diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7d3b9d964..476507100 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ koboupdate: all
 	cp kobo/fmon/README.txt $(INSTALL_DIR)/README_kobo.txt
 	cp kobo/koreader.sh $(INSTALL_DIR)/koreader
 	cp kobo/suspend.sh $(INSTALL_DIR)/koreader
+	cp kobo/nickel.sh $(INSTALL_DIR)/koreader
 	# create new package
 	cd $(INSTALL_DIR) && \
 		zip -9 -r \
diff --git a/kobo/koreader.sh b/kobo/koreader.sh
index a55ff3b42..056169fb7 100755
--- a/kobo/koreader.sh
+++ b/kobo/koreader.sh
@@ -25,24 +25,5 @@ killall hindenburg
 iptables -D INPUT -i wlan0 -p udp --dport 5670 -j ACCEPT
 iptables -D INPUT -i wlan0 -p tcp --dport 49152:49162 -j ACCEPT
 
-# back to nickel again :)
-( usleep 400000; /etc/init.d/on-animator.sh ) &
-(
-/usr/local/Kobo/pickel disable.rtc.alarm
-if [ ! -e /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf ]; then
-  cp /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf.template /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
-fi
-
-echo 1 > /sys/devices/platform/mxc_dvfs_core.0/enable
-/sbin/hwclock -s -u
-) &
-
-export QWS_MOUSE_PROTO="tslib_nocal:/dev/input/event1"
-export QWS_KEYBOARD=imx508kbd:/dev/input/event0
-export QWS_DISPLAY=Transformed:imx508:Rot90
-export NICKEL_HOME=/mnt/onboard/.kobo
-export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/Kobo
-
-/usr/local/Kobo/hindenburg &
-/usr/local/Kobo/nickel -qws -skipFontLoad
-
+# back to nickel
+./nickel.sh
diff --git a/kobo/nickel.sh b/kobo/nickel.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dc00b3c19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kobo/nickel.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+PATH=$PATH:/usr/sbin:/sbin
+
+# start fmon again:
+( usleep 400000; /etc/init.d/on-animator.sh ) &
+
+# environment needed by nickel, from /etc/init.d/rcS:
+PLATFORM=freescale                                                              
+if [ `dd if=/dev/mmcblk0 bs=512 skip=1024 count=1 | grep -c "HW CONFIG"` == 1 ]; then
+  CPU=`ntx_hwconfig -s -p /dev/mmcblk0 CPU 2>/dev/null`
+  PLATFORM=$CPU-ntx                
+fi                                 
+                                                               
+if [ $PLATFORM != freescale ]; then                            
+  INTERFACE=eth0                                               
+  WIFI_MODULE=dhd                                              
+else                                                                            
+  INTERFACE=wlan0                                                               
+  WIFI_MODULE=ar6000                                                            
+fi                                                                              
+                                                                                
+export PLATFORM                                                                 
+export INTERFACE                                                                
+export WIFI_MODULE                                                              
+export WIFI_MODULE_PATH=/drivers/$PLATFORM/wifi/$WIFI_MODULE.ko
+export NICKEL_HOME=/mnt/onboard/.kobo                                           
+export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/Kobo
+
+# start nickel again (from tshering's start menu v0.4), this should
+# cover all firmware versions from 2.6.1 to 3.4.1 (tested on a kobo
+# mini with 3.4.1 firmware)
+
+( /usr/local/Kobo/pickel disable.rtc.alarm                                      
+  if [ ! -e /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf ]; then                     
+    cp /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf.template /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
+  fi                                                                            
+  echo 1 > /sys/devices/platform/mxc_dvfs_core.0/enable                         
+  /sbin/hwclock -s -u                                                           
+) & 
+
+if [ ! -e /usr/local/Kobo/platforms/libkobo.so ]; then                          
+    export QWS_KEYBOARD=imx508kbd:/dev/input/event0                             
+    export QT_PLUGIN_PATH=/usr/local/Kobo/plugins                               
+    if [ -e /usr/local/Kobo/plugins/gfxdrivers/libimxepd.so ]; then             
+        export QWS_DISPLAY=imxepd                                               
+    else                                                                        
+        export QWS_DISPLAY=Transformed:imx508:Rot90                             
+        export QWS_MOUSE_PROTO="tslib_nocal:/dev/input/event1"                  
+    fi                                                                          
+    /usr/local/Kobo/hindenburg &                                                
+    /usr/local/Kobo/nickel -qws -skipFontLoad                                   
+else
+    /usr/local/Kobo/hindenburg &
+    insmod /drivers/$PLATFORM/misc/lowmem.ko &
+    [ `cat /mnt/onboard/.kobo/Kobo/Kobo\ eReader.conf | grep -c dhcpcd=true` == 1 ] && dhcpcd -d -t 10 &
+    /usr/local/Kobo/nickel -platform kobo -skipFontLoad
+fi