Instructions for patching firmware 4.8.11073

[JIPG-reader]

Originally Posted by GeoffR

These are the changes (in red) that will make the `My 24 line spacing values` patch behave the same as the `My 15 line spacing values` patch did in firmware 3.19.5761:

#
#
# Replacement value: the number of initial line spacing values to exclude from
# the line spacing slider; minimum 0, maximum 13. E.g. 9 will result in a
# slider with 15 positions, starting from the 10th replace_float value below.
replace_int = 659D66, 0, 9
#
# 24 replacement line spacing values: change these replace_float values to suit
# your device and preferences:
#
base_address = 659D80
replace_float = 0000, 1.0, 0.75
replace_float = 0008, 1.0, 0.78
replace_float = 0010, 1.0, 0.8
replace_float = 0018, 1.0, 0.82
replace_float = 0020, 1.0, 0.84
replace_float = 0028, 1.0, 0.86
replace_float = 0030, 1.0, 0.88
replace_float = 0038, 1.0, 0.9
replace_float = 0040, 1.0, 0.92
replace_float = 0048, 1.0, 0.7
replace_float = 0050, 1.0, 0.75
replace_float = 0058, 1.0, 0.8
replace_float = 0060, 1.0, 0.82
replace_float = 0068, 1.0, 0.84
base_address = 659F20
replace_float = 0000, 1.05, 0.86
replace_float = 0008, 1.07, 0.88
replace_float = 0010, 1.1, 0.9
replace_float = 0018, 1.35, 0.92
replace_float = 0020, 1.7, 0.94
replace_float = 0028, 1.8, 0.96
replace_float = 0030, 2.2, 0.98
replace_float = 0038, 2.4, 1.0
replace_float = 0040, 2.6, 1.05
replace_float = 0048, 2.8, 1.1
#

[JIPG-reader]

Originally Posted by Brain

Would you mind sharing, which options increase your reading experience? I went through the 4 .patch files, but I'm not sure where to begin.

These are the ones I am using:

• My 24 line spacing
• Custom left & right margins
• epub fixed top/botton margins
• Fix three KePub fullScreenReading bugs
• Un-Force user text-align in div,p tags in KePubs
• Allow searches on Extra dictionaries
• Clock display duration
• show games on Beta Features

[bubulac]

Hi guys,
I followed the instructions as directed to update my Kobo Glo HD and I got the following error message:

7-Zip (A) 9.20 Copyright (c) 1999-2010 Igor Pavlov 2010-11-18

Processing archive: kobo-update-4.8.11073.zip

can not open output file KoboRoot.tgz

Sub items Errors: 1

ERROR Cannot find or extract "librmsdk.so.1.0.0"
Did you copy kobo-update-X.X.X.zip to G:\patch_kobo_40811073\4.8.11073_source?
Press any key to continue . . .

I checked, and the KoboRoot.tgz file is present in the downloaded archive, so I am not sure what the problem is.
Any ideas?
Thank you,

[DNSB]

Originally Posted by bubulac

Hi guys,
I followed the instructions as directed to update my Kobo Glo HD and I got the following error message:

7-Zip (A) 9.20 Copyright (c) 1999-2010 Igor Pavlov 2010-11-18

Processing archive: kobo-update-4.8.11073.zip

can not open output file KoboRoot.tgz

Sub items Errors: 1

ERROR Cannot find or extract "librmsdk.so.1.0.0"
Did you copy kobo-update-X.X.X.zip to G:\patch_kobo_40811073\4.8.11073_source?
Press any key to continue . . .

I checked, and the KoboRoot.tgz file is present in the downloaded archive, so I am not sure what the problem is.
Any ideas?
Thank you,

It looks as if you copied the kobo-update-4.8.11073.zip file into the source directory and the batch file is attempting to unpack it to extract the KoboRoot.tgz file which is good but then 7-Zip is unable to open the KoboRoot.tgz for writing. Can you manually extract the KoboRoot.tgz file in the patch source directory (eliminate file permission issues)? A couple of suggestions would be to try running the batch file with a right click and run as administrator. If that doesn't work, try disabling your antivirus -- there have been several instances where file protection has caused issues (Bitdefender, Avast and McAfee have been mentioned).

[bubulac]

Originally Posted by DNSB

It looks as if you copied the kobo-update-4.8.11073.zip file into the source directory and the batch file is attempting to unpack it to extract the KoboRoot.tgz file which is good but then 7-Zip is unable to open the KoboRoot.tgz for writing. Can you manually extract the KoboRoot.tgz file in the patch source directory (eliminate file permission issues)? A couple of suggestions would be to try running the batch file with a right click and run as administrator. If that doesn't work, try disabling your antivirus -- there have been several instances where file protection has caused issues (Bitdefender, Avast and McAfee have been mentioned).

Thank you for the suggestions.
Extracting the .tgz vile did not help, unfortunately.
Running as administrator resulted in the batch file looking in the Windows directory for the target archive.
Disabling Avast antivirus also did not help. I even tried adding the .batch file to exceptions in Avast, still with no results.
I guess I won't be able to patch my Kobo after all...

[NiLuJe]

@bubulac: Are you working from inside a directory tree with extra long names somewhere, or non-Latin characters, or from a non-local drive?

[bubulac]

Originally Posted by NiLuJe

@bubulac: Are you working from inside a directory tree with extra long names somewhere, or non-Latin characters, or from a non-local drive?

I am working from the KOBOeReader (G: ) drive, patch_kobo_40811073 directory.

[DNSB]

Originally Posted by bubulac

I am working from the KOBOeReader (G: ) drive, patch_kobo_40811073 directory.

I'd suggest using a directory on your local hard drive instead of on the Kobo's USB exposed storage. Since you mentioned that the run as administrator landed in the Windows\System32 directory, you might try editing the line in the batch file that reads:

CD %~dp0

to read:

CD /D %~dp0

and try the run as administrator again.

The /D switch allow setting drive and path simultaneously which is likely the cause of your not switching directories.

[bubulac]

Originally Posted by DNSB

I'd suggest using a directory on your local hard drive instead of on the Kobo's USB exposed storage. Since you mentioned that the run as administrator landed in the Windows\System32 directory, you might try editing the line in the batch file that reads:

CD %~dp0

to read:

CD /D %~dp0

and try the run as administrator again.

The /D switch allow setting drive and path simultaneously which is likely the cause of your not switching directories.

David, it worked this time!
Thank you for your suggestion.

[boriar]

@GeoffR

Sorry for asking that but I recently change from 3.19.x to 4.8.11073 definitively and changing my patchs selection I missed this:

`Allow download all in Browser`
`Allow launching browser without WiFi connected`
`Custom page refresh options`
`Remove non/system fonts in Reader list`
`Un-force font-family override p tags (std epubs)`
`Accept any registration data, disable the Critical Error dialog`
`Show scramble game for all locales`

Can you tell which ones have been deprecated by fw updates or missing because difficult to find again?
I have interest in the first three.

Thanks as always for your work.

[geek1011]

#1, #2, #4, #6 (not necessary anymore, I think), and #7 are gone/deprecated.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by geek1011

#1, #2, #4, #6 (not necessary anymore, I think), and #7 are gone/deprecated.

#3 can't be done any longer. It was changed and no longer patchable.

[SaraOliveira]

Is the patch 'Only reading and My books' working on the firmware?

[jcn363]

Originally Posted by SaraOliveira

Is the patch 'Only reading and My books' working on the firmware?

I think so, but if you have any problem send me a PM.
Here you have the code for kobopatch.

Spoiler:

Only reading and My books:
  - Enabled: no
  - Description: |
      Only shows 'Reading' and 'My books' in home screen
#
# This patch will NOT WORK with:
#
# Remove footer (row3) and increase cover size on new home screen
# Remove footer (row3) on new home screen
# New home screen increasing cover size
#
# for sure, and probably with any other involving rows.
  - FindZlib: "#row1[qApp_deviceIsDaylight=true],"
  - ReplaceZlib:
      Find:    "[qApp_isFontScaleLarge=true] #row1col2 {\n  qproperty-visible: false;\n}"
      Replace: "#row1col2,#row2col2,#row3{qproperty-visible:false;}"

Good luck.

[JSWolf]

Even though I am not installing this firmware on my H2O but will wait for the updated firmware due out soon, I want to give GeoffR I big thank you for keeping the patches in the original format alive. Personally, I prefer this way.