FBInk: A small tool/library to print crap on your screen! - Page 17

Michal Jancik · 08-10-2021, 09:26 AM

Excellent work NiLuje, thanks a lot

NiLuJe · 08-29-2021, 04:39 PM

Released v1.24.0 (finally)!

That's the big one, with Elipsa support, a bunch of new APIs, and a bunch of API tweaks that came up during the NanoClock development...

See the full release notes for more details, because it will probably break some stuff

.

vdanjean · 12-25-2021, 05:55 PM

Hi,
I tried fbink with the new Kobo Sage reader (more or less the replacement of Kobo Forma). It seems that fbink does not support it (yet?).

It is used by AutoShelf (that I patched to use your 1.24.0 version). It is run during file transfert (so /mnt/onboard is unmounted). Here is the stderr:

Code:

+ fbink -g 'file=/usr/local/AutoShelf/autoshelf-off.png'
[FBInk] Couldn't find a Kobo version tag (onboard unmounted or not running on a Kobo?)!
[FBInk] Unknown Kobo PCB ID index (98 >= 88)!
[FBInk] Detected a Kobo Trilogy? (0 =>  @ )
[FBInk] Enabled Kobo w/o Multi-Touch quirks
[FBInk] Clock tick frequency appears to be 100 Hz
[FBInk] Screen density set to 167 dpi
[FBInk] Variable fb info: 1920x1440, 32bpp @ rotation: 0 (Upright, 0°)
[FBInk] Fontsize set to 16x16 (IBM base glyph size: 8x8)
[FBInk] Line length: 120 cols, Page size: 90 rows
[FBInk] Horizontal fit is perfect!
[FBInk] Fixed fb info: ID is "", length of fb mem: 22118400 bytes & line length: 7680 bytes
[FBInk] Pen colors set to #000000 for the foreground and #FFFFFF for the background

When run through a dropbear connexion, here is the output (stdout and stderr):

Code:

# fbink -g 'file=/usr/local/AutoShelf/autoshelf-off.png'
[FBInk] Unidentified Kobo device code (383)!
[FBInk] Detected a Kobo Unknown! (383 =>  @ )
[FBInk] Clock tick frequency appears to be 100 Hz
[FBInk] Screen density set to 167 dpi
[FBInk] Variable fb info: 1920x1440, 32bpp @ rotation: 0 (Upright, 0°)
[FBInk] Fixed fb info: ID is "", length of fb mem: 22118400 bytes & line length: 7680 bytes
[FBInk] Canonical rotation: 1 (Clockwise, 90°)
[FBInk] Fontsize set to 16x16 (IBM base glyph size: 8x8)
[FBInk] Line length: 120 cols, Page size: 90 rows
[FBInk] Horizontal fit is perfect!
[FBInk] Pen colors set to #000000 for the foreground and #FFFFFF for the background
Displaying image '/usr/local/AutoShelf/autoshelf-off.png' @ column 0 + 0px, row 0 + 0px (scaling: 0x0, H align: 0, V align: 0, inverted: N, flattened: N, waveform: AUTO, HW dithering: PASSTHROUGH, SW dithered: N, nightmode: N, skip refresh: N)

In both cases, nothing is displayed.

Do you think this can be fixed? Do not need more information about the hardware?

Regards

vdanjean · 12-27-2021, 04:14 PM

Recompiling fbink from github source makes it work with Kobo Sage.
It means that the package at the start of this thread is not fully up-to-date (383 is indeed the KOBO_SAGE ID in the sources).

NiLuJe · 01-09-2022, 12:49 PM

KoboStuff should have more up to date binaries, because it's always built from master.

This thread, on the other hand, only ships releases. And Sage support hasn't hit a release yet, because time

.

NiLuJe · 12-05-2022, 03:01 PM

Finally tagged 1.25.0 \o/.

Mavireck · 01-27-2023, 02:16 PM

Hey NiLuJe (or anyone who could help me), I am having trouble with pretty much all the apps (Plato, Koreader, and my own scripts which use FBInk).

Here is the error I get when I try to start my app:

Code:

[FBInk] Detected a Kobo Aura H2O┬▓ r2 (378 => Snow @ Mark 7)
[FBInk] Enabled Kobo Mark 7 quirks
[FBInk] Clock tick frequency appears to be 100 Hz
[FBInk] Screen density set to 265 dpi
[FBInk] Variable fb info: 1080x1440, 32bpp @ rotation: 1 (Clockwise, 90  )
[FBInk] Fontsize set to 24x24 (IBM base glyph size: 8x8)
[FBInk] Line length: 45 cols, Page size: 60 rows
[FBInk] Horizontal fit is perfect!
[FBInk] Fixed fb info: ID is "mxc_epdc_fb", length of fb mem: 6684672 bytes & line length: 4352 bytes
[FBInk] Pen colors set to #000000 for the foreground and #FFFFFF for the background
[FBInk] [refresh_kobo_mk7] MXCFB_SEND_UPDATE_V2: Inappropriate ioctl for device!
[FBInk] Failed to refresh the screen!
[FBInk] [refresh_kobo_mk7] MXCFB_SEND_UPDATE_V2: Inappropriate ioctl for device!
[FBInk] Failed to refresh the screen!
[FBInk] [refresh_kobo_mk7] MXCFB_SEND_UPDATE_V2: Inappropriate ioctl for device!
[FBInk] Failed to refresh the screen!

Similarly, Plato's log say this:

Code:

Plato is running on a Kobo Aura H₂O Edition 2 Version 1.
The framebuffer resolution is 1080 by 1440.
umount: can't unmount /mnt/onboard: Device or resource busy
fsck.fat 4.1+git (2017-01-24)
/dev/mmcblk0p3: 25460 files, 1216459/1763977 clusters
Plato is running on a Kobo Aura H₂O Edition 2 Version 2.
The framebuffer resolution is 1080 by 1440.
Can't update [0, 0, 1080, 1440]: can't send framebuffer update: ENOTTY: Not a typewriter.

(Which is weird that it mentions both a Version 1 and a Version 2 Aura H2O. My device is actually a Aura H2O edition 2, serial number N86778012xxxx, running version 4.35.20400, which I am guessing is a v1. Is the

I do not know what started this issue. I have not used my ereader for a few months (I was reading a saga on actual paper), and when I synchronized it again, it downloaded an update. I am guessing this update broke something because everything was working before (?).

I tried:

Updating Plato & Fbink
Reinstalling the all-in-one package with plato, nickel menu and koreader

I do not know what to do to fix this. Do you have any advice?

Thank you!

Btw, here is the CPU version:

Code:

Processor        : ARMv7 Processor rev 10 (v7l)
BogoMIPS      : 1988.29
Features      : swp half thumb fastmult vfp edsp neon vfpv3
CPU implementer       : 0x41
CPU architecture: 7
CPU variant   : 0x2
CPU part      : 0xc09
CPU revision  : 10

Hardware      : Freescale i.MX 6SoloLite NTX Board
Revision      : 60200
Serial                : 1e33a9d4e6b6c6c5

NiLuJe · 01-27-2023, 02:26 PM

@Mavireck: That's interesting ;o).

An H2O²r1 being suddenly misdetected as an r2 would *definitely* exhibit this sort of behavior...

Could you post the output of

Code:

cat /mnt/onboard/.kobo/version

(feel free to elide the S/N, that's not what I'm interested in)

and

Code:

ntx_hwconfig -s /dev/mmcblk0 2>/dev/null

?

NiLuJe · 01-27-2023, 02:28 PM

I imagine you'll see the version tag ending with `378` instead of `374`...

(I don't actually know what's responsible for populating this, so I can't assure you that manually tweaking it will be a "permanent" fix (is in, it probably won't survive a nickel startup). It's probably a weird bug in FW 4.35?)

Mavireck · 01-27-2023, 03:02 PM

Here are the results below, it does look like my ereader has turned into a hybrid v1/v2 (so it is a v1.5 now I guess ?

)

Code:

[admin@snow root]# cat /mnt/onboard/.kobo/version
N86778012xxxx,3.0.35+,4.35.20400,3.0.35+,3.0.35+,00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000378

[admin@snow root]# ntx_hwconfig -s /dev/mmcblk0 2>/dev/null
HW CONFIG v2.7 @1024 secno, size=63 bytes :
[0] PCB='E60QM0'
[1] KeyPad='NO_Key'
[2] AudioCodec='No'
[3] AudioAmp='No'
[4] Wifi='RTL8189'
[5] BT='No'
[6] Mobile='No'
[7] TouchCtrl='CYTT21X'
[8] TouchType='C-Type'
[9] DisplayCtrl='MX6SL+TPS65185'
[10] DisplayPanel='6.8" Bottom EPD'
[11] RSensor='No'
[12] MicroP='No'
[13] Customer='9'
[14] Battery='1500mA'
[15] Led='W'
[16] RamSize='512MB'
[17] IFlash='eMMC'
[18] ExternalMem='No'
[19] RootFsType='Ext4'
[20] SysPartType='TYPE3'
[21] ProgressXHiByte=0x01
[22] ProgressXLoByte=0x68
[23] ProgressYHiByte=0x02
[24] ProgressYLoByte=0xE4
[25] ProgressCnts=0x00
[26] ContentType=0x00
[27] CPU='mx6sl'
[28] UIStyle='Customer UI'
[29] RAMType='LPDDR2'
[30] UIConfig='Normal'
[31] DisplayResolution='1440x1080'
[32] FrontLight='TABLE0+'
[33] CPUFreq='NC'
[34] HallSensor='TLE4913'
[35] DisplayBusWidth='16Bits_mirror'
[36] FrontLight_Flags=BootON:OFF,TABLE1X:ON,EN_INV:ON,(null):OFF,(null):OFF,(null):OFF,(null):OFF,(null):OFF
[37] PCB_Flags=NO_KeyMatrix:ON,FPC_Touch:OFF,LOGO_LED:OFF,RD_MODE:OFF,EPD_LV:OFF,EPDVDD_STDALONE:OFF,HP_DETECT:OFF,ISD_1V8:OFF
[38] FrontLight_LEDrv='LM3630'
[39] VCOM_10mV_HiByte=0x00
[40] VCOM_10mV_LoByte=0x00
[41] PCB_REV=0x10
[42] PCB_LVL='A'
[43] HOME_LED_PWM='No'
[44] PMIC='RC5T619'
[45] FL_PWM='LM3630'
[46] RTC='RC5T619'
[47] BootOpt=ESD:OFF
[48] Touch2Ctrl='No'
[49] Touch2Type='No'
[50] GPS='No'
[51] FM='No'
[52] RSensor2='No'
[53] LightSensor='No'
[54] TPFWIDByte0=0x00
[55] TPFWIDByte1=0x00
[56] TPFWIDByte2=0x00
[57] TPFWIDByte3=0x00
[58] TPFWIDByte4=0x00
[59] TPFWIDByte5=0x00
[60] TPFWIDByte6=0x00
[61] TPFWIDByte7=0x00
[62] GPU='NC'
[63] PCB_Flags2='[+] 0x00'
[64] EPD_Flags='[+] 0x00'
[65] LAN='[+] 0x00'
[66] MobileIF='[+] 0x00'
[67] PIR='[+] 0x00'
[68] PanelLaminationSrc='[+] 0x00'
[69] FL_CHNS='[+] 0x00'
[70] TTS='[+] 0x00'
[71] Test_Flags='[+] 0x00'
[72] EPD_CFA_REV='[+] 0x00'
[73] PanelModel='[+] 0x00'
[74] ACEPPWR='[+] 0x00'
[75] BootPartNo='[+] 0x00'
[admin@snow root]#

NiLuJe · 01-27-2023, 03:05 PM

Code:

[27] CPU='mx6sl'

Yup, definitely a r1 ^^.

Editing `/mnt/onboard/.kobo/version` to change the trailing 378 into 374 should "fix" everything, but I'm guessing this is populated at Nickel's startup, so this will be a bit clunky to deal with...

Mavireck · 01-27-2023, 03:48 PM

Thank you a lot for the tip! It does work!
You were right the file is reset by Nickel on each startup.

I ended up implementing this ugly workaround, replacing the last character everytime I want to launch Plato, Koreader, or my own app with NickelMenu:

Code:

menu_item :main :Plato :cmd_spawn :sed -i '$s/.$/4/' /mnt/onboard/.kobo/version
          chain_always :cmd_spawn :/mnt/onboard/.adds/plato/plato.sh

Hoping a future update fixes this!

hello_world.c · 05-05-2023, 01:43 AM

Hello, I can't get fbink to work on my K4 (JB, USBNetwork, KUAL all working). I have un-tared the 1.25 archive from the first post onto the rw root partition and everything seems to be there:

Code:

[root@kindle /]# which fbink
/usr/bin/fbink
[root@kindle /]# ls -al /usr/bin/fbink
lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     root           26 May  4 18:38 /usr/bin/fbink -> /usr/local/fbink/bin/fbink
[root@kindle /]# ls -al /usr/local/fbink/bin/fbink
-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root        75604 Dec  5 19:59 /usr/local/fbink/bin/fbink

But calling fbink results in a 'not found' error:

Code:

[root@kindle /]# fbink
-sh: fbink: not found

Same thing when I try to call it directly with its full path. I am new to the Kindle but not new to Linux and I've never seen something like this. What is going on?

hello_world.c · 05-05-2023, 02:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hello_world.c

What is going on?

How embarrassing. This is the wrong thread and binaries it seems, the right one being this one for Kindle users. Will try this now and am confident that it will start to magically work.

NiLuJe · 05-05-2023, 01:20 PM

For a second there I thought I'd mixed up the binaries between the threads myself ;p.

(Keep in mind that, on Kindle, USBNetwork ships a full build, so you don't actually need to install anything, unless you need some stuff from newer versions, as USBNet currently lags a bit behind).

(And, on Kobo, the same is true of my KoboStuff package, FWIW).

01-27-2023, 02:26 PM	#248
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,478 Karma: 26012494 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	@Mavireck: That's interesting ;o). An H2O²r1 being suddenly misdetected as an r2 would definitely exhibit this sort of behavior... Could you post the output of Code: cat /mnt/onboard/.kobo/version (feel free to elide the S/N, that's not what I'm interested in) and Code: ntx_hwconfig -s /dev/mmcblk0 2>/dev/null ?

01-27-2023, 03:05 PM	#251
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,478 Karma: 26012494 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	Code: [27] CPU='mx6sl' Yup, definitely a r1 ^^. Editing `/mnt/onboard/.kobo/version` to change the trailing 378 into 374 should "fix" everything, but I'm guessing this is populated at Nickel's startup, so this will be a bit clunky to deal with...

01-27-2023, 03:48 PM	#252
Mavireck Connoisseur Posts: 63 Karma: 18290 Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: France Device: Kobo H2O (broken), Kobo H2O Edition 2 v1 (stolen), Kobo Clara 2E	Thank you a lot for the tip! It does work! You were right the file is reset by Nickel on each startup. I ended up implementing this ugly workaround, replacing the last character everytime I want to launch Plato, Koreader, or my own app with NickelMenu: Code: menu_item :main :Plato :cmd_spawn :sed -i '$s/.$/4/' /mnt/onboard/.kobo/version chain_always :cmd_spawn :/mnt/onboard/.adds/plato/plato.sh Hoping a future update fixes this!

05-05-2023, 01:43 AM	#253
hello_world.c Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2023 Device: K4	Hello, I can't get fbink to work on my K4 (JB, USBNetwork, KUAL all working). I have un-tared the 1.25 archive from the first post onto the rw root partition and everything seems to be there: Code: [root@kindle /]# which fbink /usr/bin/fbink [root@kindle /]# ls -al /usr/bin/fbink lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 26 May 4 18:38 /usr/bin/fbink -> /usr/local/fbink/bin/fbink [root@kindle /]# ls -al /usr/local/fbink/bin/fbink -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 75604 Dec 5 19:59 /usr/local/fbink/bin/fbink But calling fbink results in a 'not found' error: Code: [root@kindle /]# fbink -sh: fbink: not found Same thing when I try to call it directly with its full path. I am new to the Kindle but not new to Linux and I've never seen something like this. What is going on?

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08-10-2021, 09:26 AM	#241
Michal Jancik Sorry for my English Posts: 419 Karma: 3003406 Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: France/Besancon 25000 Device: KOBO H2O,Inkpad 4,ONYX Leaf 2	Excellent work NiLuje, thanks a lot

08-29-2021, 04:39 PM	#242
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,478 Karma: 26012494 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	Released v1.24.0 (finally)! That's the big one, with Elipsa support, a bunch of new APIs, and a bunch of API tweaks that came up during the NanoClock development... See the full release notes for more details, because it will probably break some stuff .

12-27-2021, 04:14 PM	#244
vdanjean Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2021 Device: none	Recompiling fbink from github source makes it work with Kobo Sage. It means that the package at the start of this thread is not fully up-to-date (383 is indeed the KOBO_SAGE ID in the sources).

01-09-2022, 12:49 PM	#245
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,478 Karma: 26012494 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	KoboStuff should have more up to date binaries, because it's always built from master. This thread, on the other hand, only ships releases. And Sage support hasn't hit a release yet, because time .

12-05-2022, 03:01 PM	#246
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,478 Karma: 26012494 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	Finally tagged 1.25.0 \o/.

01-27-2023, 02:28 PM	#249
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,478 Karma: 26012494 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	I imagine you'll see the version tag ending with `378` instead of `374`... (I don't actually know what's responsible for populating this, so I can't assure you that manually tweaking it will be a "permanent" fix (is in, it probably won't survive a nickel startup). It's probably a weird bug in FW 4.35?)

05-05-2023, 01:20 PM	#255
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,478 Karma: 26012494 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	For a second there I thought I'd mixed up the binaries between the threads myself ;p. (Keep in mind that, on Kindle, USBNetwork ships a full build, so you don't actually need to install anything, unless you need some stuff from newer versions, as USBNet currently lags a bit behind). (And, on Kobo, the same is true of my KoboStuff package, FWIW).

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