K5 (KPW) How can I add new fonts to my device?

grant.ben08 · 01-06-2013, 10:31 PM

I am a proud owner of my first Kindle (Paperwhite) and brand new to jailbreaking it (just did it an hour ago). I am kind of at a loss on what to do now as far as adding hacks to it but at the moment I am most interested in adding new fonts to it.
Can somebody please help me with the process?

geekmaster · 01-06-2013, 11:30 PM

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Originally Posted by grant.ben08

I am a proud owner of my first Kindle (Paperwhite) and brand new to jailbreaking it (just did it an hour ago). I am kind of at a loss on what to do now as far as adding hacks to it but at the moment I am most interested in adding new fonts to it.
Can somebody please help me with the process?

The PW runs versions 5.x firmware. Look in the K5 index for links to hacks. I recommend USB networking, and you should also find information for adding fonts. You can find the index wikis by looking into the Master Index sticky thread. Feel free to add useful content to the index wikis.

grant.ben08 · 01-07-2013, 12:26 AM

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Originally Posted by geekmaster

You can find the index wikis by looking into the Master Index sticky thread.

Could you provide me a link or something, I am having some issues navigating the website as I am also new to it. I guess I'm just used to the JB on my iPhone and the use of Cydia.
Thank you very much

geekmaster · 01-07-2013, 12:33 AM

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Originally Posted by grant.ben08

Could you provide me a link or something, I am having some issues navigating the website as I am also new to it. I guess I'm just used to the JB on my iPhone and the use of Cydia.
Thank you very much

I have not added fonts to my PW. I only added USB networking, and the dev certs, and JBPatch.

Perhaps somebody here who has added custom fonts to a PW (or knows some good links) can provide information.

grant.ben08 · 01-07-2013, 05:48 AM

Would it be possible to provide a link to the K5 index or just where I should go from the home screen?

knc1 · 01-07-2013, 06:39 AM

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Originally Posted by grant.ben08

Would it be possible to provide a link to the K5 index or just where I should go from the home screen?

http://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=180113

ersott · 01-07-2013, 06:40 AM

It works fine for me ;-)

http://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...23&postcount=8

booklover6 · 01-07-2013, 07:07 AM

The easiest thing to do is to add a file to your Kindle. A blank file called USE_ALT_FONTS. put it in the top level of the kindle directory. Eject and restart the Kindle. You will then see all the hidden fonts that are already on the Kindle. I found one that I love, so no need to add new ones. I learned about it here and he links to a thread here on mobilread where he found it. (I did step 3 & 4 but then removed that font folder, as the ones that showed up were fine for me).

Oh I see the link above provides the same info....anyhow there is a nice screen shot on the link I provided.

grant.ben08 · 01-07-2013, 07:08 AM

Much obliged all. All of this should prove to be very helpful.

grant.ben08 · 01-07-2013, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by booklover6

The easiest thing to do is to add a file to your Kindle. A blank file called USE_ALT_FONTS. put it in the top level of the kindle directory. Eject and restart the Kindle. You will then see all the hidden fonts that are already on the Kindle. I found one that I love, so no need to add new ones. I learned about it here and he links to a thread here on mobilread where he found it. (I did step 3 & 4 but then removed that font folder, as the ones that showed up were fine for me).

Oh I see the link above provides the same info....anyhow there is a nice screen shot on the link I provided.

I did this and it worked great. I also added my own fonts but I am finding that sometimes after I add new fonts and restart, none of the new or hidden fonts are there, only the originals. I am trying to narrow down what causes this to happen. If I find anything I will post it here.

ixtab · 01-07-2013, 11:23 AM

Try running ";fc-cache", i.e. enter that (without the quotes) into the search box. The command will run for about 5 minutes, then it will restart the framework. So just let the device sit until it "reboots". That might help (or it might not).

grant.ben08 · 01-07-2013, 11:30 AM

After a couple of experiments it seems that all you have to do is unplug it after ejecting. If you eject and restart without unplugging it and it goes back into USB connect mode after booting, the fonts wont come up.
So now I have me a couple of old typewriter style fonts that really make my KPW feel like a book.

01-06-2013, 10:31 PM	#1
grant.ben08 Member Posts: 22 Karma: 31206 Join Date: Jan 2013 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	(KPW) How can I add new fonts to my device? I am a proud owner of my first Kindle (Paperwhite) and brand new to jailbreaking it (just did it an hour ago). I am kind of at a loss on what to do now as far as adding hacks to it but at the moment I am most interested in adding new fonts to it. Can somebody please help me with the process?

01-07-2013, 07:07 AM	#8
booklover6 Wizard Posts: 1,597 Karma: 1842136 Join Date: May 2008 Location: PA (USA) Device: Kindle PW & Touch, Kobo Glo & Mini, KFHD7, + kids' KF2, Lenovo 7"	The easiest thing to do is to add a file to your Kindle. A blank file called USE_ALT_FONTS. put it in the top level of the kindle directory. Eject and restart the Kindle. You will then see all the hidden fonts that are already on the Kindle. I found one that I love, so no need to add new ones. I learned about it here and he links to a thread here on mobilread where he found it. (I did step 3 & 4 but then removed that font folder, as the ones that showed up were fine for me). Oh I see the link above provides the same info....anyhow there is a nice screen shot on the link I provided. __________________ Anne, Mom to 4 kids & 4 Parrots. Last edited by booklover6; 01-07-2013 at 08:03 AM.

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01-07-2013, 05:48 AM	#5
grant.ben08 Member Posts: 22 Karma: 31206 Join Date: Jan 2013 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Would it be possible to provide a link to the K5 index or just where I should go from the home screen?

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ersott Groupie Posts: 195 Karma: 543474 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: kindle 2, Ipad2, Sony prs 505	It works fine for me ;-) http://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...23&postcount=8

01-07-2013, 07:08 AM	#9
grant.ben08 Member Posts: 22 Karma: 31206 Join Date: Jan 2013 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Much obliged all. All of this should prove to be very helpful.

01-07-2013, 11:23 AM	#11
ixtab offline Posts: 2,326 Karma: 4935413 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: K3/K4/K5/PW	Try running ";fc-cache", i.e. enter that (without the quotes) into the search box. The command will run for about 5 minutes, then it will restart the framework. So just let the device sit until it "reboots". That might help (or it might not).

01-07-2013, 11:30 AM	#12
grant.ben08 Member Posts: 22 Karma: 31206 Join Date: Jan 2013 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	After a couple of experiments it seems that all you have to do is unplug it after ejecting. If you eject and restart without unplugging it and it goes back into USB connect mode after booting, the fonts wont come up. So now I have me a couple of old typewriter style fonts that really make my KPW feel like a book.


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