Font, ScreenSaver & USBNetwork Hacks for Kindle 2.x, 3.x & 4.x - Page 111

camcorderjihad · 03-27-2011, 02:39 AM

im stumped, i just bought a kindle 3 wifi from a friend, its been jailbroken and its on 3.1, i was gonna update to a newer jailbreak(he said he jailbroke it like 2 months ago) but he doesnt have the uninstaller and he not quite sure what version he installed. is there any way to determine what jailbreak is installed and uninstall/update.

8annika.yael · 03-27-2011, 02:44 AM

is there a way to set things back to the default settings? i don't want to start messin' with stuff without being able to get back to square one.

JJanssen · 03-27-2011, 07:42 AM

I want to try my hand at a slightly customised package. While my shell script proficiency is probably good enough (and I promise not to blame anyone else for my mistakes), the whole signing process is slightly beyond me, so I figured I'd start by simply recreating a package and seeing if it was identical to the released version, to check my system is working properly. I got files that seem to be close but not identical. My versions in each case seem to to be a percent or so bigger.

Could this be explained by slightly different versions/default settings of the initial tar, or is there something worse?

Spoiler:

KindleUp · 03-27-2011, 04:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NiLuJe

@KindleUp: No. It's technically doable, though, but I can't see a single good reason to do it that way.

Could you describe how it is technically doable?

NiLuJe · 03-27-2011, 07:01 PM

@camcorderjihad: If you don't have a linkjail folder in the root of your Kindle, yeah, you'll need to update the jailbreak. From the 2 months thing, I'd say just install the latest jailbreak on top, you shouldn't have any trouble. (Worst case scenario, if you had a more rcent jailbreak installed, the install will fail).

@8annika.yael: Which settings?

@JJanssen: If you're packaging the exact same thing and get a different file size, yeah, probably a tar quirk. I've seen this sort of thing happen, for example I was getting slightly different filesizes with tar+gzip on an x86_64 box vs. tar+gzip on another x86 box with the same default settings and input (Assuming you're using the latest python packager script).

[FYI, I'm using tar (GNU tar) 1.26, gzip 1.4, and Python 2.7.1 on a gentoo ~x86 box]

@KindleUp: If you can't figure it out from the scripts, you probably shouldn't be trying to do it.

camcorderjihad · 03-27-2011, 07:23 PM

thanks NiLuJe, yeah there is no linkjail folder, i tired the newest version from the first post and it gave me the u007 error. is there a repository of older versions so i can try an older versions uninstaller

KindleUp · 03-27-2011, 07:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NiLuJe

@KindleUp: If you can't figure it out from the scripts, you probably shouldn't be trying to do it.

Understood

kuklachica · 03-27-2011, 08:03 PM

I have the latest jailbreak and SS version on my K3 3.1. The "random" feature isn't working on either. The numbers appear before the screen saver files on one, but they still stay in the same order. On the other Kindle, the numbers don't show up (and don't rotate randomly). How can I fix this?

NiLuJe · 03-27-2011, 08:07 PM

@camcorderjihad: Then you probably have an iteration of yifanlu's jailbreak installed. (Unless you encountered an error with the *un*installer, in which case, yeah, that would be normal, just *install* on top of what you have).

@kuklachica: If the numbers are here, then it's working, just restart your Kindle. If you don't see the zero padded 5 digit prefix, then you messed up the the blank 'reboot' file somehow.

jwmjwm · 03-31-2011, 10:32 AM

k2 with ss hack - need to undo it. I swear I started with clarknova's hack, reinstalling his and/or your hacks and then applying uninstaller cannot get SS 0.4 to go away. Cannot upgrade to 2.5.7. Any help appreciated.

NiLuJe · 03-31-2011, 02:19 PM

@jwmjwm: Use the proper uninstall file corresponding to what you actually have installed.

jwmjwm · 03-31-2011, 04:48 PM

Honestly think I am. I can make the hack go away, but not the SS + 0.4 which prohibits me from updating.

NiLuJe · 03-31-2011, 05:02 PM

@jwmjwm: Then you're not using the right uninstall

. The SS hack here never touched the version, these uninstallers won't help you.

Meagan · 04-03-2011, 05:54 PM

These are awesome instructions!!! I am not a computer person but were easy for me to follow! I started putting pictures on my kindle at 800x600 pixels and they don't take up the whole screen....does anyone know what size the pics should be??

FF2 · 04-03-2011, 06:57 PM

If you actually did 800x600, you have the dimensions reversed. 600x800, as a screensaver will cover the entire screen of a k3. It is slightly different if you are using the photo viewer app where there are the status lines that can throw things off.

03-27-2011, 07:42 AM	#1653
JJanssen Member Posts: 16 Karma: 24 Join Date: Jun 2009 Device: Kindle Paperwhite 1	I want to try my hand at a slightly customised package. While my shell script proficiency is probably good enough (and I promise not to blame anyone else for my mistakes), the whole signing process is slightly beyond me, so I figured I'd start by simply recreating a package and seeing if it was identical to the released version, to check my system is working properly. I got files that seem to be close but not identical. My versions in each case seem to to be a percent or so bigger. Could this be explained by slightly different versions/default settings of the initial tar, or is there something worse? Spoiler: jasper@<.....>/Kindle/Usbnet$ ls -la total 7476 drwxr-xr-x 3 jasper jasper 4096 2011-03-27 13:33 . drwxr-xr-x 6 jasper jasper 4096 2011-03-27 13:11 .. -rw-r--r-- 1 jasper jasper 32272 2011-03-23 02:15 ChangeLog.txt -rw-r--r-- 1 jasper jasper 1411 2010-09-28 20:12 README -rw-r--r-- 1 jasper jasper 5716 2010-11-11 08:30 README_FIRST.txt -rw-r--r-- 1 jasper jasper 1830 2010-10-25 21:20 README_OLD.txt -rw-r--r-- 1 jasper jasper 23663 2011-03-23 02:15 README.txt drwxr-xr-x 3 jasper jasper 4096 2011-03-27 13:33 src -rw-r--r-- 1 jasper jasper 467690 2011-03-27 13:33 update_usbnetwork_0.32.N_dxg_install.bin -rw-r--r-- 1 jasper jasper 466855 2011-03-23 02:15 update_usbnetwork_0.32.N_dxg_install.bin-orig -rw-r--r-- 1 jasper jasper 2624 2011-03-27 13:33 update_usbnetwork_0.32.N_dxg_uninstall.bin -rw-r--r-- 1 jasper jasper 2619 2011-03-23 02:15 update_usbnetwork_0.32.N_dxg_uninstall.bin-orig -rw-r--r-- 1 jasper jasper 467688 2011-03-27 13:33 update_usbnetwork_0.32.N_dxi_install.bin -rw-r--r-- 1 jasper jasper 466851 2011-03-23 02:15 update_usbnetwork_0.32.N_dxi_install.bin-orig -rw-r--r-- 1 jasper jasper 467688 2011-03-27 13:33 update_usbnetwork_0.32.N_dx_install.bin -rw-r--r-- 1 jasper jasper 466851 2011-03-23 02:15 update_usbnetwork_0.32.N_dx_install.bin-orig -rw-r--r-- 1 jasper jasper 2624 2011-03-27 13:33 update_usbnetwork_0.32.N_dxi_uninstall.bin -rw-r--r-- 1 jasper jasper 2619 2011-03-23 02:15 update_usbnetwork_0.32.N_dxi_uninstall.bin-orig -rw-r--r-- 1 jasper jasper 2623 2011-03-27 13:33 update_usbnetwork_0.32.N_dx_uninstall.bin -rw-r--r-- 1 jasper jasper 2621 2011-03-23 02:15 update_usbnetwork_0.32.N_dx_uninstall.bin-orig -rw-r--r-- 1 jasper jasper 467689 2011-03-27 13:33 update_usbnetwork_0.32.N_k2i_install.bin -rw-r--r-- 1 jasper jasper 466849 2011-03-23 02:15 update_usbnetwork_0.32.N_k2i_install.bin-orig -rw-r--r-- 1 jasper jasper 467688 2011-03-27 13:33 update_usbnetwork_0.32.N_k2_install.bin -rw-r--r-- 1 jasper jasper 466848 2011-03-23 02:15 update_usbnetwork_0.32.N_k2_install.bin-orig -rw-r--r-- 1 jasper jasper 2626 2011-03-27 13:33 update_usbnetwork_0.32.N_k2i_uninstall.bin -rw-r--r-- 1 jasper jasper 2621 2011-03-23 02:15 update_usbnetwork_0.32.N_k2i_uninstall.bin-orig -rw-r--r-- 1 jasper jasper 2624 2011-03-27 13:33 update_usbnetwork_0.32.N_k2_uninstall.bin -rw-r--r-- 1 jasper jasper 2620 2011-03-23 02:15 update_usbnetwork_0.32.N_k2_uninstall.bin-orig -rw-r--r-- 1 jasper jasper 467690 2011-03-27 13:33 update_usbnetwork_0.32.N_k3gb_install.bin -rw-r--r-- 1 jasper jasper 466853 2011-03-23 02:15 update_usbnetwork_0.32.N_k3gb_install.bin-orig -rw-r--r-- 1 jasper jasper 2623 2011-03-27 13:33 update_usbnetwork_0.32.N_k3gb_uninstall.bin -rw-r--r-- 1 jasper jasper 2621 2011-03-23 02:15 update_usbnetwork_0.32.N_k3gb_uninstall.bin-orig -rw-r--r-- 1 jasper jasper 467687 2011-03-27 13:33 update_usbnetwork_0.32.N_k3g_install.bin -rw-r--r-- 1 jasper jasper 466855 2011-03-23 02:15 update_usbnetwork_0.32.N_k3g_install.bin-orig -rw-r--r-- 1 jasper jasper 2626 2011-03-27 13:33 update_usbnetwork_0.32.N_k3g_uninstall.bin -rw-r--r-- 1 jasper jasper 2620 2011-03-23 02:15 update_usbnetwork_0.32.N_k3g_uninstall.bin-orig -rw-r--r-- 1 jasper jasper 467689 2011-03-27 13:33 update_usbnetwork_0.32.N_k3w_install.bin -rw-r--r-- 1 jasper jasper 466852 2011-03-23 02:15 update_usbnetwork_0.32.N_k3w_install.bin-orig -rw-r--r-- 1 jasper jasper 2623 2011-03-27 13:33 update_usbnetwork_0.32.N_k3w_uninstall.bin -rw-r--r-- 1 jasper jasper 2619 2011-03-23 02:15 update_usbnetwork_0.32.N_k3w_uninstall.bin-orig

03-27-2011, 07:01 PM	#1655
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,506 Karma: 26047202 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	@camcorderjihad: If you don't have a linkjail folder in the root of your Kindle, yeah, you'll need to update the jailbreak. From the 2 months thing, I'd say just install the latest jailbreak on top, you shouldn't have any trouble. (Worst case scenario, if you had a more rcent jailbreak installed, the install will fail). @8annika.yael: Which settings? @JJanssen: If you're packaging the exact same thing and get a different file size, yeah, probably a tar quirk. I've seen this sort of thing happen, for example I was getting slightly different filesizes with tar+gzip on an x86_64 box vs. tar+gzip on another x86 box with the same default settings and input (Assuming you're using the latest python packager script). [FYI, I'm using tar (GNU tar) 1.26, gzip 1.4, and Python 2.7.1 on a gentoo ~x86 box] @KindleUp: If you can't figure it out from the scripts, you probably shouldn't be trying to do it. Last edited by NiLuJe; 03-27-2011 at 07:05 PM.

04-03-2011, 05:54 PM	#1664
Meagan Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2011 Device: Kindle 3	Worked Awesome! but what size should the pics be? These are awesome instructions!!! I am not a computer person but were easy for me to follow! I started putting pictures on my kindle at 800x600 pixels and they don't take up the whole screen....does anyone know what size the pics should be??

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03-27-2011, 02:39 AM	#1651
camcorderjihad Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: kindle 3	im stumped, i just bought a kindle 3 wifi from a friend, its been jailbroken and its on 3.1, i was gonna update to a newer jailbreak(he said he jailbroke it like 2 months ago) but he doesnt have the uninstaller and he not quite sure what version he installed. is there any way to determine what jailbreak is installed and uninstall/update.

03-27-2011, 02:44 AM	#1652
8annika.yael Enthusiast Posts: 36 Karma: 234 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: none	is there a way to set things back to the default settings? i don't want to start messin' with stuff without being able to get back to square one.

03-27-2011, 07:23 PM	#1656
camcorderjihad Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: kindle 3	thanks NiLuJe, yeah there is no linkjail folder, i tired the newest version from the first post and it gave me the u007 error. is there a repository of older versions so i can try an older versions uninstaller

03-27-2011, 08:03 PM	#1658
kuklachica Enthusiast Posts: 37 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Kindle 3G/WiFi	I have the latest jailbreak and SS version on my K3 3.1. The "random" feature isn't working on either. The numbers appear before the screen saver files on one, but they still stay in the same order. On the other Kindle, the numbers don't show up (and don't rotate randomly). How can I fix this?

03-27-2011, 08:07 PM	#1659
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,506 Karma: 26047202 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	@camcorderjihad: Then you probably have an iteration of yifanlu's jailbreak installed. (Unless you encountered an error with the uninstaller, in which case, yeah, that would be normal, just install on top of what you have). @kuklachica: If the numbers are here, then it's working, just restart your Kindle. If you don't see the zero padded 5 digit prefix, then you messed up the the blank 'reboot' file somehow.

03-31-2011, 10:32 AM	#1660
jwmjwm Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: Kindle2	k2 with ss hack - need to undo it. I swear I started with clarknova's hack, reinstalling his and/or your hacks and then applying uninstaller cannot get SS 0.4 to go away. Cannot upgrade to 2.5.7. Any help appreciated.

03-31-2011, 02:19 PM	#1661
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,506 Karma: 26047202 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	@jwmjwm: Use the proper uninstall file corresponding to what you actually have installed.

03-31-2011, 04:48 PM	#1662
jwmjwm Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: Kindle2	Honestly think I am. I can make the hack go away, but not the SS + 0.4 which prohibits me from updating.

03-31-2011, 05:02 PM	#1663
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,506 Karma: 26047202 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	@jwmjwm: Then you're not using the right uninstall . The SS hack here never touched the version, these uninstallers won't help you.

04-03-2011, 06:57 PM	#1665
FF2 Wizard Posts: 1,105 Karma: 1025784 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: WiFi Kindle3	If you actually did 800x600, you have the dimensions reversed. 600x800, as a screensaver will cover the entire screen of a k3. It is slightly different if you are using the photo viewer app where there are the status lines that can throw things off.

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