08-09-2024, 09:24 AM | #1 |
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Patch for unlocking builtin Dropbox/Google Drive support
I've sent a pull request to kobopatch repo a few days ago (https://github.com/pgaskin/kobopatch-patches/pull/139).
Firmware has a hardcoded list of device models on which these features are enabled. The patch simply changes device model checks to always return "true", effectively enabling them on any device. I've applied this to my Kobo Libra 2 and Google Drive sync works perfectly well. Initially I was setting out to find a way to enable them via some simple config changes, but, sadly, it turned out that libnickel simply does Code:
return this->isFrost() || this->isEuropa(); If you happen to know of a less intrusive way to achieve the same without patching libnickel.so after every update - please do let me know! |
08-09-2024, 11:37 AM | #2 | |
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08-09-2024, 11:56 AM | #3 |
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In the pull request, in the "Files changed" tab. Just in case, also attaching it here.
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08-09-2024, 12:22 PM | #4 |
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I will admit this is a patch I'm not really in favour of; it's adding functionality that is intended for new devices to older ones.
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I personally prefer having this over third-party scripts for similar results. |
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08-09-2024, 01:03 PM | #6 |
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I seem to remember hearing from Kobo devs that one issue was memory usage; that older devices did not have sufficient RAM for this function to be reliable.
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With 256MB I'd still give it a shot, but would be fully prepared to roll it back if it crashes. |
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08-09-2024, 05:08 PM | #8 |
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Nice! Did you use Ghidra to locate the relevant functions that need patching?
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08-10-2024, 05:36 AM | #9 |
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