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Originally Posted by TimJG
I'm curious though about the "patch" Semwize mentioned. It looks like part of a firmware upgrade? Knowing only enough computerspeak to get me in trouble, I've avoided firmware upgrades (unless it's been part of a regular, automatic update) because I've heard I could do more damage than good if a glitch occurs and I don't know how to handle it.
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Kobo updates (KoboRoot.tgz) aren't necessairly "firmware upgrades" in the same sense as "BIOS upgrade". It mostly depends on what is in them. To answer your question, patching is safe.
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Originally Posted by Semwize
The switch will appear in the main menu (as for Forma etc)
Why do you need to use NickelMenu just for this ONE add - I don't understand.
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NickelMenu does inversion, if that's desired, unlike the patch. Also, if someone doesn't already use the patches, NM can be more convenient.
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Originally Posted by TimJG
So that's safe for an amateur to do?
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Everything mentioned here is safe.