In quite an aggressive bit of annoyance of my (fully functional) @Kobo Elipsa mostly collecting dust due to the #enshitification of the Kobo Firmware (requiring users to be logged in; working around that might put your data at risk of getting wiped at the next firmware update) ...
I took the plunge today and ordered a @pine64eu PineNote. At least that is a device which is properly hackable. Yes, I'm fully aware that the user experience will not be like a fully finished product. But that's perfectly fine - simply because it is hackable.
Simply a massive "F*** ***, #Kobo!" from me.
If there are anyone who really wants a fully working Kobo Elipsa 2E in good condition, reach out and we'll agree on a price for it. I have the original box for it as well. The hardware is great, it's the firmware which is really annoying me and I don't have the patience to hack on a completely new firmware for it.
⁂ L. Rhodes
in reply to 🐈⬛David Sommerseth • • •Apparently, you can run KoReader on a PineNote (it may come preloaded), which presumably means you can patch it with SimpleUI, which will get you pretty close to the sort of UX you'd get from a Kobo: github.com/doctorhetfield-cmd/…
There are a ton of Koreader plugins that will let you polish up the UI and add functionality.
GitHub - doctorhetfield-cmd/simpleui.koplugin: A highly customizable UI plugin for KOReader that features a home screen, bottom navigation bar, top bar and desktop modules/widgets.
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