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Newbie ?: syncing sideloaded books

December 19, 2018, 5:20 pm
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Love my new Clara HD. But did get used to being able to sideload the same (DRM-free) ePub book on my Kindle and Android phone and have my place in the book synced. Is there Any way to do this with Kobo? Thanks!
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Forma Multi Column view - anyone know how to modify it?

December 20, 2018, 4:48 pm
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Hello, I really like reading two columns in landscape mode on the Forma, but while I can do that during the day, the maximum font size is too small for me to read at night. It seems that the Forma automatically defaults to a single column at the font selection of 8th from the smallest. Does anyone know how to modify this?

I'm curious if there is an edit to Adobe's Reader software that could be made, or if there is an edit one could make to individual epubs. Is there something in the style sheets that controls how this displays?

I imagine I could install KSM and KOReader and perhaps get this functionality, but I'm hesitant to do so because I am NOT a coder and I don't want to risk bricking a device that doesn't have a removable SD card...

I should make it clear, this only works with side-loaded epubs - kepubs always display as a single column.

If anyone has any insight, I'd be most appreciative!

Thanks,

-patrick
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Clara HD anyone know how to disable the built-in web browser?

December 31, 2018, 7:54 am
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Hi,

Just got a Clara HD for my kids to use as a relatively safe reading device that can't hit up arbitrary websites like my tablet can. Then I discovered that it had a built-in web browser. Oops.

Anyways, I'm wondering whether anyone knows how to disable the built-in browser, or even which browser it is?

I'm pretty comfortable with Linux, so that part's no problem. Just want to avoid wasting time poking around.

Thanks a bunch!
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Clara HD Clara working hacks?

January 3, 2019, 5:30 am
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Hi there,

Planning to buy a Clara HD, but I'm not finding much information about 'hacking' it. I've found the SSH part and that things.

But I want to use it as e-ink dashboard, so it will be cool if you point me how to run scripts or show full-screen images (like the weather dashboards available for kindles).

Thanks ;)
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One-Click Install Packages for KOReader & Plato

January 9, 2019, 1:06 pm
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You'll find here links to so called "one-click" install packages for both KOReader & Plato.
This is primarily aimed at brand new users, with the goal of getting things to work in the most fool-proof manner possible, by simply unpacking a single ZIP archive in the root of your Kobo eReader over USB.
To make this possible, these packages rely on KFMon.

For existing users, if you're happy with your current setup, by all means, carry on! ;). If you're curious as to what this actually does to original KOreader/Plato packages, the gory details are all here!

Now that this is out of the way, on to the good stuff!

As mentioned earlier, the installation instructions are dead simple:
  1. Choose what you want to install: KOReader, Plato, or both, and download the appropriate ZIP from the listing below.
  2. Plug your Kobo eReader to your computer over USB.
  3. Directly extract the ZIP archive you've just downloaded to the root directory of your device (i.e., not under any subdirectory). (That's the "one click" bit ;p)
    NOTE: Prefer the "Extract To" approach (and allow replacing existing content if it's asked of you) vs. manually copy/pasting or drag'n dropping bits of the ZIP content yourself, as preserving the integrity of the directory structure and its contents is of paramount importance!
  4. Eject & unplug your device. The Kobo software should then appear to be processing a book, before restarting to process an update.
    NOTE: If it doesn't attempt to reboot, that's a sure thing something went wrong in the previous step (hint: see the NOTE).
  5. Once your device has finished rebooting, you should simply be able to tap on the KOReader or Plato icon in your Home or your Library to launch it!

The listing follows this format:
Description | D/L Link | Last Modified | Size | MD5 Checksum | MR Thread

(A barebones version of this listing is also available here).

One-Click Kobo Packages:
Last updated on Wed, 09 Jan 2019 23:09:12 +0100
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Modification of the footer font family is missing in latest patches...

January 18, 2019, 10:11 pm
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Hi, I want to modify the footer font family, but the code relating to this is missing in patches released recently.
Why this happens? Is it possible to modify the font family in the new-redeased firmwares?
This is the code from nickle.yaml (4.12.12111):
Code:
Custom reading footer style:
  - Enabled: yes
  - PatchGroup: Reading footer alternatives
  - Description: |
      This patch customises the following properties of the reading footer:
      * Footer height (the amount of the screen reserved for the footer.)
      * Caption font size (Caption = page number or other progress indicator)
      * Caption top margin, which changes its vertical position within the footer.
      * Caption font family.
    # When editing the replacement values below, BE CAREFUL NOT TO CHANGE THE LENGTH
    # OF THE REPLACEMENT STRING!
  - FindBaseAddressString: "ReadingFooter {\n  qproperty-footerMargin: 105;\n}\n"
  - ReplaceString:
      Offset: 0
      Find:    "ReadingFooter {\n  qproperty-footerMargin: 105;\n}\nReadingFooter[qApp_deviceIsDragon=true] {\n  qproperty-footerMargin: 170;\n}\nReadingFooter[qApp_deviceIsDaylight=true] {\n  qproperty-footerMargin: 221;\n}\n#caption[qApp_deviceIsTrilogy=true] {\n  font-size: 19px;\n}\n#caption[qApp_deviceIsPhoenix=true] {\n  font-size: 23px;\n}\n#caption[qApp_deviceIsDragon=true] {\n  font-size: 29px;\n}\n#caption[qApp_deviceIsAlyssum=true] {\n  font-size: 32px;\n}\n#caption[qApp_deviceIsNova=true] {\n  font-size: 32px;\n}\n#caption[qApp_deviceIsDaylight=true] {\n  font-size: 37px;\n}\n#caption[qApp_localeName=\"ja_JP\"] {\n  font-family: Sans-SerifJP, sans-serif;\n  font-style: normal;\n}\n"
      Replace: "ReadingFooter {qproperty-footerMargin:105;min-height:70px;max-height:70px}\nReadingFooter[qApp_deviceIsDragon=true] {min-height:80px;max-height:80px}\nReadingFooter[qApp_deviceIsDaylight=true] {min-height:90px;max-height:90px}\n#caption {font-size:19px;margin-top:+00px}\n#caption[qApp_deviceIsPhoenix=true] {font-size:23px}\n#caption[qApp_deviceIsDragon=true] {font-size:29px}\n#caption[qApp_deviceIsAlyssum=true], #caption[qApp_deviceIsNova=true] {font-size:32px}\n#caption[qApp_deviceIsDaylight=true] {font-size:37px}\n#caption[qApp_localeName=\"ja_JP\"] {font-family:Sans-SerifJP,sans-serif;font-style:normal}\n\0"
    # Replacement footer height values: Touch/Mini/Glo/Aura/Aura2E
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 42, Find: "min-height:70px", Replace: "min-height:40px", MustMatchLength: yes}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 58, Find: "max-height:70px", Replace: "max-height:40px", MustMatchLength: yes}
    # Replacement footer height values: AuraHD/H2O/GloHD/ClaraHD
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 116, Find: "min-height:80px", Replace: "min-height:52px", MustMatchLength: yes}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 132, Find: "max-height:80px", Replace: "max-height:52px", MustMatchLength: yes}
    # Replacement footer height values: AuraOne
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 192, Find: "min-height:90px", Replace: "min-height:60px", MustMatchLength: yes}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 208, Find: "max-height:90px", Replace: "max-height:60px", MustMatchLength: yes}
    #
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 235, Find: "font-size:19px", Replace: "font-size:16px", MustMatchLength: yes} # Replacement caption font size value for Touch/Mini:
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 305, Find: "font-size:23px", Replace: "font-size:20px", MustMatchLength: yes} # Replacement caption font size value for Glo/Aura/Aura2E:
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 357, Find: "font-size:29px", Replace: "font-size:26px", MustMatchLength: yes} # Replacement caption font size value for AuraHD/H2O:
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 444, Find: "font-size:32px", Replace: "font-size:30px", MustMatchLength: yes} # Replacement caption font size value for GloHD/ClaraHD:
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 498, Find: "font-size:37px", Replace: "font-size:34px", MustMatchLength: yes} # Replacement caption font size value for AuraOne:
    #
    # Optional Replacement caption top margin value for all devices:
    # (A negative top margin moves the caption text upwards,
    # further from the bezel and closer to the page content.)
    #
    #ReplaceString: {Offset: 250, Find: "margin-top:+00px", Replace: "margin-top:-30px"}
  - ReplaceString: {Offset: 250, Find: "margin-top:+00px", Replace: "margin-top:-30px", MustMatchLength: yes}
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Aura ONE How to ennable ligature on Kobo?

January 25, 2019, 8:02 am
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Everything is in the tittle: I just found out how to change the fonts and I'd love to ennable the ligature. I'm a student in French Litterature (in France, so my English will be absolutely bad, sorry for that :( )and I wonder if I could get ebooks as close as to the famous "Pléiade" edition.
You definitely want to have one book of this collection, trust me, they are marvelous! But even after I add Garamond PremierPro Fonts on my Kobo, nothing happens...
So if you guys have a tuto, you'll make my whole life awesome!
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RAM partition

February 2, 2019, 3:16 am
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Hi, is it possible to resize the RAM partition of a KT2.0's SD card ?
(I know that the kobo uses a part of the sd card as RAM memory, so would make it wider)
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Kobo Touch 2 WiFi Timeout

February 4, 2019, 7:13 pm
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Hi, I've done a search and found some info on the "insomnia" patch to stop WiFi switch off but there doesn't appear to be a version available (I'm happy to install an old version of the firmware). I'm an XCSoar user and need to use the wifi continuously to connect to a T-Beam SoftRF Flarm device. When the wifi stops I need to restart XCSoar and loose all my flight information.
Can anyone point me in the right direction?
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Transferring Koreader Stats/config to new device?

February 6, 2019, 3:46 pm
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Do I just copy my .kobo folder to my new device? Was looking through the koreader wiki but didn't see anything specifically about this. I would like to transfer all my stats and book progress(es) to my new forma.

Thanks!
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Side-loaded Font Weight Patch

February 9, 2019, 8:56 pm
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Hey Folks,

I heard that Kobo e-readers cannot manipulate the weight of side-loaded fonts, unless the user installs a patch. Is there a post in this forum where I can download the patch? Are patches easy to install? I have no programming experience, but I've watched a few YouTube tutorials on it and it seems fairly straightforward. Will changing the weight of side-loaded fonts mess up the kerning or cause any other problems?

If the Kobo can change the weight of side-loaded fonts, without messing up the kerning, I will probably buy one and install a font that I find very legible: Iowan Old Style.

(I need to quickly decide whether or not to buy the Kobo; I need to buy college textbooks ASAP. I found all my books on the Kobo store).
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Replace boot screen image/graphic?

February 13, 2019, 10:55 am
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Hi all! New to Kobo (Clara HD) here. :D

I was surprised to see some big ol' Walmart branding on boot. Sure, I don't shutdown/reboot too often, and it's only in passing, but I'm a grumpy old man who goes to lengths to get rid of stuff like that (it's why I only lasted about a day with a Kindle, which seemed like it was mostly built as a vehicle for ads and Amazon consumption).

Can anyone point me in the right direction for replacing the boot screen graphic? I was surprised to not be able to find any tips on this here, although maybe I'm using the wrong language to search.

I don't mind breaking things. I've been a Linux user since 2005, and love flashing Google-free ROMs on my phones, but in truth I'm an amateur and rely on the instructions of others while tinkering.

Thanks!
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Aura E2 WiFi does not reconnect after interruption

February 13, 2019, 8:42 pm
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Hi, I originally posted a question on this forum because thought I had a WiFi timeout problem. Unfortunately it occurs when there is any disturbance in the connection. I am running XCSoar (6.8.11 stable) connected to a T-Beam SoftRF T-Beam device.
The Kobo (Aura 2) only needs to communicate with the IOT T-Beam device sitting near to it in the cockpit of a sailplane. It appears that slight changes in the data from the T-beam are causing the wifi to disconnect (a test Android device listening to the T-beam at the same time does not disconnect producing a continuous GPS logger file. A second Kobo also running XCSoar disconnects at exactly the same time as the first Kobo.

A search on the internet shows that this is a common problem in linux embedded systems. It may have been encountered and solved in KoReader.
It may involve ensuring that the contents of the wpa_supplicant are re-read upon disconnection.
I'd appreciate any guidance on offer.

(When I posted my original WiFi timeout question I tried the solution of ForceWifiOn in [DeveloperSettings] in the config file. (which I took to be the eReader.conf file in the .kobo directory). This has had no effect.
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Detailed Instructions For Installing Patches?

February 19, 2019, 1:35 pm
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I need to download the "Freedom to advanced fonts control" on my Clara HD, but I don't have any programming experience. Some people here pointed me to this post, which lists instructions for doing this: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=313422

Is there a detailed more description on this forum of someone installing kobo patches? I wasn't sure what a few of these steps meant. For instance:

Quote:
4. Install the firmware on your kobo BEFORE proceeding with the next steps.
Does this mean copying over the file to my kobo directory?

Quote:
5. Enable patches in the files in the src folder (or use the overrides in kobopatch.yaml to keep your options separate).
Do I need to tamper with the files inside this folder?
Quote:
6. Run kobopatch.bat on Windows, or kobopatch.sh on Linux.
I have a Mac. Can I still do this?
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Aura Possible to view clock on the footer?

February 19, 2019, 5:35 pm
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Hi, i was wondering is it is possible to use some patch to be able to have a clock always visible on the footer (or anywhere) of the page i'm reading?

I know it will only refresh when i update the page, but i would still be useful to me.

thanks.
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Stop Power Led Blinking

February 21, 2019, 7:09 am
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Hi,

My powerled keeps blinking when i stop nickel from loading.
The only way i can stop it, is to start nickel and then kill it.

Does anyone know how to do this without invoking nickel ?
(something like $ echo 0 > /sys/class/horrible/blinking/power/led )

:help:
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Reduce brightness on all kobo devices / challenge for developers

March 1, 2019, 9:55 am
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Hi guys,

First sorry for my bad english, Im' french.

I've got a Glo (not HD) on which I've added a resistor in order too reduce the brightness since 2013 and all is ok still today after 6 years; I was the first person to ask the question and Yok and others guys have found a solution here : https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...=200706&page=7 ).

I've got a second kobo (aura HD) and the brightness is too high...

So I've got a question : is there a way with a plugin too reduce brightness on all Kobo devices ? if not, a good solution would be to create a plugin that can divide the setting by 2 or 3 or why not 10, in order to reduce brightness under 1% like 0.1%, 0.2%, etc.
If the brightness slider does not accept a setting under 1%, another solution coud be to mislead the value send to the LEDS (we set 10% on the slider but the real value send is 1%, 9% send 0.9%, etc).

Developers : do you see a solution :chinscratch: , it could be a good challenge, no ?

A good add-on is nightmode, it can be found here : https://github.com/gtalusan/kobo-nig...de_build13.zip but it doesn't reduce the level of the leds.
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Aura ONE use the device for other functions

March 2, 2019, 3:20 pm
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Hello,

I bought an "kobo aura one" a year ago. Now I would like to misuse this device. I do not need an ebook reader. I would like to install and run my own program on it. Therefore my question if this is possible.
- which operating system is running on this device ?
- is nickel a kind of desktop or the "ebook reader" itself ?
- if I rename "nickel" is the device booting in a command-line ?
- is it possible to exchange nickel with another program suitable for this operating system?

Thanks in advance
Udo
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Glo HD shortcuts to beta functionnalities ?

March 3, 2019, 2:32 pm
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Aura H2O OPDS Download issue

March 5, 2019, 12:03 am
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I am not sure if this is the correct place for this, but it is an issue I have on my Kobo H2O (original) with OPDS using either Koreader of Vlasovsoft's OPDS browser app. On both, when trying to download an epub from my Calibre2OPDS created OPDS site, downloading the epub fails:

With Koreader, it creates an initial entry in my Kobo library of a few hundred bytes but then messages that it could not save the epub. The crash log shows the last relevant entries as
["sink"] = function: 0x33e1ae28
}
PING 192.168.1.1 (192.168.1.1): 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: seq=0 ttl=64 time=4.198 ms

With Vlasovsoft, I get to the download 100% message, then it simply sits there and does nothing when the message to select download folder should pop up. I have to cancel the operation to get out.

On my Pocketbook Touch HD, both Koreader and Vlasovsoft OPDS download functions work perfectly with my OPDS catalogue.

On the H2O, I have tried changing the download folder both on inbuilt storage and on an sd card (in case there was some permissions issues), but that makes no difference.

Curiously, if I go into Nickel and use the inbuilt browser to navigate to the html version of my catalog, the browser function allows me to download the epubs. Using Nickel is what I wanted to avoid.

I have just brought the H2O out of retirement to be my back-up reader. It is running Nickel version 4.12.12111, and the latest available versions of Koreader and Vlasovsoft.

I appreciate that this is a very singular issue because it is my OPDS generated catalogue, but does anyone have any ideas?
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