More Kobo storage experiment

drawson1 · 10-19-2021, 08:49 AM

Just a test . . . :-)

I have an old Kobo AuraOne that I'm no longer using . . . so as a test I thought I'd try swapping the SD card.

Pop the cover off
Remove the 4Gb SD card
Clone it on my Linux box (using "dd") to a 64Gb card
Resize the "KOBOReader" partition to use all the available space (now 59GB)
Upload my entire book collection :-)

There are actually 3 partitions on the card, "rootfs", "recoverfs", and "KOBOReader".

At this point it seems to run completely normally. But I'm reluctant to do this with my new Libra on the theory that it won't be watertight when I'm done.

This was prompted by the announcement of the new Libra approximately 24 hours after I got mine :-(

Is this old news? Any comments?

Thanks!

Dan

rashkae · 10-19-2021, 09:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by drawson1

Just a test . . . :-)

I have an old Kobo AuraOne that I'm no longer using . . . so as a test I thought I'd try swapping the SD card.

Pop the cover off
Remove the 4Gb SD card
Clone it on my Linux box (using "dd") to a 64Gb card
Resize the "KOBOReader" partition to use all the available space (now 59GB)
Upload my entire book collection :-)

There are actually 3 partitions on the card, "rootfs", "recoverfs", and "KOBOReader".

At this point it seems to run completely normally. But I'm reluctant to do this with my new Libra on the theory that it won't be watertight when I'm done.

This was prompted by the announcement of the new Libra approximately 24 hours after I got mine :-(

Is this old news? Any comments?

Thanks!

Dan

Are you sure that was an Aura One? They did not have 'poppable' covers, and I would have expected the SD card to be laquered / sealed in place. You are correct that doing this will ruin the waterproofing.

Krios · 10-19-2021, 09:01 AM

Libra storage is soldered, so you cant do this anyway.

drawson1 · 10-19-2021, 09:07 AM

Oops, you;re right. It's the Aura, not the AuraOne. My AuraOne died a different death :-))))

drawson1 · 10-19-2021, 09:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Krios

Libra storage is soldered, so you cant do this anyway.

Darn :-(

davidfor · 10-19-2021, 09:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by drawson1

Oops, you;re right. It's the Aura, not the AuraOne. My AuraOne died a different death :-))))

If I had gotten in before @rashkae, I wouldn't have commented on the waterproofing. I would have commented on the fact that the Aura ONE did not have an internal SD card. And neither does the Aura. So, what device do you have? If it really has a 4GB internal SD card, it will either be an Aura Edition 2 or an Aura Edition 2 Version 2. They are almost the same, but they have different CPUs. Or is it an Aura H2O? That had a 4GB card and was waterproof.

You might want to look at Memory Upgrade Mod Guide. What you are doing is a well known practice for the Kobo devices with internal SD cards. The difference is really only in how to open the device. And I prefer Magic Memory Upgrade Mod for resizing the book partition.

And for the record, there is no such device as the "Libra". There is a "Libra H2O" and now a "Libra 2". They are different devices, and not using the complete name, or at least an accurate abbreviation will only cause confusion. Yes, I am being pedantic. But, you have actually demonstrated why I am careful to use the full names of all of these devices.

drawson1 · 10-19-2021, 03:16 PM

OK, so to be completely correct, the test machine is an Aura Edition 2 (not that the name is visible anywhere - had to look up "N236" to check it). It did indeed have a 4Gb SD card, and now has a 64Gb SD card.

The new one is actually a "Libra H2O"

I would still be using the Aura Edition 2 if the microUSB connector was reliable :-)

Dan

10-19-2021, 08:49 AM	#1
drawson1 Connoisseur Posts: 96 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2014 Device: Libra H20, Clara 2E	More Kobo storage experiment Just a test . . . :-) I have an old Kobo AuraOne that I'm no longer using . . . so as a test I thought I'd try swapping the SD card. Pop the cover off Remove the 4Gb SD card Clone it on my Linux box (using "dd") to a 64Gb card Resize the "KOBOReader" partition to use all the available space (now 59GB) Upload my entire book collection :-) There are actually 3 partitions on the card, "rootfs", "recoverfs", and "KOBOReader". At this point it seems to run completely normally. But I'm reluctant to do this with my new Libra on the theory that it won't be watertight when I'm done. This was prompted by the announcement of the new Libra approximately 24 hours after I got mine :-( Is this old news? Any comments? Thanks! Dan

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10-19-2021, 09:01 AM	#3
Krios Zealot Posts: 113 Karma: 37002 Join Date: Jun 2019 Device: Bookeen Odyssey FrontLight 2, Pocketbook Inkpad 3, Kobo Libra 2	Libra storage is soldered, so you cant do this anyway.

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drawson1 Connoisseur Posts: 96 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2014 Device: Libra H20, Clara 2E	Oops, you;re right. It's the Aura, not the AuraOne. My AuraOne died a different death :-))))

10-19-2021, 03:16 PM	#7
drawson1 Connoisseur Posts: 96 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2014 Device: Libra H20, Clara 2E	OK, so to be completely correct, the test machine is an Aura Edition 2 (not that the name is visible anywhere - had to look up "N236" to check it). It did indeed have a 4Gb SD card, and now has a 64Gb SD card. The new one is actually a "Libra H2O" I would still be using the Aura Edition 2 if the microUSB connector was reliable :-) Dan