01-19-2011, 10:08 PM | #16 |
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Indexing seems to take up quite a bit of space too, with 100mb of books on it, the index files for them were around 45mb.
Just disabled mine and removed all of the index files since i never use search anyways. |
01-20-2011, 08:26 AM | #17 |
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01-20-2011, 01:53 PM | #18 |
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1. Did you reboot after editing the hack?
2. Can you still search in a book? |
01-20-2011, 02:31 PM | #19 | |
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Well, it looks like Valentino and I both removed the previous index files but if you dont, you might still be able to search inside books. I'd say this hack isn't really for people that spend a lot of time searching through books because I haven't tested it yet. Hope that helps! |
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I'm looking for the start.sh file under the system folders and cannot seem to find it. Can someone help me with the exact location?
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01-25-2011, 12:12 PM | #21 |
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I would like to know where this file is as well, but I have the k2i although I assume the file will be located in the same place. I never use the search function and constantly add/delete large quantities of books, so I would like to disable this feature.
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01-26-2011, 01:08 AM | #22 |
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The path is in the first post interarch even quoted it :P
/opt/amazon/ebook/bin/start.sh This assumes your kindle is jailbroken and you have installed usbnetwork. You need to telnet or ssh to your kindle from your computer. There are alot of topics/posts explaining how to use usbnetwork. You will also need to learn the basics of the vi editor. |
02-03-2011, 04:56 PM | #23 |
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Thanks for bringing this up! I actually do search in my books a lot, however, I would like to disable the indexing for the periodicals - I rarely need to search in a periodical and the frequency of periodicals updates (and thus also indexing) drains the battery very quickly.
I doubt there is a way to disable the indexing specifically for periodicals... however, ~disableIndexing could provide a way to do it manually - enabling indexing after new books were added and disabling it again after they were indexed. I rarely need to reboot so the fact that ~disableIndexing only lasts till next reboot is not a major problem. However, I could not find a command that would enable indexing again after it was disabled by ~disableIndexing... ~enableIndexing was not recognized, ~startIndexing was recognized but did not start the indexing... clearly, reboot does the trick but is rather inconvenient... Does anybody know a command (or other way more convenient than a reboot) to start the indexing again after it was disabled? Last edited by janvanmaar; 02-03-2011 at 05:23 PM. |
02-06-2011, 11:41 AM | #24 |
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Does anybody know a command (or other way more convenient than a reboot) to start the indexing again after it was disabled?[/QUOTE]
I think its like "~resumeIndexing" you can verify by ";debugOn" and then "~help" It should list all the commands |
02-06-2011, 12:44 PM | #25 |
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Thanks a lot for the suggestion!
~help only mentions ~startIndexing and that does not start the indexing after it was disabled. However, I have noticed these is also ~stopIndexing - perhaps I need to use that instead of ~disableIndexing... I will have a look at the behaviour. |
02-06-2011, 12:56 PM | #26 |
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Yes, ~stopIndexing solves it! I do not even need to use ~startIndexing as entering the "Items not indexed" from any search starts the indexing again. Perfect! Why are these nice features not documented... Thanks for your help, statethatiamin!
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02-06-2011, 02:16 PM | #27 |
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hm, not really: ~stopIndexing stops the indexing only till a new book is added... which makes it unusable. Back to ~disableIndexing and restart...
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Sorry it didn't work for you I keep my eyes peeled for another solution |
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04-07-2011, 06:22 AM | #29 |
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Can someone help me do this please?
I think my kindle 3 wifi is jailbroken. Do I have to install the usbnetwork hack? |
04-15-2011, 10:12 AM | #30 |
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Just got a Kindle, and the indexing is driving me mad!
Where do I go to alter these flags that you mention? Is it in the systems folder? Is there something that I need to do to the machine before I try to do this? I am ---this close to sending the kindle back, as I seem to have 20 books out of the 1.5k that I transfered that will just not index, and of course they are my absolute favorites! |
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