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dummybear · 07-22-2016, 04:52 PM

I just wanted to share some improvements I have made to my Onyx Boox M96, that will most probably work on M96 plus and M96C, not sure about N96. This is for firmware Booxtor 1.7.5 2016/07/02

A) Root your device
1. Download the attached file "Towelroot1.zip", extract it, and install the app it contains, "Towelroot1.apk". Open the app and run it. Your system will hang up after a while, then reset it by long pressing the power button, and it will be rooted.
2. Install SuperSU, open it and answer yes when it asks to update binaries: https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...infire.supersu

B) Install some useful apps (necessary for C and D)
1. Install Busybox, open it and click on "Install Busybox": https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...meefik.busybox
2. Install Terminal Emulator: https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...al.androidterm
3. Install ES File Explorer: https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...gs.android.pop

C) Disable the high contrast for webview

Since version 1.7.3, developers introduced a "High Contrast feature", that turns every text on a webpage or app into black bold font over white background. If you want to disable it, and have pages show normally, follow these steps:

1. Download the attached file mod-framework-m96-(version).zip
2. Extract the contents to the root of your SD card.
3. Open Terminal Emulator, and type the following commands:

Code:

su
cd /sdcard
sh reframe.sh

4. Answer yes, and it will make the changes automatically.

D) Update the system font to a newer one
You can also update your system default font, for the one included in Android Lollipop. Among other improvements, it has full support for polytonic Greek, and also looks a bit better to me.

1. Download the attached file Fonts.zip, and extract its contents to any place in your SD card.
2. Open ES File Explorer, and enable the "Root Explorer" feature.
3. Use ES File Explorer to copy the four files you extracted in step 1 (they will be like Roboto-xxxx.ttf") to the directory /system/fonts. It will overwrite the originals, so you can make a backup first, if you want to.
4. Reboot.

07-22-2016, 04:52 PM	#1
dummybear Member Posts: 18 Karma: 276 Join Date: Dec 2015 Device: M96	Several Tweaks for Onyx Boox M96 I just wanted to share some improvements I have made to my Onyx Boox M96, that will most probably work on M96 plus and M96C, not sure about N96. This is for firmware Booxtor 1.7.5 2016/07/02 A) Root your device 1. Download the attached file "Towelroot1.zip", extract it, and install the app it contains, "Towelroot1.apk". Open the app and run it. Your system will hang up after a while, then reset it by long pressing the power button, and it will be rooted. 2. Install SuperSU, open it and answer yes when it asks to update binaries: https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...infire.supersu B) Install some useful apps (necessary for C and D) 1. Install Busybox, open it and click on "Install Busybox": https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...meefik.busybox 2. Install Terminal Emulator: https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...al.androidterm 3. Install ES File Explorer: https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...gs.android.pop C) Disable the high contrast for webview Since version 1.7.3, developers introduced a "High Contrast feature", that turns every text on a webpage or app into black bold font over white background. If you want to disable it, and have pages show normally, follow these steps: 1. Download the attached file mod-framework-m96-(version).zip 2. Extract the contents to the root of your SD card. 3. Open Terminal Emulator, and type the following commands: Code: su cd /sdcard sh reframe.sh 4. Answer yes, and it will make the changes automatically. D) Update the system font to a newer one You can also update your system default font, for the one included in Android Lollipop. Among other improvements, it has full support for polytonic Greek, and also looks a bit better to me. 1. Download the attached file Fonts.zip, and extract its contents to any place in your SD card. 2. Open ES File Explorer, and enable the "Root Explorer" feature. 3. Use ES File Explorer to copy the four files you extracted in step 1 (they will be like Roboto-xxxx.ttf") to the directory /system/fonts. It will overwrite the originals, so you can make a backup first, if you want to. 4. Reboot. Last edited by dummybear; 01-08-2017 at 03:22 PM.