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Originally Posted by bighead
After I followed the steps to patch, I didn't see any difference in my version 3.17.3. 
What does edit mean? How to do it?
3. Read and edit all the *.patch files in the 3.17.3_source/ subdirectory in order to: choose which patches to enable (patch_enable=`yes`) or disable (patch_enable=`no`); and to change some of the replacement values to suit your device and preferences.
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With my dyslectic "capability's" i Think I know what you mean, edit is change.
You load the file into by example the editor program notepad++ program, then change the options by changing no into yes as Geoffr explains.
Then start the batch program 3.17.3.bat and it reads the changes you made in the patch files and create a file in the target directory, that file (koboroot.tgz) must be copy'd to the .kobo directory of your e-reader by hand.
So it is not that you attach a reader to your usb port, run the file and then your reader is patched.
(i hope I don't offend or bypass you here geoffr) but basically you do the following thing:
1. Unzip the patch file to a local harddrive of your computer, it has 2 files and two directory's in it.
2. Go to the directory 3.17.3_source.
3. Download the right firmware file for your device here:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...69&postcount=1
4. After download you find a file named: kobo-update-3.17.3.zip
Don't unzip it, but place it (copy) in the directory of the patch: 3.17.3_source
5. After copy it there, your 3.17.3_source directory contains:
librmsdk.so.1.0.0.patch
libadobe.so.patch
libnickel.so.1.0.0.patch and
kobo-update-3.17.3.zip
6. Open the 3 following files one by one with the editor program notepad++
(that can be found here:
https://notepad-plus-plus.org/download/v6.8.2.html )
librmsdk.so.1.0.0.patch
libadobe.so.patch
libnickel.so.1.0.0.patch
7. Read carefully what Geoffr told you above this post to see what patches you want, you must change the value no into yes, by example:
<Patch>
patch_name = `This is the option you want to change`
patch_enable = `no`
Change it into
<Patch>
patch_name = `This is the option you want to change`
patch_enable =
`yes`
8. Do that with every option you want to enable and save the file.
do the same with the 2 other files in that directory and leave the kobo-update-3.17.3.zip untouched.
9. Then go back to the first part and doubleclick on the 3.17.3.bat file (for windows)
It will read your changed (edited) patch files and makes a new directory:
3.17.3_target
10. In that directory you find a file named Koboroot.tgz
That must be copy'd to your kobo reader and have to be placed in the
.kobo directory of the e-reader.
11. Safely eject it and pull out the usb cable,your device will restart and reads the koboroot.tgz files and appy the patches.. done.