FW 5.3.x - 5.7.x Fonts Hack - Page 24

NiLuJe · 02-21-2016, 04:06 PM

@kleinjar: Manually, yes. Someone just asked for the exact same thing and succeeded a few posts ago in this very thread

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kleinjar · 02-22-2016, 06:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NiLuJe

@kleinjar: Manually, yes. Someone just asked for the exact same thing and succeeded a few posts ago in this very thread

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thanks, it works.

Vladi69 · 02-29-2016, 11:41 AM

Hello, I am not able to uninstall this hack on PW3 5.7.2.1.
Installed when I was on 5.6.5, it survived the upgrade.

Any idea?

eschwartz · 02-29-2016, 01:27 PM

No it didn't survive the upgrade, that is categorically impossible...

Upgrades overwrite the rootfs, leaving nothing left of the hack except the resources folders in the userstore.

Vladi69 · 02-29-2016, 02:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eschwartz

No it didn't survive the upgrade, that is categorically impossible...

Upgrades overwrite the rootfs, leaving nothing left of the hack except the resources folders in the userstore.

I can confirm that in my case everything survived, if you want to investigate, ask me.
My steps:

Jailbreak on 5.6.5
Installed various hacks after KUAL (screensaver, battery stats, koreader, fonts, etc.)
upgrade to 5.7.2.1

At the moment I have KUAL, KOreader, Leafpad Morris and Fonts, other hacks already removed.
I am not able to uninstall fonts hack using "Update_linkfonts_0.13.N_uninstall.bin" with MR packages.

I don't know why, my problem is now fonts hack uninstall
Maybe I can try to install again, then uninstall the hack?

knc1 · 02-29-2016, 03:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vladi69

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I am not able to uninstall fonts hack using "Update_linkfonts_0.13.N_uninstall.bin" with MR packages.
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Why do you think it is still installed?

eschwartz · 02-29-2016, 04:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vladi69

I can confirm that in my case everything survived, if you want to investigate, ask me.
My steps:

Jailbreak on 5.6.5
Installed various hacks after KUAL (screensaver, battery stats, koreader, fonts, etc.)
upgrade to 5.7.2.1

At the moment I have KUAL, KOreader, Leafpad Morris and Fonts, other hacks already removed.
I am not able to uninstall fonts hack using "Update_linkfonts_0.13.N_uninstall.bin" with MR packages.

I don't know why, my problem is now fonts hack uninstall
Maybe I can try to install again, then uninstall the hack?

KUAL, KOReader, Leafpad, etc. are not update_*.bin hacks, they are userstore Active Content plus extensions.
Yes they survived.

**This hack** installs stuff to the rootfs.
When you upgraded to 5.7.2.1 the device partition was overwritten. NOTHING survives that.

Once again, what makes you think the fonthack is still installed?

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Yes, if you install the hack you should then be able to uninstall it.

Vladi69 · 02-29-2016, 05:40 PM

I have listed in KUAL Font Overrides & Fonts.
This is also maybe the reason why uninstall doesn't work?
Should I try to install again, then uninstall?

eschwartz · 02-29-2016, 05:42 PM

The KUAL entry merely means there is an existing extensions folder. The hack itself is still broken and needs to be reinstalled (or you can simply delete the orphaned extensions folder).

knc1 · 02-29-2016, 05:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vladi69

I have listed in KUAL Font Overrides & Fonts.
This is also maybe the reason why uninstall doesn't work?
Should I try to install again, then uninstall?

Why bother? It is already gone.
Just remove the font entry extension from the KUAL extension tree.

Vladi69 · 03-01-2016, 02:06 AM

Ok, undestood, thank you both of you, now it's clear

ruisio · 03-06-2016, 08:10 PM

"On the PW2, you'll need KUAL 2.3 (barring that, a recent enough snapshot).
"

It would have saved me a lot of trouble if you had put this in the beginning not in the end when I was done installing kual and everything else and realizing that the fonts are not appearing in the font menu. So, my question is how do i uninstall kual 2.6 because I have no fonts with this version.

ruisio · 03-06-2016, 08:43 PM

Oh, and I looked for your Kual 2.3 and found it on baduu, and yes installed it over kual 2.6, and it did change the version, but i can't find the helper anywhere, so it's pretty much useless because the current version of the helper is apparently not compatible with the kual 2.3. I would appreciate your input on this , because even removing and then jailbreaking my kindle again would not help at all because kual 2.3 and the helper for this version are nowhere to be found.

eschwartz · 03-06-2016, 08:48 PM

The fonts are not meant to appear in the fonts menu.
This is actually specified in the beginning.

Quote:

First of all, an important notice for FW >= 5.4.x users: you will not see your custom fonts in the Aa menu on this device. Currently, the only way to actually use your custom fonts is thus to use the font overrides feature.

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That should read "KUAL 2.3 or later". 2.6 is definitely newer than 2.3

ruisio · 03-06-2016, 08:53 PM

A crap, I could swear I have seen that it said about the fonts being on the menu somewhere. Alright, I will try overriding the old fonts. But this means if i wanted some more fonts like 10, i can't put them all, cause i read that we can't override all of them.

02-29-2016, 05:42 PM	#354
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	The KUAL entry merely means there is an existing extensions folder. The hack itself is still broken and needs to be reinstalled (or you can simply delete the orphaned extensions folder). Last edited by eschwartz; 02-29-2016 at 07:24 PM.

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02-29-2016, 11:41 AM	#348
Vladi69 Enthusiast Posts: 29 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2016 Device: PW3, Kobo Glo HD	Hello, I am not able to uninstall this hack on PW3 5.7.2.1. Installed when I was on 5.6.5, it survived the upgrade. Any idea?

02-29-2016, 01:27 PM	#349
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	No it didn't survive the upgrade, that is categorically impossible... Upgrades overwrite the rootfs, leaving nothing left of the hack except the resources folders in the userstore.

02-29-2016, 05:40 PM	#353
Vladi69 Enthusiast Posts: 29 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2016 Device: PW3, Kobo Glo HD	I have listed in KUAL Font Overrides & Fonts. This is also maybe the reason why uninstall doesn't work? Should I try to install again, then uninstall?

03-01-2016, 02:06 AM	#356
Vladi69 Enthusiast Posts: 29 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2016 Device: PW3, Kobo Glo HD	Ok, undestood, thank you both of you, now it's clear

03-06-2016, 08:10 PM	#357
ruisio Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2016 Device: papertwhite 2	"On the PW2, you'll need KUAL 2.3 (barring that, a recent enough snapshot). " It would have saved me a lot of trouble if you had put this in the beginning not in the end when I was done installing kual and everything else and realizing that the fonts are not appearing in the font menu. So, my question is how do i uninstall kual 2.6 because I have no fonts with this version.

03-06-2016, 08:43 PM	#358
ruisio Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2016 Device: papertwhite 2	Oh, and I looked for your Kual 2.3 and found it on baduu, and yes installed it over kual 2.6, and it did change the version, but i can't find the helper anywhere, so it's pretty much useless because the current version of the helper is apparently not compatible with the kual 2.3. I would appreciate your input on this , because even removing and then jailbreaking my kindle again would not help at all because kual 2.3 and the helper for this version are nowhere to be found.

03-06-2016, 08:53 PM	#360
ruisio Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2016 Device: papertwhite 2	A crap, I could swear I have seen that it said about the fonts being on the menu somewhere. Alright, I will try overriding the old fonts. But this means if i wanted some more fonts like 10, i can't put them all, cause i read that we can't override all of them.