The road towards using regular linux on ebook readers

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The talk covers efforts to run regular mainline Linux on Kobo and Tolino e‑book readers by leveraging their console/UART ports and removable internal microSD root filesystems. It reviews device tree and driver upstreaming status, gaps in mainline support, integration into mobile distros like postmarketOS, requirements for graphics userspace (standard APIs), and a use case of rendering maps on their low‑power e‑ink displays.

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