Kobo notes¶
NickelClock¶
- Adds battery percentage and time to the screen
- Download latest zip from https://github.com/shermp/NickelClock/releases
- Copy
KoboRoot.tgz
to the.kobo
directory on the Kobo, and disconnect it from the computer. The Kobo will reboot automatically. - Adjust settings as desired by editing
.adds/nickelclock/settings.ini
(values on the GitHub readme)
NickleMenu¶
- Adds a number of extra menu options to the Kobo
- See https://pgaskin.net/NickelMenu/ for full guide
- Connect Kobo eReader to the computer over USB
- Download the latest
KoboRoot.tgz
from https://github.com/pgaskin/NickelMenu/releases/ intoKOBOeReader/.kobo
- Safely eject the eReader and wait for it to reboot
- Ensure there is a new menu at the bootom right entitled NickelMenu
- Connect the Kobo eReader to the computer again and create a new file (of any type) named
KOBOeReader/.adds/nm/config
, and follow the instructions inKOBOeReader/.adds/nm/doc
to configure NickelMenu - sample config https://www.reddit.com/r/kobo/comments/1bvpind/nickelmenu_codes_customizing_our_kobo/
Calibre Web¶
https://github.com/janeczku/calibre-web/wiki/Kobo-Integration
- Set Server external port to 80 (not 443)
- Edit api_endpoint
in kobo/Kobo eReader.conf
from https://storeapi.kobo.com
to the one provided by CW
- sync shelf
Cloudflare¶
Check current IP address from the command line - curl ifconfig.me