Kobo Patcher

[Prestidigitweeze]

Originally Posted by ShellShock

Yes, but I am happy to accept never upgrading the firmware again. The patch has given me features much more valuable to me than any official firmware upgrade ever has.

Actually, the latest upgrade added a feature which is more important to me than margins or anything else: The ability not only to look up an individual word in the dictionary but to edit that word or select another within a definition and look it up without a break.

That was one of the features which made using the PRS-350 so transparent and which I've missed terribly on the Aura HD. Visual euphony is important, but ultimately content trumps it.

[ShellShock]

Yeah me too, that dictionary cross referencing would be great...now I am conflicted...

[GeoffR]

Here are the `Custom fonts sizes` and `Custom left & right margins` patches for Glo/AuraHD firmware 2.10.0 (6180f632e1), tested on my Glo:

<Patch>
patch_name = `Custom fonts sizes`
patch_enable = `yes`
# Values for replace
replace_int = 10f4180, 12, 12
replace_int = 10f4184, 14, 16
replace_int = 10f4188, 16, 20
replace_int = 10f418c, 17, 22
replace_int = 10f4190, 18, 24
replace_int = 10f4194, 19, 25
replace_int = 10f4198, 20, 26
replace_int = 10f419c, 21, 27
replace_int = 10f41a0, 22, 28
replace_int = 10f41a4, 24, 29
replace_int = 10f41a8, 25, 30
replace_int = 10f41ac, 26, 31
replace_int = 10f41b0, 28, 32
replace_int = 10f41b4, 32, 33
replace_int = 10f41b8, 36, 34
replace_int = 10f41bc, 40, 35
replace_int = 10f41c0, 44, 36
replace_int = 10f41c4, 46, 38
replace_int = 10f41c8, 48, 40
replace_int = 10f41cc, 50, 44
replace_int = 10f41d0, 52, 46
replace_int = 10f41d4, 54, 50
replace_int = 10f41d8, 56, 54
replace_int = 10f41dc, 58, 58
</Patch>

<Patch>
patch_name = `Custom left & right margins`
patch_enable = `yes`
# Values for replace
replace_int = 13a9444, 02, 01
replace_int = 13a9448, 04, 02
replace_int = 13a944c, 06, 03
replace_int = 13a9450, 08, 04
replace_int = 13a9454, 10, 05
replace_int = 13a9458, 12, 06
replace_int = 13a945c, 14, 07
replace_int = 13a9460, 16, 08
</Patch>

[doubleshuffle]

Amazing. Thanks! If now someone came up with a header/footer killer for 2.10.0 I think I'd upgrade.

[GeoffR]

The program to apply patches from Linux that I attached in this post would refuse to apply the `Brightness fine control` and `margins fine tuning` patches, complaining of "replace_int mismatched data". I've editied the post and attached an updated version v0.2 which will apply those patches.

[DNSB]

Originally Posted by doubleshuffle

Amazing. Thanks! If now someone came up with a header/footer killer for 2.10.0 I think I'd upgrade.

Not absolutely certain as yet since I've only had 2.10.0 for a day but it looks suspiciously as if the header/footer has been moved into nickel.

Regards,
David

[tshering]

I upload the css code from nickel (only the compressed parts) of FW 2.10.0. The format is the one I use for my "Kobo for bad eyes" modification. I hope it is helpful nevertheless.
By the way, the "Kobo for bad eyes" modification for FW 2.8.1 includes a patcher (for Windows) that can apply patches to any file (nickel too).

[norbusan]

I guess I found the Wifi Insomnia Switch (tested on my Kobo Glo, 2.10.0, (6180f632e1, 13/10/21))

<Patch>
patch_name = `Wi-Fi insomnia`
patch_enable = `yes`
replace_bytes = 6B0148, 11 B9, 00 46
</Patch>

(no guarantee)

Now the only thing I would like to see more is the footer adaption patch ...

[JSWolf]

So what is the current word on patching 2.10?

[jackie_w]

I just looked at a translation of Metazoa's Russian thread. He posted on 6th Nov that he had started work on it. Let's hope he's successful If not I think I'll just stay on the patched fw2.8.1a. It suits me well on both Glo and AuraHD.

[doubleshuffle]

Originally Posted by jackie_w

I just looked at a translation of Metazoa's Russian thread. He posted on 6th Nov that he had started work on it. Let's hope he's successful If not I think I'll just stay on the patched fw2.8.1a. It suits me well on both Glo and AuraHD.

Great news! Would be nice if I could update - although it's the same for me: 2.8.1 with the patch is just fine.

[Bonex]

Great! Please say thank you to Metazoa for his interest and patience.
Aura HD + Pocket + Patcher = Awesome!

[norbusan]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

So what is the current word on patching 2.10?

Well, by now we have found three places of the 8 or 9 ... not so bad.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by norbusan

Well, by now we have found three places of the 8 or 9 ... not so bad.

What about the top/bottom margins patch? Has that been found?

[henriquemaia]

This is the one thread I'm eagerly following, always on the lookout for that one post that will finally say we're OK to upgrade. This is how important this patch has become.