If you want to use the patches they’re really not hard to set up.
You’re already doing the dictionary replacement part correctly so o won’t go over that.
For the patches
1)?Go to the thread in the developer’s forum for the firmware you’re patching (they’re named in a way that makes this easy just match the numbers)
2) download the patch file for the firmware you’re patching (again just match numbers)
3) uncompress this patch file
4) from the thread for patching there’s also a link to the relevant firmware download this (make sure your device and the firmware numbers match)
5) put the firmware file (still compressed) in the src folder which is in the kobo patch folder
6) also in the src folder are different files ending in .yaml open them and change ‘no’ to ‘yes’ for any patch you want enabled. Note you must use a text program that respects Unix formatting, if you’re on a Mac text edit will work perfectly. If you’re on Windows I believe word pad will work, if you open the file and it’s just one giant paragraph it doesn’t work find another)
7) creating the patch file
7a) for me on Mac I’ve always done it this way. Open terminal (in the utilities folder) type cd and the file path to the kobo patch folder. If you don’t know how to type a file path then just type cd and drag the kobo patch folder on to the terminal window. Once you have this all typed hit enter.
7b) from the kobo patch folder drag and drop kobopatch.sh into the terminal window. If you’re on OS X Catalina you’ll get an error message. Click ok or just dismiss it. Open system preferences go to security unlock the settings there should be a message near the bottom about kobopatch.sh being stopped and an option to open anyway. Allow it to open. Repeat this step. You should see a lot of text scroll by in terminal hopefully ending in a success message.
7c) for Windows I believe you can just double click the kobopatch.bat file. I don’t know if anything is displayed after this.
8) if your attempt was successful in the kobo patch folder there will be an out folder. In that folder will be a KoboRoot.tgz file. If there’s no file of this name something didn’t work.
9) plug your kobo in to your computer. Open the kobo disk that loads. There should be a .kobo folder (if there isn’t then google “show hidden folders on” whatever OS you’re using I’m not detailing this here because it’s easily available with a google search). Open the .kobo folder and drag the KoboRoot.tgz file to it. Once it’s done copying over (should be fairly quick) eject your kobo the same way you’d normally eject a disk from your computer.
10) if you followed the instructions correctly your Kobo will reboot shortly and display the same screen it does when updating its firmware. If this doesn’t happen within say five minutes you probably didn’t put the file in the right place just plug your kobo back in and double check.
Don’t let not being techy stop you. There’s fairly little risk if you pay attention to the first steps about getting the right files. So again make sure that the patch is for the firmware you’re using, make sure you matched the device and the firmware for the firmware file. And you should be fine.
For the patch you need for the dictionary not to disappear see
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...9&postcount=92