I probably won't be able to resist this when/if there is an open source firmware...

jsheard · 2024-08-31T23:28:27 1725146907

Unfortunately Boox are serial GPL violators so there isn't much to work with.

aaplok · 2024-09-01T00:17:00 1725149820

AIUI LineageOs is an alternative Android OS. That would be particularly useful to replace GPL-violating software. Why wouldn't that be possible?

tadfisher · 2024-09-01T00:24:44 1725150284

Because Boox won't give you the sources to all the kernel patches that allow Linux to run on these devices. If we didn't need that, there would be no problem, but Linux doesn't have a standard "E-ink" DRM driver so there's no hope to getting this working without a rather intensive reverse-engineering effort.

teruakohatu · 2024-09-01T00:10:59 1725149459

That is unfortunate.

yamrzou · 2024-08-31T23:23:35 1725146615

Hisense A9 is an E-Ink phone that supports LineageOS: https://www.reddit.com/r/eink/s/suBlD74nlP

teruakohatu · 2024-09-01T00:11:35 1725149495

It is pricey but looks great.