One-Click Install Packages for KOReader & Plato

[perisiana]

Originally Posted by NiLuJe

@perisiana: I'm repeating this, mostly for future readers: do note that the new setting we've just been discussing achieves the very same thing (preventing Nickel from picking up KOReader's icons, among other things) without having to monkey-patch Nickel .

(i.e., unless you have a specific need for the preload approach, I'd recommend new users stick with the setting. Which is why that's what the install script uses ).

Ok, I will give the H20 to my father for Christmas as Santa Claus will give me the Libra lol, so I will do a factory reset and the mod to ignore the .folders should be deleted.
When I install koreaders on the Libra I will faithfully follow these instructions lol

[favero_]

Originally Posted by NiLuJe

Okay, yeah, so you do need to do everything, in order:

* Clean up the mess in .kobo (which, hopefully, should basically be the .kobo/.adds folder, as well as potentially the .kobo/icons folder and the koreader & kfmon PNGs inside the .kobo folder. You should also have an *empty* .kobo/.kobo folder that you can remove).
* Tweak the config file to prevent nickel from scanning those custom folders.
* Unplug.
* Wait & watch Nickel destroy the icons from the stuff installed in the *right* place.
* When it's done (there's unfortunately no clear signal, except maybe for "the book count in the 'My Books' tile stopped decreasing". Except I've seen that counter sometimes not actually getting refreshed on the Home screen, so, double-check from inside the Library view), plug it back in.
* Reinstall KOReader/Plato.

You're now starting to get my repeated comments about doing it right the first time around, as messing it up gets annoying real quick .

Hey, I've just updated my Kobo Forma to the latest firmware, and silly me didn't think about re-reading the first post, I've just downloaded the latest one click KOReader and Plato installer and extracted to the root of my Kobo. Now I have these thousand books which are probably the nix hidden files. How do I fix it? Should I just add the line at the end of the .kobo/Kobo/Kobo eReader.conf ?

Will I have to install it again?

Thanks!

[NiLuJe]

@favero_: That would be a yes on both counts (i.e., follow the exact post you've quoted, except for the first bullet point, which doesn't apply in your case).

[linguinee]

Nuts. After a One-Click (MacOS, just KOReader) installation, and the Terminal logging it as successful, KOReader won't launch.

I get a crash screen with a data traceback, then a quick succession of four more attempts by KOReader to launch (each crashing) before the Libra reboots into the home screen.

Reading the micro text of KOReader's crash screen before it embarks on another relaunch is problematic so I'll just ask: Anyone else having difficulty with KOReader crashing on the Libra?

Running FW: 4.18.13737

[NiLuJe]

Originally Posted by NiLuJe

NOTE: For proper Kobo Libra H2O support, you'll need to use KOReader version 2019.10 or newer.

(https://github.com/koreader/koreader...orma-libra-h2o)

2019.10 is due tomorrow(-ish).

In the meantime, nightlies work.

[linguinee]

Oops, jumped the gun. Thank you.

[fry]

Hi NiLuJe,

Great work!

I used the Plato-0.7.7_KOReader-v2019.10.zip package with a Kobo Libra H2O (fw v4.17.13694 9/19/19) and it installed just fine.
Thw Linux install script kfm_nix_install.zip worked flawlessly on a LMDE3 64-bit system.

The previous version didn't install properly and didn't work - the device was not recognized as a supported device.
Manual cleanup, basically manual file removal (via PC) was enough to restore the initial look and functionality.

The software above was installed without having to do anything else in terms of cleanup after that. Both KOReader and Plato appear to be working but I didn't test very thoroughly yet.

The KOReader does a better job rendering some epubs which were not properly reflowed by the original (Kobo) software and were clipped at the end of some rows.

[rogerty]

Hello, thanks for your awesome work ! I suppose it'd been a lot of invested time...

I have a Kobo glo HD with the latest firmware (Oct. 2019), and just installed your 'KOReader AND Plato' pack.

The thing is that a lot of non-book elements like images and other files just appeared on the catalog.

Why did it happen and how can I fix that ? There are thousands of that...

I see that there is a Calibre plugin for kobo that allows somehow, to manage the kobo library. I don't know if this could help me fixing the library.

Thanks in advance,

Roger

[NiLuJe]

@rogerty: https://github.com/koreader/koreader/issues/5430

(Which will link to a few posts in this very threads over the last few weeks ).

If you *just* installed it, that means you did that manually without reading the instructions 'til the end :/.

[rogerty]

Hello,

I have a kobo glo hd, ... with a factory resetted, clean install, latest version 4.18.13737 9/30/19

If I install first pbchess , it works ok. But after installing KOReader AND Plato, pbchess does nothing apart from showing its icon when I click on it.

If I install first KOReader AND Plato, it works, but if then I install pbchess, KOReader AND Plato stops working

So it seems they're mutually exclusive.

How can I install them all ?

Also, installing kmsm from here does nothing (tried to be able to achieve it all by some other way): https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=293804

Is something changed with the latest kobo update that interferes with the installation processes ? It's driving me nuts

Thanks !

[NiLuJe]

@rogerty: No, pbchess uses a dedicated launcher (fmon), and KSM *is* a dedicated launcher.

To avoid wreaking havoc on unsuspecting users doing exactly what you did, launchers are mutually exclusive. That is absolutely not news, so, not related to recent updates .

Between fmon and KFMon, the latest one installed will take (which explains what you've been observing), while KSM will shortcut everything.

You could probably create a KFMon config file to launch pbchess & co, but that'll take a bit of effort since it bundles fmon, and it may be using/launching it in a number of unexpected ways.

I personally have no interest in doing something like that.

KSM might be able to handle the mess on its own, but I have no experience with KSM, so you'll have to go ask in KSM's thread (which I've now seen you did, ).

[trekk]

After installing KoReader via the one-click package, I lost the "O" in the german keyboard layout in Nickel. If I tapp it, it just shows an empty space. Fw 4.18.13737 on a Libra H2O.

I tried a factory reset and got my "O" back. After installing KR the "O" disappeared again. The keyboard layout in KR is fine, the change affects only Nickel.

A w rld with ut an "" seems like a l t f fun, but ... I want it back, as s n as p ssible. ;-)

[NiLuJe]

@trekk: Are you by any chance installing any patches at the same time?

Because KOReader/Plato have zero interaction with Nickel, and KFMon only does so as a byproduct of lower level system stuff, none of them UI/graphics related.

So, it technically doesn't make any sense.

That said, does it happen on a fresh boot, or only after exiting KOReader/Plato?
Does it happen in other orientations?
Do you have anything funky enabled in your Kobo config file?

(I've certainly never seen anything like it, except with broken keyboard patching).

EDIT: I'd ask you if it happens with other locales, but since I can't reproduce it either after switching my H2O to German, I somehow doubt that.

[trekk]

Originally Posted by NiLuJe

@trekk: Are you by any chance installing any patches at the same time?

I did:

overrides:
  src/nickel.yaml:
    Increase home screen cover size: yes
    Reduce new header/footer height: yes
    Custom new header/footer font: no
    Remove footer (row3) on new home screen: yes
  src/libadobe.so.yaml:
    Keep PDF pan position: yes
  src/libnickel.so.1.0.0.yaml:
    Set KePub hyphenation: yes
    Rename new home screen footer: yes
    Always show confirmation dialog before upgrading: yes
    Remove beta features not supported text: yes
    Disable all tutorial dialogs: yes
    Never show Kobo Plus, wishlist, and points SmartLinks: yes
    Remove recommendations (row1col2) from home screen: yes
    Don't uppercase header/footer text: yes
    Remove title from reading header/footer: no
    My 10 line spacing values: yes
    Freedom to advanced fonts control: yes
    Force user line spacing in KePubs: yes
    Shorten dictionary entry not found message: yes
  src/librmsdk.so.1.0.0.yaml:
    Disable orphans/widows avoidance: yes

Originally Posted by NiLuJe

Because KOReader/Plato have zero interaction with Nickel, and KFMon only does so as a byproduct of lower level system stuff, none of them UI/graphics related.

So, it technically doesn't make any sense.

I totally agree.

Originally Posted by NiLuJe

That said, does it happen on a fresh boot, or only after exiting KOReader/Plato?
Does it happen in other orientations?
Do you have anything funky enabled in your Kobo config file?

It happens in any orientation. In my Kobo config file I added:

[FeatureSettings]
ExcludeSyncFolders=\\.(?!kobo|adobe).*?
FullBookPageNumbers=false

Originally Posted by NiLuJe

EDIT: I'd ask you if it happens with other locales, but since I can't reproduce it either after switching my H2O to German, I somehow doubt that.

Other locales seem to be OK. I will try another factory reset then. Thank you very much for your help so far! Much appreciated

[tshering]

Originally Posted by trekk

I will try another factory reset then.

I would first replace the patched files with original ones. But maybe that is just me always trying to avoid factory resets.