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

[Jeton]

Originally Posted by jokermania

Newbie question: I have a new Kindle International 3G + WiFi ver#: 3.0.2. Which is the right code to use for selecting jailbreak bin file?

update_jailbreak_0.4.N_k3g_install.bin

[kinddog]

So I know there's no Georgia for Kindle 3 cause of copyright reasons, and the version for Kindle 2 makes Kindle 3's crash, but I've managed to make my own Georgia for Kindle 3, and I thought I'd share this with yo, for all those others like myself who really want a proper old-fashioned roman font for their books...

1. Procure for yourself a copy of Georgia font. It's four TTF files. I got mine from /windows/fonts off my Windows 7 installation.
2. Procure for yourself a registered copy of HighLogic FontCreator (demo won't save)
3. Make the following adjustments to each of the four TTF files using Tools -> Glyph Transformer:

Regular fonts : Effects -> bold horizontal 25, vertical 20

Bold fonts : Outlines -> scale horizontal 100% vertical 110% +
Effects -> bold horizontal 15, vertical 10

4. Save and rename the fonts according to the Kindle Schema, eg. Serif_Regular.ttf, Serif_Italic.ttf etc. Copy across to your kindle fonts folder.


My kindle is looking great now. Hope this helps some of you missing Georgia2 on the Kindle 3 :-)

[orlok]

I hope I haven't missed the answer to this in this thread...

I have some images that just won't display on my kindle 3 screensaver. The mods worked brilliantly, much karma to NiLuJe, and some of the images display just fine. But, some get skipped over, and even if I delete all other images, all I get is a white screen. They have been sized as 600 x 800, converted to b&w, and I have saved them as .jpg and .png, and they still won't show.

Any suggestions gratefully received...?

[FF2]

orlok:

And you have rebooted after installing these images in the proper folder?

What size are they? Huge, tiny or just about like your other images?

You've checked and those images display properly on you computer - hooked to usb and looking directly at the copies on the k3?

[orlok]

Hi FF2

Refreshing has brought up two that I couldn't see, so thanks for that. There are still some that just won't display though, about the same size as the others (slightly smaller, actually), and I can see them directly on the kindle via usb, and open them from there in PSE. I'm stumped .

[pietro99]

This is probably staring at me, but how do you create a file called "random" to randomize the screen-savers?

When I right-click I just get options for .txt, .rtf etc.

[kranu]

Originally Posted by pietro99

This is probably staring at me, but how do you create a file called "random" to randomize the screen-savers?

When I right-click I just get options for .txt, .rtf etc.

1. Go to Command Prompt (start-> run: cmd)
2. Type in your Kindle Drive Letter (K: or some other letter)
3. Use cd command to go to the linkss folder (cd linkss)
4. Run "copy con random" press enter then Control-Z then enter
5. Verify that it appeared in explorer

[kranu]

Originally Posted by orlok

Hi FF2

Refreshing has brought up two that I couldn't see, so thanks for that. There are still some that just won't display though, about the same size as the others (slightly smaller, actually), and I can see them directly on the kindle via usb, and open them from there in PSE. I'm stumped .

You should make sure that your Kindle can view them (ie. not corrupted in some way in which your computer can handle, but the Kindle cannot)

1. If you haven't already, create a "pictures" folder on your Kindle, in the same folder as "documents"
2. Create a folder inside the pictures folder called "screensavers"
3. Copy all of your screensaver pictures into that folder
4. Unplug your Kindle, Press Alt-Z, and an entry called screensavers will appear. Open it and verify that each and every one of your pictures are working.

[pietro99]

Originally Posted by kranu

1. Go to Command Prompt (start-> run: cmd)
2. Type in your Kindle Drive Letter (K: or some other letter)
3. Use cd command to go to the linkss folder (cd linkss)
4. Run "copy con random" press enter then Control-Z then enter
5. Verify that it appeared in explorer

Thank you...it wasn't "staring at me". I haven't done that before.

[FF2]

Originally Posted by kranu

You should make sure that your Kindle can view them (ie. not corrupted in some way in which your computer can handle, but the Kindle cannot)

1. If you haven't already, create a "pictures" folder on your Kindle, in the same folder as "documents"
2. Create a folder inside the pictures folder called "screensavers"
3. Copy all of your screensaver pictures into that folder
4. Unplug your Kindle, and an entry called screensavers will appear. Open it and verify that each and every one of your pictures are working.

Is an Alt-z needed to refresh "photo books?"

[FF2]

Originally Posted by pietro99

Thank you...it wasn't "staring at me". I haven't done that before.

You probably could also create it your initial way - with notepad, save it and then change the file's name, particularly by removing the TXT extension. So create random.txt, then rename it. If notepad will save a zero byte file.

[kranu]

Originally Posted by FF2

Is an Alt-z needed to refresh "photo books?"

Ooops! You are correct. I forgot about that

I've edited my post to fix it.

[kranu]

Originally Posted by FF2

You probably could also create it your initial way - with notepad, save it and then change the file's name, particularly by removing the TXT extension. So create random.txt, then rename it. If notepad will save a zero byte file.

That doesn't work though if you have the folder options set to hide known file types extensions. It will force it to save as a random.txt file.

[FF2]

Originally Posted by kranu

That doesn't work though if you have the folder options set to hide known file types extensions. It will force it to save as a random.txt file.

Right. I have not "written" anything to "CON" in years although I still miss some aspects of good ol' dos and hit the command prompt fairly regularly, well, cmd, anyway.

[raburton]

Can anyone confirm these hacks work on the new 3.0.2 (build 553210206) that seems to be on all the Jan 2011 Kindles?