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Old 11-24-2009, 09:22 PM   #1
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How to create packages for Kindle w/ firmware 2.3

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I have updated the packager to creates custom firmware for the Kindle with version 2.3.

I'm assuming that with firmware 2.3 ; both the original Kindle 2 and Kindle 2 DX now require signed packages just like the Kindle 2 International; and none of the existing packages will now install properly.

The packager can be found here:
http://www.avenard.org/kindle2/packager-0.7.tgz

Note that the options format has changed.

To create a package for firmware 2.3 you do:
./kindle_update_tool.py m --k2 --sign --ex name files ...


I've repackaged the screensaver hack ; for the DX, Kindle 2 International and Kindle 2: there:
http://www.avenard.org/kindle2/scree...ack-0.1.tar.gz

Last edited by jyavenard; 11-26-2009 at 07:04 AM. Reason: Updated packager to 0.7 (works on Windows)
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Old 11-24-2009, 09:47 PM   #2
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The packager can be found here:
http://www.avenard.org/kindle2/packager-0.6.tgz

Note that the options format has changed.

To create a package for firmware 2.3 you do:
./kindle_update_tool.py m --k2 --sign --ex name files ...

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Hi jyavenard,

Can you create UFH (Georgia font) package for Dx V 2.3 ?
Thanks
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Old 11-25-2009, 04:24 AM   #3
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Unicode hack 2.3 on kindle 2

Hi JYA,
Thanks for you work on the Kindle 2 hacking, way to go!
Could you please post instructions on using the latests packager to prepare a image for Kindle based on 2.3 firmware + cyrillic font hack?

Thanks in advance,
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Old 11-25-2009, 05:10 AM   #4
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Assuming there are no differences with how the fonts are stored between the Kindle 2 International 2.2 and 2.3 (from the few reports out there, it's the case)

You'd do something like:
#First extract the package for the Kindle 2 International
./packager-0.6/kindle_update_tool.py e update_ufh_droid_install-k2i.bin

#Extract the content
tar zxvf update_ufh_droid_install-k2i.bin.tgz

This creates the following file:
Code:
$ tar zxvf update_ufh_droid_install-k2i.bin.tgz
x install-droid.sh.sig
x install-droid.sh
x droid.ttf.sig
x droid.ttf
x update_ufh_droid_install-k2i.dat
#Remove all the files you don't need anymore
rm *.sig *.dat *.tgz

#Recreate the package
#For Kindle 2:
./packager-0.6/kindle_update_tool.py m --k2 --sign --ex ufh_droid_install-k2 install-droid.sh droid.ttf

#For Kindle DX:
./packager-0.6/kindle_update_tool.py m --dx --sign --ex ufh_droid_install-dx install-droid.sh droid.ttf

That's about it ...
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Old 11-25-2009, 05:26 AM   #5
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Excellent, thank you very much!
Two questions:
1. i understand that i should uninstall previous unicode hack before updating. should I after that install a regular 2.3 image and THEN install the package that I create using your instructions?
2. if i understood (1) correctly, then how does it work, since 2.3 now requires signed updates...

Thanks in advance
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Excellent, thank you very much!
Two questions:
1. i understand that i should uninstall previous unicode hack before updating. should I after that install a regular 2.3 image and THEN install the package that I create using your instructions?
2. if i understood (1) correctly, then how does it work, since 2.3 now requires signed updates...

Thanks in advance
Yes...
Uninstall everything first ; update to 2.3 ; then install the custom packages

Re: 2; the packager takes care of everything for you ; you don't need to worry about signing the packages.
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Old 11-25-2009, 05:58 AM   #7
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Ok, got it.
I'll install the packages tonight, and report here on success/failure of the experiments. Wish me luck


And once again,thanks for you hard work and support!


P.S. at least on windows, there is a bug in the packager code (line 161), you use tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile() which returns a new file handle. then you call tarfile.open(tgz_fname.name,"w:gz") which tries to open the same file for writing. this fails.
i've added tgz_fname.close() before that as a work around, so it works now.

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Old 11-25-2009, 06:19 AM   #8
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I've repackaged the Droid and Liberation UFH from http://blogkindle.com/2009/10/unicod...national-too/:

http://www.avenard.org/kindle2/ufh-kindle2.3.tar.gz

Not tested ...
Can't think what could be wrong though ...
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Old 11-25-2009, 10:13 AM   #9
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Just wanted to report success with the revised/updated package with 2.3 and the screensaver hack. I removed the 2.03 with the screensaver hack, did the update to 2.3 manually and then applied the new package linked above (for K2US in my case) and it all works! No need to remove your custom screensaver images -- they just carry right over, and you get all the new features of 2.3, too.

Thanks so much for the quick work! Nice not to be deprived of the new features just to keep my custom screensavers.
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Old 11-25-2009, 10:36 AM   #10
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Reporting that jyavenard's repackaged unicode hack works on the Kindle 2 (not tested on 2i or DX).
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Old 11-25-2009, 02:51 PM   #11
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Hi jyavenard,

Can you create UFH (Georgia font) package for Dx V 2.3 ?
Thanks
Done! https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...9&postcount=41

Please post your results, thanks!
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Old 11-25-2009, 04:04 PM   #12
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Done! https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...9&postcount=41

Please post your results, thanks!
Hi edge777,

the UFH works very well on DX V 2.3 . Thank you !

The old Geogia font for DX V2.1 was a bit darker (in my opinion). Please have a look at the attached, if you have time.
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File Type: zip kindle_georgia_fonts_install.zip (3.97 MB, 786 views)
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I've repackaged the Droid and Liberation UFH from http://blogkindle.com/2009/10/unicod...national-too/:

http://www.avenard.org/kindle2/ufh-kindle2.3.tar.gz

Not tested ...
Can't think what could be wrong though ...
Both Droid and Liberation UFH are working fine for DX version 2.3.
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New packager is nicely written but doesn't seem to work on windows. File sharing problems arise because temporary files can't be shared so they can't be written to.

I'm trying to fix the problem right now
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I've got a problem with my Kindle 2 US.

I uninstalled the previous font hack, updated to 2.3. Everything fine. Installed the Droid font hack referenced below. Everything looked good.

Like a fool I said "Let's see what the Liberation font looks like". So I installed the liberation font. Note that I did not uninstall first. The font looked terrible. Very small and faint. Worse than the original font. So I uninstalled. Everything looked like normal default Kindle.
Then I reinstalled the Droid. The Droid san-serif font is there but it's very faint and looks alot like the standard font without serifs. Several restarts, uninstalls, reinstalls later, I'm in the same place. After an uninstall, everything looks like standard Kindle (I have a second kindle so it's easy to compare).

So here I am, stuck with the standard font. I'd love to be able to re-install the 2.3 update but the kindle just ignores it when I copy it to the root folder.

Any ideas on a fix? Is there a way to force the 2.3 update to reinstall? A way to fix what's there now?

Help!!!

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I've repackaged the Droid and Liberation UFH from http://blogkindle.com/2009/10/unicod...national-too/:

http://www.avenard.org/kindle2/ufh-kindle2.3.tar.gz

Not tested ...
Can't think what could be wrong though ...
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