Clara HD Linux on Kobo Clara HD

linux1 · 08-18-2020, 04:29 AM

Hi!

I found this forum in a search for a way to install Linux on a Kobo e-reader. I found a post by user MarekGibek and a wiki with information that dates from 7-8 years ago.

(2013) Turn your Kobo into a Debian Linux tablet
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=222123

Debian Linux on a Kobo
https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Debian_Linux_on_a_Kobo

mgibek: Kobo as a Linux tablet
https://sites.google.com/site/gibekm...kobo-as-tablet

I have tried to use the information to install Linux on a Kobo Clara HD however it wasn't successful. The Kobo Clara HD also has a SD card slot on the back but it didn't boot the image from 7-8 years ago or a Debian USB install image.

The following info from 2018 provides information about hacking a Kobo Clara HD however it does not provide information about the installation of Linux.

1: Hacking the internal microSD storage https://yingtongli.me/blog/2018/07/29/kobo-sd.html
2: Bypassing registration/sign in https://yingtongli.me/blog/2018/07/30/kobo-rego.html
3: Gaining root telnet access https://yingtongli.me/blog/2018/07/30/kobo-telnet.html
4.1: Telnet over USB https://yingtongli.me/blog/2018/07/3...elnet-usb.html
4.2: Automatically starting telnet over USB on connect https://yingtongli.me/blog/2018/07/3...start-usb.html
4.3: Automatically switching between USB networking and file transfer https://yingtongli.me/blog/2018/07/3...witch-usb.html
5: Setting up SSH https://yingtongli.me/blog/2018/07/30/kobo-ssh.html

Does anyone have experience with the installation of Linux on a Kobo Clara HD or similar device?

Elektron · 08-18-2020, 01:11 PM

I'd like to know with Mini.

geek1011 · 08-19-2020, 03:19 PM

What is your end goal with this?

Elektron · 08-20-2020, 02:21 PM

To run https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=222123 on the Mini.

08-18-2020, 04:29 AM	#1
linux1 Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2020 Device: Kobo Clara HD	Linux on Kobo Clara HD Hi! I found this forum in a search for a way to install Linux on a Kobo e-reader. I found a post by user MarekGibek and a wiki with information that dates from 7-8 years ago. (2013) Turn your Kobo into a Debian Linux tablet https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=222123 Debian Linux on a Kobo https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Debian_Linux_on_a_Kobo mgibek: Kobo as a Linux tablet https://sites.google.com/site/gibekm...kobo-as-tablet I have tried to use the information to install Linux on a Kobo Clara HD however it wasn't successful. The Kobo Clara HD also has a SD card slot on the back but it didn't boot the image from 7-8 years ago or a Debian USB install image. The following info from 2018 provides information about hacking a Kobo Clara HD however it does not provide information about the installation of Linux. 1: Hacking the internal microSD storage https://yingtongli.me/blog/2018/07/29/kobo-sd.html 2: Bypassing registration/sign in https://yingtongli.me/blog/2018/07/30/kobo-rego.html 3: Gaining root telnet access https://yingtongli.me/blog/2018/07/30/kobo-telnet.html 4.1: Telnet over USB https://yingtongli.me/blog/2018/07/3...elnet-usb.html 4.2: Automatically starting telnet over USB on connect https://yingtongli.me/blog/2018/07/3...start-usb.html 4.3: Automatically switching between USB networking and file transfer https://yingtongli.me/blog/2018/07/3...witch-usb.html 5: Setting up SSH https://yingtongli.me/blog/2018/07/30/kobo-ssh.html Does anyone have experience with the installation of Linux on a Kobo Clara HD or similar device?

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08-18-2020, 01:11 PM	#2
Elektron Banned Posts: 2,296 Karma: 5300240 Join Date: Jun 2020 Location: Edmonton, AB Device: Kobo Aura H2O Edition 2 (mark 7), Kobo Mini	I'd like to know with Mini.

08-19-2020, 03:19 PM	#3
geek1011 Wizard Posts: 2,811 Karma: 7423683 Join Date: May 2016 Location: Ontario, Canada Device: Kobo Mini, Aura Edition 2 v1, Clara HD, Clara BW, Libra Colour	What is your end goal with this?

08-20-2020, 02:21 PM	#4
Elektron Banned Posts: 2,296 Karma: 5300240 Join Date: Jun 2020 Location: Edmonton, AB Device: Kobo Aura H2O Edition 2 (mark 7), Kobo Mini	To run https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=222123 on the Mini.

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