Unofficial patches for 4.44.23552

[JSWolf]

This thread is for the unofficial patches for the new firmware 4.44.23552. Most of the patches work. It may work for later firmware. I cannot say as I've not tried.

All of the patchers have been updated thanks to @geek1011

I would like to thank @aardvark for the original updated Windows .exe, geek1011 for fixing all of patchers and @jackie-w and @Semwize for help in updating some patches.

Use the file kobopatch.yaml to override the no to yes for each patch you want to apply. I cannot say all the patches work. Most of them do apply. If you have any issue with any of the patches, just post about the issue.

This is the same format as the unofficial patches for 4.38.23171.

There are more patchers if you need a different one not in the ZIP file. Please go to https://github.com/pgaskin/kobopatch...es/tag/v0.16.0 to see if what you need is there if it's not in the ZIP file.

Thank you to @jackie_w for fixing even more patches.

Originally Posted by jackie_w

This is the "official" nickel.yaml file for both firmwares 4.38.23552 and 4.38.23555

Please note:
Old patch name Increase size of kepub chapter progress chart
has been updated to Increase size of kepub/audio chapter progress chart so that:

• chapter progress barcharts for both kepub and audiobooks can be similarly enlarged. Users who never read audiobooks can still use the new one without issue.
• this patch is no longer reliant on a constantly-changing BaseAddress hex offset so should survive further firmware upgrades without needing to be updated every time.

The update nickel.yaml is now included in the ZIP for the patches.

P.S. Thanks to @jackie_w, nickel.yaml has been updated and fixes some patches that previously did not work as well as jackie_w Screensaver full in the custom yaml.

P.P.S. Thanks again to @jackie_w for fixing Remove line from bottom tab bar via CSS.

[JSWolf]

Patches that are known to not work will be posted here.

The following patches do not work

• My 24 line spacing values
• Set KePub hyphenation
• Replace adobe page numbers toggle with invert screen
• Allow rotation on all devices
• Both page turn buttons go next

If any others do not work, please post about them.

[jackie_w]

This is the "official" nickel.yaml file for firmware 4.44.23552.

Please note:
Old patch name Increase size of kepub chapter progress chart
has been updated to Increase size of kepub/audio chapter progress chart so that:

• chapter progress barcharts for both kepub and audiobooks can be similarly enlarged. Users who never read audiobooks can still use the new one without issue.
• this patch is no longer reliant on a constantly-changing BaseAddress hex offset so should survive further firmware upgrades without needing to be updated every time.

[jackie_w]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Patches that are known to not work will be posted here.

The following patches do not work

• <snip> ...
• Custom page navigation scrubber
• Remove forgot pin button from lock screen
• Increase size of kepub/audio chapter progress chart

To the best of my knowledge the above nickel.yaml patches *do* work in the nickel.yaml file posted in post #3

Originally Posted by JSWolf

jackie_w Screensaver full

This patch has never been included in any "official" kobopatch release but for anyone who wants it see the spoiler below. I use this on my own devices.

From the patch's Description:

On fullscreen sleep screensaver:
Reduce size of infoWidget
Make infoWidget invisible when Sleeping, visible when Powered Off

N.B: Not suitable for Japanese/Chinese locale users

Custom patch jackie_w Screensaver full

Spoiler:

jackie_w Screensaver full:
  - Enabled: no
  - Description: |
      On fullscreen sleep screensaver reduce size of infoWidget
      Make infoWidget invisible when Sleeping, visible when Powered Off
      N.B: Not suitable for Japanese/Chinese locale users
  - FindZlib: "*[powerOffView=true]" # qss/FullScreenDragonPowerView.qss
  - ReplaceZlibGroup:
      Replacements:
        # #infoWidget reduce width to 3cm
        - {Find: "width: 470px;", Replace: "width: 340px;"} # Dragon (inc Storm)
        - {Find: "width: 611px;", Replace: "width: 390px;"} # Daylight
        # #infoWidget, #infoFrame: reduce top/bottom/right margins
        - {Find: "Margin: 22px;", Replace: "Margin: 5px;"}  # Dragon
        - {Find: "Margin: 28px;", Replace: "Margin: 7px;"}  # Daylight
        - {Find: "Margin: 25px;", Replace: "Margin: 6px;"}  # Storm
        # #infoFrame: reduce left margin
        - {Find: "leftMargin: 44px;", Replace: "leftMargin: 5px;"}  # Dragon
        - {Find: "leftMargin: 56px;", Replace: "leftMargin: 7px;"}  # Daylight
        - {Find: "leftMargin: 50px;", Replace: "leftMargin: 6px;"}  # Storm
        # #infoWidget invisible when Sleeping, ie only visible for PowerOff
        - Find:    "#batteryStatus {\n  font-family: DefaultSerif;\n}"
          Replace: "#infoWidget[powerOffView=false] {\n  qproperty-visible:false;\n}\n#batteryStatus {font-family:DefaultSerif;\n}"
        # free some space
        - {Find: "#batteryStatus[localeName=\"ja\"] {\n  font-family: Sans-SerifJP, sans-serif;\n  font-style: normal;\n}\n", Replace: "\n"}
        - {Find: "#batteryStatus[localeName=\"zh\"] {\n  font-family: Sans-SerifZH-Simplified, sans-serif;\n  font-style: normal;\n}\n", Replace: "\n"}
        - {Find: "#batteryStatus[localeName=\"zh-HK\"] {\n  font-family: Sans-SerifZH-Traditional, sans-serif;\n  font-style: normal;\n}\n", Replace: "\n"}
        - {Find: "#batteryStatus[localeName=\"zh-TW\"] {\n  font-family: Sans-SerifZH-Traditional, sans-serif;\n  font-style: normal;\n}\n", Replace: "\n"}

[hepalien]

Thanks for this! "Both page turn buttons go next" isn't working for KLC on the latest firmware. Does anyone know how to get it working? Here is the error I get (it looks like it says the same thing twice, but I'm including it all just in case):

Spoiler:

Error: could not apply patch "Both page turn buttons go next": line 820: inst 3: ReplaceBytes: expand FindInstB=kobopatch.FlexAbsOffset{Offset*int32)( nil), Sym*string)(nil), SymPLT*string)(nil), SymPLTTail*string)(0xc0005e4350), Inline:false, Rel*int32)(nil)}: ResolveSymPLTTail("ReadingView:revPageWithTimer( )") = &patchlib.dynsym{Name:"_ZN11ReadingView17prevPageW ithTimerEv", Offset:0xf8f180, Index:0x720e, Type:elf.STT_FUNC, OffsetGOT:0x16ebea4, OffsetPLT:0x68d534, OffsetPLTTail:0x0, Demangled:"ReadingView:revPageWithTimer()"}: no tail stub before PLT entry
Error: could not apply patches: error applying patch file 'src/libnickel.so.1.0.0.yaml': could not apply patch "Both page turn buttons go next": line 820: inst 3: ReplaceBytes: expand FindInstB=kobopatch.FlexAbsOffset{Offset*int32)( nil), Sym*string)(nil), SymPLT*string)(nil), SymPLTTail*string)(0xc0005e4350), Inline:false, Rel*int32)(nil)}: ResolveSymPLTTail("ReadingView:revPageWithTimer( )") = &patchlib.dynsym{Name:"_ZN11ReadingView17prevPageW ithTimerEv", Offset:0xf8f180, Index:0x720e, Type:elf.STT_FUNC, OffsetGOT:0x16ebea4, OffsetPLT:0x68d534, OffsetPLTTail:0x0, Demangled:"ReadingView:revPageWithTimer()"}: no tail stub before PLT entry

[Aleron Ives]

You can use a code box to prevent symbols from being treated as emoticons.

Error: could not apply patch "Both page turn buttons go next": line 820: inst 3: ReplaceBytes: expand FindInstB=kobopatch.FlexAbsOffset{Offset:(*int32)(nil), Sym:(*string)(nil), SymPLT:(*string)(nil), SymPLTTail:(*string)(0xc0005e4350), Inline:false, Rel:(*int32)(nil)}: ResolveSymPLTTail("ReadingView::prevPageWithTimer()") = &patchlib.dynsym{Name:"_ZN11ReadingView17prevPageWithTimerEv", Offset:0xf8f180, Index:0x720e, Type:elf.STT_FUNC, OffsetGOT:0x16ebea4, OffsetPLT:0x68d534, OffsetPLTTail:0x0, Demangled:"ReadingView::prevPageWithTimer()"}: no tail stub before PLT entry
Error: could not apply patches: error applying patch file 'src/libnickel.so.1.0.0.yaml': could not apply patch "Both page turn buttons go next": line 820: inst 3: ReplaceBytes: expand FindInstB=kobopatch.FlexAbsOffset{Offset:(*int32)(nil), Sym:(*string)(nil), SymPLT:(*string)(nil), SymPLTTail:(*string)(0xc0005e4350), Inline:false, Rel:(*int32)(nil)}: ResolveSymPLTTail("ReadingView::prevPageWithTimer()") = &patchlib.dynsym{Name:"_ZN11ReadingView17prevPageWithTimerEv", Offset:0xf8f180, Index:0x720e, Type:elf.STT_FUNC, OffsetGOT:0x16ebea4, OffsetPLT:0x68d534, OffsetPLTTail:0x0, Demangled:"ReadingView::prevPageWithTimer()"}: no tail stub before PLT entry

[DNSB]

Originally Posted by hepalien

Thanks for this! "Both page turn buttons go next" isn't working for KLC on the latest firmware. Does anyone know how to get it working? Here is the error I get (it looks like it says the same thing twice, but I'm including it all just in case):

Or you can use spoiler and noparse around the text block. I find that easier to read than using code since longer lines will break.

Spoiler:

Error: could not apply patch "Both page turn buttons go next": line 820: inst 3: ReplaceBytes: expand FindInstB=kobopatch.FlexAbsOffset{Offset:(*int32)( nil), Sym:(*string)(nil), SymPLT:(*string)(nil), SymPLTTail:(*string)(0xc0005e4350), Inline:false, Rel:(*int32)(nil)}: ResolveSymPLTTail("ReadingView::prevPageWithTimer( )") = &patchlib.dynsym{Name:"_ZN11ReadingView17prevPageW ithTimerEv", Offset:0xf8f180, Index:0x720e, Type:elf.STT_FUNC, OffsetGOT:0x16ebea4, OffsetPLT:0x68d534, OffsetPLTTail:0x0, Demangled:"ReadingView::prevPageWithTimer()"}: no tail stub before PLT entry

Error: could not apply patches: error applying patch file 'src/libnickel.so.1.0.0.yaml': could not apply patch "Both page turn buttons go next": line 820: inst 3: ReplaceBytes: expand FindInstB=kobopatch.FlexAbsOffset{Offset:(*int32)( nil), Sym:(*string)(nil), SymPLT:(*string)(nil), SymPLTTail:(*string)(0xc0005e4350), Inline:false, Rel:(*int32)(nil)}: ResolveSymPLTTail("ReadingView::prevPageWithTimer( )") = &patchlib.dynsym{Name:"_ZN11ReadingView17prevPageW ithTimerEv", Offset:0xf8f180, Index:0x720e, Type:elf.STT_FUNC, OffsetGOT:0x16ebea4, OffsetPLT:0x68d534, OffsetPLTTail:0x0, Demangled:"ReadingView::prevPageWithTimer()"}: no tail stub before PLT entry

[JSWolf]

The patch Both page turn buttons go next does not work.

[Semwize]

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[Semwize]

Originally Posted by hepalien

Both page turn buttons go next

The code has changed there, I can't see this fragment at all. And on 4.38.23552 too...
maybe I'm not looking well.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by Semwize

The code has changed there, I can't see this fragment at all. And on 4.38.23552 too...
maybe I'm not looking well.

I'll double check the other firmware versions and update the threads if needed. Thanks for taking a look.

[mgrimace]

For KLC, on Fedora Linux, I just had to comment out #Increase size of kepub/audio chapter progress chart: no for it to finish the script and build the patched image.

The jackie_w Screensaver full did not work for me, and gave the error: Error: could not apply patch "jackie_w Screensaver full": line 8: inst 3: FindZlib: substring to find is not unique.

Working on KLC:
- all 'cover size' options (e.g., home screen + remove 3rd row, series, library)
- reduce top/bottom spacer
- un-force font family kepub

[jackie_w]

Originally Posted by mgrimace

For KLC, on Fedora Linux, I just had to comment out #Increase size of kepub/audio chapter progress chart: no for it to finish the script and build the patched image.

The nickel.yaml file included in the zip file in post #1 is incorrect. You should replace it entirely with the nickel.yaml file from the attachment in my post #3. Patch Increase size of kepub/audio chapter progress chart (and a couple of others) should then work properly on your Libra Colour.

Originally Posted by mgrimace

The jackie_w Screensaver full did not work for me, and gave the error: Error: could not apply patch "jackie_w Screensaver full": line 8: inst 3: FindZlib: substring to find is not unique.

Similarly, if you want to use the custom patch jackie_w Screensaver @JSWolf has included in nickel_custom.yaml (from the post #1 zip), then you should replace the patch code with that shown in the spoiler of my post #4.


It would be helpful if @JSWolf made these changes to the zip in post #1.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by jackie_w

It would be helpful if @JSWolf made these changes to the zip in post #1.

I just finished updating the ZIP file and I've updated the attachment in the first post.

So now more of the patches will work. Sorry about not getting this one done with the updates sooner.

[LakesideMiners]

Apologizes if I am missing something obvious, but, should there be something more then just the nickel.yaml in the first post's attachment? Last time I downloaded it, it had a kobopatch.yaml and src and bin folder.