Firmware 5.0.175773

[sherman]

Originally Posted by rantanplan

Im disappointed about that. However, in the past Tolino also had a debug menu and just switched around the code to enable it with the updates so I’m quite confident that they only changed the activation code.

Yeah, if they've changed it, shouldn't be hard to find. However, I can't figure out the download link to the newest firmware so can't check.

[kyôdai]

Originally Posted by sherman

I can't figure out the download link to the newest firmware so can't check.

The user "Waldy" posted a download link for the latest version (5.0.178115) on another forum:

-> https://mega.nz/file/KoV3UTqa#yhyU90...gLvGQ_1h1Sa0-Y

(He says it is for the Shine 5 and Shine Color, not the Vision Color!)

[geek1011]

Originally Posted by kyôdai

The user "Waldy" posted a download link for the latest version (5.0.178115) on another forum:

-> https://mega.nz/file/KoV3UTqa#yhyU90...gLvGQ_1h1Sa0-Y

(He says it is for the Shine 5 and Shine Color, not the Vision Color!)

https://ereaderfiles.kobo.com/firmwa...5.0.178115.zip is the official link.

[sherman]

It seems "devmodeon" and "devmodeoff" should still work on firmware 5.0.178115.

[Gone]

Originally Posted by rantanplan

Although I think that Kobo will merge both firmwares into a single one at some point, I agree with you for now and I’ll probably create the next thread in the Tolino subforum. Mods can always move them back here when Kobo officially releases the 5.0.x firmwares.

Lord mod thinks it's a good idea to keep a thread about a Tolino firmware in a Kobo forum. And Lord mod is always right.

[DNSB]

Originally Posted by SilentPartner

Lord mod thinks it's a good idea to keep a thread about a Tolino firmware in a Kobo forum. And Lord mod is always right.

Nope. What I was looking at was that Kobo seems to be moving towards a unified firmware for Kobo and Tolino ereaders.

As for always being right?
However, could you please tell my spouse and children that? They appreciate a good laugh.

[user105]

Originally Posted by sherman

It seems "devmodeon" and "devmodeoff" should still work on firmware 5.0.178115.

no, i cannot confirm, shine 5 and entering devmodeon in the search will not make dev mode show up under settings. or what is the new location?

which is funny because i am still set to rmsdk as epub engine and cannot switch back. i am worried to factory reset this device because without switching engines, i cannot open books in an acceptable way.

i really think i should return this device and get a real kobo, i only got this tolino because the real units are not sold in germany and you need to pay a premium to get a good device.
serves me a lesson to be not that cheap lol

[Falafelteller]

Originally Posted by sherman

It seems "devmodeon" and "devmodeoff" should still work on firmware 5.0.178115.

It did not for my Vision Color, I returned the tolino and ordered a real kobo.

[Waldy]

Has anyone already tried to work with changing the rootfs.img file?)

[beedaddy]

Since the Kobo experts are gathered here, I would like to quickly mention that I have played with the Calibre driver so that the new tolinos are supported. See here. Maybe someone can take a look at the changes, i.e. do a small code review. I'm not that deep into it and don't want there to be any weird side effects (I haven't noticed anything like that with my Clara 2E though).

[Gymnar]

Just registered here to write about my journey to turn my tolino Vision Color to a Kobo Libra Color:

I started my journey with a fully updated tolino Vision color, running version 5.1.186250
It worked on my device, but it may brick yours. I was just happy to accept driving this device against the wall, but it worked. So proceed at your own risk.

Steps:
1. Install the tolino-qt6-recovery-5.0.175773.zip recovery, which is for the Shine color model (kobo13 instead of kobo11)
2. After installing and rebooting, activate developer options via "devmodeon" in the search bar
3. Go to the last page of developer options and change product to Kobo in the tolino subsection
4. Let it reboot and settle
5. Install 5.1.184318 for the tolino Vision Color
6. Optional: Install 5.1.186250 to be on the latest version as of writing this post

Explanations:
- I could not find a Vision Firmware which allowed enabling developer mode to switch the device to act like a Kobo device, so I went for the earliest firmware for the color eink devices of kobo. The firmware for the shine color appears to miss some crucial features of the Vision, for example, Notebooks won't open and starting the Notebook app will crash the device.
- Once the tolino is converted like this, it registers and activates with kobo just like a regular kobo
- The change survives updating with official tolino firmware, as of this writing (this loophole could be closed in the future)
- After updating to a Vision firmware, handwriting and notebooks work again
- Updating to 5.1.186250 removes the developer mode. I am not sure if it's required, but it's gone. If needed, downgrading re-enables the developer mode
- The device feels way snappier after changing it to identify itself as a kobo device

[Gymnar]

Originally Posted by Gymnar

Just registered here to write about my journey to turn my tolino Vision Color to a Kobo Libra Color:

Remains working with the recent update 5.2.190625 - my tolino is still a kobo, calibre sync is also working!

[sharken]

Originally Posted by Gymnar

Just registered here to write about my journey to turn my tolino Vision Color to a Kobo Libra Color:

Sorry for the noob question, but do you have an idea if the same thing would be possible with the Tolino Shine (5/BW) to turn it into a Kobo Clara BW, and where you would find the appropriate files to try it?

[Gymnar]

Originally Posted by sharken

Sorry for the noob question, but do you have an idea if the same thing would be possible with the Tolino Shine (5/BW) to turn it into a Kobo Clara BW, and where you would find the appropriate files to try it?

Maybe once / if Kobo releases a unified firmware for all currently supported devices. If the codebase is unified and older tolinos are upgraded, this might be possible. Kobo appears to have started locking down their bootloader and firmware, also using checksums in the upgrade packages. Perhaps it will be possible down the road, but who knows. They want to sell new devices and Tolino is probably dying, with weltbild now ceasing operations.

[JSWolf]

Would it be possible to make the Tolino Epos 3 a Kobo and to then be able to install patches and NickelMenu?