kobopatch request thread

[bopuc]

Originally Posted by geek1011

I wrote a tool for that, https://github.com/pgaskin/qrc. You can also find extracted firmware files here.

Wow, this is great. Thank you.

So basically: I "just" roughly guess what UI element a section of QSS is affecting, try patching it to see what it does, rinse/repeat?

Now if only the QML was also accessible 😅

(I've been building web stuff since 1995. One of my first jobs was doing the embedded web-based UI for ruggedized WiFi routers. Poking through the extracted resources linked above brings back memories. e.g.: resources for multiple devices and partner branded editions all living in the same directory…)

[geek1011]

Originally Posted by bopuc

Wow, this is great. Thank you.

So basically: I "just" roughly guess what UI element a section of QSS is affecting, try patching it to see what it does, rinse/repeat?

Now if only the QML was also accessible 😅

(I've been building web stuff since 1995. One of my first jobs was doing the embedded web-based UI for ruggedized WiFi routers. Poking through the extracted resources linked above brings back memories. e.g.: resources for multiple devices and partner branded editions all living in the same directory…)

Nickel is QtWidgets, not QML. You'll have to reverse the setupui functions if you want to conclusively determine what is what. There is also a ShowWidget dev option which draws widget names.

But yeah, it's mostly trial and error until you develop an intuition for how nickel works.

[bopuc]

Thank you again.

Originally Posted by geek1011

You'll have to reverse the setupui functions if you want to conclusively determine what is what..

Has anyone done that already? Would be useful to really "get in there"!

Originally Posted by geek1011

There is also a ShowWidget dev option which draws widget names.

I was very excited about this, turned it on and… doooh. Generic non-semantic styling markup, only at the last child level (no containing block info)… and a terrible mess on the screen making it essentially not something useable for our purposes, sadly. Sigh. 😅

[jaydee34983]

As a convert from Amazon Kindle to Libra Colour, I'd be much obliged if the current batch of fw 4.38.xx Kobopatches could be adapted to the Libra Colour fw (4.39.22861).

Perhaps a new branch of the kobopatch yaml files starting with the patches that already work with Libra Colour (with only the patches known to work on Colour), that would be continually updated as the 4.38.xx Libra 2 patches get modified to be compatible with 4.39.xx Colour?

(I'm specifically wanting the "Hide Browser from Beta Features" patch from libnickel.so.1.0.0.yaml which doesn't seem to work on the Colour).

Not complaining though, appreciate the work the devs here put in. Thank you for even considering.

[Aleron Ives]

You can follow the progress on GitHub:

https://github.com/pgaskin/kobopatch-patches/issues/128

Kobo made many changes in 4.39 to go with the new devices, not to mention 5.0 that's being used on Tolino devices. The downside of being an early adopter of a new device is that the QoL will not be available at launch.

[geek1011]

Also see https://github.com/pgaskin/kobopatch...efa498ba9684c5.

I've been unusually busy recently; I hope to get some time to finish it on the weekend.

[jaydee34983]

Thank you so much, you're doing a great work!

[BionicGecko]

Many thanks to geek1011, Aleron Ives and all the devs who make all this possible! I’m in the same boat as jaydee34983, as a long time Kindle user I decided to scratch my color itch with a Libra Colour. Installed NickelMenu, love the flexibility of the platform so far!

While we wait for the devs to find the time to complete the patches for 4.39.22861, would anyone have a list of the patches which already work on the Libra Colour? I’m mostly interested in the Header/Footer patches, so if someone can confirm those work then I’ll dive in and figure out how to install them.

[geek1011]

Originally Posted by BionicGecko

Many thanks to geek1011, Aleron Ives and all the devs who make all this possible! I’m in the same boat as jaydee34983, as a long time Kindle user I decided to scratch my color itch with a Libra Colour. Installed NickelMenu, love the flexibility of the platform so far!

While we wait for the devs to find the time to complete the patches for 4.39.22861, would anyone have a list of the patches which already work on the Libra Colour? I’m mostly interested in the Header/Footer patches, so if someone can confirm those work then I’ll dive in and figure out how to install them.

Again, see https://github.com/pgaskin/kobopatch...efa498ba9684c5. This lists all the patches which don't work yet. Everything else should work, or at least not break anything. You can find the other updated patches on GitHub for now.

[Aleron Ives]

Maybe you should release v85 with a note on which patches aren't included yet just to address the confusion people have?

[geek1011]

Originally Posted by Aleron Ives

Maybe you should release v85 with a note on which patches aren't included yet just to address the confusion people have?

Other problem is none of it's actually been tested on a real device yet... I might upload a build here, but I'm not going to make a release yet. Also, some of the best patches (IMO) aren't updated yet.

[Aleron Ives]

Ah, I didn't realise they were untested. I just meant that most people don't know how to use GitHub, so they won't see the commit for 4.39. Even if you upload a build here, after a few pages people will forget and start asking again. ^^;

[BionicGecko]

Originally Posted by geek1011

Again, see https://github.com/pgaskin/kobopatch...efa498ba9684c5. This lists all the patches which don't work yet. Everything else should work, or at least not break anything. You can find the other updated patches on GitHub for now.

Thank you, I indeed saw that comment but I’m new to all this and didn’t realize the quoted parts referred to actual, individual patches rather than to general concepts affecting all patches.

Originally Posted by Aleron Ives

Maybe you should release v85 with a note on which patches aren't included yet just to address the confusion people have?

Apologies for being confused, the whole thing is admittedly a bit overwhelming for a newbie to the platform, and as far as I understand, what seems to be the “easy” way to learn about the patches and install them (e.g. KoboPatchFan) cannot be used yet.

[Aleron Ives]

You're certainly not the first person to be confused about how to patch the new devices.

You don't need KoboPatchFan; kobopatch is a CLI program. You just edit the YAML files to enable the patches you want and then run the appropriate script for your OS to apply the patches to a firmware ZIP file. kobopatch spits out a KoboRoot.tgz file that you copy to your device to do a firmware "update" with the patches.

[BionicGecko]

Thanks Aleron Ives!

I figured it out, and for the other curious people with one of the new devices in their hands, I created an unofficial release package with the updated patches. I attach it here; geek1011 or the other devs, if you disagree with me posting this here, please revert, I will delete it ASAP.

A couple of points to keep in mind:

• This is based on a snapshot of today's master branch for 4.39.22801
• Although the latest patch updates in GitHub target firmware 4.39.22801, this package assumes 4.39.22861 is installed, as this is the version I have installed. Consequently, not all patches may work
• Patches specifically mentioned in the "Missing" section here have been disabled
• Patches can be installed by following the standard kobopatch installation instructions (see here for an example).
• This is by no means an official release; the patches are untested, use at your own risk

Many thanks to all the devs who make this possible!