Can I convert a Tolino into a kobo?

[Jane Eyre]

Hi, I'm back! You don't get rid of me
A strange idea crossed my mind.
Is it technically possible to change Tolino's original firmware into a kobo?
I have an old T.Vision 2 that nobody in the house use anymore..all considered, if Tolino could become compatible with kobo epub format, reading on it would be a better experience.

Don't you think?

[rantanplan]

All devices that receive the latest update, and we don't know which ones these will be, will essentially use the Kobo software. I've even found an option in the dev-menu to completely switch to Kobo mode.

However, I guess that only the devices that were already made by Kobo will receive the latest update and the Vision 2 was made by T-Systems, IIRC.

[Terisa de morgan]

Not adding information as I cannot remove the message....

[unpaws]

Originally Posted by rantanplan

I've even found an option in the dev-menu to completely switch to Kobo mode.

How do I actually activate this? devmodeon in the search bar does nothing, and I would love to use NickelMenu and some of those other tools out there.

[Gymnar]

Originally Posted by rantanplan

All devices that receive the latest update, and we don't know which ones these will be, will essentially use the Kobo software. I've even found an option in the dev-menu to completely switch to Kobo mode.

However, I guess that only the devices that were already made by Kobo will receive the latest update and the Vision 2 was made by T-Systems, IIRC.

That option worked for my tolino vision color, see here for the process: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...&postcount=176

[unpaws]

Thank you Gymnar for the link. I feel like I'm missing the basics though:

1. Is the tolino-qt6-recovery-5.0.175773.zip file the same as the tolino-qt6-update-5.0.175773.zip? If not, where do I get the recovery file?
2. How do I install this file? I read somewhere that update.tar goes into the tolino's root directory, but if I do that, nothing happens. Edit: Nevermind, placing update.tar into the .kobo directory makes the reader reboot.

Edit: Let's see if this is working now. I'll report back

[unpaws]

Okay, so this is the process I followed on my tolino Vision Colour, based on the instructions in https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...postcount=176:

• On https://mytolino.de/software-updates-tolino-ereader/, grab the tolino-qt6-recovery-5.0.175773 update.tar (Kobo 12 for the tolino Shine Color) and tolino-qt6-update-5.1.186250 update.tar (Kobo 11 for the tolino Vision Color)
• Connect the reader to your PC (confirm the connection when the reader prompts you to) and place the recovery update.tar inside the ".kobo" directory. Then eject the reader, disconnect the USB cable and wait for the reader to reboot.
• Enable developer mode (enter "devmodeon" into the reader's search box), then open the settings and search for the "Change to Kobo" setting.
  (For me, the developer settings popped right up after enabling the developer mode. Not sure if this is intentional.)
• Activate your "Kobo" device as prompted by the reader.
• Connect the reader to your PC as before, this time use the update update.tar. Copy file, eject, disconnect, and wait for the reboot.

Changing to Kobo mode resets the device and removes all data. Also, this did not enable me to install NickelMenu or the likes, unfortunately.