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Let's put Tailscale on a jailbroken Kindle

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Re: Let's put Tailscale on a jailbroken Kindle

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Post by wrxd »

veverkap wrote: post #47
wrxd wrote: post #46

That’s cool, and unexpected from a corporate blog. Ma favourite e-reader setup still is the Kobo + Booklore combination. Editing a configuration file on the device I can have it connect to my Booklore library that adds my own ebooks seamlessly on top of the one I can get from the Kobo store. I haven’t setup Tailscale on it yet but it’s possible.

Do you have any more information about this?

This explains how to integrate Kobo with BookLore https://booklore-app.github.io/booklore-docs/docs/integratio...

I haven’t personally setup Tailscale yet, but looking at this it seems possible and not too difficult https://github.com/videah/kobo-tailscale

Re: Let's put Tailscale on a jailbroken Kindle

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Post by haritha-j »

finalarbiter wrote: post #15
tfsh wrote: post #6

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+1 to a Kobo, they cheaper and better than Kindles, with full Calibre support ( https://github.com/kovidgoyal/calibre - OSS which has been in development for ~20 years!). The way you install additional software is literally just moving files into folders whilst its plugged into your computer. I'm sure it could handle Tailscale.

I agree with your sentiment that the Kobo is better than the Kindle from an... ethical standpoint, if you have the money for one. However, it is worth noting that Kindles will always be cheaper than Kobo devices [0] due to economies of scale and lockscreen advertisements (removable with jailbreaking). From a pure cost perspective, and assuming the user is technically-minded enough to accomplish the jailbreak, the Kin…

Plus the kindles will get decent discounts on prime day, black friday and such.

Re: Let's put Tailscale on a jailbroken Kindle

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Post by jack_tripper »

scary-size wrote: post #69
FlyingSnake wrote: post #66

Kindles are amazing devices for hacking and turning into cute little dashboards. The kindle modding community is wonderful and full of people experimenting with it. If you have an old kindle, give it a new lease! Shameless plug: I wrote about my experience here https://samkhawase.com/blog/hacking-kindle/ Previous discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43822251

I love just how non-intrusive an e-ink dashboard is sitting in a room. Definitely can recommend it as a base device that gets you display, wonky Linux, a battery and networking in neat little package. Also recently showed my dashboard here: https://franz.hamburg/writing/kindling-e-ink-dashboard.html

You don't need to ball out on eink for that.

An old oled android phone is even easier to mod for that.

Eink is like the Rust of displays for hobby projects. Everyone defaults to it even when it's not necessary.

Re: Let's put Tailscale on a jailbroken Kindle

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Post by pidgeon_lover »

_fzslm wrote: post #7

You can also run Syncthing on a jailbroken Kindle. That opens up a world of possibilities!

I've been experimenting with Syncthing on Kindle (https://github.com/Darthagnon/syncthing-kindle), but have had no luck seemingly because the Linux kernel included is too old and doesn't support network connections, or because the CPU is too weak.

Is there a project other than the one I forked?

Re: Let's put Tailscale on a jailbroken Kindle

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Post by FlyingSnake »

jack_tripper wrote: post #73
scary-size wrote: post #69

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I love just how non-intrusive an e-ink dashboard is sitting in a room. Definitely can recommend it as a base device that gets you display, wonky Linux, a battery and networking in neat little package. Also recently showed my dashboard here: https://franz.hamburg/writing/kindling-e-ink-dashboard.html

You don't need to ball out on eink for that. An old oled android phone is even easier to mod for that. Eink is like the Rust of displays for hobby projects. Everyone defaults to it even when it's not necessary.

That's an unfair criticism. Kindles and their eInk setup provide the perfect low-fi hacking experience that developers love. It's minimal, slow and barebones linux base makes it easier to hack für such fun projects.

Re: Let's put Tailscale on a jailbroken Kindle

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Post by jack_tripper »

FlyingSnake wrote: post #75
jack_tripper wrote: post #73

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You don't need to ball out on eink for that. An old oled android phone is even easier to mod for that. Eink is like the Rust of displays for hobby projects. Everyone defaults to it even when it's not necessary.

That's an unfair criticism. Kindles and their eInk setup provide the perfect low-fi hacking experience that developers love. It's minimal, slow and barebones linux base makes it easier to hack für such fun projects.

> low-fi hacking experience that developers love

Well I'm a hacker too and I don't really prefer low-fi hacking experiences, or at least not that flavor. I prefer getting stuff done since my free time after work is limited.

Oh and I used to work with eink displays for a living, but they always end up gathering dust for my hobby projects because it's only good for very few niche use cases that most of the time are better served by the more flexible and practical available solutions, unless of course, your uses case is showing it off on the internet for clout because this time what makes it special is it uses eink even though it adds no benefit.

Like I said, the Rust of displays.

Re: Let's put Tailscale on a jailbroken Kindle

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Post by dotancohen »

cyberpunk wrote: post #26
jrm4 wrote: post #21

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Also consider koreader instead of the stock reader app.

I kinda love that buried in the koreader menu somewhere is an option that drops me at a linux shell. I have no use really for this feature, but i like it. Good for those times you absolutely have to crank out some awk on the plane or whatever. :)

Thank you, I did not know about this!

But what I'd really like is an option not to hide the navigation bar while KOReader is open. I work with technical PDFs and need to jump between applications very often.

One of which is often Termux!

Re: Let's put Tailscale on a jailbroken Kindle

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Post by theshrike79 »

wrxd wrote: post #71
veverkap wrote: post #47

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Do you have any more information about this?

This explains how to integrate Kobo with BookLore https://booklore-app.github.io/booklore-docs/docs/integratio... I haven’t personally setup Tailscale yet, but looking at this it seems possible and not too difficult https://github.com/videah/kobo-tailscale

How does Booklore compare with something like Calibre?

Re: Let's put Tailscale on a jailbroken Kindle

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Post by Larrikin »

abnry wrote: post #57
finalarbiter wrote: post #15

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I agree with your sentiment that the Kobo is better than the Kindle from an... ethical standpoint, if you have the money for one. However, it is worth noting that Kindles will always be cheaper than Kobo devices [0] due to economies of scale and lockscreen advertisements (removable with jailbreaking). From a pure cost perspective, and assuming the user is technically-minded enough to accomplish the jailbreak, the Kin…

Where do I get DRM-free ebooks to put on a Kobo? I don't support breaking DRM. So I'm using a Kindle because it has the best access to and integration with almost any book I want.

What does it mean to not support breaking DRM? You purchase something and then are fine not being able to use it?

Re: Let's put Tailscale on a jailbroken Kindle

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Post by FlyingSnake »

jack_tripper wrote: post #76
FlyingSnake wrote: post #75

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's an unfair criticism. Kindles and their eInk setup provide the perfect low-fi hacking experience that developers love. It's minimal, slow and barebones linux base makes it easier to hack für such fun projects.

> low-fi hacking experience that developers love Well I'm a hacker too and I don't really prefer low-fi hacking experiences, or at least not that flavor. I prefer getting stuff done since my free time after work is limited. Oh and I used to work with eink displays for a living, but they always end up gathering dust for my hobby projects because it's only good for very few niche use cases that most of the time are bet…

Fair enough. We all have enough eInk devices in our cabinets. To each their own .

What do you mean by “Rust for displays”? Bikeshedding?

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