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Old 10-07-2020, 03:24 PM   #54
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Originally Posted by steveparry View Post
Pardon me for being stupid (I'm not a developer) but surely my Kobo Libra will update its firmware when it syncs on powering up? If not; where exactly is it detailed what the extra features these 'patches' provide? I did at least have some training in html and user-centred interface design for instance. Normally with software one releases a User Guide or at least a Read Me file detailing same. Again, not being a developer, is there a video to show how to install them from my MacBook Pro? The various folders I should unzip files to are baffling me - are they on my Mac or on the Kobo device? Etc etc. Thanks.
The firmware will update on sync, but if you want to do it yourself, the firmware update zip file must be extracted to the .kobo folder on the reader. Eject and wait for the update to process.

The patch zip file must be extracted to any folder on your Mac. The folder name can be the same as the zip file for clarity. The src folder contains four .yaml files, which contain the patches. Open them in a text editor. Each patch has its own comments/description. Each also has a line "Enabled: no". If you want to activate a patch, change the "no" to "yes".

Or, you can leave those four .yaml files as they are, and use kobopatch.yaml in the root folder to combine the patches you want in one place. The file itself contains instructions. Be aware of spaces at the beginning of each line. Do not use tabs.

With these details, you should now be able to follow the full instructions in the first post of this thread.
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