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Old 03-31-2021, 01:19 PM   #1
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Install a linux distro (debian prefered) on Kobo Clara HD
Hello everyone,

is there a way to install Debian on my Kobo Clara HD?
The screen is completely broken, so I can't use it. But if I could like ssh and still make it useful it would be nice.
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Old 03-31-2021, 05:03 PM   #2
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Hello everyone,
is there a way to install Debian on my Kobo Clara HD?

The screen is completely broken, so I can't use it. But if I could like ssh and still make it useful it would be nice.
try a search on aliexpress for "kobo clara hd display" and you might find a replacement display to fix your broken claraHD.
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You'll want to look into debootstrap and recompiling the kernel so that it supports cgroups for systemd.
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Old 04-01-2021, 03:03 AM   #4
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try a search on aliexpress for "kobo clara hd display" and you might find a replacement display to fix your broken claraHD.
I've already bought a new one (costed me nothing), the warranty / insurance covered it.
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You'll want to look into debootstrap and recompiling the kernel so that it supports cgroups for systemd.
Is there any tutorial available for doing these kinda things, I've never done anything like this before
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Is there any tutorial available for doing these kinda things, I've never done anything like this before
Hmm, you could join us in the Mobileread discord, it would be easier to explain you how. Though, you need to have serial access to your Kobo, otherwise it will be difficult to know what's going on with boot process.

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