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

[carnivore]

Hello! I apologise in advance if this has been discussed before; my searches did not generate any hits.

I installed the jailbreak, screensaver, and font hacks which went very well. I screwed everything up when I tried to put my own fonts in place of the hack's. I recovered and uninstalled the font hack.

Now, it appears that the autoreboot feature doesn't work when I use it from the linkss directory.

Thanks for your help, and the hacks! I got bored with the default images about a week in.

Here's my best screensaver image so far as further thanks:

Neal Stephenson

[smithminime93]

hey i got a kindle a while ago and i recently decided that the screensavers were pretty lame (i usually just turn it off when im not using it) and i used the jailbreak and now im trying to install the screensaver hack and i've been working on this for about an hour. i have a kindle 3 wifi. i thought i had installed it the first time but the linkss/screensaver folder never popped up so i installed it again and it didn't work so i uninstalled it and then tried to reinstall it and it keeps saying that the update failed and it will just restart straight away. HELP!

[Mystify]

I have a k2 (B002) unit with 2.5.7 firmware.
When I try to install jailbreak I am getting a U007 error.

When it said this is for 2.5.x firmware, does that include .7?

thanks.

[bartveld]

Originally Posted by 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?

Yes, they do.

[tokind]

Hi All

I been lurking here for a couple of weeks and while waiting for my K3 3g to arrive... and it did this morning!!!

Anyway... I immediately tried to root it as I've had the jailbreak files on my desktop for the last couple of weeks...

I followed the instructions but I do NOT get the 'Update Your Kindle' option in the settings menu... it is grayed out...

The model is D009xx (all the models listed on the jailbreak faq start with 'B')

Firmware is : 3.0.2

I'm in Canada...

Also, would it matter if I jailbreaked it before/after I register?

Help!

Thanks!

[carnivore]

Originally Posted by tokind

Hi All

I been lurking here for a couple of weeks and while waiting for my K3 3g to arrive... and it did this morning!!!

Anyway... I immediately tried to root it as I've had the jailbreak files on my desktop for the last couple of weeks...

I followed the instructions but I do NOT get the 'Update Your Kindle' option in the settings menu... it is grayed out...

The model is D009xx (all the models listed on the jailbreak faq start with 'B')

Firmware is : 3.0.2


I'm in Canada...

Also, would it matter if I jailbreaked it before/after I register?

Help!

Thanks!

A glance at my post count will reveal me to be new at this, but I think I can answer your questions.

The ID number at which you should be looking is your serial number, not the model number. This can be found in the settings page.

Once you've found that, make sure that you're using the correct jailbreak file. As far as I understand, the update option will not be available if the firmware update file is the wrong one for the device.

Good luck!

[orlok]

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, Press Alt-Z, and an entry called screensavers will appear. Open it and verify that each and every one of your pictures are working.

Thanks kranu - working now Karma to you.

[tokind]

bingo! thank you so much.. i was trying to figure it out based on the pictures in the faq and they look like the back of the kindle...

rooting now!

Originally Posted by carnivore

A glance at my post count will reveal me to be new at this, but I think I can answer your questions.

The ID number at which you should be looking is your serial number, not the model number. This can be found in the settings page.

Once you've found that, make sure that you're using the correct jailbreak file. As far as I understand, the update option will not be available if the firmware update file is the wrong one for the device.

Good luck!

[FF2]

Just curious, our fearless leader, NiLuJe, used to be here very regularly but apparently has taken a leave of absence. Will this person be back to support our cravings and keep up with the newer firmware releases?

But in any event - thanks, NiLuJe, for all that you've done.

[bartveld]

Originally Posted by FF2

Just curious, our fearless leader, NiLuJe, used to be here very regularly but apparently has taken a leave of absence. Will this person be back to support our cravings and keep up with the newer firmware releases?

But in any event - thanks, NiLuJe, for all that you've done.

I second that, both the question and the gratitude.

[budalb]

if I want to upgrade font hack from 3.7 to 4.2, do I need to uninstall 3.7?

[blorp]

Originally Posted by 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 :-)

I love you!! This tip works GREAT! Best font I've tried so far and the only one I actually want to use. Thanks for your awesomeness.

[raburton]

Originally Posted by bartveld

Yes, they do.

Thanks. Following your confirmation I have installed the jailbreak and screensaver hacks and they are indeed happily working.

[rogerinnyc]

Originally Posted by 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 :-)

Thank you so much for this! I'm almost there -- the only possible glitch is my italic ttf font seems a tad larger than my regular font. I'm not sure I understood your directions entirely. Were ANY changes to be made to the italic font? Your lead-in says make the following adjustments to each of the four ttf files, but then only has categories (I think) for regular and bold. Do I apply either or both of those adjustments to the italic ttf file? How about the bolditalic ttf file? I'm sure I am misunderstanding somehow, but maybe you (or someone else) can clarify for me? Thanks in advance

Edit: OK, I think I figured it out. Kinddog's Regular adjustments get applied to both the Regular and the Italic ttf files; his Bold adjustments get applied to both the Bold and the BoldItalic ttf files. Yes?

Also, I think I was not initially using Glyph Transformer right. I thought it was showing me the properties of my opened font; instead, it appears to be giving scripts to run and apply to your existing font. In essence, you need to input Kinddog's adjustments as your script to apply -- make sure his adjustment is the only one showing in the right-hand pane of Glyph Transformer before you click OK.

Hope that makes it easier for someone else who is as new to font manipulation as I am.

[bartveld]

Inspired by kinddog I had a go at the Times New Roman in FontCreator. The regular font needed some thickening, otherwise it wouldn't be easily legible. Effects -> bold horizontal 20, vertical 15 made it very nice. I would encourage everyone to have a go at their favorite font and adapt it to the Kindle. It takes some experimenting, but the result can be very satisfying.