One-Click Install Packages for KOReader & Plato

[djgwht]

Originally Posted by celestial-path

Relatively new ereader/KOreader user here.
Is there anywhere we can sign up for notifications of when KOreader/kfmon have been updated for compatibility with the latest Kobo software?

The latest kfmon (2025-Apr-19) reinstates KOReader after the most recent Kobo firmware update - 4.38.23429 8/18/25

[slowreader]

thanks, I used the script to install plato and KOReader, just two things I don't quite understand.
first, what file now contains the Nickelmenu config? Right now KOReader and Plato only appear duplicated. the files in adds/nm/ are doc, kfmon, koreader, plato
Where can I find a simple Nickelmenu config? All I need there is Koreader, Plato, Instapaper and dark mode. Unless there is something else which is super useful.

I had some trouble with editing the menu in the few times I tried and ended up with errors which made me format my kobo a few times.

The second thing I don't understand if I have the newest firmware
"NOTE: On FW >= 4.17, you'll need to prevent Nickel from scanning *nix hidden folders."
How to do that and where the text in this link should go to?

And one last question actually, is it possible that the logos of kfmon, plato and KOReader won't be displaed as books in the Kobo menu?

[DNSB]

You will need to add a file containing the NickelMenu options you want in the nm directory. The doc file is your guide with all commands commented out. Do not modify the doc file since an update would overwrite it.

As far as I know, Instapaper is not yet available in NickelMenu.

The folder scanning option is set up the the installer script.

If you stop using KFMon and just implement the NickelMenu only options for Plato and KOReader, you can remove the icons. I've attached a sample config file to this message. Normally, I just call the file nmconfig but MobileRead's file attachment does not like blank extensions so renamed to nmconfig.txt which will work as well.

# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
menu_item : main    : Dark Mode          : nickel_setting : toggle : dark_mode
menu_item : main    : Invert & Reboot    : nickel_setting : toggle : invert
    chain_success   : power              : reboot
menu_item : main    : Import books       : nickel_misc    : rescan_books_full
menu_item : main    : Toggle Auto USB    : nickel_setting : toggle : auto_usb_gadget
menu_item : main    : USB Connect        : nickel_misc    : force_usb_connection
#
menu_item : main    : Reboot             : power          : reboot
menu_item : main    : Shutdown           : power          : shutdown
#
menu_item : main    : KOReader           : cmd_spawn : quiet : exec /mnt/onboard/.adds/koreader/koreader.sh
menu_item : main    : Plato              : cmd_spawn : quiet : exec /mnt/onboard/.adds/plato/plato.sh
# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
menu_item : reader  : Dark Mode          : nickel_setting : toggle : dark_mode
menu_item : reader  : Invert & Reboot    : nickel_setting : toggle : invert
    chain_success   : power              : reboot
#
menu_item : reader  : Reboot             : power           : reboot
# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #

menu_item : browser : Invert & Reboot    : nickel_setting : toggle: invert
    chain_success   : power              : reboot
# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
menu_item : library : Dark Mode          : nickel_setting : toggle : dark_mode
menu_item : library : Free Memory        : cmd_output     : 500: free -m
menu_item : library  : Invert & Reboot   : nickel_setting : toggle: invert
    chain_success   : power              : reboot
#
menu_item : library : Import books       : nickel_misc    : rescan_books_full
menu_item : library : Toggle Auto USB    : nickel_setting : toggle : auto_usb_gadget
menu_item : library : USB Connect        : nickel_misc    : force_usb_connection
menu_item : library : Reboot             : power          : reboot
menu_item : library : Shutdown           : power          : shutdown
# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #