Kobo Start Menu 08 - Page 9

had · 02-23-2016, 04:11 AM

Wouldn't it be better to just power-off if the user leaves the device at the KSM menu for 10 minutes?

If there is no reader currently running, I don't see a benefit to sleeping. KSM comes back almost instantly after power-on anyway.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Glukkkk

Maybe write a script that will be KSM switched to nickel after 5 ... 10 minutes of inaction?
Then you can use a standard automatic sleep / shutdown nickel ...

Ken Maltby · 02-23-2016, 04:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by had

Thanks Ken and tshering,

I will add this to the script that starts syncthing, as it always needs write access to the external sd.

There is some concern at the project on Github with doing the r/w remount and not checking if an external uSD card is available. It is no problem for me as I leave the card in the device.

I just tried taking the card out before starting the device and I had no problem except that the File Manager opened up in the Internal uSD card, of course. I powered off and reinserted the External uSD card and started up again and all is normal with the card mounted r/w.

It might be nice if when it couldn't mount it r/w, that a message to that effect popped up, but if I start KOReader and it opens in the internal uSD card instead of in the book I am reading, the external uSD card would be the first thing I would check anyway.

Luck;
Ken

tshering · 02-23-2016, 05:46 AM

Maybe there was already some discussion about this. Is there any reason that speaks against making usr/local/Kobo/udev/sd mount the sd read/write instead of read?

If somebody does this, take the usr/local/Kobo/udev/sd that shipped with KSM, rather than the one you can find in Kobo firmware update files.

Ken Maltby · 02-23-2016, 09:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tshering

Maybe there was already some discussion about this. Is there any reason that speaks against making usr/local/Kobo/udev/sd mount the sd read/write instead of read?

If somebody does this, take the usr/local/Kobo/udev/sd that shipped with KSM, rather than the one you can find in Kobo firmware update files.

So change the mount -r to mount -w, or should we add "rw" to "MOUNTARGS"

Luck;
Ken

tshering · 02-23-2016, 03:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ken Maltby

So change the mount -r to mount -w, or should we add "rw" to "MOUNTARGS"

Luck;
Ken

I think, I would just remove the -r (that should have the same effect as replacing it by -w.).

Code:

mount -t vfat -o $MOUNTARGS $DEVNAME /mnt/sd

Glukkkk · 02-25-2016, 03:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by had

Wouldn't it be better to just power-off if the user leaves the device at the KSM menu for 10 minutes?

The script for transition in the nickel already have.
When you turn on automatically after n seconds, the transition to nickel.
If we add a script to move to the nickel at user inactivity it will be great.
If a more reliable option is off the books when idle user n-seconds ... This option is also a good ...

Ken Maltby · 02-25-2016, 04:02 PM

As to remounting the external uSD card R/W, KOReader should have this, within a few builds. Then KOReader on Kobos will start with the external uSD card mounted Read/Write, just as I have mine.
(You can add the part in the green area, if you can't wait.) (Just tried it on my AuraHD and it works.)

Luck;
Ken

ikkentobi · 03-07-2016, 02:07 PM

Just upgraded from KSM version 4 to version 8 on the aura hd (together with version 2015.12 of coolreader), and I have to say it worked like a charm.

Thank you for your ongoing support, it is very appreciated!

tshering · 03-08-2016, 09:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ikkentobi

Just upgraded from KSM version 4 to version 8 on the aura hd (together with version 2015.12 of coolreader), and I have to say it worked like a charm.

Thank you for your ongoing support, it is very appreciated!

Thank you for the feedback! I a surprised how long you stuck to KSM 4.

ikkentobi · 03-14-2016, 01:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tshering

Thank you for the feedback! I a surprised how long you stuck to KSM 4.

The new version has a lot of nice features.
Most important for me: I can now turn it on with the light activated

But I still have to investigate some of the new stuff...

Best regards
Bernd

rem736 · 03-27-2016, 01:29 AM

quick question. how do i properly uninstall KSM8 if i wanted to do so? i know that i can configure it so that it would boot to nickel every time. but if i really wanted to uninstall fully and properly, i don't suppose i can just delete the .adds directory, can i?

apologies. found it:
select in KSM "tools" > "ksm diverse.msh" > "del KSM.sh" > "delete ksm"
the device will restart with nickel running
delete the folder kbmenupngs

nyucto · 03-30-2016, 06:22 PM

Thank you for KSM 8! Is there a way to set the frontlight to a certain value automatically everytime on start-up?

tshering · 03-31-2016, 03:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nyucto

Thank you for KSM 8! Is there a way to set the frontlight to a certain value automatically everytime on start-up?

Have a look at "configure". In the section [general] you can set the intensity of the front light, for instance,

Code:

frontlightOnLevel=4

and to have the light on at start

Code:

startwithlighton=true

You can find information on "configure" in the KSM 7 thread. Be aware that the locations of files and directories have changed since then.

callodacity · 04-01-2016, 05:21 PM

Hi, just wondering if there is a way to manually uninstall KSM08 without navigating to tools ? I can't seem to complete a factory reset without uninstalling KSM.

My Kobo screen is broken and I can't navigate through the menus..

Any help would be extremely useful!

tshering · 04-01-2016, 06:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by callodacity

Hi, just wondering if there is a way to manually uninstall KSM08 without navigating to tools ? I can't seem to complete a factory reset without uninstalling KSM.

My Kobo screen is broken and I can't navigate through the menus..

Any help would be extremely useful!

If you have a Kobo model with an external sd card, the way described in this thread might be the best in your situation. Read especially posts #1 and 9.

Edit: If the sole reason for factory resetting is that you want to remove your books and files containing private data, you might consider deleting them via a script. If you put a script on the root of the external sd with the name autoscript.sh, it will be executed after inserting the sd. The advantage of this approach is, that you then can still communicate with the device (via autoscript.sh), so that you can for instance start wifi or usbnet and then telnet into the device, if you want to.

02-25-2016, 04:02 PM	#127
Ken Maltby Wizard Posts: 4,465 Karma: 6900052 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: The Heart of Texas Device: Boox Note2, AuraHD, PDA,	As to remounting the external uSD card R/W, KOReader should have this, within a few builds. Then KOReader on Kobos will start with the external uSD card mounted Read/Write, just as I have mine. (You can add the part in the green area, if you can't wait.) (Just tried it on my AuraHD and it works.) Luck; Ken Last edited by Ken Maltby; 02-25-2016 at 04:20 PM.

03-27-2016, 01:29 AM	#131
rem736 purpose priority passion Posts: 645 Karma: 9002000 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: socal, usa Device: sony prs-350, b&n ngp, rM2, kindle scribe, boox poke5	quick question. how do i properly uninstall KSM8 if i wanted to do so? i know that i can configure it so that it would boot to nickel every time. but if i really wanted to uninstall fully and properly, i don't suppose i can just delete the .adds directory, can i? apologies. found it: select in KSM "tools" > "ksm diverse.msh" > "del KSM.sh" > "delete ksm" the device will restart with nickel running delete the folder kbmenupngs Last edited by rem736; 03-27-2016 at 01:39 AM.

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02-23-2016, 05:46 AM	#123
tshering Wizard Posts: 3,489 Karma: 2914715 Join Date: Jun 2012 Device: kobo touch	Maybe there was already some discussion about this. Is there any reason that speaks against making usr/local/Kobo/udev/sd mount the sd read/write instead of read? If somebody does this, take the usr/local/Kobo/udev/sd that shipped with KSM, rather than the one you can find in Kobo firmware update files.

03-07-2016, 02:07 PM	#128
ikkentobi Enthusiast Posts: 37 Karma: 752 Join Date: May 2013 Location: Germany Device: kobo h2o, kobo aura hd, onyx t68	Just upgraded from KSM version 4 to version 8 on the aura hd (together with version 2015.12 of coolreader), and I have to say it worked like a charm. Thank you for your ongoing support, it is very appreciated!

03-30-2016, 06:22 PM	#132
nyucto Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2016 Device: Kobo	Thank you for KSM 8! Is there a way to set the frontlight to a certain value automatically everytime on start-up?

04-01-2016, 05:21 PM	#134
callodacity Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: Kindle	Hi, just wondering if there is a way to manually uninstall KSM08 without navigating to tools ? I can't seem to complete a factory reset without uninstalling KSM. My Kobo screen is broken and I can't navigate through the menus.. Any help would be extremely useful!

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