[HOWTO] Create your own native development environment on your Kobo! - Page 4

NiMa · 01-06-2021, 11:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NiLuJe

@NiMa: Kobo has (mostly) always been using hardfloat, you don't have to worry about that.

Ok thanks! Still, did the early Kobo models (e.g. Kobo Wifi, Kobo Touch) use hardfloat too? If yes, well then I'll remove this from the main post.

Elektron · 01-06-2021, 11:12 AM

My Mini is on armv7l. So I'll continue as normal.

NiLuJe · 01-06-2021, 01:08 PM

No idea about the WiFi, but nothing will actually support it, so it's not a big loss.

And the Touch trilogy was already hardfloat, so, not a problem.

NiMa · 01-06-2021, 01:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NiLuJe

No idea about the WiFi, but nothing will actually support it, so it's not a big loss.

And the Touch trilogy was already hardfloat, so, not a problem.

OK thanks then, I'll remove this step from the main post

akobouser · 03-30-2021, 01:58 PM

Hello, thanks for your how-to.

I've got a Kobo Glo and I can't run any binaries.
Just after chrooting, I obtain an error :

[root@kobo user]# chroot /mnt/user /bin/sh
[root@kobo ]# /bin/ls
/bin/sh: /bin/ls: Bad address

The Kobo Glo seems tohave a 2.6 kernel :

$ uname -a
Linux kobo 2.6.35.3-850-gbc67621+ #619 PREEMPT Thu Dec 22 15:29:00 CST 2016 armv7l GNU/Linux

any idea why it failed ?

NiMa · 03-30-2021, 05:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by akobouser

Hello, thanks for your how-to.

I've got a Kobo Glo and I can't run any binaries.
Just after chrooting, I obtain an error :

[root@kobo user]# chroot /mnt/user /bin/sh
[root@kobo ]# /bin/ls
/bin/sh: /bin/ls: Bad address

The Kobo Glo seems tohave a 2.6 kernel :

$ uname -a
Linux kobo 2.6.35.3-850-gbc67621+ #619 PREEMPT Thu Dec 22 15:29:00 CST 2016 armv7l GNU/Linux

any idea why it failed ?

Yes, 2.6 is too old for the musl version Alpine ships. You can try to use an Alpine 3.10 tarball though, it works on my mini which has the same kernel. It only dates back to 2019, so the software is not that old.

akobouser · 03-31-2021, 05:25 AM

I've tested 3.10.7 : it works !
Thanks

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01-06-2021, 11:12 AM	#47
Elektron Banned Posts: 2,296 Karma: 5300240 Join Date: Jun 2020 Location: Edmonton, AB Device: Kobo Aura H2O Edition 2 (mark 7), Kobo Mini	My Mini is on armv7l. So I'll continue as normal.

01-06-2021, 01:08 PM	#48
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,506 Karma: 26047202 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	No idea about the WiFi, but nothing will actually support it, so it's not a big loss. And the Touch trilogy was already hardfloat, so, not a problem.

03-30-2021, 01:58 PM	#50
akobouser Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2021 Device: kobo glo	Hello, thanks for your how-to. I've got a Kobo Glo and I can't run any binaries. Just after chrooting, I obtain an error : [root@kobo user]# chroot /mnt/user /bin/sh [root@kobo ]# /bin/ls /bin/sh: /bin/ls: Bad address The Kobo Glo seems tohave a 2.6 kernel : $ uname -a Linux kobo 2.6.35.3-850-gbc67621+ #619 PREEMPT Thu Dec 22 15:29:00 CST 2016 armv7l GNU/Linux any idea why it failed ?

03-31-2021, 05:25 AM	#52
akobouser Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2021 Device: kobo glo	I've tested 3.10.7 : it works ! Thanks

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