Kobo Patcher

[gong]

Originally Posted by GeoffR

2.6.1, 2.6.1b, 2.6.2, 2.8.1, 2.8.1b are all different firmware, you can't use the patches for one of them on any other one.

I think it is possible to sideload fimware 2.8.1b to the Mini though, and if you did that then you could apply the patches for 2.8.1b. I haven't done this myself though, so you might want to get confirmation that it works from someone who has done it.

Thanks for the information

[GeoffR]

These two patches are for firmware 3.0.0 (0cbc3626b3) on Touch/Glo/Aura HD (not the new Aura). I've tested them on my Glo only.

Edit: libnickel.so.1.0.0 in the Mark 3 firmware is identical to the one in the Mark 4 firmware, so these patches should work for the older Touch models too.

Custom font sizes patch:

Spoiler:

# Firmware 3.0.0 (0cbc3626b3) on Touch N905C / Glo / Aura HD
<Patch>
patch_name = `Custom fonts sizes`
patch_enable = `yes`
# Values for replace
replace_int = 1134BC8, 12, 12
replace_int = 1134BCC, 14, 16
replace_int = 1134BD0, 16, 20
replace_int = 1134BD4, 17, 22
replace_int = 1134BD8, 18, 24
replace_int = 1134BDC, 19, 25
replace_int = 1134BE0, 20, 26
replace_int = 1134BE4, 21, 27
replace_int = 1134BE8, 22, 28
replace_int = 1134BEC, 24, 29
replace_int = 1134BF0, 25, 30
replace_int = 1134BF4, 26, 31
replace_int = 1134BF8, 28, 32
replace_int = 1134BFC, 32, 33
replace_int = 1134C00, 36, 34
replace_int = 1134C04, 40, 35
replace_int = 1134C08, 44, 36
replace_int = 1134C0C, 46, 38
replace_int = 1134C10, 48, 40
replace_int = 1134C14, 50, 42
replace_int = 1134C18, 52, 44
replace_int = 1134C1C, 54, 48
replace_int = 1134C20, 56, 52
replace_int = 1134C24, 58, 58
</Patch>

Custom left/right margins patch:

Spoiler:

# Firmware 3.0.0 (0cbc3626b3) on Touch N905C / Glo / Aura HD
<Patch>
patch_name = `Custom left & right margins`
patch_enable = `yes`
# Values for replace
replace_int = 13F6804, 02, 01
replace_int = 13F6808, 04, 02
replace_int = 13F680C, 06, 03
replace_int = 13F6810, 08, 04
replace_int = 13F6814, 10, 05
replace_int = 13F6818, 12, 06
replace_int = 13F681C, 14, 07
replace_int = 13F6820, 16, 08
</Patch>

[Quexos]

Does anyone know if Metazoa is still working on a new patch ?

[Anak]

Need patch for the old Touch (N905 no prefix;Mark3) fw 3.0.0 (0cbc3626b3, 12-11-13)

Ok, font/margin patches. Does the footer patch also work with this fw?

[PeterT]

@Anak: See the post from GeoffR; https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...&postcount=392

[Anak]

Originally Posted by PeterT

@Anak: See the post from GeoffR; https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...&postcount=392

Thanks, I read that post. But I asked the wrong question.
The question is: does the footer patch also work with fw. 3.0.0.
For me, that's the most important part patch, the others are welcome extras.

[PeterT]

Until someone takes the time to LOOK FOR and post the new locations of the patches the answer is NO.

[ShellShock]

I have looked and the CSS we patched for the footer in 2.8.1 in no longer present in 2.10.0 or 3.0.0, and I can't figure out how the footer is now controlled, or whether it is possible to patch it.

[mbovenka]

Originally Posted by GeoffR

These two patches are for firmware 3.0.0 (0cbc3626b3) on Touch/Glo/Aura HD (not the new Aura). I've tested them on my Glo only.

Edit: libnickel.so.1.0.0 in the Mark 3 firmware is identical to the one in the Mark 4 firmware, so these patches should work for the older Touch models too.

They work on my Aura HD as well.

[Anak]

As reading is almost all I do on my Kobo Touch I can live with the new introduced features and/or improvements of fw 3.0.0. As it is not possible (yet) to adjust the bottom footer I revert back to fw. 2.8.1. The downgrade went smoothly. A full factory reset isn't necessary.

My guess is that Kobo tries to lock their firmware and eliminate/prevent all possible user hacks by moving things around in and/or to other files and/or encrypting or zipping readalble text strings.

[dmapr]

Originally Posted by Quexos

Does anyone know if Metazoa is still working on a new patch ?

He's done: http://www.the-ebook.org/forum/viewt...105871#1105871
Patch location: http://rghost.net/50179327

[Quexos]

Oh finally that long awaited patch by Metazoa. Thanks for the link Dmapr.
I will finally have my Aura HD in full screen mode.
Well, let us see how this one works and if we are not too dumb and end up bricking our own reader ...

Originally Posted by dmapr

He's done: http://www.the-ebook.org/forum/viewt...105871#1105871
Patch location: http://rghost.net/50179327

[jiminrussell]

This is great, I get 4 lines of text back and the page looks so much nicer without that huge margin at the bottom (particularly with epubs). Looks like I will have to experiment with different settings though to get the page numbers to show up, the defaults remove the page number at the bottom for me on my Aura.

I can even get reasonable line spacing when using Kobo Nickel font now.

[DNSB]

Originally Posted by dmapr

He's done: http://www.the-ebook.org/forum/viewt...105871#1105871
Patch location: http://rghost.net/50179327

Perhaps you could ask if the replace_xor_6E is a generalized routine so I could adapt it to FW 3.0.0 by changing the location to 13BE688 and the XOR value to D3 or if this requires a rewrite of the code. That is to replace the existing line for 2.10.0:

replace_xor_6E = 1372BC8, `ReadingFooter

with a line for 3.0.0:

replace_xor_D3 = 13BE688, `ReadingFooter


First time I've made use of that old XOR search tool in close to a decade.

Regards,
David

[tshering]

Originally Posted by DNSB

Perhaps you could ask if the replace_xor_6E is a generalized routine so I could adapt it to FW 3.0.0 by changing the location to 13BE688 and the XOR value to D3 or if this requires a rewrite of the code.

It is a generalized routine. No code changing needed.

Thank you for the key for 3.0.0.