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06-17-2014, 11:19 AM | #46 |
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@1Bookworm: Is that a PW1 or a PW2? You can't go below 5.4.0 on a PW2.
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06-18-2014, 10:28 PM | #48 |
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Then you must have done something wrong. Check that you don't have pending OTA updates queued, restart the device, and try again.
It should be as simple as: unzip in usb root, put official update file in udpate folder, eject, hit update. |
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Sorry NiLuJe for the dumb questions but what are OTA updates? Also I started the PW1 without wifi. Is that correct? Also the update file I used was the 5.3.9 on this thread. Is this the correct one? Thank you for taking the time to answer my questions. |
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06-18-2014, 11:08 PM | #50 |
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OTA = Over The Air.
Provided it's a WiFi-only device, yeah, you should leave wireless off, but make sure the root is clear anyway, and then restart the device. And yeah, that is indeed a valid PW1 update file. |
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This is what is currently in my PW1:- 1) .active_content_sandbox (folder) 2) documents (folder) I just copy the update folder (which has the 5.3.9 file in it) and Ameho's file: update_zh_$(cd mnt && cd us && sh zh.sh) straight onto the PW1? Also there was another file in Ameho's attachment: zh.sh Do I copy this too? Thank you for your patience in answering my questions. |
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yes and yes.
The zh.sh file is the one that runs the update. The update*.bin file cause zh.sh to run. |
06-19-2014, 11:51 AM | #53 |
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I'd go so far as to just straight up unzip the archive to the USB root, and let your archiver program do the job, that should ensure nothing mangles the filenames.
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My PW1 is now on version 5.3.9. Thank you so much for all your help |
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Not intending to hijack your thread but I am new to the forums. My PW(1stGen) had firmware version 5.3.4 and I was happy with it. Somehow, I stupidly updated to 5.4.4 and hated it.
I discovered this thread and re-read it about five times till it sort of sunk in. I then downloaded all the files you guys mentioned and gave it a try. Success on the first try!!! I am now back to old 5.3.4--where I want to be. Thanks for all the files, knowledge and thread instruction help. I am going to keep reading the forums and attempt a jailbreak. Thx again Arc |
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After success as mentioned in my previous post, I attempted to manually load two new fonts. When I went to the font selection page, the PW locked up and would not show/list the fonts.
I hooked back up thru usb and deleted all the font files and etc. Ejected the PW from computer and turned it back on. Now I have a blank white page with a blank black rectangle on it. I can not get anything else. Any help how to unlock it? =============================== OK, I got it unlocked and it works. Guess I will not try to load any new fonts. I was using the method: "USE ALT FONTS" and a Fonts Folder with arial.ttf and georgia.ttf inside. Last edited by Arclight; 06-25-2014 at 02:49 PM. |
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@Arclight: I don't see a fontconfig cache update step here, which probably didn't help, but it's also likely that the framework simply doesn't like one/both of the fonts (it happens, which is part of what the Font Hack can work around).
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Where can I read abt the "font hack" ? |
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