Kobo Start Menu 08 - Page 56

tshering · 10-17-2017, 02:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sergeyvl12

This driver depends only on ScreenManager and SuspendManager. But you have them in KSM. I didn't change them for a long time.

There is only one idea. You should print debug info from driver.

myapp -qws -display.... > /mnt/onboard/debug.txt 2>&1

Thank you!

tshering · 10-17-2017, 02:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sergeyvl12

But on the other hand you are using the same approach to KoboTS_h2o driver and it works.

Actually, I am not using the same approach for the KoboTS_h2o driver. Until now, I used the same (simple) driver for all devices, including the H2O. Therefore, renaming the driver could possibly make a difference.

tshering · 10-17-2017, 04:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by geekraver

Unfortunately no, still no touch events.

This time I think it will work. I followed Sergey's suggestion that the file name of the driver should not be changed. The updated version is again here.

geekraver · 10-18-2017, 12:44 AM

That did it, at least for the start menu!

It did mess with VLASoftLauncher, which was working before. That launches but is now upside down and doesn't respond to touch. I'm guessing that KSM replaced the version that I had previously installed.

Also, doesn't seem to work with koreader; trying to launch that just freezes up the device and I have to power-cycle.

cramoisi · 10-18-2017, 01:24 AM

@Frenzie: yup, I switched from advboot to ksm for booting koreader cause i was fed up with this wifi problem which occurs only when booting with advboot

@tshering: ok then thanks for the advice, i was afraid of the opposite, in fact. I factory-reseted my gloHD yest because of an unexpected update from 3.19.XXX to 4.XX. I just put back the first firmware I had for the reader since I barely use nickel now.

arg : I got some ! and $ in my wifi password and i can't figure how to display them on ksm keyboard, any help ?

tshering · 10-18-2017, 03:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by geekraver

That did it, at least for the start menu!

It did mess with VLASoftLauncher, which was working before. That launches but is now upside down and doesn't respond to touch. I'm guessing that KSM replaced the version that I had previously installed.

Also, doesn't seem to work with koreader; trying to launch that just freezes up the device and I have to power-cycle.

At least some progress! I have still to modify how KSM calls VLASoftLauncher (KSM did not replace your version of VLASoftLauncher). There will be several other parts of KSM that are not yet working (for instance, tools > terminal.sh will also freeze up). Do not activate the KSM password protection (bouncer)!
As for Koreader, am not sure how much in KSM has to be changed, and how much in Koreader. Is there an error log file in the koreader directory?

Are you comfortable using usbnet and telnet? This would make testing much easier for you, since it would save you from rebooting the device as often (and even rebooting is less time consuming). Which OS are you running on your PC?

See also my further response to your post.

tshering · 10-18-2017, 03:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cramoisi

arg : I got some ! and $ in my wifi password and i can't figure how to display them on ksm keyboard, any help ?

Are they not available, when you press "CAPS"? Perhaps they are not. I do not have my reader with me. There is a silly hack to use other characters than those provided with the KSM keyboard. I guess it is in the KSM 7 thread (I have to find it myself.)

Easiest way is to connect the first time with the help of nickel (or Koreader, never tried to do this myself.)

cramoisi · 10-18-2017, 05:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tshering

Are they not available, when you press "CAPS"? Perhaps they are not. I do not have my reader with me. There is a silly hack to use other characters than those provided with the KSM keyboard. I guess it is in the KSM 7 thread (I have to find it myself.)

Easiest way is to connect the first time with the help of nickel (or Koreader, never tried to do this myself.)

thanks ! I just read that in the first post ; my apologies! I turned it on in koreader cause i didn't want to risk a nickel update and so it's ok in ksm now.

sergeyvl12 · 10-18-2017, 05:21 AM

tshering,

start_vlasovlauncher.sh is the pain.

I've just released 2017.10.18 and added support of KSM to launcher.sh

I've modified both launcher.sh (in my package) and KSM's start_vlasovlauncher.sh (see archive). Now you don't need to duplicate launcher.sh

The only problem is only the 2017.10.18+ version will work.

The more informative error message should clear the situation:

$ksmroot/kbmessage.sh "unsupported version of launcher. Version 2017.10.18 or higher is required!"

P.S. Tested with my Kobo Glo

tshering · 10-18-2017, 05:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sergeyvl12

tshering,

start_vlasovlauncher.sh is the pain.

I've just released 2017.10.18 and added support of KSM to launcher.sh

I've modified both launcher.sh (in my package) and KSM's start_vlasovlauncher.sh (see archive). Now you don't need to duplicate launcher.sh

The only problem is only the 2017.10.18+ version will work.

The more informative error message should clear the situation:

$ksmroot/kbmessage.sh "unsupported version of launcher. Version 2017.10.18 or higher is required!"

P.S. Tested with my Kobo Glo

Thank you! This is great!

tshering · 10-18-2017, 05:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cramoisi

thanks ! I just read that in the first post ; my apologies! I turned it on in koreader cause i didn't want to risk a nickel update and so it's ok in ksm now.

This is it. Not sure whether I would have been able to find this post.

tshering · 10-18-2017, 06:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by geekraver

That did it, at least for the start menu!

It did mess with VLASoftLauncher, which was working before. That launches but is now upside down and doesn't respond to touch. I'm guessing that KSM replaced the version that I had previously installed.

Also, doesn't seem to work with koreader; trying to launch that just freezes up the device and I have to power-cycle.

I uploaded a new version of the patch, now including Sergey's modified starter file. It will work only with the most recent VLASoftLauncher (2017.10.18+).

See also my earlier response to your post here.

Frenzie · 10-18-2017, 11:09 AM

@geekraver

I have prepared a preliminary patch for KOReader.
https://github.com/koreader/koreader/pull/3372/files

If you're able to, could you test it by changing koreader/frontend/device/kobo/device.lua to see what happens?

Ken Maltby · 10-18-2017, 12:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brian_K_White

Hi, teeny harmless bug report.
When ap_scan.sh displays ssids, it only shows the first word of each ssid. So, "The Coffee House" becomes "The".

The string is probably being properly quoted elsewhere in the script though, because it does in fact work and connect. I guess to prove or disprove that, you'd have to set up two aps that start with the same word, and verify that you can connect to either one.

Those types of strings are just to provide the program with a way to communicate with human users. The actual ssid, in precise detail, will be used by the program.

Luck;
Ken

geekraver · 10-19-2017, 12:36 AM

@Frenzie, I applied your patch. Now from KSM selecting koreader launched and displayed the FileManager, but it was upside down and not responding to further touch events, and I had to power-cycle.

As for KSM and vlasoftlauncher/pbchess, I successfully launched that, went to chess, exited back out all the way to KSM, so that looked good.

I also tried going to "tools" from KSM; that took me to the tools submenu but once again stopped responding to touch at that point and I had to power cycle.

10-18-2017, 12:44 AM	#829
geekraver Addict Posts: 364 Karma: 1035291 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Redmond, WA Device: iPad Mini,Kindle Paperwhite	That did it, at least for the start menu! It did mess with VLASoftLauncher, which was working before. That launches but is now upside down and doesn't respond to touch. I'm guessing that KSM replaced the version that I had previously installed. Also, doesn't seem to work with koreader; trying to launch that just freezes up the device and I have to power-cycle. Last edited by geekraver; 10-18-2017 at 01:04 AM.

10-18-2017, 01:24 AM	#830
cramoisi Librarian Posts: 346 Karma: 72225 Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Liège - Belgium Device: kobo gloHD - KA1	@Frenzie: yup, I switched from advboot to ksm for booting koreader cause i was fed up with this wifi problem which occurs only when booting with advboot @tshering: ok then thanks for the advice, i was afraid of the opposite, in fact. I factory-reseted my gloHD yest because of an unexpected update from 3.19.XXX to 4.XX. I just put back the first firmware I had for the reader since I barely use nickel now. arg : I got some ! and $ in my wifi password and i can't figure how to display them on ksm keyboard, any help ? Last edited by cramoisi; 10-18-2017 at 01:43 AM.

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10-18-2017, 11:09 AM	#838
Frenzie Wizard Posts: 1,758 Karma: 731681 Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Antwerp Device: Kobo Aura H2O	@geekraver I have prepared a preliminary patch for KOReader. https://github.com/koreader/koreader/pull/3372/files If you're able to, could you test it by changing koreader/frontend/device/kobo/device.lua to see what happens?

10-19-2017, 12:36 AM	#840
geekraver Addict Posts: 364 Karma: 1035291 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Redmond, WA Device: iPad Mini,Kindle Paperwhite	@Frenzie, I applied your patch. Now from KSM selecting koreader launched and displayed the FileManager, but it was upside down and not responding to further touch events, and I had to power-cycle. As for KSM and vlasoftlauncher/pbchess, I successfully launched that, went to chess, exited back out all the way to KSM, so that looked good. I also tried going to "tools" from KSM; that took me to the tools submenu but once again stopped responding to touch at that point and I had to power cycle.