Instructions for patching firmware 4.13.12638

[geek1011]

This patch thread is for firmware 4.13.12638 (a4badbd8b558f7fbcd8314421f683327a4305714).

Instructions for patching on Windows, Linux, or macOS with kobopatch:

1. Download the firmware from here.
2. Download and unzip kobopatch_4.13.12638.zip from here.
3. Copy the original firmware you just downloaded into the kobopatch src folder.
4. Install the firmware on your kobo BEFORE proceeding with the next steps.
5. Enable patches in the files in the src folder (or use the overrides in kobopatch.yaml to keep your options separate).
6. Run kobopatch.bat on Windows, or kobopatch.sh on Linux.
7. If the patching succeeded, a file named KoboRoot.tgz will be created in the out folder. Copy it to the .kobo folder of your device.
8. Safely remove your device.

Download

See the kobopatch - An improved patching system thread for more details.

[geek1011]

Changes to the kobopatch zip:
v51 (2019-07-17): Updated kobopatch to v0.14.0 (geek1011).
v49 (2019-06-09): New "ePub uniform font scale" patch (GeoffR).
v44 (2019-04-06): Updated the 4 missing patches (GeoffR), added 2 new patches (geek1011), fixed conflicts between home screen patches (geek1011).
v43 (2019-04-03): Initial release for 4.13.12638.

Missing patches:
- None

Patches for other files:
- None yet

Notes about this firmware version:
- Quite a few CSS streams which used to be strings are now zlib.
- There seems to be quite a few rotation-related changes in this version.
- 2019-05-01: Kobo has released a really unusual variant of this firmware, 4.13.12638-s. AFAIK, nothing has changed at all.

New patches in this version:
- Remove extra space on selection menu (geek1011)
- Disable wishlist (geek1011)

[geek1011]

reserved

[Number9]

Originally Posted by geek1011

Changes to the kobopatch zip:

v43 (2019-04-03): Initial release for 4.13.12638.

Missing patches:

- Freedom to advanced fonts control (it segfaults now, probably something to do with the new builtin fonts) (I will probably redo this for the next release)

Oh damn, that's the only patch I use 😣

[IanScuffling]

Strangely, I'm not finding KoboRoot.tgz in the out folder. Bat file seems to run normally, but I just get two text files in the out folder, log.txt and run_kobopatch_to_generate_these_files.txt.

Anyone else having this problem?

[geek1011]

A bit off topic, but I've just switched from using json2jsonp to my own kfwproxy for proxying and caching the API requests on my kobofirmware page. This should improve page load times by around 5s, will reduce the load on Kobo servers, will result in less errors (it used to error on 0.1% of page loads), and will update faster.

Originally Posted by IanScuffling

Strangely, I'm not finding KoboRoot.tgz in the out folder. Bat file seems to run normally, but I just get two text files in the out folder, log.txt and run_kobopatch_to_generate_these_files.txt.

What's in log.txt?

[IanScuffling]

Log.txt is long:

Spoiler:

kobopatch v0.13.0
https://github.com/geek1011/kobopatch



KoboPatch::LoadConfig
reading config file from *os.File
unmarshaling yaml
| {
| "Version": "4.13.12638",
| "In": "src/kobo-update-4.13.12638.zip",
| "Out": "out/KoboRoot.tgz",
| "Log": "out/log.txt",
| "PatchFormat": "kobopatch",
| "Patches": {
| "src/libadobe.so.yaml": "usr/local/Kobo/libadobe.so",
| "src/libnickel.so.1.0.0.yaml": "usr/local/Kobo/libnickel.so.1.0.0",
| "src/librmsdk.so.1.0.0.yaml": "usr/local/Kobo/librmsdk.so.1.0.0",
| "src/nickel.yaml": "usr/local/Kobo/nickel"
| },
| "Overrides": {
| "src/libadobe.so.yaml": null,
| "src/libnickel.so.1.0.0.yaml": null,
| "src/librmsdk.so.1.0.0.yaml": null,
| "src/nickel.yaml": null
| },
| "Lrelease": "",
| "Translations": null,
| "Files": null
| }


KoboPatch::OutputInit


KoboPatch::ApplyPatches
KoboPatch:penIn
Opening firmware zip 'src/kobo-update-4.13.12638.zip'
Looking for KoboRoot.tgz in zip
--> found KoboRoot.tgz
--> opening KoboRoot.tgz
Opening gzip reader
Creating tar reader
patching entry name:'./usr/local/Kobo/libadobe.so' size:283116 mode:'509' typeflag:'48' with files: src/libadobe.so.yaml
reading entry contents
loading patch file 'src/libadobe.so.yaml' (detected format kobopatch)
| parsing patch file
| parsing patch file: expanding shorthand hex values
| decoded hex `28 B1` to `[40 177]`
| decoded hex `00 20` to `[0 32]`
| decoded hex `30 B1` to `[48 177]`
| decoded hex `00 20` to `[0 32]`
| decoded hex `00 23` to `[0 35]`
| decoded hex `70 47` to `[112 71]`
| decoded hex `9A 42` to `[154 66]`
| decoded hex `00 2A` to `[0 42]`
| decoded hex `9A 42` to `[154 66]`
| decoded hex `00 2A` to `[0 42]`
validating patch file
| enabledPatchGroups:map[]
applying patch file
| validating patch file
| enabledPatchGroups:map[]
| looping over patches
| ResetBaseAddress()
| Enabled: false
| skipping patch `Remove PDF map widget shown during panning`
| ResetBaseAddress()
| Enabled: false
| skipping patch `Remove PDF page turn arrows`
| ResetBaseAddress()
| Enabled: false
| skipping patch `Keep PDF pan position`
patched file - orig:283116 new:283116
copying new header to output tar - size:283116 mode:'509'
writing patched file to tar writer
patching entry name:'./usr/local/Kobo/libnickel.so.1.0.0' size:15904300 mode:'509' typeflag:'48' with files: src/libnickel.so.1.0.0.yaml
reading entry contents
loading patch file 'src/libnickel.so.1.0.0.yaml' (detected format kobopatch)
| parsing patch file
| parsing patch file: expanding shorthand hex values
| decoded hex `4F F0 01 00` to `[79 240 1 0]`
| decoded hex `01` to `[1]`
| decoded hex `00` to `[0]`
| decoded hex `4F F0 04 00` to `[79 240 4 0]`
| decoded hex `4F F0 11 00` to `[79 240 17 0]`
| decoded hex `4F F0 01 00` to `[79 240 1 0]`
| decoded hex `18 B1` to `[24 177]`
| decoded hex `00 20 00 20` to `[0 32 0 32]`
| decoded hex `00 24` to `[0 36]`
| decoded hex `01 24` to `[1 36]`
| decoded hex `01 2C` to `[1 44]`
| decoded hex `A4 42` to `[164 66]`
| decoded hex `4F F0 00 00` to `[79 240 0 0]`
| decoded hex `01 20 01 20` to `[1 32 1 32]`
| decoded hex `4F F0 00 00` to `[79 240 0 0]`
| decoded hex `4F F0 0F 00` to `[79 240 15 0]`
| decoded hex `00 24` to `[0 36]`
| decoded hex `01 24` to `[1 36]`
| decoded hex `00 24` to `[0 36]`
| decoded hex `01 24` to `[1 36]`
| decoded hex `18 B9` to `[24 185]`
| decoded hex `BB 61` to `[187 97]`
| decoded hex `BA 61` to `[186 97]`
| decoded hex `00 24` to `[0 36]`
| decoded hex `01 24` to `[1 36]`
| decoded hex `80 F0 01 00` to `[128 240 1 0]`
| decoded hex `01 20 01 20` to `[1 32 1 32]`
| decoded hex `40 F6 B8 31` to `[64 246 184 49]`
| decoded hex `03 21 89 02` to `[3 33 137 2]`
| decoded hex `2E B1` to `[46 177]`
| decoded hex `4F F0 01 00` to `[79 240 1 0]`
| decoded hex `4F F0 01 00` to `[79 240 1 0]`
| decoded hex `4F F0 01 00` to `[79 240 1 0]`
| decoded hex `4F F0 01 00` to `[79 240 1 0]`
| decoded hex `4F F0 01 00` to `[79 240 1 0]`
| decoded hex `4F F0 01 00` to `[79 240 1 0]`
| decoded hex `4F F0 01 00` to `[79 240 1 0]`
| decoded hex `4F F0 01 00` to `[79 240 1 0]`
| decoded hex `4F F0 01 00` to `[79 240 1 0]`
| decoded hex `4F F0 01 00` to `[79 240 1 0]`
| decoded hex `4F F0 01 00` to `[79 240 1 0]`
| decoded hex `4F F0 01 00` to `[79 240 1 0]`
| decoded hex `4F F0 01 00` to `[79 240 1 0]`
| decoded hex `4F F0 01 00` to `[79 240 1 0]`
| decoded hex `4F F0 01 00` to `[79 240 1 0]`
| decoded hex `4F F0 01 00` to `[79 240 1 0]`
| decoded hex `4F F0 01 00` to `[79 240 1 0]`
| decoded hex `4F F0 01 00` to `[79 240 1 0]`
| decoded hex `4F F0 01 00` to `[79 240 1 0]`
| decoded hex `4F F0 01 00` to `[79 240 1 0]`
validating patch file
| enabledPatchGroups:map[Line spacing values alternatives:true]
applying patch file
| validating patch file
| enabledPatchGroups:map[Line spacing values alternatives:true]
| looping over patches
| ResetBaseAddress()
| Enabled: false
| skipping patch `Set reading footer height`
| ResetBaseAddress()
| Enabled: false
| skipping patch `Hide browser from beta features`
| ResetBaseAddress()
| Enabled: true
| applying patch `Custom Sleep/Power-off timeouts`
| looping over instructions
| skipping non-instruction Enabled(), PatchGroup() or Description()
| skipping non-instruction Enabled(), PatchGroup() or Description()
| BaseAddress(13645784)
| ReplaceString(0, "5 mins\x00", "10 mins")
| ReplaceString(8, "10 mins", "20 mins")
| ReplaceString(8, "15 mins", "30 mins")
| ReplaceString(8, "30 mins", "1 hour")
| ReplaceString(8, "45 mins", "2 hours")
| ReplaceString(8, "60 mins", "4 hours")
| BaseAddress(0)
| ReplaceInt(11083508, 0x5, 0xa)
| ReplaceInt(11083596, 0xa, 0x14)
| ReplaceInt(11083656, 0xf, 0x1e)
| ReplaceInt(11083716, 0x1e, 0x3c)
| ReplaceInt(11083776, 0x2d, 0x78)
| ReplaceInt(11083836, 0x3c, 0xf0)
| ReplaceInt(11083962, 0x5, 0xa)
| ReplaceInt(11084022, 0xa, 0x14)
| ReplaceInt(11084080, 0xf, 0x1e)
| ReplaceInt(11084138, 0x1e, 0x3c)
| ReplaceInt(11084196, 0x2d, 0x78)
| ReplaceInt(11084252, 0x3c, 0xf0)
| ResetBaseAddress()
| Enabled: false
| skipping patch `Always display chapter name on navigation menu`
| ResetBaseAddress()
| Enabled: false
| skipping patch `Keyboard template (GloHD/ClaraHD/AuraOne/H2O2)`
| ResetBaseAddress()
| Enabled: false
| skipping patch `Always show confirmation dialog before upgrading`
| ResetBaseAddress()
| Enabled: false
| skipping patch `Set KePub hyphenation`
| ResetBaseAddress()
| Enabled: false
| skipping patch `Dictionary text font-family/font-size/line-height - beta`
| ResetBaseAddress()
| Enabled: false
| skipping patch `Replace adobe page numbers toggle with invert screen`
| ResetBaseAddress()
| Enabled: false
| skipping patch `Use old keyboard on all devices`
| ResetBaseAddress()
| Enabled: false
| skipping patch `Dictionary, remove long winded closest match notification`
| ResetBaseAddress()
| Enabled: false
| skipping patch `Only show stats SmartLink`
| ResetBaseAddress()
| Enabled: true
| applying patch `My 10 line spacing values`
| looping over instructions
| skipping non-instruction Enabled(), PatchGroup() or Description()
| skipping non-instruction Enabled(), PatchGroup() or Description()
| skipping non-instruction Enabled(), PatchGroup() or Description()
| ReplaceBytesNOP.FindBLX -> Set ReplaceBytesNOP.Find to BLX(0x662EE4, 0x41F560) -> BCF53CEB
| ReplaceBytesNOP(6696676, []byte{0xbc, 0xf5, 0x3c, 0xeb})
| ReplaceBytesNOP.FindBLX -> Set ReplaceBytesNOP.Find to BLX(0x662F3A, 0x41F560) -> BCF512EB
| ReplaceBytesNOP(6696762, []byte{0xbc, 0xf5, 0x12, 0xeb})
| ReplaceBytesNOP.FindBLX -> Set ReplaceBytesNOP.Find to BLX(0x662F64, 0x41F560) -> BCF5FCEA
| ReplaceBytesNOP(6696804, []byte{0xbc, 0xf5, 0xfc, 0xea})
| ReplaceBytesNOP.FindBLX -> Set ReplaceBytesNOP.Find to BLX(0x662FA0, 0x41F560) -> BCF5DEEA
| ReplaceBytesNOP(6696864, []byte{0xbc, 0xf5, 0xde, 0xea})
| ReplaceBytesNOP.FindBLX -> Set ReplaceBytesNOP.Find to BLX(0x663006, 0x41F560) -> BCF5ACEA
| ReplaceBytesNOP(6696966, []byte{0xbc, 0xf5, 0xac, 0xea})
| BaseAddress(6697120)
| ReplaceFloat(0, 1.05, 0.8)
| ReplaceFloat(8, 1.07, 0.85)
| ReplaceFloat(16, 1.1, 0.875)
| ReplaceFloat(24, 1.35, 0.9)
| ReplaceFloat(32, 1.7, 0.925)
| ReplaceFloat(40, 1.8, 0.95)
| ReplaceFloat(48, 2.2, 0.975)
| ReplaceFloat(56, 2.4, 1)
| ReplaceFloat(64, 2.6, 1.05)
| ReplaceFloat(72, 2.8, 1.1)
| ResetBaseAddress()
| Enabled: false
| skipping patch `Change dicthtml strings to micthtml`
| ResetBaseAddress()
| Enabled: false
| skipping patch `Keyboard template (AuraHD/H2O)`
| ResetBaseAddress()
| Enabled: false
| skipping patch `Cyrillic keyboard (Mini/Touch/Glo/Aura/AuraHD/H2O)`
| ResetBaseAddress()
| Enabled: false
| skipping patch `Both page turn sides go next`
| ResetBaseAddress()
| Enabled: false
| skipping patch `Greek Keyboard (GloHD/ClaraHD/AuraOne/H2O2)`
| ResetBaseAddress()
| Enabled: false
| skipping patch `ePub fixed top/bottom margins`
| ResetBaseAddress()
| Enabled: false
| skipping patch `KePub stylesheet additions`
| ResetBaseAddress()
| Enabled: false
| skipping patch `Ignore .otf fonts`
| ResetBaseAddress()
| Enabled: false
| skipping patch `Keyboard template (Mini/Touch/Glo/Aura)`
| ResetBaseAddress()
| Enabled: false
| skipping patch `Force user line spacing in ePubs (part 1 of 2)`
| ResetBaseAddress()
| Enabled: false
| skipping patch `Un-force link decoration in KePubs`
| ResetBaseAddress()
| Enabled: false
| skipping patch `Clock display duration`
| ResetBaseAddress()
| Enabled: false
| skipping patch `Wikipedia Search language`
| ResetBaseAddress()
| Enabled: true
| applying patch `Custom footer (page number text)`
| looping over instructions
| skipping non-instruction Enabled(), PatchGroup() or Description()
| skipping non-instruction Enabled(), PatchGroup() or Description()
| FindReplaceString("Page %1 <i>of</i> %2", "%1 / %2")
| FindBaseAddressString("Page %1 <i>of</i> %2")
| ReplaceString(0, "Page %1 <i>of</i> %2", "%1 / %2")
| ResetBaseAddress()
| Enabled: false
| skipping patch `Custom kepub default margins`
| ResetBaseAddress()
| Enabled: false
| skipping patch `Rename settings`
| ResetBaseAddress()
| Enabled: false
| skipping patch `Force user line spacing in KePubs`
| ResetBaseAddress()
| Enabled: false
| skipping patch `KePub constant font sharpness`
| ResetBaseAddress()
| Enabled: false
| skipping patch `Hebrew keyboard (AuraHD/H2O)`
| ResetBaseAddress()
| Enabled: false
| skipping patch `Rename new home screen footer`
| ResetBaseAddress()
| Enabled: false
| skipping patch `Both page turn buttons go next`
| ResetBaseAddress()
| Enabled: false
| skipping patch `Remove beta features not supported text`
| ResetBaseAddress()
| Enabled: false
| skipping patch `Disable all tutorial dialogs`
| ResetBaseAddress()
| Enabled: false
| skipping patch `Never show Kobo Plus, wishlist, and points SmartLinks`
| ResetBaseAddress()
| Enabled: false
| skipping patch `Block WiFi firmware upgrade`
| ResetBaseAddress()
| Enabled: false
| skipping patch `ePub constant font sharpness`
| ResetBaseAddress()
| Enabled: false
| skipping patch `Hebrew keyboard (GloHD/ClaraHD/AuraOne/H2O2)`
| ResetBaseAddress()
| Enabled: false
| skipping patch `Un-force font-family override p tags (std epubs)`
| ResetBaseAddress()
| Enabled: false
| skipping patch `Set slide to unlock`
| ResetBaseAddress()
| Enabled: false
| skipping patch `Set visible SmartLink`
| ResetBaseAddress()
| Enabled: false
| skipping patch `Only show Pocket SmartLink`
| ResetBaseAddress()
| Enabled: false
| skipping patch `Custom font sizes`
| ResetBaseAddress()
| Enabled: false
| skipping patch `Custom left & right margins`
| ResetBaseAddress()
| Enabled: false
| skipping patch `ePub disable built-in body padding-bottom`
| ResetBaseAddress()
| Enabled: false
| skipping patch `Fix three KePub fullScreenReading bugs`
| ResetBaseAddress()
| Enabled: false
| skipping patch `Force user font-family in ePubs (Part 1 of 2)`
| ResetBaseAddress()
| Enabled: false
| skipping patch `Un-Force user text-align in div,p tags in KePubs`
| ResetBaseAddress()
| Enabled: false
| skipping patch `Arabic keyboard (Mini/Touch/Glo/Aura/AuraHD/H2O)`
| ResetBaseAddress()
| Enabled: false
| skipping patch `Hebrew keyboard (Mini/Touch/Glo/Aura)`
| ResetBaseAddress()
| Enabled: false
| skipping patch `Enable rotation on all devices`
| ResetBaseAddress()
| Enabled: false
| skipping patch `Un-Force user font-family in KePubs`
| ResetBaseAddress()
| Enabled: false
| skipping patch `Allow searches on Extra dictionaries`
| ResetBaseAddress()
| Enabled: false
| skipping patch `Cyrillic Keyboard (GloHD/ClaraHD/AuraOne/H2O2)`
patched file - orig:15904300 new:15904300
copying new header to output tar - size:15904300 mode:'509'
writing patched file to tar writer
patching entry name:'./usr/local/Kobo/nickel' size:10051848 mode:'509' typeflag:'48' with files: src/nickel.yaml
reading entry contents
loading patch file 'src/nickel.yaml' (detected format kobopatch)
| parsing patch file
| parsing patch file: expanding shorthand hex values
validating patch file
| enabledPatchGroups:map[Custom menubar:true Home screen tweaks:true]
applying patch file
| validating patch file
| enabledPatchGroups:map[Custom menubar:true Home screen tweaks:true]
| looping over patches
| ResetBaseAddress()
| Enabled: false
| skipping patch `Custom font to collection and author titles`
| ResetBaseAddress()
| Enabled: false
| skipping patch `Remove forgot pin button from lock screen`
| ResetBaseAddress()
| Enabled: true
| applying patch `Remove recommendations (row1col2) from home screen`
| looping over instructions
| skipping non-instruction Enabled(), PatchGroup() or Description()
| skipping non-instruction Enabled(), PatchGroup() or Description()
| FindZlib("[qApp_isFontScaleLarge=true] #row1col2 {\n qproperty-visible: false;\n}") | hex:5b714170705f6973466f6e745363616c654c617267653d 747275655d2023726f7731636f6c32207b0a20207170726f70 657274792d76697369626c653a2066616c73653b0a7d
| ReplaceZlib(0, "[qApp_isFontScaleLarge=true] #row1col2", "#row1col2")
| ResetBaseAddress()
| Enabled: true
| applying patch `Custom menubar - reduce height by 33%`
| looping over instructions
| skipping non-instruction Enabled(), PatchGroup() or Description()
| skipping non-instruction Enabled(), PatchGroup() or Description()
| skipping non-instruction Enabled(), PatchGroup() or Description()
| FindZlib("#StatusBarView") | hex:2353746174757342617256696577
| ReplaceZlib(0, "max-height: 71px;", "max-height: 47px;")
| ReplaceZlib(0, "min-height: 71px;", "min-height: 47px;")
| ReplaceZlib(0, "max-height: 91px;", "max-height: 60px;")
| ReplaceZlib(0, "min-height: 91px;", "min-height: 60px;")
| ReplaceZlib(0, "max-height: 121px;", "max-height: 80px;")
| ReplaceZlib(0, "min-height: 121px;", "min-height: 80px;")
| ReplaceZlib(0, "max-height: 157px;", "max-height: 105px;")
| ReplaceZlib(0, "min-height: 157px;", "min-height: 105px;")
| ResetBaseAddress()
| Enabled: false
| skipping patch `Increase the view details container size`
| ResetBaseAddress()
| Enabled: true
| applying patch `Only Reading and My Books`
| looping over instructions
| skipping non-instruction Enabled(), PatchGroup() or Description()
| skipping non-instruction Enabled(), PatchGroup() or Description()
| skipping non-instruction Enabled(), PatchGroup() or Description()
| FindZlib("#row1col2") | hex:23726f7731636f6c32
| ReplaceZlib(0, "[qApp_isFontScaleLarge=true] #row1col2 {\n qproperty-visible: false;\n}", "#row1col2,#row2col2,#row3{qproperty-visible:false;}")
| could not apply patch: i5: ReplaceZlib: find string not found in stream ([qApp_isFontScaleLarge=true] #row1col2{qproperty-visible:false;})
--> ReplaceZlib: find string not found in stream ([qApp_isFontScaleLarge=true] #row1col2{qproperty-visible:false;})

[geek1011]

Originally Posted by IanScuffling

Log.txt is long

Can you edit your post and add SPOILER tags around it (press the button with an eye with a x over it).

ReplaceZlib: find string not found in stream ([qApp_isFontScaleLarge=true] #row1col2{qproperty-visible:false;})

Not again ... I forgot to fix this before the release. "Remove recommendations (row1col2) from home screen" and "New home screen increasing cover size" conflict, and at the moment, only 1 can be enabled at a time.

[IanScuffling]

Originally Posted by geek1011

Can you edit your post and add SPOILER tags around it (press the button with an eye with a x over it).


Not again ... I forgot to fix this before the release. "Remove recommendations (row1col2) from home screen" and "New home screen increasing cover size" conflict, and at the moment, only 1 can be enabled at a time.

Thanks! SPOILER tags added. Will change the enabling, if you will.

EDIT: That fixed it!

[the.Mtn.Man]

Originally Posted by Number9

Oh damn, that's the only patch I use 😣

Yes, this is one of my primary features. Disappointed to see it doesn't work on this firmware.

[Ripplinger]

Originally Posted by the.Mtn.Man

Yes, this is one of my primary features. Disappointed to see it doesn't work on this firmware.

Mine as well since I only use side-loaded fonts, so I'll just skip this firmware update. I didn't see anything in the notes that would drastically improve my reading experience, so it's definitely not a bother at all to just skip this firmware.

[NiLuJe]

@the.Mtn.Man / @Ripplinger and others:

Patience, young padawan.

Originally Posted by geek1011

- Freedom to advanced fonts control (it segfaults now, probably something to do with the new builtin fonts) (I will probably redo this for the next release)

PS: It's nothing new, patches have often/always been released in a staggered manner, depending on what's ready or not.

[geek1011]

Originally Posted by NiLuJe

PS: It's nothing new, patches have often/always been released in a staggered manner, depending on what's ready or not.

I tend to update and test everything I can do in under 30 minutes, then leave the rest for the next release (usually within the next week). Also, I still don't understand GeoffR's 24 line spacing patch well enough to update it myself yet.

I use the advanced font control patch myself, and will fix it as soon as I have enough contiguous free time.

P.S. I noticed you have 11111111 karma. You're quite lucky!

[the.Mtn.Man]

Originally Posted by NiLuJe

PS: It's nothing new, patches have often/always been released in a staggered manner, depending on what's ready or not.

No, I understand that, and I'm not disparaging people who volunteer their time and expertise into putting these patches together. I'm grateful that they do it at all.

[the.Mtn.Man]

Originally Posted by Ripplinger

Mine as well since I only use side-loaded fonts, so I'll just skip this firmware update. I didn't see anything in the notes that would drastically improve my reading experience, so it's definitely not a bother at all to just skip this firmware.

I've noticed that the advanced font settings "hold" across patches even if you don't have advanced font controls enabled, so you still get the advantage of your customized settings even if you can't change them until the patch is updated.