Kobo Glo Firmware (Android 2.3.4)
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Kobo glo - e-book from the Japanese company Rakuten, Inc.
Dualbut is available - the ability to use both Android and native OS! Kobo glois a lightweight, equipped with a Wi-Fi module, an e-book with an impressive Pearl HD screen, made using E-ink technology with a resolution increased to 1024 by 758 points, a front-lit ComfortLight and a touch interface implemented using infrared technology. There is also an additional slot for a memory card.
Differences between standard firmware and firmware on Android OS
Native firmware:
pros
- integration with Pocket and Kobo services
- good battery life
- support cover with magnet
- works smartly
Minuses
- supports a limited number of formats
- you need to create an account on Kobo to use (you can get around)
- trimmed browser, can not be downloaded (solved by patch)
- there is no Russified menu
- no Russian keyboard (solved by patch)
- poor support for Russian-language sites (solved by patches and font delivery)
- complex collection creation
Android:
pros
- the market is available and almost all applications in it (readers, browsers)
- better work with books and documents
- transparent work with files
Minuses
- there is no support for a case with a magnet (when it will be unknown)
- you can not turn off the backlight completely
- green LED flashes (solved by script)
- the battery sits faster
- does not work as fast as the native OS, sometimes there is not enough RAM 256 (reboot, return to the desktop)
- version Android 2.3.4
- OTG does not work (when it will be unknown)
- only the new build without GAPPS works fine
What you need to install OS Android
0. Straight arms
1. Kobo Glo with any firmware
2. micro SD card for installing Android OS
It is advisable to use a memory card of 4GB or more. In fact, Android OS takes up no more than 1GB, the rest of the space is used as internal storage.
An example of filling the space on a 8GB map
3. Tool for opening the reader, suitable mediatori or plastic card.4. Computer and card reader
Installation instructions for Android on the SD card
1. download Image Writer for this
linkand disable kobo
2. take a micro SD card, you need to copy everything from it to a PC. With the help of the program you downloaded, write the firmware image on micro SD
3. If you have a card larger than 2GB,
download the programand expand the section that fat32 with the name Kobo
4. go to the installation Dualbut
Dualboot on Kobo Glo
Well, there are volunteers to check how the android works via dual block on Glo and Touch?
You need a computer with Linux.
First of all, you need to backup the original card.
dd if = / dev / sd<Sdcard>of =. / kobo-orig-firmware.img
<Sdcard>- the letter under which the card reader appears.
Card images with Android (those provided by MarekGibek on a mobile)
For Kobo Touch:
https: //www.dropbox.co…_Android_Kobo_Touch.7zFor Kobo Glo:
https: //www.dropbox.co…23_Android_Kobo_Glo.7zUnpack the archive and create the card with the command:
dd of = / dev / sd<Sdcard>if =. / 2013-11-23_Android_Kobo_Glo.img
<Sdcard>- the letter under which the card reader appears.
(for Touch-a there is another image name)
How to write the card out of its card reader and re-insert.
Here is the archive with the files that need to be replaced on the card in the "Android System" section
https: //www.dropbox.co...droid%20System.tar.bz2Well, the patch for the device:
https: //www.dropbox.co…-android-glo-touch.zipPut the original card in the internal slot reader. (I really hope that we did not miss the point above about creating backup. If you missed, go back and create.) Connect via USB, unpack the dualboot-android-glo-touch.zip archive into the .kobo folder on the reader, then go to "Safely Disconnect Devices" Disconnect the reader, disconnect from the computer, wait for the reader to restart. After you report the result, if there are problems we will continue to understand.
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Post has been editedTornadoX - 24.02.18, 01:01Reason for editing: edit