Can't install KPVBooklet

trippingly · 01-22-2015, 07:16 AM

Hi, I'm trying to install KPVBooklet to launch KOReader. I've tried installing it twice, but it doesn't look like it installed either time. (The home screen is still the same as before, and when I open a PDF, it's the standard PDF viewer rather than KOReader.)

Here's what I did:

1. I had already jailbroken my PW2, downgrading from 5.4.5.1 to 5.4.3.2, jailbreaking, installing the backdoor lock, and then upgrading back to 5.4.5.1. No problems with any of that.

2. Installed KPVBooklet following these instructions. Downloaded and unzipped the latest release (0.5.8), copied the install.bin to the Kindle's root folder, ejected the Kindle, and updated the Kindle via the menu. The message said it was successful.

3. Installed KOReader following these instructions. Downloaded the latest stable version (koreader-kindle-arm-linux-gnueabi-v2014.11-stable.zip), unzipped it, and copied the contents into the Kindle's root directory.

4. So the KOReader directories are all on there, but I couldn't see any sign of KPVBooklet having installed. I thought perhaps my firmware, 5.4.5.1, wasn't supported by KPVBooklet, since it's not mentioned in the readme. So I downgraded to 5.4.3.2 the same way I did when jailbreaking. Then I tried installing KPVBooklet again. (I didn't think to uninstall in between, because I couldn't see any evidence that it had installed the first time, but maybe I should have). This time I paid more attention to the messages that came up, but they all seemed normal, and once again, the message at the end said it had been successful. But I still can't see any sign that it's installed.

TL;DR: Have tried installing TPVBooklet (twice) but don't see it anywhere.

Can anyone think what I might be doing wrong? Thank you for your help!

NiLuJe · 01-22-2015, 08:35 AM

You won't see KPVBooklet anywhere. It'll just 'link' epub/djvu/whatever files in the Homescreen to KOReader.

trippingly · 01-22-2015, 09:33 AM

Ah, thank you, NiLuJe! I was confused, because I saw a screenshot where the home screen with KPVBooklet looked a little different than the default (just a list of titles rather than cover images), and also because PDFs weren't opening with KOReader by default. There are now though, as are EPUBs. So all's good. Thank you for your help!

knc1 · 01-22-2015, 09:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by trippingly

just a list of titles rather than cover images

That is an Amazon provided feature, called: "list view" in the standard interface choices.

trippingly · 01-22-2015, 09:39 AM

Ah, that explains it. Thanks, knc1! It's pretty cool how KPVBooklet integrates so seamlessly with the standard views.

knc1 · 01-22-2015, 10:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by trippingly

Ah, that explains it. Thanks, knc1! It's pretty cool how KPVBooklet integrates so seamlessly with the standard views.

Yes, the members here do work at it.

We have members with all levels of C.S. background, from people just starting out with C.S. to those who either teach it or work at it as their day job (like, in, to put food on the table).

And we are all proud that there has been fewer "bad firmwares" posted here than by Amazon's Lab126 (the folks who should know better

).

dumberock · 02-06-2016, 10:18 AM

Hi. can kpvbooklet be installed on a PW2 with jailbroken 5.6.5 ?
I copied the 0.6.2 bin file on the kindle root but "update your kindle" stubbornly remains greyed out. I feel like I'm missing something obvious...

NiLuJe · 02-06-2016, 10:20 AM

@dumberock: Yup, can't install classic custom packages that way on >= 5.6.x.

Use MRPI (cf. KUAL & JB FAQs).

dumberock · 02-06-2016, 10:31 AM

ok thanks but since it seems that means I have to go the whole kual -> mrpi -> kpvbooklet route to install it, can I remove kual afterwards and keep kpvbooklet ?

or is the kpvbooklet 'integration' as described here is doomed with 5.6.x ?
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=243532

NiLuJe · 02-06-2016, 10:35 AM

@dumberock: No issues w/ the booklet on FW 5.6.x AFAIK.

KUAL is pretty much inert on its own, so you don't lose much besides an icon on your Homescreen by just leaving it there and never using it again if you so choose. And since you kinda need it to install/uninstall anything (MRPI), you might want to keep it.

01-22-2015, 07:16 AM	#1
trippingly Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2015 Device: Kindle PW2 (9017)	Can't install KPVBooklet Hi, I'm trying to install KPVBooklet to launch KOReader. I've tried installing it twice, but it doesn't look like it installed either time. (The home screen is still the same as before, and when I open a PDF, it's the standard PDF viewer rather than KOReader.) Here's what I did: 1. I had already jailbroken my PW2, downgrading from 5.4.5.1 to 5.4.3.2, jailbreaking, installing the backdoor lock, and then upgrading back to 5.4.5.1. No problems with any of that. 2. Installed KPVBooklet following these instructions. Downloaded and unzipped the latest release (0.5.8), copied the install.bin to the Kindle's root folder, ejected the Kindle, and updated the Kindle via the menu. The message said it was successful. 3. Installed KOReader following these instructions. Downloaded the latest stable version (koreader-kindle-arm-linux-gnueabi-v2014.11-stable.zip), unzipped it, and copied the contents into the Kindle's root directory. 4. So the KOReader directories are all on there, but I couldn't see any sign of KPVBooklet having installed. I thought perhaps my firmware, 5.4.5.1, wasn't supported by KPVBooklet, since it's not mentioned in the readme. So I downgraded to 5.4.3.2 the same way I did when jailbreaking. Then I tried installing KPVBooklet again. (I didn't think to uninstall in between, because I couldn't see any evidence that it had installed the first time, but maybe I should have). This time I paid more attention to the messages that came up, but they all seemed normal, and once again, the message at the end said it had been successful. But I still can't see any sign that it's installed. TL;DR: Have tried installing TPVBooklet (twice) but don't see it anywhere. Can anyone think what I might be doing wrong? Thank you for your help!

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01-22-2015, 08:35 AM	#2
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,477 Karma: 26012494 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	You won't see KPVBooklet anywhere. It'll just 'link' epub/djvu/whatever files in the Homescreen to KOReader.

01-22-2015, 09:33 AM	#3
trippingly Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2015 Device: Kindle PW2 (9017)	Ah, thank you, NiLuJe! I was confused, because I saw a screenshot where the home screen with KPVBooklet looked a little different than the default (just a list of titles rather than cover images), and also because PDFs weren't opening with KOReader by default. There are now though, as are EPUBs. So all's good. Thank you for your help!

01-22-2015, 09:39 AM	#5
trippingly Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2015 Device: Kindle PW2 (9017)	Ah, that explains it. Thanks, knc1! It's pretty cool how KPVBooklet integrates so seamlessly with the standard views.

02-06-2016, 10:18 AM	#7
dumberock Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2016 Device: kindle PW2	Hi. can kpvbooklet be installed on a PW2 with jailbroken 5.6.5 ? I copied the 0.6.2 bin file on the kindle root but "update your kindle" stubbornly remains greyed out. I feel like I'm missing something obvious...

02-06-2016, 10:20 AM	#8
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,477 Karma: 26012494 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	@dumberock: Yup, can't install classic custom packages that way on >= 5.6.x. Use MRPI (cf. KUAL & JB FAQs).

02-06-2016, 10:31 AM	#9
dumberock Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2016 Device: kindle PW2	ok thanks but since it seems that means I have to go the whole kual -> mrpi -> kpvbooklet route to install it, can I remove kual afterwards and keep kpvbooklet ? or is the kpvbooklet 'integration' as described here is doomed with 5.6.x ? https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=243532

02-06-2016, 10:35 AM	#10
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,477 Karma: 26012494 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	@dumberock: No issues w/ the booklet on FW 5.6.x AFAIK. KUAL is pretty much inert on its own, so you don't lose much besides an icon on your Homescreen by just leaving it there and never using it again if you so choose. And since you kinda need it to install/uninstall anything (MRPI), you might want to keep it.

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