diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 816fd10c5..2edcbc5d8 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ customupdate: all
 	rm -rf $(INSTALL_DIR)
 	# create new dir for package
 	mkdir -p $(INSTALL_DIR)/{history,screenshots,clipboard,libs}
-	cp -p README.md COPYING $(KOR_BASE)/{koreader-base,extr,sdcv} koreader.sh $(LUA_FILES) $(INSTALL_DIR)
+	cp -p README.md COPYING $(KOR_BASE)/{koreader-base,extr,sdcv} koreader.sh koreader_kobo.sh $(LUA_FILES) $(INSTALL_DIR)
 	$(STRIP) --strip-unneeded $(INSTALL_DIR)/koreader-base $(INSTALL_DIR)/extr $(INSTALL_DIR)/sdcv
 	mkdir $(INSTALL_DIR)/data $(INSTALL_DIR)/data/dict $(INSTALL_DIR)/data/tessdata
 	cp -L koreader-base/$(DJVULIB) $(KOR_BASE)/$(CRELIB) \
diff --git a/frontend/ui/device.lua b/frontend/ui/device.lua
index 39daef5de..34d859365 100644
--- a/frontend/ui/device.lua
+++ b/frontend/ui/device.lua
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ Device = {
 
 function Device:getModel()
 	if self.model then return self.model end
+	if util.isEmulated()==1 then
+		self.model = "Emulator"
+		return self.model
+	end
 	local std_out = io.popen("grep 'MX' /proc/cpuinfo | cut -d':' -f2 | awk {'print $2'}", "r")
 	local cpu_mod = std_out:read()
 	if not cpu_mod then
@@ -30,7 +34,9 @@ function Device:getModel()
 		if pw_test_fd then
 			self.model = "KindlePaperWhite"
 		elseif kg_test_fd then
-			self.model = "Kobo"
+			local std_out = io.popen("/bin/kobo_config.sh", "r")
+			local codename = std_out:read()
+			self.model = "Kobo_" .. codename
 		elseif kt_test_fd then
 			self.model = "KindleTouch"
 		else
@@ -69,6 +75,18 @@ function Device:isKindle2()
 	end
 end
 
+function Device:isKobo()
+	if not self.model then
+		self.model = self:getModel()
+	end
+	re_val = string.find(self.model,"Kobo_")
+	if re_val == 1 then
+		return true
+	else
+		return false
+	end
+end
+
 function Device:hasNoKeyboard()
 	if not self.model then
 		self.model = self:getModel()
@@ -84,7 +102,7 @@ function Device:isTouchDevice()
 	if not self.model then
 		self.model = self:getModel()
 	end
-	return (self.model == "KindlePaperWhite") or (self.model == "KindleTouch") or (self.model == "Kobo") or util.isEmulated()
+	return (self.model == "KindlePaperWhite") or (self.model == "KindleTouch") or self:isKobo() or util.isEmulated()
 end
 
 function Device:setTouchInputDev(dev)
diff --git a/frontend/ui/inputevent.lua b/frontend/ui/inputevent.lua
index 95480d57c..a271e01a5 100644
--- a/frontend/ui/inputevent.lua
+++ b/frontend/ui/inputevent.lua
@@ -278,10 +278,10 @@ function Input:init()
 		self.event_map = self.sdl_event_map
 	else
 		local dev_mod = Device:getModel()
-		if dev_mod ~= "Kobo" then
+		if not Device:isKobo() then
 			input.open("fake_events")
 		end
-		if dev_mod ~= "KindleTouch" and dev_mod ~= "Kobo" then
+		if dev_mod ~= "KindleTouch" and not Device:isKobo() then
 			-- event0 in KindleTouch is "WM8962 Beep Generator" (useless)
 			Device:setTouchInputDev("/dev/input/event0")
 			input.open("/dev/input/event0")
@@ -313,11 +313,11 @@ function Input:init()
 				return ev
 			end
 			print(_("Auto-detected Kindle Touch"))
-		elseif dev_mod == "Kobo" then
+		elseif Device:isKobo() then
 			input.open("/dev/input/event1")
 			Device:setTouchInputDev("/dev/input/event1")
 			input.open("/dev/input/event0") -- Light button and sleep slider
-			print("Auto-detected Kobo")
+			print(_("Auto-detected Kobo"))
 			function Input:eventAdjustHook(ev)
 				if ev.type == EV_ABS then
 					if ev.code == ABS_X then
diff --git a/frontend/ui/screen.lua b/frontend/ui/screen.lua
index 6ea5dee38..80ffeaee3 100644
--- a/frontend/ui/screen.lua
+++ b/frontend/ui/screen.lua
@@ -96,7 +96,15 @@ function Screen:getHeight()
 end
 
 function Screen:getDPI()
-	return Device:getModel() == "KindlePaperWhite" and 212 or 167
+	if(Device:getModel() == "KindlePaperWhite") or (Device:getModel() == "Kobo_kraken") then
+		return 212
+	elseif Device:getModel() == "Kobo_dragon" then
+		return 265
+	elseif Device:getModel() == "Kobo_pixie" then
+		return 200
+	else
+		return 167
+	end
 end
 
 function Screen:scaleByDPI(px)
diff --git a/koreader_kobo.sh b/koreader_kobo.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..16e7b1dfb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/koreader_kobo.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+export LC_ALL="en_US.UTF-8"
+
+# we're always starting from our working directory
+cd /mnt/onboard/.kobo/koreader/
+
+# export trained OCR data directory
+export TESSDATA_PREFIX="data"
+
+# export dict directory
+export STARDICT_DATA_DIR="data/dict"
+
+# stop nickel
+killall nickel
+
+# finally call reader
+./reader.lua "$1" 2> crash.log
+
+# continue with nickel
+
+reboot