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Old 01-11-2012, 09:14 AM   #1
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Kindle touch screen rotating hack

-= WARNING =-
DO NOT try to use auto-rotate hack if you have updated your kindle to 5.1 version.. this will BRICK IT

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I'll try to sum all the method we got so far to enable / use screen rotation so far.

GUI launcher by yifanlu
Need JailBreak.
Link: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho....php?p=1881677

Screen Auto-rotate by rastik

Need JailBreak.
Link: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...5&postcount=41

seaniko7 has made a really nice installer you can find in the attachment, that works even with 5.0.3 update and fixes last-2-char bug.
version 5.0.1 is kept in attachments just for people who will need uninstaller in future.

Extract content of KTRotate_0.2.zip to your kindle via USB, safely remove it and unplug USB cable.
Goto Settings -> Menu -> Update your kindle.
Sometimes gives errors while installing, but then install smoothly.
IMPORTANT FOR KINDLE 5.0.3 USERS
If there will be a 5.0.4 update from amazon you MUST use the proper uninstaller, otherwise update will be blocked


MP3 method by mr.w0lf

NOTE: 5.0.3 UPDATE MAKE USELESSS THIS HACK, WE HAVE JUST STARTED WORKING TO FIX THIS.
Hi guys, after reading Yifan Lu work i was thinking about a simple way to get the screen rotation without the USB + SSH method.

Using his mp3 exploit here you are fast and simple way to switch orientation in your kindle, without have to jailbreak / install yfanlu (fantastic) launcher.




How to install
  1. Download ZIP & Extract content ( Rotate_refresh.mp3 & extensions dir)
  2. Connect your Kindle Touch to PC and open it as USB drive
  3. Copy extensions inside it
  4. Copy Rotate_refresh.mp3 ( you can rename it ) to /music folder
  5. Safely remove Kindle
  6. On Kindle menu select Settings -> Experimental -> Music Player & select our beautiful mp3
  7. Now you can rotate your screen as you want

Known Problems

Problem: In landscape mode, tapping to go to prev/next page stops working after 6 page loads or so.
Solution:
  • Touch the top of the screen and go back to the page, it starts working again (for 6 taps) {thanks to pirl8}
  • On main screen tap Menu -> Settings and Turn ON Page Refresh, problem is solved forever.

IMPORTANT!
  • Rotation works only while reading (i.e. not for the list of files in the Home)
  • As you can see in screenshot, mp3 player stays active, so while reading you just have to call the Menu bar to see it and switch rotation again

FAQ
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How does it work exactly?
Using mp3 exploit of Yifan Lu we show 4 buttons that let's you call the kindle function to rotate view

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Does it does it auto rotate?
Nope, you decide direction each time (just as K3)

Quote:
Can you uninstall it if you don't like it?
That's the nice thing: you do not have to install anything
(Jailbreak, SSH, whatever ) so if you do not like it you can simply delete the mp3 file.

Changelog:
[v0.1] Rewrote code to use pirl8 .sh file, so fixing refresh problem could be easyer in future
[v0.0] Initial release

Screen:


Video:
Attached Files
File Type: zip rotate-screen_smallbuttons.zip (8.1 KB, 4599 views)
File Type: zip Rotate_refresh.zip (8.9 KB, 4806 views)
File Type: zip KTRotate_0.1.zip (25.9 KB, 1955 views)
File Type: zip KTRotate_0.2.zip (291.9 KB, 3822 views)

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Old 01-11-2012, 09:40 AM   #2
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Why not use my launcher?
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Old 01-11-2012, 10:42 AM   #3
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Why not use my launcher?
1) because i like to know what i am doing wrong, just in case it could be useful in future
2) because i missed it xD
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Old 01-11-2012, 12:37 PM   #4
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Problem solved: rotation doesn't work for menu, just for the reader, mp3 file was ok
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Old 01-11-2012, 03:53 PM   #5
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Problem solved: rotation doesn't work for menu, just for the reader, mp3 file was ok
very good idea
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Old 01-11-2012, 07:32 PM   #6
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How does it work exactly? Does it does it auto rotate? Can you uninstall it if you don't like it? It sounds cool, I love screen rotation on my tablet, Just wanted to see what this did first.
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How does it work exactly?
Using mp3 exploit of Yifan Lu we show 4 buttons that let's you call the kindle function to rotate view

Quote:
Does it does it auto rotate?
Nope, you decide direction each time (just as K3)

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Can you uninstall it if you don't like it?
That's the nice thing: you do not have to install anything
(Jailbreak, SSH, whatever ) so if you do not like it you can simply delete the mp3 file.

I'll use your post as FAQ in the first one

Reference:http://yifan.lu/2011/12/10/kindle-to...kroot-and-ssh/
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Old 01-12-2012, 05:44 AM   #8
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Nice job!

Maybe we come around with a font hacking now, that will be perfect...
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Old 01-12-2012, 06:45 AM   #9
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In landscape mode, tapping to go to prev/next page stops working after 6 page loads or so. You have to touch the top of the screen and go back to the page and it starts working again (for 6 taps).

Maybe it's something related to screen refresh?

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In landscape mode, tapping to go to prev/next page stops working after 6 page loads or so. You have to touch the top of the screen and go back to the page and it starts working again (for 6 taps).

Maybe it's something related to screen refresh?
Issue confirmed: even using yfanlu launcher problem exist, but even if i do not now exactly why, i have found a workaround: just turn on refresing ink every page turn
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1. I think buttons are really big and when reading the whole bottom screen occupies a lot of the screen estate. So what I did was to simply change height and width using a hex editor and use L, R, U, and D instead! I can upload this mp3 file. mr.wolf

2. Question: What can be done so that we won't have this issue even with partial refresh on (for both yifanlu and mr.wolf's solutions)?

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GUI launcher is the prefered way to do this for me.
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A nicer workaround could be to modify
  • automatically enable screen refresh when switching to landscape;
  • returning to default value (whichever it was) when switching back to portrait;

I guess that setting refresh on/off could be done with something like:

Code:
lipc-set-prop com.lab126.winmgr refreshOnTurn 1|0
I don't know how it could be read.
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I can upload this mp3 file.
mail it to me, onceblackneverback@gmail.com so i can post it near mine.. include screenshot if possible

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2. Question: What can be done so that we won't have this issue even with partial refresh on (for both yifanlu and mr.wolf's solutions)?
pirl8 got a really nice idea.. i was thinking about something complex but that should be the perfect solution!

Just the time to edit & test & i'll post the working mp3
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... Just the time to edit & test & i'll post the working mp3
ixtab on another thread told me that configuraction values are in file:

/var/local/java/prefs/com.amazon.ebook.framework/prefs

The line is obviously the one with:

Code:
device.refresh.onPageTurn=false|true
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