Desktop App KoboPatchFan - a GUI application for Kobo patches

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by bluebunny

yeah sorry I have dyslexia. kind of rude to call it out dude.

It's a common error. What happens is depending on where the typo occurs (lime in the topic title) can cause a search to fail because the search could be looking for the word calibre and not find it.

[Apollyon202]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

It's a common error. What happens is depending on where the typo occurs (lime in the topic title) can cause a search to fail because the search could be looking for the word calibre and not find it.

By the way I've heard the developer of Calibre pronounces it as "caliber" as he is from India which used to be a british colony therefore the English over there is more traditional compared to US English. But I would say the pronouncing should be the same as like "theatre" vs "theater". So Caliber it is... ;p

[DNSB]

Originally Posted by Apollyon202

By the way I've heard the developer of Calibre pronounces it as "caliber" as he is from India which used to be a british colony therefore the English over there is more traditional compared to US English. But I would say the pronouncing should be the same as like "theatre" vs "theater". So Caliber it is... ;p

Sadly, the English pronunciation of calibre is kaləbər as is the pronunciation of caliber. Much like centre, theatre, microfibre, fibre, etc.

Also please note that calibre does not have a capital C at the start of it.

[Aleron Ives]

Originally Posted by DNSB

Also please note that calibre does not have a capital C at the start of it.

It's a proper noun, so people are going to write Calibre, whether Kovid wants them to or not.

[Sirtel]

I often use capital C for calibre, although I know it's supposed to to be small. So that other people, who may not know this, would understand I mean the computer program calibre and not something else.

[ah924]

I have a Kobo Libra Color 2 device. I am not programmer nor I know or understand coding at advanced level.

I have the following mods installed on my KLC2 device:

NickelClock
NickelDBus
NickelMenu
KFmon
KOReader


I read about the KoboPatch and I decided to install this.

Upon after referring to the following URLs:

https://github.com/pgaskin/kobopatch-patches
https://github.com/folkemat/KoboPatchFan
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=356106


I proceeded to download and install the KoboPatchFan desktop application on my windows desktop.

After running the application, the application generated this message:

Found no patch for firmware 4.39.23027


After checking the current firmware/software version installed on my KLC2 device, i found that it has the following version installed:

4.40.23081 (8cd8ab046d, 8/19/24)


So the latest available patch from pgaskin's Github (https://github.com/pgaskin/kobopatch...leases/tag/v84) is 4.38.21908


Does that mean I cannot install this current latest patch for 4.38.21908 for my KLC2 at the moment ??


Please can someone help to clarify and guide me on exactly what to do to install KoboPatch to my KLC2 device

[hatuluang]

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[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by hatuluang

I take these steps to use KoboPatchFanApp to patch Kobo Clara 2E (firmware 4.38.23038).
You can use the same step for KLC with firmware 4.40.23081

1. Download and unzip kobopatch_4.38.21908.zip from https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=356106.

2. Go to the extraction folder of kobopatch_4.38.21908.zip, open the src folder, copy all the 4 files, and paste them into kobopatchfanapp folder on my Document (image 1 -> image 2/red box )

3. Download the latest kobo firmware (4.40.23081) for KLC from https://pgaskin.net/KoboStuff/kobofirmware.html and put kobo-update-4.40.23081.zip on src folder in kobopatchfanapp folder on my document (image 2/blue box)

4. Copy kobopatch.yaml from the extraction folder of kobopatch_4.38.21908.zip and put it on kobopatchfanapp folder on my Document (image 3)

5. Open kobopatch.yaml and replace the following text as displayed in image 4

6.

You started wrong by downloading the wrong the wrong patch file. Go back and read my directions.

[hatuluang]

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[ryder]

Hey everyone, I haven't used the kobopatchfan in a while, but now I did get an update for the Kobo Clara 2e and wanted to patch this. Unfortunately there is no patch available for the new version 4.38.23171. Can I choose the older version which worked or should I wait for the release of the patch? Thanks

[Tommalka]

Since there haven't been any new Kobopatch updates for some time now, I have added a feature to KoboPatchFan 1.4.0 that allows easy patching with older patch versions: If you enable “Patch anyway” in tab (1) now, the last available patch is automatically choosen and modified so that it works with the newest firmware.

This should also make it much easier to try out new values for the individual patches. Maybe some of you like to share what works and what not (I don't know to what extent it makes sense to patch one of the new Kobos with 4.x, but the older versions should often work).

Update! New in KoboPatchFan 1.4.0:

• Ability to apply older patch versions to newer firmware

Download (v1.4.0):

Windows installer (.msi)

Windows portable folder

Bonus screenshot:

Spoiler:

Github project: https://github.com/folkemat/KoboPatchFan/issues

[Lys]

I just tested the new release and patched my KLC, it worked flawlessly, thank you

[JSWolf]

It's not a good idea (IMHO) to allow an older set of patches to newer firmware. In the screenshot you've shown, a number of those patches will not work. You need the patches from the Unofficial Patch thread for the firmware 4.38.23171. Also, can KoboPatchFan handle the patches setup in kobopatch.yaml? The one in the patches for this firmware are setup in a specific way so it's easier for when you have some patches that cannot be applied together. For example, this patch or that patch but only one of them.

[lolotgv63]

Bonjour.
excellent programme
pas de problème d'installation , le fichier a bien été généré.
copier manuellement.

j'espérais peut être que ceci me permettrais de remettre ma kobo en route car elle est bloquée sue la page de réinitialisation .(3 carrés blanc sur 5) manip faite directement sur la Sd car j'arrive à la lire . peut être que je devrais réaliser un clone à partir d'une image valide .
cordialement

[Dirk-71]

This is a nice tool for less experienced users. But I miss the option to add own patch-files e.g. libnickel-mod...I have a bunch of modified patches in my own patch-file and I can integrate it in the yaml-file so that it will be executed.

I also checked using older patches for newer firmware (my Kobo Clara BW has no older firmware for which official patches are available at the moment). For some patches it works, for some not. But your app shows when something went wrong, what's good.

You have put a lot of effort into this nice tool. Great!