Hacks I want my family back - not dead authors... - Page 17

JSWolf · 02-18-2010, 12:36 PM

They are not screensavers as the screen doesn't need to be saved. It's a slide show and one that uses battery for no good reason at all.

jwilker · 02-18-2010, 01:15 PM

@jswolf don't they use no more power than the built in images? It's not really a slide show since it only show's 1 image. Unless the hack has changed and I missed it.

I've never noticed more power drain looking at my graphics over Mary Shelley.

911jason · 02-18-2010, 06:24 PM

You're correct jwilker... the screensaver hack does not use any additional power.

thegoodguy · 02-19-2010, 03:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

They are not screensavers as the screen doesn't need to be saved. It's a slide show and one that uses battery for no good reason at all.

Putting a smile on my face when I see them is a good reason. It would probably be a bigger smile if the display order was random and not sequential.

Smiling ... it's an interesting sensation ... you should try it some day.

srmalloy · 02-26-2010, 12:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

They are not screensavers as the screen doesn't need to be saved. It's a slide show and one that uses battery for no good reason at all.

The prime characteristic of e-ink displays is that they use power only when changing pixels. A static image doesn't use any battery power at all.

The point of having a 'screensaver' is to give you an immediate visual feedback that the unit is 'sleeping' -- that the controls have been disabled to keep from accidentally registering unwanted page turns, etc. when not being used. This could be done by just blanking the screen or greying it out, but the screensaver images do the same thing more attractively, and with the screensaver hack, allows you to customize your Kindle a little more.

EricLandes · 03-03-2010, 05:33 PM

For those that might care... Barnes & Noble has a free pack of Alice and Wonderland images designed as screensavers for the Nook.

They work just peachy on the Kindle.

kevindorsey · 03-08-2010, 12:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EricLandes

For those that might care... Barnes & Noble has a free pack of Alice and Wonderland images designed as screensavers for the Nook.

They work just peachy on the Kindle.

From the movie?

robb01 · 03-09-2010, 08:43 PM

yep, the new movie that is out

gxt1 · 03-11-2010, 04:37 PM

Hi,

I am new to the forum and I have been trying to install the screen saver hack. When I go to the settings menu the "Update Your Kindle" menu item is greyed out. Help?

Thanks

911jason · 03-12-2010, 01:40 AM

You more than likely downloaded the wrong file. If your Kindle 2 was purchased in the past few months, you need the file marked K2i. If you already have that file, make sure you unzip it and then copy only the install file that ends in .bin over to your Kindle.

NicolesLost · 03-23-2010, 03:24 PM

Thank you 911jason! Selecting the file with "i" in it did the trick! For some reason i was just selecting the K2 file with no "i". It works great now!

sealonging · 03-27-2010, 10:31 AM

i really hope someone can help, so excited about my new screensavers and i keep getting jacked! i have a 2.3 and i installed k2i but i am not getting any screensavers now. it just flashes and my home page is still there. i know my images are on my kindle because when i plug it back in i can see them in system\screen_saver. PLEASE help! i'm really frustrated that i did something wrong and i don't know what it is. thanks!

sealonging · 03-27-2010, 12:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sealonging

i really hope someone can help, so excited about my new screensavers and i keep getting jacked! i have a 2.3 and i installed k2i but i am not getting any screensavers now. it just flashes and my home page is still there. i know my images are on my kindle because when i plug it back in i can see them in system\screen_saver. PLEASE help! i'm really frustrated that i did something wrong and i don't know what it is. thanks!

whoops! formatted incorrectly! blonde moment, i apologize

angelad · 03-27-2010, 03:15 PM

Haha, happens to the best of us.

goblinbox · 05-17-2010, 01:43 PM

Does anybody know if anyone's working on the screensaver hack for 2.5? I'm back to dead authors since the update since the old hack no longer works.

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02-18-2010, 12:36 PM	#241
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,897 Karma: 128597114 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	They are not screensavers as the screen doesn't need to be saved. It's a slide show and one that uses battery for no good reason at all.

02-18-2010, 01:15 PM	#242
jwilker Connoisseur Posts: 97 Karma: 1940 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Libra H2O	@jswolf don't they use no more power than the built in images? It's not really a slide show since it only show's 1 image. Unless the hack has changed and I missed it. I've never noticed more power drain looking at my graphics over Mary Shelley.

02-18-2010, 06:24 PM	#243
911jason Zealot Posts: 102 Karma: 128 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Simi Valley, CA Device: Kindle Paperwhite 1	You're correct jwilker... the screensaver hack does not use any additional power.

03-03-2010, 05:33 PM	#246
EricLandes Connoisseur Posts: 95 Karma: 8282 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Kindle PW, Kobo Aura HD, Galaxy Note 10.1	For those that might care... Barnes & Noble has a free pack of Alice and Wonderland images designed as screensavers for the Nook. They work just peachy on the Kindle.

03-09-2010, 08:43 PM	#248
robb01 Connoisseur Posts: 81 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2008 Device: Kindle	yep, the new movie that is out

03-11-2010, 04:37 PM	#249
gxt1 Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: Kindle2	Hi, I am new to the forum and I have been trying to install the screen saver hack. When I go to the settings menu the "Update Your Kindle" menu item is greyed out. Help? Thanks

03-12-2010, 01:40 AM	#250
911jason Zealot Posts: 102 Karma: 128 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Simi Valley, CA Device: Kindle Paperwhite 1	You more than likely downloaded the wrong file. If your Kindle 2 was purchased in the past few months, you need the file marked K2i. If you already have that file, make sure you unzip it and then copy only the install file that ends in .bin over to your Kindle.

03-23-2010, 03:24 PM	#251
NicolesLost Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: Kindle 2 version 2.3	Thank you 911jason! Selecting the file with "i" in it did the trick! For some reason i was just selecting the K2 file with no "i". It works great now!

03-27-2010, 10:31 AM	#252
sealonging Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Taipei, Taiwan Device: kindle	i really hope someone can help, so excited about my new screensavers and i keep getting jacked! i have a 2.3 and i installed k2i but i am not getting any screensavers now. it just flashes and my home page is still there. i know my images are on my kindle because when i plug it back in i can see them in system\screen_saver. PLEASE help! i'm really frustrated that i did something wrong and i don't know what it is. thanks!

03-27-2010, 03:15 PM	#254
angelad Groupie Posts: 163 Karma: 64 Join Date: Jun 2009 Device: kindle dx	Haha, happens to the best of us.

05-17-2010, 01:43 PM	#255
goblinbox *****istratrix Posts: 27 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Walla Walla, WA Device: K2, iThing	Does anybody know if anyone's working on the screensaver hack for 2.5? I'm back to dead authors since the update since the old hack no longer works.