07-24-2019, 08:57 PM | #2791 |
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I apologize in advance if this was already discussed, it's a lot of information to go through. I recently upgraded from a touch (jailbroken with screensaver hack) to a pw4. Unfortunately it got upgraded to fw 5.12.1. I would really like to do the screensaver hack again, do I have to jailbreak first? And is it even possible with fw 5.12.1? I'm guessing there's no way to downgrade fw?
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07-24-2019, 09:11 PM | #2792 | |
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which is meant to be a master index to all things jailbreak. But, regarding 5.12.x, no jailbreak, no downgrade, and the only way to prevent future upgrades is stay in airplane mode. (And screensaver hack has always required jailbreak.) |
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07-25-2019, 09:55 AM | #2793 | |
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So your pw4 will require that you jail break it (just holding the Kindle touch next to it will not help.) ** Which brings us to your next problem, firmware version 5.12.1 ... Not supported here. Maybe some day in the future, but not now. (** the above is in fun, what follows below is for-real) Last edited by knc1; 07-25-2019 at 10:00 AM. |
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07-28-2019, 04:27 PM | #2794 |
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screensaver hack without KUAL+MRPI
Firstly, I just want to say thanks for all the fab info. I was just playing around with my touch and somehow it bricked itself. No idea what I did, but Kubrick fixed it right up again .
I'm now trying to get custom screensavers back. I've managed to install the simple screensaver hack from https://yifan.lu/p/custom-screensaver/ and i can indeed get custom screensavers. But it seems like the ability to hold the previous screen state (which as a slow reader is really valuable) seems to have gone... I installed the yifan one, rather than the one from the front post of this thread, partly because installation seems much easier, but also because screensavers are really all I need, and installing jailbreak, KUAL, MRPI and a screensaver mod really seems like a lot to install for such a little thing. Is all the additional software really necessary? Will it even revive the ability to hold the last screen state? Cheers! |
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07-31-2019, 01:26 AM | #2796 |
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That would be a no.
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09-12-2019, 01:05 AM | #2798 |
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Jailbroken KOA2 having trouble with screensaver hack
Hello. I installed the Jailbreak last year and haven't done anything with it since on my KOA2. I recently saw that there was now an updated screensaver hack for the KOA2 so i've been trying to get it to work with no success.
I put the unzipped (using 7-zip) python 0.15N file into the mrpackages folder in my root folder and ran the ;log mrpi prompt. It then says "Hush, little baby..." and then "no MR packages found". I tried to put the coplate patch file there as well as the screen saver 0.25 file and each time it just says "no MR packages found" I last tried to put the unzipped "kual mr installer 1.7" in the root of my Kindle and the "Update Your Kindle" stays greyed out telling me I'm doing something wrong surely. Are there any solutions for me to get the KUAL booklet running so I can add the screensavers or is there a problem with my jailbreak? Thank you for any assistance. Totally stumped and at it for the past two hours... Last edited by feelmaroon; 09-12-2019 at 02:24 AM. |
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1) Always use the **current** packages found at NiLuJe's snapshot list.
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=225030 2) FIRST, always install the "hotfix" intended for your firmware (in this case: the "coplate" one). 2a) Place the "coplate" .bin file in the topmost visible level of USB storage; 2b) Run UYK (update your Kindle) -- This is the ONLY package intended to be run with UYK, which is how it "fixes" your MrPI installation. 2c) After that step, continue reinstalling any/all *.bin packages using MrPI. Note: MrPI is a "batch installer", you can put all intended packages in the mrpackages directory at the same time and run MrPI just that one time. Last edited by knc1; 09-12-2019 at 02:39 AM. |
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Jailbroken KOA2 having trouble with screensaver hack
Thanks so much for these tips. I will get on it now. Is the .bin file you're talking about "1.15N Hotfix FW 5.x"? from the Packages targeting k5? I tried the coplate Kual .tar file (which clearly wasn't the move). The only files i'm finding for the python and screensaver files are .tar not .bin.
**Update...Crap, didn't unpack it. 2nd unzip after doing it once to get the .tar file showed the .bin files. Ignore the last two lines. knc1, as always, much appreciated. Quote:
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09-12-2019, 03:44 AM | #2801 |
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Ok. I got added the hotfix, then got Kual working on the Koa2 and then loaded some of the .bin files "python 1.5" and the screensaver"...Used the helper to install the MR packages and then it was running and said "destroying python..." and "destroying screensver" and now it's stuck on "Done, restarting UI. ...crap. Any solutions on my sad state of affairs?
***Update: Re-read over and over and realized I added the new KUAL booklet but didn't upgrade the MRinstaller (the replacing the files in the root) to 1.7. Looks like I might be in business. Some of the most satisfying giant icons while updating python and the screensaver bin. 4 hours later. Legit, that last "Screensaver Hack has been successfully installed" with the Niluje icon screensaver is a phenomenal feeling...Thank you as always. Last edited by feelmaroon; 09-12-2019 at 04:22 AM. |
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Your welcome.
I was sure that my little reminder list would be enough to get you fixed (no pun intended) up. |
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Lately I am having this weird problem with the SS hack: more often than not, it selects the wrong picture as a cover of the book I am reading. It happens with both KFX and AZW3 books (although slightly more frequently on KFX books, I reckon).
Calibre's metadata shows the correct cover, the cover image is also present in the book (it is shown as the first "page" of the ebook when I open it on the Kindle). Calibre's book editor shows it marked as the cover in the original epub, as well as on the converted AZW3. I can't say what happens in KFX since Calibre does not have an KFX editor, but I tried to convert the EPUB to KFX, and then the KFX to AZW3, and this final AZW3 still shows the correct picture marked as a cover, therefore I guess that the cover information is retained in the source KFX as well. Yet, the screen saver hack keeps selecting another image as the cover. In the case I have at hand right now, by the way, it is a "wrong image", meaning the SS hack should not even support it afaik, cause it's a small icon, like 60x60... How can I debug this more in detail? |
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@Ruskie_it: If it picks *another book's* cover, check your date/time, if it picks *another image* in the *correct* book, it's borked metadata.
Check the logs and check the output from KindleUnpack for KF8 files. Or poke at the metadata with... something for KFX files. |
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I now tried to unpack the azw3 with KindleUnpack, and any reference to "cover" points to the correct picture even in the unpacked book. Anything specific I should look at in the metadata? Regarding the log and the "something for KFX files" I am afraid I don't know what to look for... Can you be more specific? |
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