GitHub - Kobo-InkBox/inkbox: An open-source, Qt-based eBook reader for Kobos (and other devices).
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It’s a free software firmware replacement for ereaders based on Alpine Linux.

I’ve not tried it myself but wonder how it compares to the stock firmware on Kobo, particularly in terms of battery life and general performance.

  • NotSoCoolWhip@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    10 months ago

    If anybody is curious on why the screen is flashing like that, E-readers are basically etch-a-sketches and it must shake (or in this case apply a charge to the particles) to remove the previously drawn frame. Then, the next frame can be drawn.