1. Connect to your PC with your USB cable. Open the KoboReader drive that appears on your PC. Note that this is the Root directory for this process.
**Skip to step 4. if you haven't tried to install the alternative readers before.**
2. On your Kobo, delete any launcher .png files from the Library. On your PC, the .png files should disappear, if not Right click on the page and select Refresh.
OK, first if you have any script files that you have modified/tweaked for Koreader or the KoboLauncher, save them to your PC.
3. On PC; navigate to the .kobo directory. Delete the following folders: fmon, KoboLauncher, and koreader.
4. Go to
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/9xqopxa4y...WEBVJUB/builds and download the current "pbchess 1.2.6.#_kobo.zip" (not the kindle one).
5. Copy "launcher.png" from the zip file to Root directory. Now safely eject the KoboReader drive from your PC. (Right click on the drive and select Eject). Then disconnect the USB cable. You should then see, on your kobo, the message that it is processing data/media and then the home page. Poweroff your kobo and restart it. If the .png file was not processed fully you should see the processing message during the startup.
6. The launcher image tile should be on your kobo's home page now, select it. It is just an image at this point, and you should see a full page image. Return to the home page.
7. Now that you are sure that the launcher png file has been correctly and completely processed by your kobo. Reconnect with your USB cable and copy the "KoboRoot.tgz" file from the .zip file to the .kobo directory. (Be sure it is in the .kobo directory.) Then safely eject the Koboreader drive and disconnect the USB cable. You should then see the Updating message on your kobo.
8. You should now have Sergey's launcher and fmon installed on your kobo.
Selecting the launcher tile should now open a menu page With Coolreader and Chess, other games and utilities (including a good USBnet). Once you are sure that all is working, Exit the launcher and return to your home page. (You may have to tap the picture a few times to return to the home page.)
(You can reconnect your USB cable and check that there is now fmon and KoboLauncher folders in your kobo's .kobo directory. You should also see a launcher.sh file in the fmon folder.)
9. Now for Koreader: Go to;
http://code.google.com/p/koreader-pa...downloads/list and download the current nightly kobo build (unless posting here suggests an earlier build would be advisable for your kobo model/version).
10. Do the same as 5.&6. above for the koreader.png, this is important, you need to be sure that the launching image has been fully and properly processed, before going further.
11. Copy the koreader folder from the zip file to the .kobo directory of your kobo.
12. Now do 7. above again.
That's it, both launchers should work and you should have added some interesting capabilities to all that your kobo can do.
For future Koreader builds you will just have to copyover/merge the new koreader folder from the build download .zip onto your .kobo directory. No further need to add the .png or copyover the KoboRoot.tgz.
Luck;
Ken