K5 FW 5.x ScreenSavers Hack - Page 8

Leir · 11-06-2012, 08:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NiLuJe

@Leir: One the home screen, pull up the search bar (magnifier icon), and enter ;dm there. You should end up with an all_logs_<dates>.txt file in the documents folder. Compress & attach it here

.

You mean like on the computer?

sparrowlight · 11-06-2012, 10:57 AM

Love love this hack, thank you! I'm just using the regular version, not the cover option.

Question: how does the overflow folder work? When I add new screensaver pngs to the Kindle, should I drop them in the screensaver or overflow folder? I had about 110 pngs in the folder, but after a restart, everything 87 and above went into overflow. Would love some guidance. thanks!

NiLuJe · 11-06-2012, 11:53 AM

@Leir: The ;dm stuff is done on the Kindle, of course

. It will create a file in the Kindle's documents folder. Retrieve that file next time you plug your Kindle to your computer, then compress & attach it to a post here

.

@sparrowlight: Put your new stuff in the screensavers folder. Once the hack has found 100 suitable screensavers, everything extra will be moved to the overflow folder. (The only time the overflow folder is used as a 'source' for the active pool is in random mode).

sparrowlight · 11-06-2012, 11:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NiLuJe

@sparrowlight: Put your new stuff in the screensavers folder. Once the hack found 100 suitable screensavers, everything extra will be moved to the overflow folder.

Cool, thanks! So will it cause issues if I delete a file I no longer want from the overflow folder?

I've used screensaver hacks on the K2 which didn't have this, and the simple screensaver hack on the KT that was limited to 100 pngs, so this is new territory for me.

NiLuJe · 11-06-2012, 12:01 PM

@sparrowlight: Nope, none at all. (Unless you use the random mode, and would still like those extra files to have a chance to get into the '100' club of the active rotation

).

sparrowlight · 11-06-2012, 12:02 PM

Ha, ok. So just to make sure I understand, will the overflow folder be used once all 100 in the main screensavers folder have cycled through? I'm not using the random mode, btw.

NiLuJe · 11-06-2012, 12:12 PM

@sparrowlight: In that case, nope, never. (Don't delete the *folder* though, the content, you can do whatever you want with, it's yours, but Bad Things (TM) will happen if you just kill the folder

).

sparrowlight · 11-06-2012, 12:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NiLuJe

@sparrowlight: In that case, nope, never. (Don't delete the *folder* though, the content, you can do whatever you want with, it's yours, but Bad Things (TM) will happen if you just kill the folder

).

OK. So the overflow just holds spares. Nothing in it will be displayed. Roger. Thanks for walking me through it all. Very much appreciated.

DevilCat666 · 11-06-2012, 06:22 PM

Guys, I know I'm doing something stupid and I need someone to tell me what it is!
I have my PW jailbroken, the python & screen saver hack installed.

In the linkss folder I have a blank file 'cover' . However, I still get the standard kindle screensavers (that live in the backups folder). Even when I place my own png in the screensavers folder, still the default kindle ss appear.

I know I'm close, just not sure what I've done wrong! Appreciate any advice.

qlob · 11-06-2012, 06:27 PM

I think you have to open a book first.... try that..

DevilCat666 · 11-06-2012, 06:37 PM

thanks, but yes I had tried that. I noticed in cover_cache I have cover_B003JTHBVU.png that is one of my book covers, but not the one I opened.
I've also noticed on a restart that my 'recent' order books are not correct. My current reading book is on the 2nd page.

Maybe I'll uninstall and try again...

NiLuJe · 11-06-2012, 06:55 PM

@DevilCat666: Did you happen to empty the screensavers folder while enabling the cover mode?

There might be a slight logic hole in this case, my bad ^^.

As for the other thing, the date & time need to be set correctly on your device for this to work properly. That's why the sort by date (recent) is broken, and you have an unrelated cover in the cache.

NiLuJe · 11-06-2012, 07:14 PM

Released a small update, v0.3.N.

* Should fix (one of) DevilCat666's issue.

* Implement 7hir7een's feature request in a more accessible manner (drop a blank stretch file in the linkss folder to forgo preserving the aspect ratio when in cover mode).

Leir · 11-07-2012, 02:12 AM

@NiJuLe Hope that this will be useful to you

DevilCat666 · 11-07-2012, 04:03 AM

Wow, that's impressive. Still think I'm being a dunce somewhere along the line.
As a test last night I rolled back the python and screensaver hack and just tried the SS hack, adding my own images to the screensaver folder and all was good.

I'll try the whole process from the beginning tonight

11-06-2012, 11:53 AM	#108
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	@Leir: The ;dm stuff is done on the Kindle, of course . It will create a file in the Kindle's documents folder. Retrieve that file next time you plug your Kindle to your computer, then compress & attach it to a post here . @sparrowlight: Put your new stuff in the screensavers folder. Once the hack has found 100 suitable screensavers, everything extra will be moved to the overflow folder. (The only time the overflow folder is used as a 'source' for the active pool is in random mode). Last edited by NiLuJe; 11-06-2012 at 12:01 PM.

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11-06-2012, 10:57 AM	#107
sparrowlight Zealot Posts: 100 Karma: 6058 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Kindle Touch as backup	Love love this hack, thank you! I'm just using the regular version, not the cover option. Question: how does the overflow folder work? When I add new screensaver pngs to the Kindle, should I drop them in the screensaver or overflow folder? I had about 110 pngs in the folder, but after a restart, everything 87 and above went into overflow. Would love some guidance. thanks!

11-06-2012, 12:01 PM	#110
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	@sparrowlight: Nope, none at all. (Unless you use the random mode, and would still like those extra files to have a chance to get into the '100' club of the active rotation ).

11-06-2012, 12:02 PM	#111
sparrowlight Zealot Posts: 100 Karma: 6058 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Kindle Touch as backup	Ha, ok. So just to make sure I understand, will the overflow folder be used once all 100 in the main screensavers folder have cycled through? I'm not using the random mode, btw.

11-06-2012, 12:12 PM	#112
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	@sparrowlight: In that case, nope, never. (Don't delete the folder though, the content, you can do whatever you want with, it's yours, but Bad Things (TM) will happen if you just kill the folder ).

11-06-2012, 06:22 PM	#114
DevilCat666 Member Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2012 Device: PW	Guys, I know I'm doing something stupid and I need someone to tell me what it is! I have my PW jailbroken, the python & screen saver hack installed. In the linkss folder I have a blank file 'cover' . However, I still get the standard kindle screensavers (that live in the backups folder). Even when I place my own png in the screensavers folder, still the default kindle ss appear. I know I'm close, just not sure what I've done wrong! Appreciate any advice.

11-06-2012, 06:27 PM	#115
qlob Official Lurker Posts: 1,050 Karma: 7096675 Join Date: Apr 2012 Device: Kindle 3.4	I think you have to open a book first.... try that..

11-06-2012, 06:37 PM	#116
DevilCat666 Member Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2012 Device: PW	thanks, but yes I had tried that. I noticed in cover_cache I have cover_B003JTHBVU.png that is one of my book covers, but not the one I opened. I've also noticed on a restart that my 'recent' order books are not correct. My current reading book is on the 2nd page. Maybe I'll uninstall and try again...

11-06-2012, 06:55 PM	#117
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	@DevilCat666: Did you happen to empty the screensavers folder while enabling the cover mode? There might be a slight logic hole in this case, my bad ^^. As for the other thing, the date & time need to be set correctly on your device for this to work properly. That's why the sort by date (recent) is broken, and you have an unrelated cover in the cache.

11-06-2012, 07:14 PM	#118
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	Released a small update, v0.3.N. * Should fix (one of) DevilCat666's issue. * Implement 7hir7een's feature request in a more accessible manner (drop a blank stretch file in the linkss folder to forgo preserving the aspect ratio when in cover mode).

11-07-2012, 04:03 AM	#120
DevilCat666 Member Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2012 Device: PW	Wow, that's impressive. Still think I'm being a dunce somewhere along the line. As a test last night I rolled back the python and screensaver hack and just tried the SS hack, adding my own images to the screensaver folder and all was good. I'll try the whole process from the beginning tonight

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