3.4 update coming out tonight... - Page 7

NiLuJe · 09-20-2012, 02:04 PM

@twobob: Yeah, those were the most visible changes on an LCD screen, but apparently there's also more kerning pairs, and they do appear slightly darker/bolder (*very* slightly) on the Kindle. That may be more related to some FreeType changes than the font changes, though

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twobob · 09-20-2012, 02:09 PM

hmm yeah 339 I believe you said

(never tell me your pin number)

hehehe

NiLuJe · 09-20-2012, 02:10 PM

@twobob: That was Doitsu, actually

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geekmaster · 09-20-2012, 02:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NiLuJe

@twobob: Wow, you remember those?

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I couldn't even find the post again when it came up (again) with 3.4...

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Perhaps it can be found in this 4-page list:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/ase...&fid[]=150

EDIT: Or this one:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/ase...&fid[]=140

NiLuJe · 09-20-2012, 02:14 PM

@geekmaster: Ha! GM to the rescue! I always forget the attachment listing, but they can be ever so helfpful

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Gotcha!.

geekmaster · 09-20-2012, 02:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NiLuJe

@geekmaster: Ha! GM to the rescue! I always forget the attachment listing, but they can be ever so helfpful

.

Gotcha!.

I restricted my list to the Dev Corner forum, but I see you got the idea to expand into the parent forum.

EDIT: I added the "forum 140" search to the above post, in case anybody wants to see how to do this for other stuff.

twobob · 09-20-2012, 02:23 PM

Ah yeah! nice work that man!!

@Niluje (heh. guess that's why I never made it as a master criminal, all the right PIN's all the wrong cards

)

geekmaster · 09-20-2012, 02:28 PM

I have become somewhat proficient at finding stuff on the interwebs when I get the urge. A timely xkcd (or other humor) post that summarizes the current topic is where a lot of my triple megakarma came from. Sadly, not for my technical contributions. Maybe I should quit development and become a comedian.

EDIT: I just got a big hunk of karma for this new "technical information" post:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?p=223071

So perhaps I don't need to be a comedian after all. I did get a lot of "bacon" karma though...

twobob · 09-20-2012, 02:41 PM

actually... most of the devs on here have far lower Karma than the average long term member. Just saying

That is simply another manifestation of the same phenomenon I see in the music industry.
Quick to take, slow to give. People aren't nice, work is not given just rewards.

Fact of life

geekmaster · 09-20-2012, 02:44 PM

A significant amount of the karma that the devs in here have was given by me after I was able to give big chunks myself. They just don't post enough "funny" stuff in the parent forum like I have done to get my karma.

The "huge karma" trafficking goes on in the parent forum (and "unutterable silliness" type forums), mostly. Not in this nerdish esoteric ephemera (Dev Corner) forum. We are just poor "starving artists" in here, where all the "good stuff" gets created. I am just acting as a gateway, transforming "funny" karma into "achievement" karma.

twobob · 09-20-2012, 02:56 PM

aye. true that. suppose I should go put on a funny hat and dance for my supper...

Ah no. that was last decade

(It's 2012 now right?)

EDIT: I still have the hat

I no longer dance...

Extra Edit: "karma" is just numbers, real karma has no measure

geekmaster · 09-20-2012, 07:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by twobob

aye. true that. suppose I should go put on a funny hat and dance for my supper...

Ah no. that was last decade

(It's 2012 now right?)

EDIT: I still have the hat

I no longer dance...

Extra Edit: "karma" is just numbers, real karma has no measure

I'm so sorry, my karma just ran over your dogma!

inameiname · 10-03-2012, 07:23 PM

I just performed a fresh install of firmware 3.4 and even though I had no trouble installing it, I am now stuck on the Software Update screen upon trying to install USBNetwork Hack 0.43N (latest one out). Now I am stuck deciding on doing nothing for as long as possible or hard resetting and trying again. Although, I've never had a frozen error such as this, so I'm worried it'll screw up other things (the writing on the screen say not to turn off).

When initially installing Kindle 3.4 on my Kindle 3G US I originally tried just installing on top of all of my customizations and installed hacks, which included the USBNetwork Hack 0.43N, and the latest Jailbreak, 0.11, and while both hacks installed fine, the firmware update did not. As such, I uninstalled all my hacks and customizations and factory reset my Kindle before updating the firmware. After doing this, the firmware installed without issues, along with the JB Hack, the Font Hack, and several other ones. However, now on this one, it just won't work.

Can anybody help? Is it ok to just hard reset? Will it even work? I've had unsuccessful updates of stuff before using this method, but never a frozen one. It makes me wonder if the already-installed USBNetwork Hack 0.43N was the cause of why firmware 3.4 didn't work before when trying to update/install it over all my customizations and hacks.

Read below...I think this fixed itself via hard resetting and trying again.

knc1 · 10-03-2012, 07:29 PM

Double posting?

inameiname · 10-03-2012, 07:38 PM

My problem actually just fixed....hopefully. I took the gamble at hard resetting even though it said not to and then it restarted, and I reinstalled, and it worked just fine. I'm clueless as to why it worked here but not the first time. I did use the 'uninstall.bin' first and then the 'install.bin', just in case anything was left when first trying the 'install.bin', so maybe that helped. Anyway, sorry again for the double post, as well as wasting the time of all who read since the problem solved itself of sorts. Although, maybe if it happens to others this will show it might be a bug and fixable via retrying.

09-20-2012, 02:28 PM	#98
geekmaster Carpe diem, c'est la vie. Posts: 6,433 Karma: 10773668 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Multiverse 6627A Device: K1 to PW3	I have become somewhat proficient at finding stuff on the interwebs when I get the urge. A timely xkcd (or other humor) post that summarizes the current topic is where a lot of my triple megakarma came from. Sadly, not for my technical contributions. Maybe I should quit development and become a comedian. EDIT: I just got a big hunk of karma for this new "technical information" post: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?p=223071 So perhaps I don't need to be a comedian after all. I did get a lot of "bacon" karma though... Last edited by geekmaster; 09-20-2012 at 02:42 PM.

09-20-2012, 02:44 PM	#100
geekmaster Carpe diem, c'est la vie. Posts: 6,433 Karma: 10773668 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Multiverse 6627A Device: K1 to PW3	A significant amount of the karma that the devs in here have was given by me after I was able to give big chunks myself. They just don't post enough "funny" stuff in the parent forum like I have done to get my karma. The "huge karma" trafficking goes on in the parent forum (and "unutterable silliness" type forums), mostly. Not in this nerdish esoteric ephemera (Dev Corner) forum. We are just poor "starving artists" in here, where all the "good stuff" gets created. I am just acting as a gateway, transforming "funny" karma into "achievement" karma. Last edited by geekmaster; 09-20-2012 at 02:56 PM.

09-20-2012, 02:56 PM	#101
twobob ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°){ʇlnɐɟ ƃǝs}Týr Posts: 6,586 Karma: 6299991 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: uti gratia usura (Yao ying da ying; Mo ying da yieng) Device: PW-WIFI\|K5-3G+WIFI\| K4\|K3-3G\|DXG\|K2\| Rooted Nook Touch	aye. true that. suppose I should go put on a funny hat and dance for my supper... Ah no. that was last decade (It's 2012 now right?) EDIT: I still have the hat I no longer dance... Extra Edit: "karma" is just numbers, real karma has no measure Last edited by twobob; 09-20-2012 at 03:01 PM.

10-03-2012, 07:23 PM	#103
inameiname Groupie Posts: 159 Karma: 20390 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: none	Issues with firmware 3.4 and USBNetwork Hack 0.43N I just performed a fresh install of firmware 3.4 and even though I had no trouble installing it, I am now stuck on the Software Update screen upon trying to install USBNetwork Hack 0.43N (latest one out). Now I am stuck deciding on doing nothing for as long as possible or hard resetting and trying again. Although, I've never had a frozen error such as this, so I'm worried it'll screw up other things (the writing on the screen say not to turn off). When initially installing Kindle 3.4 on my Kindle 3G US I originally tried just installing on top of all of my customizations and installed hacks, which included the USBNetwork Hack 0.43N, and the latest Jailbreak, 0.11, and while both hacks installed fine, the firmware update did not. As such, I uninstalled all my hacks and customizations and factory reset my Kindle before updating the firmware. After doing this, the firmware installed without issues, along with the JB Hack, the Font Hack, and several other ones. However, now on this one, it just won't work. Can anybody help? Is it ok to just hard reset? Will it even work? I've had unsuccessful updates of stuff before using this method, but never a frozen one. It makes me wonder if the already-installed USBNetwork Hack 0.43N was the cause of why firmware 3.4 didn't work before when trying to update/install it over all my customizations and hacks. Read below...I think this fixed itself via hard resetting and trying again. Last edited by inameiname; 10-03-2012 at 07:39 PM.

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09-20-2012, 02:04 PM	#91
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	@twobob: Yeah, those were the most visible changes on an LCD screen, but apparently there's also more kerning pairs, and they do appear slightly darker/bolder (very slightly) on the Kindle. That may be more related to some FreeType changes than the font changes, though .

09-20-2012, 02:09 PM	#92
twobob ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°){ʇlnɐɟ ƃǝs}Týr Posts: 6,586 Karma: 6299991 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: uti gratia usura (Yao ying da ying; Mo ying da yieng) Device: PW-WIFI\|K5-3G+WIFI\| K4\|K3-3G\|DXG\|K2\| Rooted Nook Touch	hmm yeah 339 I believe you said (never tell me your pin number) hehehe

09-20-2012, 02:10 PM	#93
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	@twobob: That was Doitsu, actually .

09-20-2012, 02:14 PM	#95
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	@geekmaster: Ha! GM to the rescue! I always forget the attachment listing, but they can be ever so helfpful . Gotcha!.

09-20-2012, 02:23 PM	#97
twobob ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°){ʇlnɐɟ ƃǝs}Týr Posts: 6,586 Karma: 6299991 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: uti gratia usura (Yao ying da ying; Mo ying da yieng) Device: PW-WIFI\|K5-3G+WIFI\| K4\|K3-3G\|DXG\|K2\| Rooted Nook Touch	Ah yeah! nice work that man!! @Niluje (heh. guess that's why I never made it as a master criminal, all the right PIN's all the wrong cards )

09-20-2012, 02:41 PM	#99
twobob ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°){ʇlnɐɟ ƃǝs}Týr Posts: 6,586 Karma: 6299991 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: uti gratia usura (Yao ying da ying; Mo ying da yieng) Device: PW-WIFI\|K5-3G+WIFI\| K4\|K3-3G\|DXG\|K2\| Rooted Nook Touch	actually... most of the devs on here have far lower Karma than the average long term member. Just saying That is simply another manifestation of the same phenomenon I see in the music industry. Quick to take, slow to give. People aren't nice, work is not given just rewards. Fact of life

10-03-2012, 07:29 PM	#104
knc1 Going Viral Posts: 17,212 Karma: 18210809 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Central Texas Device: No K1, PW2, KV, KOA	Double posting?

10-03-2012, 07:38 PM	#105
inameiname Groupie Posts: 159 Karma: 20390 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: none	My problem actually just fixed....hopefully. I took the gamble at hard resetting even though it said not to and then it restarted, and I reinstalled, and it worked just fine. I'm clueless as to why it worked here but not the first time. I did use the 'uninstall.bin' first and then the 'install.bin', just in case anything was left when first trying the 'install.bin', so maybe that helped. Anyway, sorry again for the double post, as well as wasting the time of all who read since the problem solved itself of sorts. Although, maybe if it happens to others this will show it might be a bug and fixable via retrying.

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