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

[NiLuJe]

Shipped!

UPS Intl, so, it should be here on Monday or Tuesday! \o/.

[911jason]

Sorry for probably a dumb question, but when I did the 3.4.n uninstall for my K2us in preparation for sale, nothing seemed to have changed. I still have Georgia 2 as my font for reading and my Home screen's book list. I tried removing the linkfonts folder and that just made everything disappear from the settings menu, so I plugged it back in and copied the folder back. All is fine now, but how can I go back to default Kindle fonts?

[NiLuJe]

Run the latest uninstaller, then restart your Kindle. You should be back to the default fonts. Then remove the linkfonts folder.

[911jason]

Thanks NiLuJe... I will try again and see if I missed something earlier... The only thing I can think of is maybe I used the "install" instead of the "uninstall"... I'll be back momentarily. Don't go anywhere! =)

[911jason]

I think I forgot to restart the Kindle after performing the uninstall update earlier... Just ran the 3.7n uninstall (used 3.4 this morning) and am waiting for it to restart now.

[911jason]

That was it. Stupid newb mistake!

Thanks a ton NiLuJe!

[NiLuJe]

Yes, if you were using one of the first few versions (like 3.4.N, indeed ^^), the restart is key .

(It shouldn't be strictly needed anymore since a few versions though ).

[NiLuJe]

Bad news for Kindle 3/FW 3.x:

Couldn't get it jailbreak'ed :/. I've tried a few things, but I don't think there's much I can do... So, until someone finds a way to jailbreak that thing, no hacks ;'(.

(For more info about my failed jb attempts: check this post)

[sebchan]

Originally Posted by NiLuJe

@sebchan: Fonts + the DroidFallback set that was posted. (check the attachments page of the thread).

@Dharabum: Try the latest uninstaller for SS 0.4 (https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...04&postcount=2).

Hi NiLuJe
Where can I find the DroidFallback set? I only found the Droid_Sans.zip....is that it? Thanks.

[NiLuJe]

Like I said, it was posted somewhere along the way, check the thread's attachments page .

[sebchan]

Originally Posted by NiLuJe

Like I said, it was posted somewhere along the way, check the thread's attachments page .

Hi NiLuJe
I am sorry. I followed the instruction, installed update_fonts_3.6.N_k2i_install.bin, and copied the linkfonts folder, and copied the Sans_Fallback font into the fonts folder, I "update" the Kindle, and I did get a new font, but I still cannot read Chinese character. I have a TXT file that I have created with two Chinese characters, one simplified and one traditional. Both characters appeared as rectangle boxes. What did I do wrong?

[NiLuJe]

It's probably not encoded in UTF-8. Switch/convert the character encoding of your file(s) to UTF-8, using a proper text editor .

[test011]

We are on!

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=97745

I am sure you can do something with this.
Maybe, a short script to install a hacked certificate?

[clarknova]

Originally Posted by test011

We are on!

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=97745

I am sure you can do something with this.
Maybe, a short script to install a hacked certificate?

Yup. Don't have a K3 myself, but if things are similar to the K2 filesystem, a simple:

#!/bin/sh

#make root writeable
rwroot

#install key
cat <<EOF > /etc/uks/pubhackkey01.pem
-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----
MIGfMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBAQUAA4GNADCBiQKBgQDJn1jWU+xxVv/eRKfCPR9e47lP
WN2rH33z9QbfnqmCxBRLP6mMjGy6APyycQXg3nPi5fcb75alZo+Oh012HpMe9Lnp
eEgloIdm1E4LOsyrz4kttQtGRlzCErmBGt6+cAVEV86y2phOJ3mLk0Ek9UQXbIUf
rvyJnS2MKLG2cczjlQIDAQAB
-----END PUBLIC KEY-----
EOF

#make root read only
roroot

should do the trick to allow the packages to be signed with Jean-Yves key.

[NiLuJe]

Yep, I'll take a look at that ASAP .

EDIT: ASAP being tomorrow, most likely .