I haven’t tried to connect to it yet. But I see that there is a “Kobo Desktop” which is the official way to manage the Kobo. But that app is not linux and hacks to make it work on linux are apparently gone?

But then I find this thread saying that it simply attaches as a mass storage device. I’m glad to hear I can expect that to work. So is there any reason to want to get the Kobo Desktop working, which I assume would entail emulating Windows?

Some Kobos can be liberated to run PostmarketOS, but looks scary for the Aura, which apparently does not even boot.

In cases where a Kobo can be liberated, someone mentions that you have a choice between staying with the vendor kernal or switching to the mainline. But you lose the ability to run some of the vendor apps if you go mainline. So I wonder what it means in the end to liberate it but to keep the vendor’s kernel.

Has anyone fiddled with liberating the Kobo Aura, w/PostmarketOS or others?

  • Last@reddthat.comEnglish
    3·
    7 months ago

    I use a calibre container to manage my Kobo on Linux, if that helps you any

    • evenwicht@lemmy.sdf.orgOPEnglish
      2·
      7 months ago

      Thanks. I noticed some Invideous videos covering that, so I’ll have a look for sure since I already have calibre installed.

      I noticed some folks have figured out how to make a Kobo an external display. In principle, I would love to have an android phone running OSMand drive a Kobo display, so I can navigate in bright daylight.