Font, ScreenSaver & USBNetwork Hacks for Kindle 2.x, 3.x & 4.x - Page 25

Lero · 08-04-2010, 05:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NiLuJe

Most PDFs embed a subset of the font they use. AFAIK, we can't override that on the Kindle to make them use the system's fonts, sorry

.

Ah, yes. I hoped there was a way to make Kindle substitute embedded fonts with the system ones.

I still have the option to export pages as PNGs, enchance the contrast and build the new PDF.

The PDF source is not available.

Thanks anyway!

jacobh · 08-04-2010, 07:30 PM

For what it's worth, Acrobat Pro (and possibly some other tools) can un-embed fonts from a PDF which would force the Kindle to do a font substitution. I have no idea how the Kindle handles font substitutions.

In Acrobat Pro it's part of the PDF Optimizer options.

sebchan · 08-05-2010, 08:20 AM

NiLuJe
Can you tell me what are the hacks and/or files that I need to install in order to read Chinese documents in my Kindle 2 Interrnational?

Dharmabum · 08-05-2010, 01:10 PM

Have Kindle US and can't update to 2.5.4. Have 2.5.2 and had jailbreak and SS version 3. Tried the uninstalls, but no luck. It still showed the SS hack. So installed jailbreak again and your SS, version 4. Works great, but still can't upgrade to 2.5.4. Is there a way to actually wipe these hacks away, or am I stuck with version 2.5.2?

NiLuJe · 08-05-2010, 02:11 PM

@sebchan: Fonts + the DroidFallback set that was posted. (check the attachments page of the thread).

@Dharabum: Try the latest uninstaller for SS 0.4 (https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...04&postcount=2).

Rd31 · 08-06-2010, 03:49 PM

Hello Niluje, thank you so much, I can't believe how much better helvetica2 looks as compared to that font which came with my kindle. I don't know if this the right place to ask this, if it isn't please tell me. I saved an html page of AE Housman's collected poems and used calibre to convert from html to .mobi format and upload to my kindle. The table of contents works but I can't search for anything, the dictionary doesn't work and most importantly the font looks like a .txt file font, the new font doesn't work. Is this because of the hack or is it a bug in conversion from html? here's the link of the html page below
http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~m...e_housman.html

irha · 08-06-2010, 04:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NiLuJe

You don't need the `usbQa command anymore. Appart from that, never tried this on Windows, so no idea how Windows handles this, sorry

.

I noticed that there is a unknown device for RNDIS so found that win7 doesn't come with driver for usb networking. I found this page: http://jyavariousideas.blogspot.com/...hering_27.html that referred me to install microsoft mobile device center, but it didn't help in my case. I will try again later after a reboot, but since this is an issue with my OS, and the device itself seems to appear correctly to the OS, the USB networking hack itself must have worked. Thanks for your help again.

NiLuJe · 08-06-2010, 04:43 PM

@Rd31: Are you sure you're using the mobi version on your Kindle? I'm not sure, but that vaguely sounds like you're trying to display a raw HTML file without proper styling, and that ends up using the Mono font...

@irha: No idea, don't use Windows

. You might try take a look at the Documentation/usb/linux.inf file of a recent Linux kernel, that may (or not) be of some help. The few things that seems to come out of this is that Windows' USB & RNDIS stack is utter crap. So, if it kills a kitten or crash horribly, you'll know why ;o).

NiLuJe · 08-07-2010, 01:29 AM

Update time! Yaaaaay'.

Quick update to v0.10.N/v3.7.N. There's really nothing much interesting, except for new users, check the ChangeLog.

The only thing to note is that I finally got rid of my stupid and confusing idea of letting the user upload the custom directory themselves. Now, the update will take care of it. And, it's smart enough to keep your current custom fonts/screensavers when doing an update.

This somewhat simplify the install & update instructions ^^. The first post & Wiki pages have been updated. (And I also cleaned up a bit the first post).

(Well, actually, I left the Wiki pages the 'old' way, because it's a bit clearer with the screenshots, and that saves a framework restart).

The only downside is that the zipfiles are now larger, because we're embedding the same files for each different Kindle model.

(The usbnetwork package has also been updated like this).

(And I also fixed the sstimeout package to include the proper original README file).

bhoang33 · 08-08-2010, 02:00 AM

Thanks for the font hack. I can read the book without boxes font.
Anyway, it seems to have another problem. I can't increase the font size using the button Aa anymore. The only choice that isn't gray out is Screen Rotation.
Can someone help/explain?
Thanks.

ichbindasauge · 08-08-2010, 05:20 AM

Are you sure the file you are looking at is not a PDF?

NiLuJe · 08-08-2010, 04:47 PM

And what font set in particular are you talking about?

EDIT: But, yeah, you're probably looking at a PDF file. ^^

irha · 08-09-2010, 04:23 PM

I was able to follow these instructions and get a root access from windows 7 64 bit: http://docwiki.gumstix.org/Windows_XP_usbnet

I was then stuck not being able to get internet access from kindle. I did enable sharing with my wifi, so it is not that. I can't ping google.com (even by ip) and I can't even start the store (it asks me to turn on wireless, and if I answer "no", it doesn't even start).

I actually tried to follow instructions from http://jyavariousideas.blogspot.com/...hering_27.html, but some of these might be out of day (e.g., the /etc/init.d/usbnet file is already created by the hack install, though the contents appear to be different). I don't know where I can find the up to date instructions that go along with the latest usbnet install.

BTW, I also tried this on a mac, which had the same issue. I was able to ssh in, but not connect to internet from kindle.

NiLuJe · 08-09-2010, 04:58 PM

There are helper scripts supposed to do this in the usbnet/bin directory (usbnet-enable to switch tethering on, and usbnet-disable to switch tethering off). Note that I haven't tried them, and that I don't even know if they're supposed to work with fw 2.5

. That won't help setup connexion sharing on the host computer though.

bhoang33 · 08-09-2010, 11:48 PM

No, it's not an .PDF file, it's a .mobi file. For some reason, after my post, I messed around with it and can increase the font using Aa.. it's kind of weird... thanks, though..

08-06-2010, 04:43 PM	#368
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,497 Karma: 26047188 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	@Rd31: Are you sure you're using the mobi version on your Kindle? I'm not sure, but that vaguely sounds like you're trying to display a raw HTML file without proper styling, and that ends up using the Mono font... @irha: No idea, don't use Windows . You might try take a look at the Documentation/usb/linux.inf file of a recent Linux kernel, that may (or not) be of some help. The few things that seems to come out of this is that Windows' USB & RNDIS stack is utter crap. So, if it kills a kitten or crash horribly, you'll know why ;o). Last edited by NiLuJe; 08-06-2010 at 04:46 PM.

08-07-2010, 01:29 AM	#369
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,497 Karma: 26047188 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	Update time! Yaaaaay'. Quick update to v0.10.N/v3.7.N. There's really nothing much interesting, except for new users, check the ChangeLog. The only thing to note is that I finally got rid of my stupid and confusing idea of letting the user upload the custom directory themselves. Now, the update will take care of it. And, it's smart enough to keep your current custom fonts/screensavers when doing an update. This somewhat simplify the install & update instructions ^^. The first post & Wiki pages have been updated. (And I also cleaned up a bit the first post). (Well, actually, I left the Wiki pages the 'old' way, because it's a bit clearer with the screenshots, and that saves a framework restart). The only downside is that the zipfiles are now larger, because we're embedding the same files for each different Kindle model. (The usbnetwork package has also been updated like this). (And I also fixed the sstimeout package to include the proper original README file). Last edited by NiLuJe; 08-07-2010 at 01:44 AM.

08-08-2010, 04:47 PM	#372
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,497 Karma: 26047188 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	And what font set in particular are you talking about? EDIT: But, yeah, you're probably looking at a PDF file. ^^ Last edited by NiLuJe; 08-08-2010 at 10:15 PM.

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08-04-2010, 07:30 PM	#362
jacobh Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Kindle, Nook	For what it's worth, Acrobat Pro (and possibly some other tools) can un-embed fonts from a PDF which would force the Kindle to do a font substitution. I have no idea how the Kindle handles font substitutions. In Acrobat Pro it's part of the PDF Optimizer options.

08-05-2010, 08:20 AM	#363
sebchan Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Kindle 2 International	NiLuJe Can you tell me what are the hacks and/or files that I need to install in order to read Chinese documents in my Kindle 2 Interrnational?

08-05-2010, 01:10 PM	#364
Dharmabum Enthusiast Posts: 27 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2009 Device: Kindle 2, Paper White	Have Kindle US and can't update to 2.5.4. Have 2.5.2 and had jailbreak and SS version 3. Tried the uninstalls, but no luck. It still showed the SS hack. So installed jailbreak again and your SS, version 4. Works great, but still can't upgrade to 2.5.4. Is there a way to actually wipe these hacks away, or am I stuck with version 2.5.2?

08-05-2010, 02:11 PM	#365
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,497 Karma: 26047188 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	@sebchan: Fonts + the DroidFallback set that was posted. (check the attachments page of the thread). @Dharabum: Try the latest uninstaller for SS 0.4 (https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...04&postcount=2).

08-06-2010, 03:49 PM	#366
Rd31 Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Kindle PW	Hello Niluje, thank you so much, I can't believe how much better helvetica2 looks as compared to that font which came with my kindle. I don't know if this the right place to ask this, if it isn't please tell me. I saved an html page of AE Housman's collected poems and used calibre to convert from html to .mobi format and upload to my kindle. The table of contents works but I can't search for anything, the dictionary doesn't work and most importantly the font looks like a .txt file font, the new font doesn't work. Is this because of the hack or is it a bug in conversion from html? here's the link of the html page below http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~m...e_housman.html

08-08-2010, 02:00 AM	#370
bhoang33 Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: US Device: Kindle 2i	Thanks for the font hack. I can read the book without boxes font. Anyway, it seems to have another problem. I can't increase the font size using the button Aa anymore. The only choice that isn't gray out is Screen Rotation. Can someone help/explain? Thanks.

08-08-2010, 05:20 AM	#371
ichbindasauge Connoisseur Posts: 89 Karma: 203522 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Kindle 2 US, iPad, Samsung Win 8 Tablet	Are you sure the file you are looking at is not a PDF?

08-09-2010, 04:23 PM	#373
irha Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Kindle 2 (US)	I was able to follow these instructions and get a root access from windows 7 64 bit: http://docwiki.gumstix.org/Windows_XP_usbnet I was then stuck not being able to get internet access from kindle. I did enable sharing with my wifi, so it is not that. I can't ping google.com (even by ip) and I can't even start the store (it asks me to turn on wireless, and if I answer "no", it doesn't even start). I actually tried to follow instructions from http://jyavariousideas.blogspot.com/...hering_27.html, but some of these might be out of day (e.g., the /etc/init.d/usbnet file is already created by the hack install, though the contents appear to be different). I don't know where I can find the up to date instructions that go along with the latest usbnet install. BTW, I also tried this on a mac, which had the same issue. I was able to ssh in, but not connect to internet from kindle.

08-09-2010, 04:58 PM	#374
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,497 Karma: 26047188 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	There are helper scripts supposed to do this in the usbnet/bin directory (usbnet-enable to switch tethering on, and usbnet-disable to switch tethering off). Note that I haven't tried them, and that I don't even know if they're supposed to work with fw 2.5 . That won't help setup connexion sharing on the host computer though.

08-09-2010, 11:48 PM	#375
bhoang33 Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: US Device: Kindle 2i	No, it's not an .PDF file, it's a .mobi file. For some reason, after my post, I messed around with it and can increase the font using Aa.. it's kind of weird... thanks, though..

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