One-Click Install Packages for KOReader & Plato

[dikkied]

Het lukt mij niet om kfmon te installeren nadat een update van kobo is geinstalleerd.
als ik het install bestand activeer gebeurt er niets.
Vragen:
1. het bestand install.ps1 kan ik niet downloaden alleen openen. Moet ik dat daarna zelf opslaan als ps1 bestand?
2. moet ik het zip bestand uitpakken of niet?
3. install.ps1 en zip moeten in dezelfde directory staan. Helder maar maakt het iets uit in welke directory? op laptop? of op de kobo reader.

Ik hoop dat iemand kan helpen. ,
Met groet, Dirk

[DNSB]

Originally Posted by dikkied

Het lukt mij niet om kfmon te installeren nadat een update van kobo is geinstalleerd.
als ik het install bestand activeer gebeurt er niets.
Vragen:
1. het bestand install.ps1 kan ik niet downloaden alleen openen. Moet ik dat daarna zelf opslaan als ps1 bestand?
2. moet ik het zip bestand uitpakken of niet?
3. install.ps1 en zip moeten in dezelfde directory staan. Helder maar maakt het iets uit in welke directory? op laptop? of op de kobo reader.

Ik hoop dat iemand kan helpen. ,
Met groet, Dirk

1. Right click on the install.ps1 link (Windows install script) and then Save Link As (may be different but that is the most common I've seen).
2. You do not need to unzip the .zip file.
3. Do not copy the files to your ereader. Use a directory on your local storage and ensure the install.ps1 script and the .zip file are in the same directory. As mentioned in the message, you will likely need to unblock the .ps1 script. See the attached images.

[dikkied]

gelukt.

Dankjewel

[thegameksk]

Spoiler:

Originally Posted by NiLuJe

Alternatively, I've also come up with small scripts to automate the process somewhat, with a few caveats:

• They rely on decently recent features, on every platform (i.e., Windows 10, a not terribly outdated macOS version, and a decently recent Linux distribution).
• They'll only behave properly with a *single* Kobo plugged to the computer. Running 'em with *no* Kobo plugged in is safe, running 'em with multiple Kobos may lead to unexpected behavior: it may be handled sanely, but it might not.
• On macOS, this doesn't protect you from some of its stupid "Quality of Life" features. Of particular interest here, Safari and its tendency to do stupid things with ZIP archives. If you don't want to change your Safari settings, you'll have to fish out the original ZIP archive from your Trash.
• Most browsers will treat the Windows script as a text file, so you'll have to Right Click > Save Link As (or Download Linked File in Safari) on the link to download it.
• Every OS allows you to eject an USB device safely, without having to unplug it. Always do that. Only unplug it as a last resort.
• Don't download the packages onto the device itself, that's unnecessary, and may actually complicate matters on Linux & macOS.

With that out of the way, here's what this is supposed to automate: figuring out where the Kobo is mounted, asking you to confirm what you want to install, and properly unpacking the right archive. This will also automatically prevent Nickel from scanning *nix hidden folders on FW 4.17+.

NOTE: Pertaining to that particular bit of trickery, I would *strongly* recommend that you do all this right after a clean, full reboot of your device; and to connect the device *straight from the Home screen*, without touching any documents first!

Note that, in addition to the packages in the first post, the scripts also handle KFMon's standalone install package, to quickly restore functionality after a FW update, for instance .

Onwards!

Windows:

1. Check the previous message, and download the ZIP package that you're interested in.
2. Download the Windows install script, in the same folder.
3. On recent Windows versions (i.e., when running PowerShell >= 7), you'll have to "unblock" the script to allow it to run. (Right Click > Tick Unblock in the bottom-right corner).
   That should look like this (before ticking the box):
   
4. Run the install.ps1 script with PowerShell (Right Click > Run with PowerShell).
   That should look like this:
   
5. Follow the on-screen instructions.
6. Safely eject your Kobo, watch it process & reboot .

macOS:

1. Check the previous message, and download the ZIP package that you're interested in, remembering the macOS/Safari quirks I mentioned above.
2. Download the macOS install script archive, and unzip it in the same folder.
3. Run the install.command script (Right Click > Open > Then click Open in the GateKeeper popup).
   That should look like this:
   
   
4. Follow the on-screen instructions. Close the window when it's done.
5. Safely eject your Kobo, watch it process & reboot .

Linux:

1. Check the previous message, and download the ZIP package that you're interested in.
2. Download the Linux install script archive, and unzip it in the same folder.
3. Run the install.sh script with your favorite terminal emulator.
   Here's how it looks like on KDE:
   
4. Follow the on-screen instructions. Close the window when it's done.
5. Safely eject your Kobo, watch it process & reboot .

And that's it! For reference, here's how the script's output could look like:

I updated my kobo and am trying to restore koeader. I dled the KFmon file and one click dl. Put it in same folder. No option for unblock and when I run in powershell powershell opens and immediately closes. What to do?

[DNSB]

Originally Posted by thegameksk

I updated my kobo and am trying to restore koeader. I dled the KFmon file and one click dl. Put it in same folder. No option for unblock and when I run in powershell powershell opens and immediately closes. What to do?

So after you downloaded the install.ps1 file, you right clicked on the install.ps1 file, checked the Unblock checkbox and then either close or apply? What version of PowerShell are you using? Did you mean the .zip file as the 1 click DL?

As for KFMon, I tried it and uninstalled it. Instead I launch KOReader and/or Plato directly from NickelMenu.

[thegameksk]

Originally Posted by DNSB

So after you downloaded the install.ps1 file, you right clicked on the install.ps1 file, checked the Unblock checkbox and then either close or apply? What version of PowerShell are you using? Did you mean the .zip file as the 1 click DL?

As for KFMon, I tried it and uninstalled it. Instead I launch KOReader and/or Plato directly from NickelMenu.

There is no option for unblock checkbox. I do have nickelmenu. After the update in my nickelmenu KOreader has been replaced by Generator error. I am trying to restore it.

[DNSB]

Have you tried launching KOReader directly from NickelMenu?

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

What happens if you download the KFMon package and simply copy the contents of the .zip file to your Kobo?

[thegameksk]

Originally Posted by DNSB

Have you tried launching KOReader directly from NickelMenu?

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

What happens if you download the KFMon package and simply copy the contents of the .zip file to your Kobo?

I was able to get it working from nickelmenu and completely erasing KFmon.

[Selenium]

I installed this the other day on my Kobo Aura HD n204b. No issues. Tested out Plato and was quite happy with it.

Tried to resume reading today and nothing appears on the screen anymore. I've turned it off and on but no change.

Fully charged but the only way I know it's alive is the light on the top. Would appreciate some help on fixing this somehow, thanks.

[dandaman]

Originally Posted by Selenium

I installed this the other day on my Kobo Aura HD n204b. No issues. Tested out Plato and was quite happy with it.

Tried to resume reading today and nothing appears on the screen anymore. I've turned it off and on but no change.

Fully charged but the only way I know it's alive is the light on the top. Would appreciate some help on fixing this somehow, thanks.

Can you mount it via USB (even though the screen doesn't work)? You could uninstall NiickelMenu and Plato that way to see if they are the problem.

[Selenium]

Originally Posted by dandaman

Can you mount it via USB (even though the screen doesn't work)? You could uninstall NiickelMenu and Plato that way to see if they are the problem.

Sadly not. Can't mount it if I can't see a pop up to click. So plugging it in is just charging it.

[dandaman]

Originally Posted by Selenium

Sadly not. Can't mount it if I can't see a pop up to click. So plugging it in is just charging it.

Maybe ask for an SD card image on the Sticky thread here and image your card with the instructions there?
(Also, did you recently perform a software update OTA from Kobo? Maybe something in there broke something)

[JSWolf]

Is KOReader or Plato better for ePub3?

[shamanNS]

Try both yourself and let us know.

[dandaman]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Is KOReader or Plato better for ePub3?

KOReader if you want more customization, Plato if you want something more simple and minimal