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[73.19.52.228]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id ot5-20020a17090b3b4500b002508d73f4e8sm3759232pjb.57.2023.05.09.09.59.02 (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 bits=128/128); Tue, 09 May 2023 09:59:03 -0700 (PDT) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-96DB0E64-C889-4A90-846E-1F251D219529 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: Enji Cooper List-Id: Technical discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Archive: https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/freebsd-hackers List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Mime-Version: 1.0 (1.0) Subject: Re: freebsd on an ebook ereader ? Date: Tue, 9 May 2023 09:58:52 -0700 Message-Id: <711964C1-F069-4646-9DB1-776CEC2076DF@gmail.com> References: Cc: freebsd-hackers In-Reply-To: To: Mario Marietto X-Mailer: iPhone Mail (20D67) X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-2.50 / 15.00]; SUBJECT_ENDS_QUESTION(1.00)[]; NEURAL_HAM_LONG(-1.00)[-1.000]; NEURAL_HAM_MEDIUM(-1.00)[-1.000]; NEURAL_HAM_SHORT(-1.00)[-0.996]; DMARC_POLICY_ALLOW(-0.50)[gmail.com,none]; MV_CASE(0.50)[]; R_SPF_ALLOW(-0.20)[+ip6:2607:f8b0:4000::/36]; R_DKIM_ALLOW(-0.20)[gmail.com:s=20221208]; MIME_GOOD(-0.10)[multipart/alternative,text/plain]; ARC_NA(0.00)[]; MIME_TRACE(0.00)[0:+,1:+,2:~]; RCVD_VIA_SMTP_AUTH(0.00)[]; FROM_HAS_DN(0.00)[]; DWL_DNSWL_NONE(0.00)[gmail.com:dkim]; TO_MATCH_ENVRCPT_SOME(0.00)[]; PREVIOUSLY_DELIVERED(0.00)[freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org]; MID_RHS_MATCH_FROM(0.00)[]; FREEMAIL_ENVFROM(0.00)[gmail.com]; RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE(0.00)[2607:f8b0:4864:20::533:from]; TO_DN_ALL(0.00)[]; RCVD_COUNT_THREE(0.00)[3]; FREEMAIL_FROM(0.00)[gmail.com]; ASN(0.00)[asn:15169, ipnet:2607:f8b0::/32, country:US]; DKIM_TRACE(0.00)[gmail.com:+]; FREEMAIL_TO(0.00)[gmail.com]; RCPT_COUNT_TWO(0.00)[2]; RCVD_TLS_LAST(0.00)[]; FROM_EQ_ENVFROM(0.00)[]; MLMMJ_DEST(0.00)[freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org] X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 4QG4BK46kPz43kc X-Spamd-Bar: -- X-ThisMailContainsUnwantedMimeParts: N --Apple-Mail-96DB0E64-C889-4A90-846E-1F251D219529 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > On May 7, 2023, at 10:06, Mario Marietto wrote: >=20 > =EF=BB=BF > Hello. >=20 > any chance to install freebsd on some kind of ebook ereader like the kindl= e ? I just also need to have a partial tutorial already written. I can finis= h the project,but im not able to start it from scratch. let me know. The reMarkable eReader looks like it would require some device porting, but i= t seems to fit the specs Warner mentioned in his reply (1.2GHz arm chip; 1GB= RAM). Here=E2=80=99s a guide someone stuck up on github: https://github.com= /reHackable/awesome-reMarkable . If I were in your shoes, I=E2=80=99d invest some time into getting Linux on t= he target to inspect the full specs of the tablet and see where time investm= ent was needed to make this work. A quick search suggests Amazon Fir= e tablets aren=E2=80=99t easy to hack because of the bootloader, but there a= re some guides out there about hacking the android OS, so there might be a p= ath forward if you=E2=80=99re diligent and patient: https://frontpagelinux.c= om/tutorials/how-to-install-lineage-os-on-amazon-fire-hd-8-tablet/ . My gues= s is that Amazon devices (including newer versions of rhe Kindle, maybe) are= going to be a pain to hack because of custom bootloader code designed speci= fically to keep folks from installing unsigned/blessed OSes from Amazon. HTH, -Enji= --Apple-Mail-96DB0E64-C889-4A90-846E-1F251D219529 Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
On May 7, 2023, at 10:06, M= ario Marietto <marietto2008@gmail.com> wrote:

=EF=BB=BF
Hell= o.

any chance to install freebs= d on some kind of ebook ereader like the kindle ? I just also need to have a= partial tutorial already written. I can finish the project,but im not able t= o start it from scratch. let me know.

The reMarkable eReader looks like it would requi= re some device porting, but it seems to fit the specs Warner mentioned in hi= s reply (1.2GHz arm chip; 1GB RAM). Here=E2=80=99s a guide someone stuck up o= n github: = https://github.com/reHackable/awesome-reMarkable .
If I w= ere in your shoes, I=E2=80=99d invest some time into getting Linux on the ta= rget to inspect the full specs of the tablet and see where time investment w= as needed to make this work.         A quick search sugg= ests Amazon Fire tablets aren=E2=80=99t easy to hack because of the bootload= er, but there are some guides out there about hacking the android OS, so the= re might be a path forward if you=E2=80=99re diligent and patient: https://frontpagelinux.com/tutorials/how-to-install-l= ineage-os-on-amazon-fire-hd-8-tablet/ . My guess is that Amazon dev= ices (including newer versions of rhe Kindle, maybe) are going to be a pain t= o hack because of custom bootloader code designed specifically to keep folks= from installing unsigned/blessed OSes from Amazon.
HTH,
-Enji
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