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[hius07]

Originally Posted by Ruskie_it

Apply the hotfix

As update or via mrpi?
The issue concerns installing the hotfix as update.

[radamo]

Originally Posted by NiLuJe

@radamo: Same answer as usual: I need to see MRPI & system logs .

Understood, will try to get them today. Didn't have a chance to get them yesterday.

[radamo]

Here are the logs. Let me know if I am missing something. Thanks for your help.

[knc1]

Originally Posted by radamo

Realized I had not updated the MRPI installer and first ran that install. Then tried to install the Python update and again my screen is stuck on "Done, restarting UI... I am sure it has the same failure of not having enough space.

Yup.

Error demunging, cannot write to output: No space left on device.
Error converting update package 'Update_python_0.15.N_install_pw2_kt2_kv_pw3_koa_kt3_koa2_pw4_kt4.bin'.

Failed to extract package 'Update_python_0.15.N_install_pw2_kt2_kv_pw3_koa_kt3_koa2_pw4_kt4.bin' (python 0.15.N I WARIO+ZELDA pw4 kt4), skipping . . . :(

Although this one seems a bit funky:

190719:063842 cvm[7980]: E KWISConnectionService:Error::Not hitting KWIS Service as there is no network available
190719:063842 cvm[7980]: E KWISTreatmentService:Error::Unable to get treatment data from service for extraIdentifier MarkAsRead
190719:063842 cvm[7980]: E KWISBusinessDelegate:Error::Unable to obtain response from KWIS Service

"Outside of my pay grade"

[NiLuJe]

@radamo: That is not the latest MRPI version (in fact, it's even older than the various other recent reports, so old that I'd have to dig into the code history to pinpoint a date ;p), which is why it fails.

That said, given that OOS error, even with a recent MRPI version, I'd expect a gentle failure because the Python package will do another free space check later on .

How do people manage to fill up these things ?!

[knc1]

Originally Posted by NiLuJe

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How do people manage to fill up these things ?!

A number of years ago, there where some posts where people created a huge file to prevent OTA updates.
AND
Often a partial OTA update would 'stall' (or otherwise fail) when it ran out of space. (We have never recommended this "fill it up to keep it safe" idea.)

[radamo]

Originally Posted by NiLuJe

@radamo: That is not the latest MRPI version (in fact, it's even older than the various other recent reports, so old that I'd have to dig into the code history to pinpoint a date ;p), which is why it fails.

That said, given that OOS error, even with a recent MRPI version, I'd expect a gentle failure because the Python package will do another free space check later on .

How do people manage to fill up these things ?!

I show a ton of free space... I also just installed the latest MRPI from here? What am I missing? Version 1.7N from page 1? Install by extracting to the root of the Kindle... right?

[radamo]

Originally Posted by NiLuJe

@radamo: That is not the latest MRPI version (in fact, it's even older than the various other recent reports, so old that I'd have to dig into the code history to pinpoint a date ;p), which is why it fails.

That said, given that OOS error, even with a recent MRPI version, I'd expect a gentle failure because the Python package will do another free space check later on .

How do people manage to fill up these things ?!

Apparently installing MRPI from my office PC did NOT work. Doing it at home DID. Running the install now and all looks to be progressing. Actually seeing it install. Thanks for the assist.

[knc1]

Originally Posted by radamo

Apparently installing MRPI from my office PC did NOT work. Doing it at home DID. Running the install now and all looks to be progressing. Actually seeing it install. Thanks for the assist.

What make/model of PC and what OS make/version?

[radamo]

Originally Posted by knc1

What make/model of PC and what OS make/version?

Both are windows 10. Home one is built by me and the office is a Dell Laptop. I think the differentiating factor is the AntiVirus/Malware software we use in the office. I am fairly certain it hosed something in the transfer process. We use a Vipre Endpoint product and it can be very aggressive at times.

[knc1]

Originally Posted by radamo

Both are windows 10. Home one is built by me and the office is a Dell Laptop. I think the differentiating factor is the AntiVirus/Malware software we use in the office. I am fairly certain it hosed something in the transfer process. We use a Vipre Endpoint product and it can be very aggressive at times.

Most likely.
MacOSx is the most frequent culprit - same sort of thing, file transfers are all processed (attacked) by "safe archive handling".
(On MacOSx, that is a default setting which can be changed.)

[NiLuJe]

Yup, actually had to jot something down because of macOS' dubious quality of life features and how stuff is packaged in Kobo-land...

Has a fun bit about how completely unusable apple's AZERTY layout is, too. .. (three fingers for a pipe, really?)

[NiLuJe]

Okay, latest round of updates:

* Added evtest, evemu & cURL to USBNetwork (Note that Kindle ships evtest & cURL, so, these are not symlinked).
* Fixed ZSH on non en_US locales (... *sigh*).
EDIT: Ah, knew this sounded familiar. Turns out I already had fugly workarounds in place for nano & tmux...

And, mainly, tweaked MRPI some more:

Besides fixing the utter breakage on Indian PW4s, it will now display giant icons. For instance, if something fails to install.
Hopefully that should draw people's eyes to the screen so they don't assume stuff went fine when everything went kablooey?

(Also, gives me a quick way to ask if they're using an up-to-date MRPI version: Did you see a giant icon of a box? No? Then there's your problem ;p).

[hius07]

Great, LOL

[radamo]

Originally Posted by NiLuJe

Okay, latest round of updates:

* Added evtest, evemu & cURL to USBNetwork (Note that Kindle ships evtest & cURL, so, these are not symlinked).
* Fixed ZSH on non en_US locales (... *sigh*).
EDIT: Ah, knew this sounded familiar. Turns out I already had fugly workarounds in place for nano & tmux...

And, mainly, tweaked MRPI some more:

Besides fixing the utter breakage on Indian PW4s, it will now display giant icons. For instance, if something fails to install.
Hopefully that should draw people's eyes to the screen so they don't assume stuff went fine when everything went kablooey?


(Also, gives me a quick way to ask if they're using an up-to-date MRPI version: Did you see a giant icon of a box? No? Then there's your problem ;p).

And we (I) thank you for that!!!
Will give it a go.