K5 FW 5.x ScreenSavers Hack - Page 192

lynnux · 01-11-2021, 04:50 PM

Ha, I figured out a trick that gets rid of the ghosting. Before putting it to sleep, I go back one page, then forward to the original page and immediately hit the power button. It seems the image isn't on the screen long enough to show up on the screensaver. Leaving the page on for even 1-2 seconds results in ghosting, so you have turn it off real fast.

I love low-tech hacks.

LA_ · 01-16-2021, 10:14 AM

Thanks for the hack.

Is there any way to modify it to display images from Google Photos?
I.e. download 10 new photos from Google Photos once per month and then use them as a screensaver?

NiLuJe · 01-16-2021, 12:12 PM

No, but someone may have come up with live screensaver downloads at one point. I wouldn't know, my Kindle barely ever saw WiFi.

booklover2111 · 01-17-2021, 05:57 AM

The actual text displayed at the bottom of the screensaver is by default prepended by a hardcoded "If found, please contact: " string, but if you put your own string in a file named pinfo_header in the linkss folder, then the content of that file will be used instead. Note that in both cases, the gist of the info will still come from the Kindle's proper personal info settings.

I have been looking for the pinfo_header in the linkss folder, but I couldn't find any. Where is the actual file is?

hius07 · 01-17-2021, 06:00 AM

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booklover2111 · 01-17-2021, 06:07 AM

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Originally Posted by hius07

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What is the type for the file? I don't know, Is it .txt file?

hius07 · 01-17-2021, 07:03 AM

No extension at all

cupervladik · 01-30-2021, 01:18 PM

i have some troubles with ss hack. I have installed it , but it want work. Still have default screen saver "Your next great read is waiting"

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NiLuJe · 01-30-2021, 01:23 PM

That's a Special Offers device. You'll have to disable that (by paying the $20 fee) on your Manage My Kindle (or whatever its name is these days) page over on your Amazon account.

crystalskull · 02-26-2021, 07:01 AM

I'm having issues installing Python 2.7 on my jailbroken PW4 v5.13.3. I've also tried and failed installing it on v5.10.3. It always stops at 39% with error return code 1. It always fails at the following lines in the MRInstaller logs.

PHP Code:


			
Compiling /mnt/us/python/lib/python2.7/site-packages/winreg/__init__.py ...

Listing /mnt/us/python/lib/python2.7/site-packages/xmlrpc ...

Compiling /mnt/us/python/lib/python2.7/site-packages/xmlrpc/__init__.py ...

Compiling /mnt/us/python/lib/python2.7/site-packages/xmlrpc/client.py ...

Compiling /mnt/us/python/lib/python2.7/site-packages/xmlrpc/server.py ...



Hu oh... Got return code 1 . . . :(

I have 3.3GB spare space on my Kindle so it shouldn't be a storage issue. Are there any fixes to this? I've been trying to find older versions of the Python 2.7 installer online to no avail.

NiLuJe · 02-26-2021, 10:33 AM

@crystalskull: Ah, a Python 3 port sneaked into one of the 3rd party modules, I'll fix it in the next snapshots

.

crystalskull · 02-26-2021, 11:47 AM

Thanks for the reply

. Good to know this issue wasn't specific to me.

NiLuJe · 02-27-2021, 01:37 AM

@crystalskull: Should be fixed now

.

Namkroz · 03-29-2021, 01:42 PM

Hi,

Maybe it's already answered in the thread, but I can't find it with the search function. (when I search, I can't click on links to go to the post, I just see previews?)

I have a PW4, which is jailbroken en the screensaver package is successfully installed.
But the screensaver doesn't display in fullscreen. I see the image correctly and I can also add my own images (758x1024, 256C 8 BPP, Greyscale), but they don't take up the entire screen.

When I switch to "cover mode" it does use the entire screen. But "Image cycle" doesn't.

Any hints?
Do I need to provide more info?

Thanks in advance!

NiLuJe · 03-29-2021, 01:55 PM

That's not the screen resolution of a PW4, so, no mystery there

.

(That'd be 1072x1448, IIRC).

02-26-2021, 07:01 AM	#2875
crystalskull Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2021 Device: Kindle Paperwhite 4	I'm having issues installing Python 2.7 on my jailbroken PW4 v5.13.3. I've also tried and failed installing it on v5.10.3. It always stops at 39% with error return code 1. It always fails at the following lines in the MRInstaller logs. PHP Code: `Compiling /mnt/us/python/lib/python2.7/site-packages/winreg/__init__.py ... Listing /mnt/us/python/lib/python2.7/site-packages/xmlrpc ... Compiling /mnt/us/python/lib/python2.7/site-packages/xmlrpc/__init__.py ... Compiling /mnt/us/python/lib/python2.7/site-packages/xmlrpc/client.py ... Compiling /mnt/us/python/lib/python2.7/site-packages/xmlrpc/server.py ... Hu oh... Got return code 1 . . . :(` I have 3.3GB spare space on my Kindle so it shouldn't be a storage issue. Are there any fixes to this? I've been trying to find older versions of the Python 2.7 installer online to no avail.

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01-11-2021, 04:50 PM	#2866
lynnux Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2013 Device: Kindle Touch	Ha, I figured out a trick that gets rid of the ghosting. Before putting it to sleep, I go back one page, then forward to the original page and immediately hit the power button. It seems the image isn't on the screen long enough to show up on the screensaver. Leaving the page on for even 1-2 seconds results in ghosting, so you have turn it off real fast. I love low-tech hacks.

01-16-2021, 10:14 AM	#2867
LA_ Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2021 Device: PW4	Thanks for the hack. Is there any way to modify it to display images from Google Photos? I.e. download 10 new photos from Google Photos once per month and then use them as a screensaver?

01-16-2021, 12:12 PM	#2868
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,506 Karma: 26047190 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	No, but someone may have come up with live screensaver downloads at one point. I wouldn't know, my Kindle barely ever saw WiFi.

01-17-2021, 05:57 AM	#2869
booklover2111 Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2021 Device: OASIS2+VOYAGE	The actual text displayed at the bottom of the screensaver is by default prepended by a hardcoded "If found, please contact: " string, but if you put your own string in a file named pinfo_header in the linkss folder, then the content of that file will be used instead. Note that in both cases, the gist of the info will still come from the Kindle's proper personal info settings. I have been looking for the pinfo_header in the linkss folder, but I couldn't find any. Where is the actual file is?

01-17-2021, 06:00 AM	#2870
hius07 Wizard Posts: 1,167 Karma: 3592925 Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Ukraine Device: Kindle	Create new

01-17-2021, 07:03 AM	#2872
hius07 Wizard Posts: 1,167 Karma: 3592925 Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Ukraine Device: Kindle	No extension at all

01-30-2021, 01:18 PM	#2873
cupervladik Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2021 Device: pw2	i have some troubles with ss hack. I have installed it , but it want work. Still have default screen saver "Your next great read is waiting"

01-30-2021, 01:23 PM	#2874
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,506 Karma: 26047190 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	That's a Special Offers device. You'll have to disable that (by paying the $20 fee) on your Manage My Kindle (or whatever its name is these days) page over on your Amazon account.

02-26-2021, 10:33 AM	#2876
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,506 Karma: 26047190 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	@crystalskull: Ah, a Python 3 port sneaked into one of the 3rd party modules, I'll fix it in the next snapshots .

02-26-2021, 11:47 AM	#2877
crystalskull Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2021 Device: Kindle Paperwhite 4	Thanks for the reply . Good to know this issue wasn't specific to me.

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02-27-2021, 01:37 AM	#2878
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,506 Karma: 26047190 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	@crystalskull: Should be fixed now .

03-29-2021, 01:42 PM	#2879
Namkroz Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2021 Device: Kindle Paperwhite 4	Hi, Maybe it's already answered in the thread, but I can't find it with the search function. (when I search, I can't click on links to go to the post, I just see previews?) I have a PW4, which is jailbroken en the screensaver package is successfully installed. But the screensaver doesn't display in fullscreen. I see the image correctly and I can also add my own images (758x1024, 256C 8 BPP, Greyscale), but they don't take up the entire screen. When I switch to "cover mode" it does use the entire screen. But "Image cycle" doesn't. Any hints? Do I need to provide more info? Thanks in advance!

03-29-2021, 01:55 PM	#2880
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,506 Karma: 26047190 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	That's not the screen resolution of a PW4, so, no mystery there . (That'd be 1072x1448, IIRC).