Broken Kobo Glo Screen

[Derson47]

Hey Guys!
i just broke my kobo glo screen, and i need some guides to ajust the screen size, so i can use the other part of the screen that is still ok.
The touch screen is still working, even on the part that is broken.


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[pdurrant]

The E-Ink glass substrate has broken. I don't think there's any way to adjust the way the screen is used to avoid the broken area.

[Dr. Drib]

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[Lucas Malor]

You can search in the Flea Market forum section for a replacement. It's quite easy. The difficult part is to find a screen at a reasonable price. PS: use Paypal

[GeoffR]

You can add a @page margin that will allow you to read ePub books without the broken part of the screen being used. To see if this approach is suitable you can test it by adding line like this to the book's stylesheet (add it to the bottom of the stylesheet so that it overrides any @page margin set by the publisher):

@page {
  margin-top: 40mm;
}

Adjust the 40mm length to match the size of the broken part of the screen.

If you find this is workable for you, then you can either set up Calibre to add the @page margin to the stylesheet automatically when you sideload books, or I can help with a firmware patch that does the same thing without needing to edit the books. (The only advantage of the patch is that it works with DRM ePub books too.)

Although this method should work to restrict the content of the book to the working part of the screen, it won't help with the TOC, dictionary, top menus, etc. It also won't work with KePub books.

[cramoisi]

You could try aliexpress if the screen is cheap and the port free...

[casaprocida]

Originally Posted by GeoffR

You can add a @page margin that will allow you to read ePub books without the broken part of the screen being used. To see if this approach is suitable you can test it by adding line like this to the book's stylesheet (add it to the bottom of the stylesheet so that it overrides any @page margin set by the publisher):

@page {
  margin-top: 40mm;
}

Adjust the 40mm length to match the size of the broken part of the screen.

If you find this is workable for you, then you can either set up Calibre to add the @page margin to the stylesheet automatically when you sideload books, or I can help with a firmware patch that does the same thing without needing to edit the books. (The only advantage of the patch is that it works with DRM ePub books too.)

Although this method should work to restrict the content of the book to the working part of the screen, it won't help with the TOC, dictionary, top menus, etc. It also won't work with KePub books.

@GeoffR. What about your patch, i have similar problem and it is very wonder for me fix it with this kind of patch

UPDATE.Finded post regarding patch. But ... Can i install android and use screen rotation to fix my problem?
Any idea?