
mount -v --bind /dev /mnt/user/dev
mount -v --bind /dev/pts /mnt/user/dev/pts
mount -vt proc proc /mnt/user/proc
mount -vt sysfs sysfs /mnt/user/sys
mount -vt tmpfs tmpfs /mnt/user/run
mount -vt tmpfs tmpfs /mnt/user/tmp
mkdir /mnt/user/dev/shm
mount -vt tmpfs tmpfs /mnt/user/dev/shm


# <---- DANGEROUS ---->
# This could be harmful to the /mnt/onboard partition! Don't do this unless you are sure of what you're doing!
# mount --bind /mnt/onboard /mnt/user/mnt
# <---- DANGEROUS ---->


# Copying network info so that we can access the Internet
cp /etc/resolv.conf /mnt/user/etc

# Killing Nickel/Fickel/etc.
export DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS NICKEL_HOME WIFI_MODULE LANG WIFI_MODULE_PATH INTERFACE
sync
killall -TERM nickel hindenburg sickel fickel fmon 2>/dev/null

# Let's go!
chroot /mnt/user /bin/sh /kobox.sh

and make it executable (chmod +x)
Start it in normal rotation (don't force landscape or anything)

[Elektron]

Originally Posted by NiMa

# <---- DANGEROUS ---->
# This could be harmful to the /mnt/onboard partition! Don't do this unless you are sure of what you're doing!
# mount --bind /mnt/onboard /mnt/user/mnt
# <---- DANGEROUS ---->

Is this necessary? I'm not very good with Linux (more of a Windows guy) and I'd like not to break my e-reader by my own foolishness

[NiMa]

Originally Posted by Elektron

Is this necessary? I'm not very good with Linux (more of a Windows guy) and I'd like not to break my e-reader by my own foolishness

Well, as you may know, lines starting with a # are not executed by the shell

[Anghirrim]

I just sold my Glo HD for a Forma last week.....:smac k:

[NiMa]

Originally Posted by Anghirrim

I just sold my Glo HD for a Forma last week.....:smac k:

You know, you'll have the joy of using a bigger screen with Xorg, if you install it...

[NiMa]

Originally Posted by NiMa

@Georgelemental
Replace /mnt/onboard/.adds/kobox/kobox-boot.sh with this:

#!/bin/sh

# KoBox launcher
# Nicolas Mailloux, 2021.
#
# This mounts the main Alpine Linux image to /mnt/user and then bind-mounts /sys, /proc, etc. to the chroot's ones.

echo 1 > /sys/class/graphics/fb0/rotate

mkdir -p /mnt/user
mount /mnt/onboard/.adds/kobox/kobox.img /mnt/user
mount -v --bind /dev /mnt/user/dev
mount -v --bind /dev/pts /mnt/user/dev/pts
mount -vt proc proc /mnt/user/proc
mount -vt sysfs sysfs /mnt/user/sys
mount -vt tmpfs tmpfs /mnt/user/run
mount -vt tmpfs tmpfs /mnt/user/tmp
mkdir /mnt/user/dev/shm
mount -vt tmpfs tmpfs /mnt/user/dev/shm


# <---- DANGEROUS ---->
# This could be harmful to the /mnt/onboard partition! Don't do this unless you are sure of what you're doing!
# mount --bind /mnt/onboard /mnt/user/mnt
# <---- DANGEROUS ---->


# Copying network info so that we can access the Internet
cp /etc/resolv.conf /mnt/user/etc

# Killing Nickel/Fickel/etc.
export DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS NICKEL_HOME WIFI_MODULE LANG WIFI_MODULE_PATH INTERFACE
sync
killall -TERM nickel hindenburg sickel fickel fmon 2>/dev/null

# Let's go!
chroot /mnt/user /bin/sh /kobox.sh

and make it executable (chmod +x)
Start it in normal rotation (don't force landscape or anything)

You'll also have to replace the py file back to the original, it can be found here: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=336210