[tshering]

Data and information in this post are out of date. Please see post #1 for information on how to apply the patches under Windows.

Since the patching tool for Windows I posted there seems not to work on some version of Windows, I made a similar package, but with GeoffR's executable instead of mine.

USAGE:

• extract the content of the archive to (for instance) C:\env_pa32lsb-v0.6-win32\
• copy libnickel.so.1.0.0 and librmsdk.so.1.0.0 to C:\env_pa32lsb-v0.6-win32\3.3.0_source\
• edit the configuration files in C:\env_pa32lsb-v0.6-win32\3.3.0_source\ if you like
• double-click on C:\env_pa32lsb-v0.6-win32\3.3.0.bat
• find KoboRoot.tgz in C:\env_pa32lsb-v0.6-win32\3.3.0_target\

See the spoiler for an alternative usage.

Updated version: I renamed the executable so that no elevated user rights are needed.

Updated version 2: Reworked it a little in order to make the usage more similare to the linux version. (Users of an earlier version, please be aware that I renamed the configuration files in order to match GeoffR's convention.) An instruction for Linux and Windows could look like this:

Spoiler:

1. Download patch32lsb_330.zip attached to this post* [env_pa32lsb-v0.6-win32 attached to post#46], and extract into a working directory.
2. Download the Kobo firmware archive version 3.3.0 for your device (See this thread) into [the 3.3.0_source subdirectory of] the same working directory as step 1. (do not extract).
3. Read and edit all the *.patch files [of the 3.3.0_source directory] in order to: choose which patches to enable (patch_enable=`yes`) or disable (patch_enable=`no`); change some of the replacement values to suit your device and preferences. (See the section below on customising the patches.)
4. Run make-patch.sh [3.3.0_unpack.bat] from the command line [or double-click on it], so that any errors can be noted.
5. If there were no errors, copy the resulting KoboRoot.tgz [from 3.0.0_target] to the .kobo directory on your ereader.
6. Safely eject and unplug the device, which will then update and restart.
* Actually post #1

I added a second bat-file (3.3.0_unpack.bat). 3.3.0_unpack.bat assumes that there is the correct Kobo FW archive in the directory 3.3.0_source, and extracts the necessary files (libnickel.so.1.0.0 and librmsdk.so.1.0.0 in this case) before patching. 3.3.0.bat assumes that these necessary files are already in the directory 3.3.0_source.


How to modify the package for other FW versions:
Copy the two bat-files and rename it to {OtherFWVersion}.bat and {OtherFWVersion}_unpack.bat (actually both files have the same content, but behave differently on account of the name).
Create a directory with the name {OtherFWVersion}_source, put the configuration files into it.