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I was just now able to apply the screensaver timeout hack on my DX. The patch listed in post 100 works. But, the directions are a bit incomplete, so I will attempt to list here exactly what I did so that others may succeed. I did this on a MacBook Pro.
1 - download the patch, named "screensaver-timeout-0-1.1.tar.gz" and save it to your desktop for easy access
2 - double click the file, which will expand it into a folder named "screensaver-timeout-0-1.1"
3 - connect your Kindle DX to your MacBook with the USB cable. Then open the Kindle drive. You will see the root, which should contain four folders - audible, documents, music, and system
4 - copy the following files from the "screensaver-timeout-0-1.1" folder on your desktop into the root of your Kindle (note - do NOT put them in any of the four folders listed above) - install.sh, kindle_update_tool.py, Makefile, screensaver-timeout, and update_screensaver-timeout.bin
5 - eject the Kindle drive from your MacBook
6 - On your Kindle, go to the home page (shows all your books) and then press the Menu button. Scroll to the Settings, and select it with the joystick.
7 - While on your Settings page (this is the page that shows your Registration, etc) press the menu button again, and then select "Update Your Kindle"
Let the Kindle update - don't touch it! When it is done, it should say that it successfully updated.
8 - Connect the Kindle to your MacBook again, and you will see a log file there, which if you open it, it will tell you that the timeout was changed to 3600.
9 - You can safely delete all of the files in the root of your Kindle. Just don't delete the four folders that were originally there!
Hopefully these detailed steps will assist others in defeating the ridiculously short screensaver timeout.
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