Bluetooth Page Turner plugin for Kobo KOReader

[Frenzie]

You'll see soon enough if you try.

(But yes, it should be .koplugin).

[carloslmar]

I have been trying to make this work on my Clara Colour without success. It gives me an error "Error: No result from the Bluetooth script" even after changing the path in the configuration. Any pointers? I really want to use my 8bitdo device as a page turner with KOreader.

[WaveEquation]

If anyone has managed to get this work on a Clara with 8bitdo micro, can you please share the plugin code with us? I think except the MAC address, everything should be the same?

Thanks.

[Sofo]

Originally Posted by billie

Hi, this looks really cool !

I'm trying to get it to work on my Clara BW. I got the 'No result from the Bluetooth script' error so I tried running it manually, via SSH.

Output of running on.sh:

# pwd
/mnt/onboard/.adds/koreader/plugins/bluetooth.koplugin
# ash ./on.sh
insmod: can't insert '/drivers/mx6sll-ntx/wifi/sdio_bt_pwr.ko': No such file or directory
insmod: can't insert './uhid/uhid.ko': invalid module format
Realtek Bluetooth ERROR: Can't open serial port, 2, No such file or directory
Realtek Bluetooth ERROR: Can't initialize device 2, No such file or directory
Error org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NoReply: Message did not receive a reply (timeout by message bus)
Can't open HCI socket.: Address family not supported by protocol

When I check /drivers/ there's only the following:

# pwd && ls
/drivers/mt8113t-ntx/mt66xx
wlan_drv_gen4m.ko   wmt_cdev_bt.ko      wmt_chrdev_wifi.ko  wmt_drv.ko

(there's no other directories or subdirectories)

I don't know if these are equivalent, but I tried the following:

# insmod /drivers/mt8113t-ntx/mt66xx/wmt_cdev_bt.ko
insmod: can't insert '/drivers/mt8113t-ntx/mt66xx/wmt_cdev_bt.ko': File exists

and the same output for all other files listed here.
Anyways, if you could point me in the right direction (or tell me there's no easy solution) that would be greatly appreciated.. Thank you!

I get the same error. I have checked the event(4) in mine, and tried different tests but I am unsure why its giving me this error. I'm at wit's end here, and tried chatGPT but I feel this is just the blind leading the blind(er)...

Trying this on the KCL.

[jaeker]

Any updates on the Clara BW? Trying to get it set up now.

[pumpkinwhite]

If I’m not mistaken, currently there is no known way to use Bluetooth page turners in KOReader on Clara BW, Clara Colour, or Libra Colour devices.

I have a Libra Colour, and been poring over forums for days trying to figure out a solution. Trying to use it with an 8BitDo Micro. I’ve tried using the .btpt plugin as well as the native drivers. Both let me use the clicker

As far as I can tell, it comes down to the string that need replacing on the on.sh file. And that string is not known. I anyone has any suggestion on how to find that string for these devices it should hopefully solve the problem.

Update: Ignore this post. I was able to figure out how to set up bluetooth page turners on KOReader. See my next post below.

[pumpkinwhite]

For anyone interested, I was able to figure out how to set up bluetooth control for KOReader on the Libra Colour. Took me almost 3 days to figure it out (countless tries, crashes, reconnections etc.). The instructions do not rely on a plug-in, so they should work on other devices as well. This thread and others on mobileread were very useful. Anyway, I've created a new post with instructions. Here's the link -- https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=370120

[Frenzie]

I had wanted to move the SDL (desktop) gamepad support away from its hardcoded semi-poc state but I hadn't considered that it could potentially be of benefit to actual ereaders as well.

Out of curiosity, do you recall if the KOReader logs showed any kind of keycodes for the gamepad prior to mapping it as a keyboard?