NickelMenu: An integrated launcher for Kobo eReaders

[Carmelocotonto]

Originally Posted by NiLuJe

@Carmelocotonto: You tripped the failsafe.

Which tells me you launched KOReader too early after boot.

Reinstall, then check the syslog after starting KOReader.

No, sure. I launched Koreader after 2 or 3 minutes or more.
Now I try your suggestion

[Carmelocotonto]

Originally Posted by NiLuJe

@Carmelocotonto: You tripped the failsafe.

Which tells me you launched KOReader too early after boot.

Reinstall, then check the syslog after starting KOReader.

This is syslog (first lines). Libnm.so has not disappeared.

Spoiler:

May 7 20:17:53 syslogd started: BusyBox v1.22.0.kobo
May 7 20:17:53 nickel: ( 0.509 @ 0x16812f0 / sql.warning) ERROR ---------- QSqlError(11, "Unable to fetch row", "database disk image is malformed")
May 7 20:17:53 nickel: ( 0.510 @ 0x16812f0 / sql.warning) EXECUTED QUERY ---------- "UPDATE content SET WordCount = -1"
May 7 20:17:53 nickel: ( 0.510 @ 0x16812f0 / sql.warning) BOUND VALUES ---------- QMap()
May 7 20:17:53 nickel: ( 0.519 @ 0x16812f0 / sql.warning) int DbMigrations::migrateCloserToVersion(const Device&, QSqlDatabase&, int, int, const QVector<DbMigration*>&) newVersion == currentVersion! ==> Rolling back DB changes.
May 7 20:17:53 nickel: ( 0.589 @ 0x16812f0) FT_New_Face failed with index 0 : 0
May 7 20:17:54 nickel: ( 0.976 @ 0x16812f0) FT_New_Face failed with index 0 : 0
May 7 20:17:54 nickel: (NickelMenu) init: creating failsafe (src/init.c:24)
May 7 20:17:54 nickel: (NickelMenu) failsafe: allocating memory (src/failsafe.c:22)
May 7 20:17:54 nickel: (NickelMenu) failsafe: finding filenames (src/failsafe.c:26)
May 7 20:17:54 nickel: (NickelMenu) failsafe: ensuring own lib remains in memory even if it is dlclosed after being loaded with a dlopen (src/failsafe.c:35)
May 7 20:17:54 nickel: (NickelMenu) failsafe: renaming /usr/local/Kobo/imageformats/libnm.so to /usr/local/Kobo/imageformats/libnm.so.failsafe (src/failsafe.c:38)
May 7 20:17:54 nickel: (NickelMenu) init: checking for uninstall flag (src/init.c:32)
May 7 20:17:54 nickel: (NickelMenu) init: parsing config (src/init.c:40)
May 7 20:17:54 nickel: (NickelMenu) config: reading config dir /mnt/onboard/.adds/nm (src/config.c:65)
May 7 20:17:54 nickel: (NickelMenu) config: skipping /mnt/onboard/.adds/nm/. because not a regular file (src/config.c:88)
May 7 20:17:54 nickel: (NickelMenu) config: skipping /mnt/onboard/.adds/nm/.. because not a regular file (src/config.c:88)
May 7 20:17:54 nickel: (NickelMenu) config: reading config file /mnt/onboard/.adds/nm/config (src/config.c:93)
May 7 20:17:54 nickel: (NickelMenu) cfg(NM_CONFIG_TYPE_MENU_ITEM) : 1:Sincronizar DRIVE:0x6f66f0e9:/mnt/onboard/.adds/kobocloud/sincronizarDRIVE.sh (src/config.c:202)
May 7 20:17:54 nickel: (NickelMenu) cfg(NM_CONFIG_TYPE_MENU_ITEM) : 1:Sincronizar CASA:0x6f66f0e9:/mnt/onboard/.adds/kobocloud/sincronizarCASA.sh (src/config.c:202)
May 7 20:17:54 nickel: (NickelMenu) cfg(NM_CONFIG_TYPE_MENU_ITEM) : 1:Cargar Libros Nuevos:0x6f66ede1:rescan_books_full (src/config.c:202)
May 7 20:17:54 nickel: (NickelMenu) cfg(NM_CONFIG_TYPE_MENU_ITEM) : 1:Reiniciar:0x6f66f0e9:/bin/sync; /bin/busybox reboot (src/config.c:202)
May 7 20:17:54 nickel: (NickelMenu) cfg(NM_CONFIG_TYPE_MENU_ITEM) : 1:Coolreader:0x6f66f0e9:/mnt/onboard/.adds/vlasovsoft/launcher.sh (src/config.c:202)
May 7 20:17:54 nickel: (NickelMenu) cfg(NM_CONFIG_TYPE_MENU_ITEM) : 1:Koreader:0x6f66f0e9:/mnt/onboard/.adds/koreader/koreader.sh (src/config.c:202)
May 7 20:17:54 nickel: (NickelMenu) init: opening libnickel (src/init.c:62)
May 7 20:17:54 nickel: (NickelMenu) init: hooking libnickel (src/init.c:69)
May 7 20:17:54 nickel: (NickelMenu) lib /usr/local/Kobo/libnickel.so.1 is mapped at 75a8b000 (src/dlhook.c:39)
May 7 20:17:54 nickel: (NickelMenu) DT_DYNAMIC: plt_is_rela=0 plt=0x75f179ec plt_sz=151696 plt_ent_sz=0 sym=0x8 str=(nil) (:1975136408)
May 7 20:17:54 nickel: (NickelMenu) found symbol _ZN28AbstractNickelMenuController18createMenuTextI temEP5QMenuRK7QStringbbS4_ (gotoff=0x111e8b0 [mapped=0x76ba98b0]) (src/dlhook.c:86)
May 7 20:17:54 nickel: (NickelMenu) ensuring the symbol is loaded (src/dlhook.c:93)
May 7 20:17:54 nickel: (NickelMenu) removing memory protection (src/dlhook.c:101)
May 7 20:17:54 nickel: (NickelMenu) patching symbol (src/dlhook.c:108)
May 7 20:17:54 nickel: (NickelMenu) successfully patched symbol _ZN28AbstractNickelMenuController18createMenuTextI temEP5QMenuRK7QStringbbS4_ (orig=0x7652d395, new=0x6f66ce39) (src/dlhook.c:111)
May 7 20:17:54 nickel: (NickelMenu) init: destroying failsafe (src/init.c:77)
May 7 20:17:54 nickel: (NickelMenu) failsafe: scheduling restore (src/failsafe.c:66)
May 7 20:17:54 nickel: (NickelMenu) init: done (src/init.c:81)
May 7 20:17:54 nickel: (NickelMenu) failsafe: restoring after 20 seconds (src/failsafe.c:48)
May 7 20:17:55 nickel: ( 1.802 @ 0x16812f0) loadPlugin: loaded plugin for QFontEngine
May 7 20:17:55 nickel: ( 1.834 @ 0x16812f0) loadPlugin: loaded plugin for QRawFont
May 7 20:17:55 nickel: ( 1.835 @ 0x16812f0) Loading iType.. true
May 7 20:17:55 nickel: ( 1.957 @ 0x16812f0) loadPlugin: loaded plugin for QRasterPaintEngine
May 7 20:17:55 nickel: ( 1.986 @ 0x16812f0 / ui.warning) "4.20.14601 (30c2f5c348, 28/02/20)"

Now Clara HD is on. I launch koreader, I'll read, and Clara HD will be turn off over 3:00 am. Tomorow we will see if libnm.so exits.

[NiLuJe]

Not enough data in that log, need the rest of it .

[JSWolf]

What are the menu_items for NickelMenu to add gong to my books and the main menu from the hamburger menu in both RMSDK and KePub?

[geek1011]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

What are the menu_items for NickelMenu to add gong to my books and the main menu from the hamburger menu in both RMSDK and KePub?

What exactly is "gong", and how would I add it to a book?

[geek1011]

Originally Posted by John F

Could you add the capability to set light levels? What I'd like to do is have one menu item for invert AND set light level to 30 and one menu item for invert and light level set to 8.

An update: Unfortunately, this won't be in the next version, as it's a lot more complex than I originally thought. See #3 for the details.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by geek1011

What exactly is "gong", and how would I add it to a book?

If I start the eBook from the home menu and then want ot go to My Books from the book, I can't. I'd like to go to the Home menu and then My Books.

[Carmelocotonto]

Originally Posted by NiLuJe

Not enough data in that log, need the rest of it .

Ok, sorry. This is the complete syslog:

syslog.log.txt

[geek1011]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

If I start the eBook from the home menu and then want ot go to My Books from the book, I can't. I'd like to go to the Home menu and then My Books.

OK, that sounds reasonable. I'll probably add some actions which take advantage of the *NavMixin functions to open arbitrary views.

[geek1011]

NickelMenu v0.0.2

This release contains minor features and bugfixes.

• There are new `power:shutdown` and `power:reboot` actions to gracefully exit Nickel on firmware 4.13.12638+.
• The `cmd_spawn` action now supports a `quiet:` option to prevent the PID from being displayed after the command has been launched.
• The failsafe timeout has been halved again to 5 seconds.
• A bug where the default menu item wouldn't do anything has been fixed.
• The `nickel_setting` action now supports firmware versions 4.12.12111 and older.
• There are various improvements to the documentation.
• Internally, NickelMenu has switched to the new toolchain builds, and now has automatic checking for symbol compatibility between firmware versions.

See the release on GitHub for more details.

[NiLuJe]

@Carmelocotonto:

That's the bit you're looking for:

May  7 20:18:15 nickel: (NickelMenu) failsafe: renaming /usr/local/Kobo/imageformats/libnm.so.failsafe to /usr/local/Kobo/imageformats/libnm.so (src/failsafe.c:51)

Which means you're good to go .

(And it'll now (>= 0.0.2) happen well before any user interaction is possible, so that shouldn't be an issue anymore).

[geek1011]

I've added some examples which people may find useful:

menu_item :main   :IP Address      :cmd_output     :500:/sbin/ifconfig | /usr/bin/awk '/inet addr/{print substr($2,6)}'
menu_item :main   :Telnet          :cmd_spawn      :quiet:/bin/mount -t devpts | /bin/grep -q /dev/pts || { /bin/mkdir -p /dev/pts && /bin/mount -t devpts devpts /dev/pts; }
  chain                            :cmd_spawn      :quiet:/usr/bin/pkill -f "^/usr/bin/tcpsvd -E 0.0.0.0 1023" || true && exec /usr/bin/tcpsvd -E 0.0.0.0 1023 /usr/sbin/telnetd -i -l /bin/login
  chain                            :dbg_toast      :Started Telnet server on port 1023.
menu_item :main   :FTP             :cmd_spawn      :quiet:/usr/bin/pkill -f "^/usr/bin/tcpsvd -E 0.0.0.0 1021" || true && exec /usr/bin/tcpsvd -E 0.0.0.0 1021 /usr/sbin/ftpd -w -t 30 /mnt/onboard
  chain                            :dbg_toast      :Started FTP server for KOBOeReader partition on port 1021.
menu_item :main   :Import Books    :nickel_misc    :rescan_books_full

These are more flexible than devmode, but doesn't conflict with it and still doesn't require any additional software.

[Carmelocotonto]

Originally Posted by NiLuJe

@Carmelocotonto:

That's the bit you're looking for:

May  7 20:18:15 nickel: (NickelMenu) failsafe: renaming /usr/local/Kobo/imageformats/libnm.so.failsafe to /usr/local/Kobo/imageformats/libnm.so (src/failsafe.c:51)

Which means you're good to go .

(And it'll now (>= 0.0.2) happen well before any user interaction is possible, so that shouldn't be an issue anymore).

Well, thanks. This morning I turned on Clara HD and all was alright. So It is clear that yesterday I did something wrong, I think.

Now I will try your new version.

[John F]

Originally Posted by geek1011

An update: Unfortunately, this won't be in the next version, as it's a lot more complex than I originally thought. See #3 for the details.

I read your comments (#3), and that looked like a lot of work. Thank you for considering it.

[Carmelocotonto]

Hi, geek1011,
I have tried v0.0.2 and all is right. All my things, you understand. 8-)
Thanks