kobo as raspberry pi display

pascal jakobs · 07-19-2019, 04:41 AM

Hello,
I'd like to know if it is possible to use my kobo as raspberry pi display as kindle (jail breaked) and android readers can do ?

Thanks

pascal jakobs · 07-19-2019, 07:53 AM

Preferably through usbnetwork

geek1011 · 07-19-2019, 07:06 PM

Yes. You can do this using fbink over SSH or netcat. Another alternative is to run a VNC viewer on the framebuffer or to use the Kobo web browser to display content (there is a full screen option in the config file IIRC).

lohtse · 07-20-2019, 08:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by geek1011

Yes. You can do this using fbink over SSH or netcat. Another alternative is to run a VNC viewer on the framebuffer or to use the Kobo web browser to display content (there is a full screen option in the config file IIRC).

This is a nice idea...Anychance you have some instructions/how too???

geek1011 · 07-20-2019, 08:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lohtse

This is a nice idea...Anychance you have some instructions/how too???

For which one? I've tried everything myself, but the VNC viewer is the most complex (and probably not the best idea unless you need the screen as-is).

pascal jakobs · 07-22-2019, 02:34 AM

Thank you geek1011, I'll give a look at "fbink over SSH or netcat" I want something as simple as possible, no GUI no VNC. I try to do something similar to http://ponnuki.net/2012/09/kindleberry-pi/.
Keep you advised
Have a nice day

NiLuJe · 07-22-2019, 10:54 AM

Note that the (more recent) KindleBerry Pi stuff was mostly possible thanks to a native terminal emulator on the Kindle (kterm). Something which, in turn, was made easier because the Kindle ships w/ the GTK stack. And an X server

.

On older, FW < 5.x devices, there was no X though, so this went through another native terminal app: myts.

pascal jakobs · 07-24-2019, 04:02 AM

I'm too busy atm but I'll give a try to fbpad as https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=298877
looks very promising

07-19-2019, 04:41 AM	#1
pascal jakobs Enthusiast Posts: 44 Karma: 5112 Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Annecy/France Device: kobo Libra 2	kobo as raspberry pi display Hello, I'd like to know if it is possible to use my kobo as raspberry pi display as kindle (jail breaked) and android readers can do ? Thanks

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07-19-2019, 07:53 AM	#2
pascal jakobs Enthusiast Posts: 44 Karma: 5112 Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Annecy/France Device: kobo Libra 2	Preferably through usbnetwork

07-19-2019, 07:06 PM	#3
geek1011 Wizard Posts: 2,804 Karma: 7025947 Join Date: May 2016 Location: Ontario, Canada Device: Kobo Mini, Aura Edition 2 v1, Clara HD	Yes. You can do this using fbink over SSH or netcat. Another alternative is to run a VNC viewer on the framebuffer or to use the Kobo web browser to display content (there is a full screen option in the config file IIRC).

07-22-2019, 02:34 AM	#6
pascal jakobs Enthusiast Posts: 44 Karma: 5112 Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Annecy/France Device: kobo Libra 2	Thank you geek1011, I'll give a look at "fbink over SSH or netcat" I want something as simple as possible, no GUI no VNC. I try to do something similar to http://ponnuki.net/2012/09/kindleberry-pi/. Keep you advised Have a nice day

07-22-2019, 10:54 AM	#7
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	Note that the (more recent) KindleBerry Pi stuff was mostly possible thanks to a native terminal emulator on the Kindle (kterm). Something which, in turn, was made easier because the Kindle ships w/ the GTK stack. And an X server . On older, FW < 5.x devices, there was no X though, so this went through another native terminal app: myts.

07-24-2019, 04:02 AM	#8
pascal jakobs Enthusiast Posts: 44 Karma: 5112 Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Annecy/France Device: kobo Libra 2	I'm too busy atm but I'll give a try to fbpad as https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=298877 looks very promising

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