Kindle PW screen rotation

tehdan · 07-24-2015, 11:53 AM

I have a kindle pw version 1, which I've jailbroken and am using with kterm. I'd really like to get it into landscape orientation. However the rotation set seems to be ignored for all apps except the actual booklet reader.

The command I'm using is this -
lipc-set-prop com.lab126.winmgr orientationLock L

I've had a good poke around all the lipc events and properties, but I can't seem to get this to work. Has anyone managed to get this working?

eschwartz · 07-24-2015, 06:33 PM

Taking a quick peek at the launcher script for skipstone (by baf), I think you want:

Code:

lipc-set-prop com.lab126.winmgr orientationLock L

HarryT · 07-25-2015, 04:57 AM

Moved to the dev forum.

tehdan · 07-29-2015, 05:14 AM

Thanks - but this is exactly what I posted *does not* work on the PW... Hoping there's another way to achieve rotation.

knc1 · 07-29-2015, 08:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tehdan

Thanks - but this is exactly what I posted *does not* work on the PW... Hoping there's another way to achieve rotation.

That may only be, because your trying to use it from inside of Kterm.
AND/OR
You are not the user named: 'root' inside of your Kterm application (there is an Amazon firmware update that will do that to you).

Try it from a regular command line prompt (ssh, telnet, or serial port) being sure that the command:
whoami
returns the name: root

eschwartz · 07-29-2015, 10:15 AM

That woud be because of the example I carefully managed to... mess up.

How amazingly awkward...

Allow me to rewind time a few days...

Quote:

Originally Posted by eschwartz

Taking a quick peek at the launcher script for skipstone (by baf), I think you want:

Code:

lipc-set-prop com.lab126.winmgr orientationLock R

tehdan · 07-30-2015, 06:06 PM

So I've tried both L and R with that command as root. It doesn't work (from kterm or ssh) *unless* you're reading a book. As soon as you exit the book, to the home page / kterm / anything else, the screen reverts to U orientation. The property remains set if you read it with lipc-get-prop, its just seems to be ignored.

Looks like a lower-level hack might be required for the PW? Or does anyone have better behaviour on a different FW version (I'm on 5.3.5) ?

07-24-2015, 11:53 AM	#1
tehdan Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2015 Device: kindle pw1	Kindle PW screen rotation I have a kindle pw version 1, which I've jailbroken and am using with kterm. I'd really like to get it into landscape orientation. However the rotation set seems to be ignored for all apps except the actual booklet reader. The command I'm using is this - lipc-set-prop com.lab126.winmgr orientationLock L I've had a good poke around all the lipc events and properties, but I can't seem to get this to work. Has anyone managed to get this working?

07-24-2015, 06:33 PM	#2
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,422 Karma: 85397180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	Taking a quick peek at the launcher script for skipstone (by baf), I think you want: Code: lipc-set-prop com.lab126.winmgr orientationLock L

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tehdan Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2015 Device: kindle pw1	Thanks - but this is exactly what I posted does not work on the PW... Hoping there's another way to achieve rotation.

07-30-2015, 06:06 PM	#7
tehdan Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2015 Device: kindle pw1	So I've tried both L and R with that command as root. It doesn't work (from kterm or ssh) unless you're reading a book. As soon as you exit the book, to the home page / kterm / anything else, the screen reverts to U orientation. The property remains set if you read it with lipc-get-prop, its just seems to be ignored. Looks like a lower-level hack might be required for the PW? Or does anyone have better behaviour on a different FW version (I'm on 5.3.5) ?

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