Font, ScreenSaver & USBNetwork Hacks for Kindle 2.x, 3.x & 4.x - Page 61

NiLuJe · 10-17-2010, 04:52 PM

@JohnsonZA: No, you'll have to rename the Helvetica family from the backups folder to replace the Sans_* custom family.

dAhc · 10-17-2010, 09:50 PM

hello, I hope you can help me with my problem

about 3 weeks ago I installed the screen saver hack and it worked perfectly, but then I uninstalled it (jailbreak and the ss hack) because I thought it woud cause trouble if I installed the kindle update and just to be sure I reset it to factory defaults

then I installed the kindle update but when I did the hack again it didn't work
I installed jailbreak first then the ss hack and apparently it worked because I got the niluje screen saver but when I put my own pictures and put the kindle to sleep the screen looked blank no screen saver

NiLuJe · 10-18-2010, 12:25 AM

@dAhc: You need to restart the framework (or your Kindle) to take new images into account.

NiLuJe · 10-18-2010, 02:05 AM

Bump USBNetwork to v0.25.N

* Make the warnings in the config file & doc even more prominent
* Do some minimal user input sanitization after loading the config, to try not to mess up things too much with a completely trashed or slightly messed up config file. And throw a huge fuss in the syslogs if need be.

Sir Alex · 10-18-2010, 10:20 AM

@NiLuJe,

Where I can find any information how to make K3 updates? I just made Russian translation and want to make updates for all users...

gehusi · 10-18-2010, 01:11 PM

After installing the screen saver and font hacks, everything worked great. Lately however, if I leave my K3 in screen saver mode for more than an hour the screen will freeze and I am forced to do a restart. When it is in this frozen state the battery seems to drain very quickly as well.

Any thoughts? Has anyone else come across this issue?

NiLuJe · 10-18-2010, 02:33 PM

@Sir Alex: Check the original packager thread, the packager's help output, and any of the src folder of my packages. There's really not much to tell, it's pretty self explanatory.

@gehusi: There seems to be a few reports of Kindle locking up during suspend. AFAICT, it's an issue with the original hardware/software, because you seem to be the first to report this with a non-vanilla Kindle.

gehusi · 10-18-2010, 04:02 PM

Might uninstalling the jailbreak and hacks reverse the problem or is the damage done?

bartveld · 10-18-2010, 04:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NiLuJe

@gehusi: There seems to be a few reports of Kindle locking up during suspend. AFAICT, it's an issue with the original hardware/software, because you seem to be the first to report this with a non-vanilla Kindle.

I agree. Left mine on inadvertently all through the night, but no problem waking it in the morning. So uninstalling will still leave you wth the problem and that has not been caused by the jailbreak or the hack. You might uninstall, return it and claim a new one.

NiLuJe · 10-18-2010, 04:43 PM

Just a quick warning: The 3.0.3 update *breaks* the jailbreak method. So, if you intend to ever use any hack, jailbreak your kindle *before* doing the 3.0.3 update!

Also, usbnet users, I'll be posting an update very soon to workaround the 3.0.3 update. In order to make the hack work again, either do the usbnet update before installing 3.0.3, or reinstall usbnet after having installed the 3.0.3 update.

flandroid · 10-18-2010, 05:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NiLuJe

Just a quick warning: The 3.0.3 update *breaks* the jailbreak method. So, if you intend to ever use any hack, jailbreak your kindle *before* doing the 3.0.3 update!

Whoa. But it's fine if you're already jailbroken? How does that work?

NiLuJe · 10-18-2010, 05:26 PM

It fixed the install exploit (that had already been fixed the same way a while ago for the K2).

Bump USBNet to v0.26.N:

* Make sure the usbNetwork private command symlink is up at the end of the boot, in case of a nasty update like the 3.0.3

.

(Note to SSH over WiFi users: There's been some iptables changes in this update, so I'd like some feedback on that for those making heavy use of this

)

flandroid · 10-18-2010, 05:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NiLuJe

It fixed the install exploit (that had already been fixed the ame way a while ago for the K2).

Okay, and a workaround was developed in the K2's case, so maybe there're good odds on a post-3.0.3 jailbreak?

Just asking because I have friends who are considering ordering Kindles and weren't particularly fond of the stock screensavers.

NiLuJe · 10-18-2010, 05:33 PM

There's been other changes to the update script that prevents the same kind of workaround used in the K2 case, so, for now, no.

Also, just to make it clear: If you already had jailbroken your Kindle, it's still jailbroken after the 3.0.3 update, and all your hacks still work. The only thing broken is the *install* of the jailbreak on a *vanilla* 3.0.3 Kindle.

NiLuJe · 10-18-2010, 06:50 PM

Bump USBNetwork to v0.27.N:

* Drop some useless code added in the v0.26.N update. (namely, we don't need to use mntroot, we're already in a rwfs state until the end of the boot, which, conveniently, is right after we finish running (ie. the previous behaviour wasn't harmful)).

10-18-2010, 04:43 PM	#910
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	Just a quick warning: The 3.0.3 update breaks the jailbreak method. So, if you intend to ever use any hack, jailbreak your kindle before doing the 3.0.3 update! Also, usbnet users, I'll be posting an update very soon to workaround the 3.0.3 update. In order to make the hack work again, either do the usbnet update before installing 3.0.3, or reinstall usbnet after having installed the 3.0.3 update. Last edited by NiLuJe; 10-18-2010 at 04:56 PM.

10-18-2010, 05:26 PM	#912
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	It fixed the install exploit (that had already been fixed the same way a while ago for the K2). Bump USBNet to v0.26.N: * Make sure the usbNetwork private command symlink is up at the end of the boot, in case of a nasty update like the 3.0.3 . (Note to SSH over WiFi users: There's been some iptables changes in this update, so I'd like some feedback on that for those making heavy use of this ) Last edited by NiLuJe; 10-18-2010 at 06:24 PM.

10-18-2010, 05:33 PM	#914
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	There's been other changes to the update script that prevents the same kind of workaround used in the K2 case, so, for now, no. Also, just to make it clear: If you already had jailbroken your Kindle, it's still jailbroken after the 3.0.3 update, and all your hacks still work. The only thing broken is the install of the jailbreak on a vanilla 3.0.3 Kindle. Last edited by NiLuJe; 10-18-2010 at 05:41 PM.

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10-17-2010, 04:52 PM	#901
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	@JohnsonZA: No, you'll have to rename the Helvetica family from the backups folder to replace the Sans_* custom family.

10-17-2010, 09:50 PM	#902
dAhc Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Kindle 3	hello, I hope you can help me with my problem about 3 weeks ago I installed the screen saver hack and it worked perfectly, but then I uninstalled it (jailbreak and the ss hack) because I thought it woud cause trouble if I installed the kindle update and just to be sure I reset it to factory defaults then I installed the kindle update but when I did the hack again it didn't work I installed jailbreak first then the ss hack and apparently it worked because I got the niluje screen saver but when I put my own pictures and put the kindle to sleep the screen looked blank no screen saver

10-18-2010, 12:25 AM	#903
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	@dAhc: You need to restart the framework (or your Kindle) to take new images into account.

10-18-2010, 02:05 AM	#904
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	Bump USBNetwork to v0.25.N * Make the warnings in the config file & doc even more prominent * Do some minimal user input sanitization after loading the config, to try not to mess up things too much with a completely trashed or slightly messed up config file. And throw a huge fuss in the syslogs if need be.

10-18-2010, 10:20 AM	#905
Sir Alex Groupie Posts: 157 Karma: 1777 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Minsk, Belarus Device: Kindle 4	@NiLuJe, Where I can find any information how to make K3 updates? I just made Russian translation and want to make updates for all users...

10-18-2010, 01:11 PM	#906
gehusi Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: Kindle 3	After installing the screen saver and font hacks, everything worked great. Lately however, if I leave my K3 in screen saver mode for more than an hour the screen will freeze and I am forced to do a restart. When it is in this frozen state the battery seems to drain very quickly as well. Any thoughts? Has anyone else come across this issue?

10-18-2010, 02:33 PM	#907
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	@Sir Alex: Check the original packager thread, the packager's help output, and any of the src folder of my packages. There's really not much to tell, it's pretty self explanatory. @gehusi: There seems to be a few reports of Kindle locking up during suspend. AFAICT, it's an issue with the original hardware/software, because you seem to be the first to report this with a non-vanilla Kindle.

10-18-2010, 04:02 PM	#908
gehusi Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: Kindle 3	Might uninstalling the jailbreak and hacks reverse the problem or is the damage done?

10-18-2010, 06:50 PM	#915
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	Bump USBNetwork to v0.27.N: * Drop some useless code added in the v0.26.N update. (namely, we don't need to use mntroot, we're already in a rwfs state until the end of the boot, which, conveniently, is right after we finish running (ie. the previous behaviour wasn't harmful)).