Hacks Kindle DX - Any way to disable screensaver? - Page 6

schulzmc · 07-10-2009, 09:10 PM

OK - first of all this is officially the longest thread I have ever started on any forum! (grin)

Here's my question: The post above says "this is potentially a dangerous hack" - I'm pretty bold with stuff like this (have used the "screensaver" and font hacks on my K2) but am a little afraid of buying a DX since this is available and then bricking it. How tech savvy do I need to be to make this work?

Thanks!

kalex · 07-10-2009, 10:13 PM

Ebs- Thank you. awesome work. works like a charm

Schulzmc - I learned from all the hacking and jailbreaking and other stuff i did over the years is that these disclaimers are needed to protect oneself. Having said that this particular hack is very easy to apply. This hack doesn't require you to be tech savvy. just be careful and take it slow. all that is needed is to copy the file to the kindle and after thats done, run update.

Alex

Jagasian · 07-13-2009, 05:31 AM

I finally got around to installing this hack. It was easy. Just uncompress the archive "screensaver-lp-0.03.tar.gz" that was linked to earlier in this thread, and copy the file "update_screensaver-lp_install.bin" to the Kindle drive that is accessible by hooking the Kindle up to your PC with its USB cable. Finally, eject the Kindle drive from your computer, press the "Menu" button on your Kindle, select "settings" and then press the "Menu" button again and this time select "Update Your Kindle".

schulzmc · 07-13-2009, 09:04 AM

Cool! I can do that. It's just like the hacks I installed on my K2. Looks like I'll be ordering a DX soon...

Jagasian · 07-14-2009, 12:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ebs

Here are screenshots and a new version (uninstal v0.02 first, if you have installed it).

I've been using your hack now for a while now, and one annoying thing is that when waking the Kindle up from sleep, it still refreshes the entire screen as opposed to just refreshing the part of the screen that contains the "lock" icon. Is it possible for your hack to fix that too?

ebs · 07-14-2009, 12:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jagasian

I've been using your hack now for a while now, and one annoying thing is that when waking the Kindle up from sleep, it still refreshes the entire screen as opposed to just refreshing the part of the screen that contains the "lock" icon. Is it possible for your hack to fix that too?

No

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Kindle-ing · 07-14-2009, 05:00 PM

I would love to install this hack, but I'm already hung up at the "decompress" step. Could someone just attach or send me the .bin file? Many thanks if this is possible.

Jagasian · 07-15-2009, 01:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kindle-ing

I would love to install this hack, but I'm already hung up at the "decompress" step. Could someone just attach or send me the .bin file? Many thanks if this is possible.

The original archive was compressed using gzip. I have decompressed it and recompressed it using zip, which is more common for Windows users. I have attached the zip version of the archive to this post. Hopefully ebs is OK with that.

ebs · 07-15-2009, 02:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kindle-ing

I would love to install this hack, but I'm already hung up at the "decompress" step. Could someone just attach or send me the .bin file? Many thanks if this is possible.

This took me 30 seconds to find in Google (and I'm not a Windows user) - http://www.7-zip.org/

muddyglass · 07-15-2009, 06:01 AM

excellent work, thank you! the screen saver makes math seriously annoying to read.

Kindle-ing · 07-15-2009, 10:39 AM

On behalf of all the "non-enthusiast" and lowly Windows users, many thanks for that. Just for the record, I did invest about 2 hrs. downloading various versions of the gzip programs and trying to figure it all out before I pleaded for help on the forum. Let's see--- it took ebs a reported 30 seconds, so by that measurement he/she is at least 240 times smarter than I. Humbling indeed. It's a wonder that I am even able to work the Kindle at all.

Tyler_D · 07-15-2009, 01:30 PM

I know nothing about programming or any such related field and I had no problem getting this to work on my DX. There have been many times when I was studying and had the screensaver come on and it was very annoying. ebs, thanks for sharing this with us. It works like a charm.

dhjdhj · 07-18-2009, 08:20 AM

Yes, bought one of those two years ago ---- kept it for two weeks and then returned it....didn't like it at all for various reasons.

The kindle just fits in my laptop case beside my computer ---- much more convenient.

But I appreciate your taking the time to make the suggestion.

Quote:

Originally Posted by daffy4u

dhjdhj, I am not a musician but have you looked into the digital music reader? It may better suit your needs. There is also software available that designed for use on several computing devices.

Acextreme · 07-20-2009, 03:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ebs

Here is what I think a usable version of my "last page" screensaver hack (with normal firmware update files now).
I changed icon to look like a small lock, in PDF mode it's placed in the bottom left corner (replaces percentage info), in all other modes - in the top right corner (replaces wireless and battery icons).

Note, this is a potentially dangerous hack - if I made a mistake or something goes wrong, your Kindle will be bricked. Update process itself (check install.sh) is very careful - I only update a known version of original Kindle firmware jar file, check that patched file is correct and only after that replace the original one. I recommend that you take some anti-bricking precautions or wait for success reports from other forum users.

I'll post some screenshots shortly

Update: use version 0.03

ebs, thanks for all your work for the Kindle DX. I greatly appreciate your contribution. Here's one question as an insurance against bricking - I have gotten some anti-bricking process running, namely your auto-boot usbnetwork script. Just in case in the rare event that upon installing this and the Kindle bricks, what's the procedure or process for restoration. Is there any file we need to copy first before the update so that we can restore it should some misfortune happen?

ebs · 07-20-2009, 04:04 AM

When I made a mistake and corrupted one of jar files, I had to use serial console to recover, but I didn't make any preparations in advance (like auto usb network).

I use several other tricks I won't list here so Amazon won't disable them in the next firmware release, but I think auto usbnetwork will help in most cases. If you really brick Kindle, contact me privately - I'll help you to recover.

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07-10-2009, 09:10 PM	#76
schulzmc Zealot Posts: 108 Karma: 112 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: Kindle	OK - first of all this is officially the longest thread I have ever started on any forum! (grin) Here's my question: The post above says "this is potentially a dangerous hack" - I'm pretty bold with stuff like this (have used the "screensaver" and font hacks on my K2) but am a little afraid of buying a DX since this is available and then bricking it. How tech savvy do I need to be to make this work? Thanks!

07-10-2009, 10:13 PM	#77
kalex Zealot Posts: 132 Karma: 3248 Join Date: Jun 2007 Device: sony	Ebs- Thank you. awesome work. works like a charm Schulzmc - I learned from all the hacking and jailbreaking and other stuff i did over the years is that these disclaimers are needed to protect oneself. Having said that this particular hack is very easy to apply. This hack doesn't require you to be tech savvy. just be careful and take it slow. all that is needed is to copy the file to the kindle and after thats done, run update. Alex

07-13-2009, 05:31 AM	#78
Jagasian Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2009 Device: Kindle DX	I finally got around to installing this hack. It was easy. Just uncompress the archive "screensaver-lp-0.03.tar.gz" that was linked to earlier in this thread, and copy the file "update_screensaver-lp_install.bin" to the Kindle drive that is accessible by hooking the Kindle up to your PC with its USB cable. Finally, eject the Kindle drive from your computer, press the "Menu" button on your Kindle, select "settings" and then press the "Menu" button again and this time select "Update Your Kindle".

07-13-2009, 09:04 AM	#79
schulzmc Zealot Posts: 108 Karma: 112 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: Kindle	Cool! I can do that. It's just like the hacks I installed on my K2. Looks like I'll be ordering a DX soon...

07-14-2009, 05:00 PM	#82
Kindle-ing Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 452 Join Date: Jul 2009 Device: DX	I would love to install this hack, but I'm already hung up at the "decompress" step. Could someone just attach or send me the .bin file? Many thanks if this is possible.

07-15-2009, 06:01 AM	#85
muddyglass Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2009 Device: kindle dx	excellent work, thank you! the screen saver makes math seriously annoying to read.

07-15-2009, 10:39 AM	#86
Kindle-ing Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 452 Join Date: Jul 2009 Device: DX	On behalf of all the "non-enthusiast" and lowly Windows users, many thanks for that. Just for the record, I did invest about 2 hrs. downloading various versions of the gzip programs and trying to figure it all out before I pleaded for help on the forum. Let's see--- it took ebs a reported 30 seconds, so by that measurement he/she is at least 240 times smarter than I. Humbling indeed. It's a wonder that I am even able to work the Kindle at all.

07-15-2009, 01:30 PM	#87
Tyler_D Member Posts: 16 Karma: 106 Join Date: Jun 2009 Device: Kindle DX	I know nothing about programming or any such related field and I had no problem getting this to work on my DX. There have been many times when I was studying and had the screensaver come on and it was very annoying. ebs, thanks for sharing this with us. It works like a charm.

07-20-2009, 04:04 AM	#90
ebs Zealot Posts: 100 Karma: 629 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: California, USA Device: Kindle DX	When I made a mistake and corrupted one of jar files, I had to use serial console to recover, but I didn't make any preparations in advance (like auto usb network). I use several other tricks I won't list here so Amazon won't disable them in the next firmware release, but I think auto usbnetwork will help in most cases. If you really brick Kindle, contact me privately - I'll help you to recover.

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