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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Berlin
Device: BOL Oyo, Kobo Glo 8GB
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from the kobo shine is no image here to download. |
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Join Date: Oct 2013
Device: kobo glo
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the recovery.img is for rooting the device afterwards. copy to sd and insert in external slot. follow instructions on the guide. the tolino fw is in german ! you can switch to english in android later. this doesnt affect the tolino reader, it stays german. for changing language, tap on "Einstellung", then "Sprache & Tastatur" and "Sprache auswählen". Viel Erfolg ! edit: when i switch to english on android and reboot i get sytemcrashes on every start up. dont know if this is a known issue or its just me. i dont really care because my native language is german ![]() Last edited by Koboloid; 11-05-2013 at 11:14 AM. |
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Connoisseur
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Location: Berlin
Device: BOL Oyo, Kobo Glo 8GB
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i have a kobo glo that i buy this monday and the Tolino shine software works.
the hardware is one of the latest hardware. Last edited by Liriel; 11-05-2013 at 11:36 AM. |
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Join Date: Oct 2012
Device: kobo glo
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Great finding ! thanks.
I put the tolino software on my glo and root it. Two things annoy me : I can't switch off the light (I can adjust luminosity, though) and the green led always blink. Did somebody have clues to resolve this issues ? |
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Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Virginia, US
Device: Kobo Wifi, Kobo Glo
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I see several people requesting an image of my Kobo Shine SD card. I don't mind uploading it, but the SD card I'm using is 16GB so I'm not sure if you could use that image on a smaller SD card. The actual Android installation only takes up about 4GB, I think. Let me know if you'd still like me to upload my image. ![]() |
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Device: Kobo Glo, Paperwhite
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Kevin, your Kobo Shine also has blinking green light and not working light switch?
Anyway, please upload your SD card image somewhere. Nowadays 16GB card is not big deal. |
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Location: Virginia, US
Device: Kobo Wifi, Kobo Glo
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Yes, my green LED does blink, and the light button is set to be the Android back/home button. I'll upload my image and post here when it's finished.
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Location: Italy
Device: Kobo Aura 2-Aura H2O-K1-LibraH2O
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Will appreciate very much. thanks Kevin
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Join Date: Jan 2013
Device: Kobo Glo
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Been using this for the last day and I have to say, the performance is miles better than the Kobo software. I couldn't get root working as Windows 8 won't accept the ADB drivers, and annoyingly I bought an 8GB especially for it, so when KevinShort uploads his rooted image, I will have to fiddle with it to make it fit.
I wish the font could be made smaller as I like my text tiny, but it renders epubs better than the Kobo software. Even if I need to recharge it weekly rather than fortnightly, I think I will be keeping this software until/unless Kobo improve their software performance. I don't even mind if the system stays in German to avoid crashes, while I can only speak a few words of German, I don't need to know any to be able to open books. |
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Anyone got the Shine Android running on the Kobo Aura HD, yet?
Im thinking of buying a refurbish Aura HD for the same price as a Glo, but would like the most options for hacking. |
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Location: Virginia, US
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I just got my rooted Kobo Shine image for the Glo uploaded. I've sent those of you who wanted it a PM with the link. If anyone else would like the link just send me a message.
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Join Date: May 2011
Device: Kobo Glo and Aura HD
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I'm working on it in my spare time. I think the changes needed to make it work would be to change the bootloader and the kernel to suit the hardware in AuraHD. Bootloader should be done, but the kernel changes are a lot bigger.
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Join Date: Sep 2012
Device: Nook ST + Kindle PW2
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Well, I have some questions
![]() - Google Play works? - Regular apps, like kindle, dictionaries, etc., work? - Is it very different from a NST rooted? Better? |
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Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Turin, Italy
Device: Several eReaders and tablets
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A request for those with Android (2.3.3 or 2.3.4 ?) running on a Kobo Glo: can you please install the APK of epub3reader?
https://github.com/pettarin/epub3reader/ The APK is here (hit "raw" to download): https://github.com/pettarin/epub3rea...PUB3Reader.apk And let me know if it works? Thanks in advance. |
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Device: Kobo Glo, Kobo Wireless
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The APK failed to install with the following error message:
Code:
Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_OLDER_SDK] |
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