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Old 08-18-2020, 09:01 AM   #1
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Firmware upgrade? Which launcher?
My Clara HD has the following firmware : 4.15.12920 from 27/05/2019.

Should I update it?
Or should I keep it?

My goal is to install a few patches and a few software (koreader).

And another question :
Should I use kfmon or nickel launcher?

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Old 08-18-2020, 09:21 AM   #2
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My Clara HD has the following firmware : 4.15.12920 from 27/05/2019.

Should I update it?
Or should I keep it?

My goal is to install a few patches and a few software (koreader).

And another question :
Should I use kfmon or nickel launcher?

Thanks
it's entirely your choice. you could try the latest firmware and if you don't like it you can downgrade and go back to the version you are using now, i do it all the time.

it's a good thing being able to upgrade/downgrade the firmware relatively easily.

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Old 08-18-2020, 01:16 PM   #3
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Oh so it can be downgraded.
I did not know that.
So Kobo does want to block users.
Good to know.

What about the launcher?
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Both of them survive firmware upgrades?
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Old 08-18-2020, 02:22 PM   #6
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NickelMenu does.
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OK. I'll try this one then.
Means I won't have to reinstall koreader loonreader Plato a'd the patches, right?
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The patches are firmware specific, each time You update the firmware You must reinstall them.
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Oh OK.
Well thank you all for your advices.
I will tinker with all this.
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Oh OK.
Well thank you all for your advices.
I will tinker with all this.
Go with the firmware update to the latest 4.23 firmware and install NickelMenu. 4.15 is meh!
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You can also use kfmon and NickelMenu together using the `kfmon` generator/action in NM.
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Use the current 4.23.15548 firmware with the current NickelMenu and kfmon.
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I don't understand how nickel menu and kfmon can be complementary though.
Can you explain?
My understanding is that a launcher is a software that displays itself as a book and then run a software when opened.
Could you explain please?
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I don't understand how nickel menu and kfmon can be complementary though.
Can you explain?
My understanding is that a launcher is a software that displays itself as a book and then run a software when opened.
Could you explain please?
KFmon actions are triggered off an image. NickelMenu extends the Kobo menus to add options to trigger an action. No icons needed. This does require Nickel to be running.
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Perfectly clear.
Thanks.

Let's say I don't want Nickel, I just want koreader, how do I do that ?
I just run koreader from /etc/init.d/rcS, just before nickel ?
(because KSM is no more)
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