Kobo Patch Problems

[Waylander]

I'm having trouble patching my Clara BW. It's on firmware 4.41.23145, and I'm using the patch for 4.38.23171. I changed the firmware version in the lines near the top of kobopatch.yaml to the correct version, and followed the instructions for the rest of the process. However, when I come to dragging/dropping the kobopatch.sh into the Terminal app on my Mac, I get this after pressing enter:

/Users/Waylander/Downloads/kobopatch_4.38.23171/kobopatch.sh: line 9: ./bin/kobopatch-darwin-64bit: No such file or directory
iMac:~ waylander

I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong.

[fogice]

Within the folder kobopatch_4.38.23171 should be a folder named bin, and in that should be the file kobopatch-darwin-64bit. Do you see that?

I also run on a Mac, and I find the instructions to patch confusing, so after much trial and error I have made my own instructions. Some of the instructions are specific as to how my Mac works; for instance, when a zip file is opened, the original zip file is moved to the recycle bin. Also, I keep a copy of settings files for my Kobo things in a folder in my Documents folder.

1. Download the official firmware. The zip should be called something like kobo-update-1.2.3456.zip.
2. Unzip the official firmware and copy it to .kobo
3. Eject and unplug the Kobo and allow the firmware to install, then replug the Kobo.
4. Download the Kobopatch zip for your firmware version. Unzip.
5. Move the original zipped firmware from the recycle bin to the src folder of Kobopatch.
6. Edit the kobopatch.yaml file in Documents to reference the firmware number.
7. Copy the kobopatch.yaml file from Documents to the Kobopatch main folder.
8. Open Terminal and drag kobopatch.sh to the Terminal to run it.
9. If the patching succeeded, a file named KoboRoot.tgz will be created in the out folder. Copy it to the .kobo folder of your device. Eject and unplug the Kobo and allow the firmware to install.

[fogice]

Oh, I also see that I last used a version called UNTESTED_UNRELEASED_kobopatch_4.39.22801. I probably downloaded that from the main Kobopatch thread, and it has new offsets for some of the code that got moved around by Kobo.

[Waylander]

Originally Posted by fogice

Within the folder kobopatch_4.38.23171 should be a folder named bin, and in that should be the file kobopatch-darwin-64bit. Do you see that?

I also run on a Mac, and I find the instructions to patch confusing, so after much trial and error I have made my own instructions. Some of the instructions are specific as to how my Mac works; for instance, when a zip file is opened, the original zip file is moved to the recycle bin. Also, I keep a copy of settings files for my Kobo things in a folder in my Documents folder.

1. Download the official firmware. The zip should be called something like kobo-update-1.2.3456.zip.
2. Unzip the official firmware and copy it to .kobo
3. Eject and unplug the Kobo and allow the firmware to install, then replug the Kobo.
4. Download the Kobopatch zip for your firmware version. Unzip.
5. Move the original zipped firmware from the recycle bin to the src folder of Kobopatch.
6. Edit the kobopatch.yaml file in Documents to reference the firmware number.
7. Copy the kobopatch.yaml file from Documents to the Kobopatch main folder.
8. Open Terminal and drag kobopatch.sh to the Terminal to run it.
9. If the patching succeeded, a file named KoboRoot.tgz will be created in the out folder. Copy it to the .kobo folder of your device. Eject and unplug the Kobo and allow the firmware to install.

I see the folder named bin, and within it is kobopatch-Linux-32bit and 64bit, but not the file you name. What do I do as there isn't a kobopatch-darwin-64bit file? Did I download the wrong file?

What do you mean "copy the kobopatch.yaml file from documents to the main Kobopatch main folder"? That file is already in the Kobopatch main folder. I've done everything as per the standard instructions, and basically your instructions, and got the result in the Terminal App that I posted above.

[fogice]

Originally Posted by Waylander

I see the folder named bin, and within it is kobopatch-Linux-32bit and 64bit, but not the file you name. What do I do as there isn't a kobopatch-darwin-64bit file? Did I download the wrong file?

It won't run on a Mac without the Darwin file. Something went wrong somewhere. Try this one, which I used to patch a Clara BW: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...postcount=1155

What do you mean "copy the kobopatch.yaml file from documents to the main Kobopatch main folder"? That file is already in the Kobopatch main folder. I've done everything as per the standard instructions, and basically your instructions, and got the result in the Terminal App that I posted above.

The kobopatch.yaml file is the easiest way to repeat the same patches when a new version is released. So, I would recommend editing that file (which is already in the main folder) and then saving it elsewhere (for me, ~/Documents/Ebook Hacks/Kobopatch). As I said, these are my personal steps.

[DNSB]

Originally Posted by Waylander

I see the folder named bin, and within it is kobopatch-Linux-32bit and 64bit, but not the file you name. What do I do as there isn't a kobopatch-darwin-64bit file? Did I download the wrong file?

Looking at the .zip file for the 4.38.23171 patch files, I see 5 files in the bin folder including the darwin file. I've attached a screenshot of what they look like.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by fogice

It won't run on a Mac without the Darwin file. Something went wrong somewhere. Try this one, which I used to patch a Clara BW: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...postcount=1155

I've started a thread that contains your ZIP for 4.39.22861 and mine for 4.38.23171.

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh....php?p=4494152

[Waylander]

In the end I downloaded the patch for 4.38.21908, and the correct Darwin file was in it. I don't know what happened with the first one I downloaded; all I can say is that the correct Darwin file wasn't in the bin folder in the download. I know some of the patches don't work with the latest firmware, but they're not ones I want to use anyway, so it doesn't matter. With everything present and correct I was able to install the patch properly and it seems to have worked.

[MiuMiu]

In the end, I managed to update the thing, but it only worked in Windows (in Parallels), it created Koboroot.tgz.

However, the main reason I use this patch is because fonts cannot be changed/selected in some .epubs, so I patched the .yaml files for that... but it has no effect on Kobo, it does not work at all, even though it was installed.

In fact, after applying this patch, I cannot change any font in any book at all, nothing works now. It only shows default publisher's font. The update has installed and all, but it has completely messed up the fonts. This has not been the case with previous updates.

I even created a .fonts folder and sideloaded some new fonts - they do not show as an option.