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ted-san · 05-03-2009, 08:05 PM

Can I hijack this with a related question?
It's been literally decades since my last Unix use, so pardon the ignorance of my question....

This thread reminded me that I had created a Word document containing html links to launch specific pages without having to manually open the browser. That works great.

That got me thinking - could I do the same thing by placing links to local shell scripts?
Here's exactly what I've done...
I've got all the font hack install.bin files in a folder, called fonts. Right now, when I want to install a new font, I have to connect the computer and copy the .bin file to the root directory, then do an "update my Kindle" from the menu.
What I would like to do is create a series of scripts that does, in essence:
cp file:///mnt/us/fonts/updated_newfont_install.bin file:///mnt/us/

Even better would be if igorsk, or another wizard, know if there's a way of executing a script command that actually executes the equivalent of a system update command.

My ultimate goal would be to have a folder full of my font files, and a document containing links to scripts that do the font install/system update.

Any possibilities?

Edited:
DOH! I just found the thread discussing the firmware update tool and how igorsk suggests using that for executing shell scripts. So I guess what I suggested will be impossible. After thinking about it for two seconds, I realized that they couldn't allow that in from a browser as that would be a huge security hole that would permit manipulation of the file system.

05-03-2009, 08:05 PM	#17
ted-san Member Posts: 15 Karma: 424 Join Date: Apr 2009 Device: Kindle 2	Can I hijack this with a related question? It's been literally decades since my last Unix use, so pardon the ignorance of my question.... This thread reminded me that I had created a Word document containing html links to launch specific pages without having to manually open the browser. That works great. That got me thinking - could I do the same thing by placing links to local shell scripts? Here's exactly what I've done... I've got all the font hack install.bin files in a folder, called fonts. Right now, when I want to install a new font, I have to connect the computer and copy the .bin file to the root directory, then do an "update my Kindle" from the menu. What I would like to do is create a series of scripts that does, in essence: cp file:///mnt/us/fonts/updated_newfont_install.bin file:///mnt/us/ Even better would be if igorsk, or another wizard, know if there's a way of executing a script command that actually executes the equivalent of a system update command. My ultimate goal would be to have a folder full of my font files, and a document containing links to scripts that do the font install/system update. Any possibilities? Edited: DOH! I just found the thread discussing the firmware update tool and how igorsk suggests using that for executing shell scripts. So I guess what I suggested will be impossible. After thinking about it for two seconds, I realized that they couldn't allow that in from a browser as that would be a huge security hole that would permit manipulation of the file system. Last edited by ted-san; 05-03-2009 at 08:29 PM.