K5 FW 5.x ScreenSavers Hack - Page 138

NiLuJe · 07-08-2016, 05:15 PM

@masteranza: That's usually because one (or more) of the images in your pool is not to the taste of the framework.

Double-check that every last one of them is properly processed as required

.

masteranza · 07-08-2016, 05:39 PM

@NiLuJe I've been testing it by setting just one image and the issue persists. Also those screenshots used to work properly years ago and all are of the same resolution.

Edit: Also suddenly (I've needed to deregister and register the device) I started getting this when trying to access KUAL.

Edit 2: it's ok again, after restart. The issue with screenshots persists. Could it be because of "kual-gawk-1.5.N" installed? if so, how do I remove it?

knc1 · 07-08-2016, 05:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by masteranza

@NiLuJe I've been testing it by setting just one image and the issue persists. Also those screenshots used to work properly years ago and all are of the same resolution.

Edit: Also suddenly (I've needed to deregister and register the device) I started getting this when trying to access KUAL.

Known, expected, documented, behavior.
(PW2) -> reinstall MKK package
(anything newer) -> reinstall the 'hotfix' package

NiLuJe · 07-08-2016, 05:48 PM

@masteranza: Note that you *have* to restart the framework to get out of this, once it hits a bad image, it's "stuck" on being broken for everything else until restarted.

FWIW, I updated my PW2 to 5.8.1 to test the latest snapshots, and everything looks okay on my end.

masteranza · 07-08-2016, 05:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by knc1

Known, expected, documented, behavior.
(PW2) -> reinstall MKK package
(anything newer) -> reinstall the 'hotfix' package

Wait, how do I install MKK package? there's no PW2 .bin file...

Cinisajoy · 07-08-2016, 05:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by masteranza

Hi, I've successfully jailbroke PW2, installed KUAL and upgraded to 5.8.1. It seemed to work on the beginning (at least once), but then it stopped working (the screen LED's simply turn off) after that I've been trying to find a way to make it work and for now the only thing that's bringing it back temporarily (just for turning it off once, then it breaks again) is the KUAL button 'Reset to defualt behaviour' and 'Clear personal info cache' and subsequent menu->settings->reset.

Can anyone help me with this? I can't find any log files nor error messages coming from linkss.

When is the last time you charged your kindle?

masteranza · 07-08-2016, 05:57 PM

Today. It's fully charged.

NiLuJe · 07-08-2016, 05:57 PM

@masteranza: It's universal, IIRC, hence the lack of device names.

You can also install the hotfix, since you're on FW 5.8.1, it's functionally identical.

Simply rebooting your device should also achieve exactly the same thing (and, regarding your issue, will also get you out of the "stuck on a broken image" loop, if you tweaked your image pool).

masteranza · 07-08-2016, 05:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NiLuJe

@masteranza: It's universal, IIRC, hence the lack of device names.

You can also install the hotfix, since you're on FW 5.8.1, it's functionally identical.

Simply rebooting your device should also achieve exactly the same thing (and, regarding your issue, will also get you out of the "stuck on a broken image" loop, if you tweaked your image pool).

Thanks, I've just reinstalled the hotfix using KUAL (it started working after restart), but screensavers are still broken...

NiLuJe · 07-08-2016, 06:03 PM

@masteranza: Then triple-check how they're encoded, and make sure you boot with the device unplugged.

That they used to work at one point is irrelevant, the framework is very fickle on that particular point

.

Once you've identified the issue and have fixed your files, a reboot or framework restart will be needed to get unstuck.

masteranza · 07-08-2016, 06:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NiLuJe

@masteranza: Then triple-check how they're encoded, and make sure you boot with the device unplugged.

That they used to work at one point is irrelevant, the framework is very fickle on that particular point

.

Once you've identified the issue and have fixed your files, a reboot or framework restart will be needed to get unstuck.

Thanks, right now I've uninstalled python, uninstalled linkss and trying to install it again clean and see whether the default linkss screensaver works reliably.
I'll update soon...

NiLuJe · 07-08-2016, 06:22 PM

@masteranza: You'll have to remove the linkss folder manually for that (unless you flagged for complete uninstall in KUAL first).

masteranza · 07-08-2016, 06:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NiLuJe

@masteranza: You'll have to remove the linkss folder manually for that (unless you flagged for complete uninstall in KUAL first).

Yes, I've noticed that - thank you.
So after reinstall it seems to work. I'll need to look at my files closely. It's funny that they used to work years ago on that device.
What encoding do I need on PW2?

knc1 · 07-08-2016, 06:36 PM

See FGA thread, top post

masteranza · 07-08-2016, 06:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by knc1

See FGA thread, top post

Thanks, so what's wrong with this file?
or this one (smaller in kb)?

07-08-2016, 05:39 PM	#2057
masteranza Member Posts: 21 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2016 Device: PW2	@NiLuJe I've been testing it by setting just one image and the issue persists. Also those screenshots used to work properly years ago and all are of the same resolution. Edit: Also suddenly (I've needed to deregister and register the device) I started getting this when trying to access KUAL. Edit 2: it's ok again, after restart. The issue with screenshots persists. Could it be because of "kual-gawk-1.5.N" installed? if so, how do I remove it? Last edited by masteranza; 07-08-2016 at 05:51 PM.

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07-08-2016, 05:15 PM	#2056
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,478 Karma: 26012494 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	@masteranza: That's usually because one (or more) of the images in your pool is not to the taste of the framework. Double-check that every last one of them is properly processed as required .

07-08-2016, 05:48 PM	#2059
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,478 Karma: 26012494 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	@masteranza: Note that you have to restart the framework to get out of this, once it hits a bad image, it's "stuck" on being broken for everything else until restarted. FWIW, I updated my PW2 to 5.8.1 to test the latest snapshots, and everything looks okay on my end.

07-08-2016, 05:57 PM	#2062
masteranza Member Posts: 21 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2016 Device: PW2	Today. It's fully charged.

07-08-2016, 05:57 PM	#2063
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,478 Karma: 26012494 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	@masteranza: It's universal, IIRC, hence the lack of device names. You can also install the hotfix, since you're on FW 5.8.1, it's functionally identical. Simply rebooting your device should also achieve exactly the same thing (and, regarding your issue, will also get you out of the "stuck on a broken image" loop, if you tweaked your image pool).

07-08-2016, 06:03 PM	#2065
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,478 Karma: 26012494 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	@masteranza: Then triple-check how they're encoded, and make sure you boot with the device unplugged. That they used to work at one point is irrelevant, the framework is very fickle on that particular point . Once you've identified the issue and have fixed your files, a reboot or framework restart will be needed to get unstuck.

07-08-2016, 06:22 PM	#2067
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,478 Karma: 26012494 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	@masteranza: You'll have to remove the linkss folder manually for that (unless you flagged for complete uninstall in KUAL first).

07-08-2016, 06:36 PM	#2069
knc1 Going Viral Posts: 17,212 Karma: 18210809 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Central Texas Device: No K1, PW2, KV, KOA	See FGA thread, top post

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