Instructions for patching firmware 4.34.20097

[geek1011]

This patch thread is for firmware 4.34.20097 (cd4e1bb2c256f98207f80e977684314afbfe2b28):

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

1. Download the Kobo firmware release
   You can find the download links here here.
2. Download and extract the patch zip
   Download and unzip kobopatch_4.34.20097.zip from here.
3. Copy the firmware file to the src folder
   Copy the original firmware you just downloaded into the kobopatch src folder.
4. Install the firmware if needed
   Install the firmware on your kobo BEFORE proceeding with the next steps. You can do this by extracting the contents of the firmware zip into the .kobo folder and ejecting.
5. Choose your patches from the files in the src folder
   Enable patches in the files in the src folder (or use the overrides in kobopatch.yaml to keep your options separate).
6. Run kobopatch
   Double-click kobopatch.bat on Windows, or run ./kobopatch.sh on Linux or macOS. On macOS, you can drag it into the terminal and press enter (you may need to go to System Preferences - Security and Privacy - General to confirm that you actually want to run it).
7. Install the patches by copying KoboRoot.tgz into the .kobo folder of your device
   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. Safely remove your device once you are finished. On Linux, you may have to press Ctrl+H to show the .kobo folder.

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[geek1011]

Changes to the kobopatch zip:
v80 (2022-12-08): Update "New home screen subtitle custom font" (jackie_w).
v79 (2022-09-20): Initial release for 4.34.20097.

Missing patches:
- GeoffR: KePub constant font sharpness
- GeoffR: Ignore .otf fonts

[Deobulakenyo]

Thank you so much, geek1011

[jesson345]

Thank you!
Un-Force user font-family in KePubs is still not supported?

[Deobulakenyo]

Updated and patched my Libra 2. So far so good.

[JSWolf]

The beta patches created by @jackie_w for 4.33.19759 don't fail when run against 4.34.20097.

Can they be taken out of beta at some point? Thanks.

These patches are...
1. jackie_w Screensaver full:

  - Description: |
      FullScreenDragonPowerView.qss
      On fullscreen sleep screensaver reduce size of infoWidget
      Make infoWidget invisible when Sleeping, visible when Powered Off
      N.B: Not suitable for Japanese/Chinese locale users

2. beta Increase width available for book Title in Booklists - Storm only:

  - Description: |
        'Storm' devices only (LibraH2O/Libra2)
        Increase width available for book Title in GUI Booklists.
          - Part 1:     Customise font-size of book Title
          - Part 2:     (optional) Customise font-size of book Author(s) & Subtitle
          - Part 3:     Customise font-size of book Series and book (time remaining, filetype, filesize)
          - Part 4a/4b: Reduce large left/right margins in Booklists
        To get an idea of what effect this patch has, see screenshots at
            https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showpost.php?p=4239375&postcount=844
        N.B. Not suitable for users of Chinese-HK locale

[Deobulakenyo]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

The beta patches created by @jackie_w for 4.33.19759 don't fail when run against 4.34.20097.

Can they be taken out of beta at some point? Thanks.

These patches are...
1. jackie_w Screensaver full:

  - Description: |
      FullScreenDragonPowerView.qss
      On fullscreen sleep screensaver reduce size of infoWidget
      Make infoWidget invisible when Sleeping, visible when Powered Off
      N.B: Not suitable for Japanese/Chinese locale users

2. beta Increase width available for book Title in Booklists - Storm only:

  - Description: |
        'Storm' devices only (LibraH2O/Libra2)
        Increase width available for book Title in GUI Booklists.
          - Part 1:     Customise font-size of book Title
          - Part 2:     (optional) Customise font-size of book Author(s) & Subtitle
          - Part 3:     Customise font-size of book Series and book (time remaining, filetype, filesize)
          - Part 4a/4b: Reduce large left/right margins in Booklists
        To get an idea of what effect this patch has, see screenshots at
            https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showpost.php?p=4239375&postcount=844
        N.B. Not suitable for users of Chinese-HK locale

Jackie's "Increase width available for book Title in Booklists - Storm only" patch carries over the new feature of dropdown displaying three ither recent books.😁

Very nice. Very nice.

[jackie_w]

Originally Posted by jesson345

Thank you!
Un-Force user font-family in KePubs is still not supported?

Patch Un-Force user font-family in KePubs is still supported. It works the same way it's always worked. I know this for a fact because I use it myself (Alternative 3).

If you're suddenly having a problem with font-family in a kepub it's much more likely to be caused by a combination of:

• the changes Kobo made to font-handling in fw 4.32.19501
• the font-family CSS contained in your particular kepub

To offer more specific help I'd need to see the kepub you're having trouble with or, at the very least, the kepub CSS font-family rule you think isn't working the same way it used to do.

[jackie_w]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

The beta patches created by @jackie_w for 4.33.19759 don't fail when run against 4.34.20097.

Can they be taken out of beta at some point? Thanks.

These patches are...
1. jackie_w Screensaver full:

  - Description: |
      FullScreenDragonPowerView.qss
      On fullscreen sleep screensaver reduce size of infoWidget
      Make infoWidget invisible when Sleeping, visible when Powered Off
      N.B: Not suitable for Japanese/Chinese locale users

2. beta Increase width available for book Title in Booklists - Storm only:

  - Description: |
        'Storm' devices only (LibraH2O/Libra2)
        Increase width available for book Title in GUI Booklists.
          - Part 1:     Customise font-size of book Title
          - Part 2:     (optional) Customise font-size of book Author(s) & Subtitle
          - Part 3:     Customise font-size of book Series and book (time remaining, filetype, filesize)
          - Part 4a/4b: Reduce large left/right margins in Booklists
        To get an idea of what effect this patch has, see screenshots at
            https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showpost.php?p=4239375&postcount=844
        N.B. Not suitable for users of Chinese-HK locale

1. I think the first one is used by hardly anyone. It still works and you can use it. What's the problem?

2. No good deed goes unpunished! It works OK as-is for the few who want to keep using it. There's no evidence it's of interest to the majority. The bigger issue is that it's not a complete patch. There's a beta for LibraH20/Libra2 users and a different beta for AuraOne/Forma/Sage/Elipsa users. The many other models are not currently supported at all and it would take a lot more work to do so. It's not how I want to spend my free time just now.

If it makes you feel any better, I do use both myself so there's a personal incentive to try to fix them if they do stop working.

[jesson345]

Thank you,I will try it。

[johnydon3]

How do I manually update my Clara HD? I have been waiting for the update and trying to synchronize my Kobo but it just doesn't get any update download

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by jackie_w

1. I think the first one is used by hardly anyone. It still works and you can use it. What's the problem?

2. No good deed goes unpunished! It works OK as-is for the few who want to keep using it. There's no evidence it's of interest to the majority. The bigger issue is that it's not a complete patch. There's a beta for LibraH20/Libra2 users and a different beta for AuraOne/Forma/Sage/Elipsa users. The many other models are not currently supported at all and it would take a lot more work to do so. It's not how I want to spend my free time just now.

If it makes you feel any better, I do use both myself so there's a personal incentive to try to fix them if they do stop working.

Thank you. I've not yet installed the new firmware. I'll be doing that after my Libra 2 is charged. I don't like to install firmware with it being less then 50%.

[Deobulakenyo]

Originally Posted by johnydon3

How do I manually update my Clara HD? I have been waiting for the update and trying to synchronize my Kobo but it just doesn't get any update download

Steps no. 1 and no. 4 in the first post of this thread.

[IanScuffling]

Great work, as always!

[jesson345]

I try the new patch,and multi-font is perfectly supported now!Thank you.

I dont know whats happened,and I notice:

- font-family (very limited choice from fw >= 4.32.19501)

I haven't changed any settings,I still use the old option of patch. but it's perfect now.