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Old 10-13-2017, 12:55 AM   #1
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Instructions for patching firmware 4.6.9995

See the Kobo Firmware 4.6.9995 discussion thread for information about what has changed in this firmware version.

See the Index to the Metazoa firmware patches thread for a description of what some of these patches do.


Before starting:

1. Check Settings > Device information to make sure your Kobo ereader is already running firmware version 4.6.9995 (5c036c4fb5). If not, then you need to upgrade before applying this patch.

2. Check that your battery is well charged.


Patching from Windows, Linux (i386/x86_64), or Mac (OS X 10.8-10.9, i386/x86_64):

1. Download and extract patch_kobo_4069995.zip (attached).

2. Download the Kobo firmware archive version 4.6.9995 for your device (See this thread) and copy it into the 4.6.9995_source/ subdirectory that was created in step 1. (Don't unzip the firmware archive.)

3. Read and edit all the *.patch files in the 4.6.9995_source/ subdirectory in order to: choose which patches to enable (patch_enable=`yes`) or disable (patch_enable=`no`); and to change some of the replacement values to suit your device and preferences.

4. In Windows run 4.6.9995.bat (double-click); For Linux/Mac run 4.6.9995.sh (double-click, or right-click + run, or execute 4.6.9995.sh from the command line, or drag 4.6.9995.sh into Terminal, depending on your particular OS/desktop.)

5. If there were no errors, a new 4.6.9995_target/ subdirectory will be created. Copy the KoboRoot.tgz file from this subdirectory to the .kobo directory on your ereader.

6. Safely eject and unplug the device, which will then update and restart.


To return your ereader to its original unpatched state:

1. Edit all the 4.6.9995_source/*.patch files to disable all patches (set patch_enable = `no` for every patch).

2. Repeat steps 4-6 of the procedure above.
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File Type: zip patch_kobo_4069995.zip (510.9 KB, 604 views)

Last edited by GeoffR; 11-19-2017 at 02:47 AM. Reason: Updated attachment to fix `Custom font sizes` patch for AuraHD/H2O
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Old 10-13-2017, 12:58 AM   #2
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Notes and other patches

Notes:

None of the patches are enabled by default anymore.


The following patches are still missing since version 4.5.9587, I'll update the attachment in post #1 if/when they become available:

Missing from libnickel.so.1.0.0.patch:
* `Custom page refresh options`

In libadobe.so.patch:
* `Preserve PDF pan position across page turns` has been reported as not working (see post #32.)


These patches have changed since firmware version 4.5.9587:

`Custom Sleep/Power-off timeouts` now works like it did in 3.x.x firmware versions, i.e. all values can be changed, maximum 255 minutes.

`Freedom to advanced fonts control`: It no longer makes any difference whether the device/book language is Japanese or not.

`Custom reading footer style`: The firmware now uses larger font sizes for the footer, by default the patch changes back to the old sizes.

`Fix page breaks bug` name changed to `Disable orphans/widows avoidance`


Other patches:

`Increase headlines font`

`New home screen subtitle custom font`

`New home screen footer rename`

`New home screen removing the footer (row3) and increasing cover size`

tshering's BAD EYES adaptation

`sickel reboot timeout`

`Cyrillic Phonetic Keyboard`

`Increase delay before clock is replaced by reading progress`


If you know of any other patches for firmware 4.6.9995, post them in this thread and I'll add a link above.

Last edited by GeoffR; 12-07-2017 at 03:56 AM. Reason: Added link to `Increase delay before clock is replaced by reading progress`
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Old 10-13-2017, 02:11 AM   #3
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Thanks GeoffR!, you forget to mention that the other patches from 4.6.9960, will work on this firmware.
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Old 10-13-2017, 02:23 AM   #4
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Old 10-13-2017, 03:12 AM   #5
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Thank you very much, @GeoffR an also you @oren64. The patcher works fine on my H2O.
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Old 10-13-2017, 03:21 AM   #6
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Old 10-13-2017, 10:55 AM   #8
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Did anyone had an error while trying to enable, patch_name = `ePub fixed/adjustable top/bottom margins`?

I get a message saying 'find base address is not found' or something similar and the batch execution fails.

@JSWolf, the 'popup dictionary size' css stream seems to be different and the old patch (my custom changes) does not work. But when I try to edit and patch nickel-modified (using patch.py), the patch says no changes (0 css streams modified) even though nickel-modified is updated. nickel and nickel-modif both remain the same. Any idea what I might me doing wrong?
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Old 10-13-2017, 12:08 PM   #9
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the 'popup dictionary size' css stream seems to be different and the old patch (my custom changes) does not work. But when I try to edit and patch nickel-modified (using patch.py), the patch says no changes (0 css streams modified) even though nickel-modified is updated. nickel and nickel-modif both remain the same. Any idea what I might me doing wrong?
Regarding your personalised 'popup dictionary size' css stream ...

Just to clarify, have you applied the nickel patch using the pipcat-method directly or have you used GeoffR's makepatch utility to create an entry for the GeoffR nickel.patch file?

Depending on your reply I can give you an idea of the pitfalls to look out for.
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Old 10-13-2017, 01:50 PM   #10
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Applied to my Aura One this morning, so far so good.

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Old 10-13-2017, 01:54 PM   #11
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Did anyone had an error while trying to enable, patch_name = `ePub fixed/adjustable top/bottom margins`?

I get a message saying 'find base address is not found' or something similar and the batch execution fails.
I'm using that patch myself. Check:
Code:
#
# The following three patches are mutually incompatible,
# don't enable more than one.
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# `ePub fixed/adjustable top/bottom margins`
# `ePub fixed top/bottom margins`
# `ePub disable built-in body padding-bottom`
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Line spacing issue..... I used the line spacing patch
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<Patch>
patch_name = `My 24 line spacing values`
patch_enable = `yes`
# patch_group = `Line spacing values alternatives`
#

and it does not work. I am going to try the first option and see if there is change.

Applied alternate option... no change...


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Line spacing issue..... I used the line spacing patch
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<Patch>
patch_name = `My 24 line spacing values`
patch_enable = `yes`
# patch_group = `Line spacing values alternatives`
#

and it does not work. I am going to try the first option and see if there is change?


Applied alternate option... no change...


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It works for me, are you sure you didn't also enable the patch`My 10 line spacing values`?
Code:
# The following two patches are alternatives, don't enable more than one.
#
# `My 10 line spacing values`
# `My 24 line spacing values`
Can you post the error.
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Line spacing issue..... I used the line spacing patch
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<Patch>
patch_name = `My 24 line spacing values`
patch_enable = `yes`
# patch_group = `Line spacing values alternatives`
#

and it does not work. I am going to try the first option and see if there is change.

Applied alternate option... no change...
What do you mean by not working? Does the spacing not change when you move the slider, or does it change but can not be made any smaller than when unpatched?

If the line spacing does not change at all when you move the slider, then that is a problem with the book. You might be able to solve it by using the `Force user line spacing in KePubs` or `Force user line spacing in ePubs` patches.
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Slider moves Text does nothing stays the same.
No error msg to post. It simply does nothing. There is no issue with the book. All options worked fine in the previous firmware patches. I will tweak it some more and see what happens...


Update: Ok I reprocessed the book, using Calibre and replaced it on the device. It does seem that that there may have been an issue with it.
Thank you for your suggestions Geoffr it does seem to have helped immensely.

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