geekmaster kindle video player

[Zombater]

Originally Posted by knc1

Ah, what do you think your Kindle is running if not Linux?

All questions need proper context, none of us can read your mind.

Well I searched it up, how do I "download" or "use" this zcat?

[hawhill]

Onto what device? If that sounds like a stupid question: it's probably not your KPW2, since it should have zcat onboard, ready to use.

As for using it - that's a way to general question. There's a thousand ways. But in the context of this thread, I think what could help you is: in a terminal, on the command line. Via USB networking (using a terminal + telnet or SSH on your host PC) or using a terminal client on the Kindle.

You're really not asking questions the right way, I'm afraid. Your posts lack all context that would give us an idea what you're trying to do and at what point you are failing. Questions so general as "what is zcat" are even derailing from this thread's topic, which is other software: the video player. So please give more context. People here are a friendly bunch, but you need to give 'em enough rope to help you.

[Zombater]

Originally Posted by hawhill

Onto what device? If that sounds like a stupid question: it's probably not your KPW2, since it should have zcat onboard, ready to use.

As for using it - that's a way to general question. There's a thousand ways. But in the context of this thread, I think what could help you is: in a terminal, on the command line. Via USB networking (using a terminal + telnet or SSH on your host PC) or using a terminal client on the Kindle.

You're really not asking questions the right way, I'm afraid. Your posts lack all context that would give us an idea what you're trying to do and at what point you are failing. Questions so general as "what is zcat" are even derailing from this thread's topic, which is other software: the video player. So please give more context. People here are a friendly bunch, but you need to give 'em enough rope to help you.

Sorry, it's just I know so little about this it's hard to go into detail. You'll mention something about X, and I'll google what X is, can't find it in layman form and fail to understand, ask what X is and you say then I don't give enough info about X.

As for using zcat, yes thanks now I am aware that it comes with Linux, that's why I put "download" and "use" in quotes.

[knc1]

List everything you have done to this Kindle.
List every one of our packages you have installed.

We may be able to figure out how to help you.

[NiLuJe]

And as hawhill said, plainly stating what exactly you're trying to achieve may be helpful .

[knc1]

Duh....
Kindle Stew?

• 1 quart water
• 1 Tbl spoon salt
• Bring to rolling boil
• Add Kindle
• When e-ink runs out of corners, its done
• For a more tender Kindle, simmer over low heat for another day or two

[deltathing]

Originally Posted by hawhill

Place the "producer" side or the whole instruction in a loop, I'd say:

while true; do zcat vid.gmv.gz; done | ./gmplay

or

while true; do zcat vid.gmv.gz | ./gmplay; done

THANKYOU! works a treat

[Zombater]

Originally Posted by knc1

List everything you have done to this Kindle.
List every one of our packages you have installed.

We may be able to figure out how to help you.

I'm trying to get this to work on my kindle PW2. I have jailbreaked my Kindle, installed the Screensavers mod and KUAL. I want to be able to watch Harvey on my kindle, and I am unsure on how to do so. When I launch the mod through KUAL, it just exits over to the main menu.

[knc1]

Originally Posted by Zombater

I'm trying to get this to work on my kindle PW2. I have jailbreaked my Kindle, installed the Screensavers mod and KUAL. I want to be able to watch Harvey on my kindle, and I am unsure on how to do so. When I launch the mod through KUAL, it just exits over to the main menu.

Are the KUAL buttons to control the screensaver working as expected?

Are any of the KUAL buttons working?

[Zombater]

Originally Posted by knc1

Are the KUAL buttons to control the screensaver working as expected?

Are any of the KUAL buttons working?

Yes, I can launch eChess and edit screensavers. Only GMV is broken.

[knc1]

Originally Posted by Zombater

Yes, I can launch eChess and edit screensavers. Only GMV is broken.

Can you give a link to the "button set" you installed for GMV ?

[Zombater]

Originally Posted by knc1

Can you give a link to the "button set" you installed for GMV ?

Sorry, but what does "button set" mean? I installed the file from the OP post, if that's your question.

[knc1]

Originally Posted by Zombater

Sorry, but what does "button set" mean? I installed the file from the OP post, if that's your question.

Meaning the contents of the: Video-KUAL-EXTENSIONS-1.zip archive?

Looking at the files on your Kindle shown over the USB cable -
Do you see the structure:
*/extensions/Videos/<5 files in that directory>

Does the KUAL menu show you a button "Gmvid" ?

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Hang in here, we are getting closer to an answer to watching Harvey.

[Zombater]

Originally Posted by knc1

Meaning the contents of the: Video-KUAL-EXTENSIONS-1.zip archive?

Looking at the files on your Kindle shown over the USB cable -
Do you see the structure:
*/extensions/Videos/<5 files in that directory>

Does the KUAL menu show you a button "Gmvid" ?

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Hang in here, we are getting closer to an answer to watching Harvey.

Sorry I'm so confused, lol. Yes, that is the structure and I can see GMvid. When I try launching the example vid it just sends me to the homescreen. And yes, the contents of the archive, not the archive itself. Not the readme.txt, obviously though. And does the example vid need to be whatever.gmv or whatever.gmv.gz?

[knc1]

Originally Posted by Zombater

Sorry I'm so confused, lol. Yes, that is the structure and I can see GMvid. When I try launching the example vid it just sends me to the homescreen. And yes, the contents of the archive, not the archive itself.

Just as long as one of us is **not** confused.

Those questions should have taken care of all the common problems.
If it was going to work on your PW2, it should be working.

I.E: It isn't going to work on a PW2 as written.
(It might or might not work on a PW1 - nobody has tested that yet.)

The compiled application, gmplay, was written (and tested) during the era of the Kindle Touch (before either Paperwhite was introduced).

For the gory details, open the "Magic Revealed" spoiler in the first post of this thread.
In the source code, you will find three different functions, for the three different video hardwares **prior to** the introduction of either Paperwhite Kindle.

The application needs additional code added to support the Paperwhite video hardware.

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I think the situation is the same in the case of ffmpeg mentioned in the top post -
No work done (yet) to support either of the Paperwhite Kindles.

Short ans: It isn't going to work on a PW2.