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Old 04-27-2013, 06:00 PM   #61
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First of all, thank you for your work lol
But, doesn't work in my kobo.

I copied the two files, and changed the line rcS and kobotweaks.ini file with Notepad + +. I did the reboot and the option "Toggle Night Mode" appears, but nothing happens.

I need to copy the rcS also to the folder /.Kobo?
Replaces rcS file line and he looked like this:

Code:
/mnt/onboard/run.sh &
/usr/local/Kobo/hindenburg &
LD_PRELOAD=/mnt/onboard/.kobo/screenInv.so /usr/local/Kobo/nickel -qws &
#LD_PRELOAD=/mnt/onboard/.kobo/screenInv.so /usr/local/Kobo/nickel -qws &
Is that correct? Thanks for any help.
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Old 04-27-2013, 06:41 PM   #62
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Awesome job, yoq! Works great on my Glo.

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I copied the two files, and changed the line rcS and kobotweaks.ini file with Notepad + +. I did the reboot and the option "Toggle Night Mode" appears, but nothing happens.

I need to copy the rcS also to the folder /.Kobo?
Replaces rcS file line and he looked like this:

Code:
/mnt/onboard/run.sh &
/usr/local/Kobo/hindenburg &
LD_PRELOAD=/mnt/onboard/.kobo/screenInv.so /usr/local/Kobo/nickel -qws &
#LD_PRELOAD=/mnt/onboard/.kobo/screenInv.so /usr/local/Kobo/nickel -qws &
Is that correct? Thanks for any help.
The rcS file needs to end up in the /etc/init.d/ directory (which you can't see when you connect your Glo to your computer). You should setup USB networking (installing KoboLauncher is the easiest way), and then you can copy the rcS file to where it needs to go with this command (assuming the modified rcS file is in the .kobo folder):
Code:
cp /mnt/onboard/.kobo/rcS /etc/init.d/
I would provide an installer, but since this is a new hack and it has the potential to cause problems you shouldn't use it unless you have a method of recovery such as USB networking (or are comfortable opening up your device to get the micro SD card out).
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Old 04-27-2013, 07:10 PM   #63
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Thanks KevinShort
is better then I expect your installer file. I do not quite understand how to use usb as network
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Old 04-28-2013, 04:31 AM   #64
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Thanks a million to Yoq and Kevinshort !!!

I'm waiting for installer too.
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Old 04-28-2013, 04:37 AM   #65
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Good job Yoq and Kevinshort !!! really !!!

Kevin you have written and done this last time :
You have to use the Kobo Tweaks plugin to use the frontlight program. After you install the plugin, add these lines to kobotweaks.ini (in the .kobo folder on your Glo):
Code:

[CustomCommands]
Frontlight=tweaks.executeSystemCmd(\"/mnt/onboard/frontlight 1\")

That assumes that the "frontlight" program is in the main folder on your Glo.

Just a note: while this program does let you set the frontlight to a lower level, there is really hardly any difference at all between the Glo's default lowest brightness and this program's lowest.
[CustomCommands]
Frontlight=tweaks.executeSystemCmd(\"/mnt/onboard/frontlight 1\")

Now is it possible to do the same with your update to simplify the procedure to be used by "normal" users ? I wanna mean that it could be integrated in a plugin called "kobo night mode v2 plugin" ("v2" should be the version) ?
Guys, what do you think about it?
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Old 04-28-2013, 11:28 AM   #66
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What extremely fun and useful developments! Yay for KevinShort and Yoq and also Akorx for starting it off.

Might I be annoying and mention that this lovely night mode feature is hidden underneath the thread title "Controlling the Glo's Frontlight"...
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Old 05-02-2013, 04:22 AM   #67
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I would provide an installer, but since this is a new hack and it has the potential to cause problems you shouldn't use it unless you have a method of recovery such as USB networking (or are comfortable opening up your device to get the micro SD card out).
Any news about the installer?
Thanks in advance
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Old 05-02-2013, 04:27 AM   #68
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@tapioco: if you take a look to firmware and plugins "installers", I think you can realize you can do it by yourself easily, if you want to risk to screw up your device OS
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Old 05-02-2013, 02:29 PM   #69
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Tapioco2000, if you don't understand what you are doing and make a mistake, you will have big problems with your kobo.
I think the best way is to wait a few days, Kevin or Yoq will give us an installer for the plugin.
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I've created a new thread for yoq's night mode hack, with an installer.
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Old 05-05-2013, 01:47 PM   #71
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After hijacking the thread with the inversion mode, lets get back to actually lowering the brightness

I played around with the PWM frequency and the duty-cycle but I couldn't get lower than brightness 1, even with lowering the frequency. (this creates more steps and Ton/Tcycle decreases)
So I dug into the hardware and this is what I found:
The PWM is generated by a MSP430 microcontroller (U6 on the board, output on pin 20). This signal feeds into a step-up converter that powers the 5 LEDs with a constant current, depending an the duty-cycle. There is also the signal line FL_R_EN which effectively doubles the current for a given PWM duty-cycle. The switch happens at a brightness of 50. (details in the driver code)
I drew up the schematic for the LED driver part:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/att...1&d=1368175933

But I couldn't identify the specific converter chip, so I gave up on a software solution. But maybe someone has a brilliant idea, who knows?

As for a hardware solution, with a current source the easiest way to lower the brightness is to divert some of the current with a parallel resistor. Because LEDs keep the voltage almost constant, the diverted current doesn't change over the brightness range. An because LEDs are driven logarihmic the change affects only the lower steps and the change at the maximum brightness is not perceptible.

If I lost you along these paragraphs, continue here!

So here is the hardware hack to get a higher dynamic range for your frontlight with a material cost of about 2ct:
You will need the following:
  • 1x 33k Resistor in size 0805 (0603 should do as well)
    • Yep, that is about 2x1mm, so better get more than one
    • Look at Farnell PartNo 1099810 for an example
  • A soldering iron with a ~1-2mm tip + some solder (the one with lead is highly recommened)
  • Tweezers

Ready?
  1. Open you Kobo, refer to:
    https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=209122
  2. Unplug the battery, simply pull the white part up
  3. Locate this part:
  4. Now solder the resistor between the bottom terminal of RA4 and the spot marked TP62:
  5. Replug the battery and you're done!
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Old 05-06-2013, 06:01 PM   #72
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Hi Yoq !

I really want to reduce the brightness under the min... I've found a resistor like yours and tried to solder it but without success, it's really too too hard for me.

I think your are not human ... answer please and confess that your are a robot or the god of soldering why not ...

1- Can I replace CMS resistor by its equal in "normal" resistance (I mean Orange / Orange / Orange / Brown - 33.000 ohm)?

2- The best way for me and to the "normal" users shoud be to find a software solution...
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Yoq,

You've got to like a guy who believes in programming with solder...

How much do you estimate you dropped the low end of the brightness range? 1/2 of what it was, a quarter? I'm willing to perform the hack, just want to be sure I only have to do it once.
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@akorx: sure any resistor with 33000 ohms will do.

@TechniSol: Hard to judge brightness, what I can say is that for me, it is now too dim to read comfortably at the very lowest setting in pitch darkness. It rescales approximately the lower third of the range, so you should have no problem setting it as you want.
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And what about the battery with this "short circuit" ?
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