K4 Kindle internet browser bookmark reload

sotirisp · 07-10-2021, 07:41 AM

Hi all,

I have created a small tool to edit the browser bookmarks located in /var/local/java/prefs/browser/bookmarks_wv using information from this thread.

My current solution to make the browser reload the bookmarks is to restart the kindle. I have also tried running /etc/init.d/browserd restart and /etc/init.d/webreaderd restart through SSH with no success. Is there any way to reload the bookmarks without restarting the kindle?

Sorry if this has been asked before but I spent a lot of time searching the forums without success.

My bookmark editor is available here if anyone is interested, especially considering the previous online editor is no longer accessible.

mergen3107 · 07-10-2021, 11:17 AM

Maybe you need to “stop browserd” before restarting it?

NiLuJe · 07-10-2021, 11:35 AM

I don't remember if that applies to browserd, but some jobs do have *very* funky *restart* semantics, so, yeah, doing a stop/start instead may make sense

.

(I mean, I'd even go so far as to say: stop browser; do stuff with settings; start browser; but, obviously, kind of not viable here ^^).

sotirisp · 07-11-2021, 07:23 PM

Tried the following, all without success:

/etc/init.d/browserd stop, changing the bookmarks and then /etc/init.d/browserd start
lipc-set-prop com.lab126.pmond stop browserd and then lipc-set-prop com.lab126.pmond start browserd
lipc-set-prop com.lab126.pmond kill browserd, then lipc-set-prop com.lab126.pmond stop browserd and then lipc-set-prop com.lab126.pmond start browserd

lipc-probe -a doesn't show anything that seems relevant either so I guess it's not possible to do this. At least it's easy to automate the reboot by running /sbin/shutdown -r now over ssh.

Thanks for the suggestions though!

07-10-2021, 07:41 AM	#1
sotirisp Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2021 Device: Kindle 4 NT	Kindle internet browser bookmark reload Hi all, I have created a small tool to edit the browser bookmarks located in /var/local/java/prefs/browser/bookmarks_wv using information from this thread. My current solution to make the browser reload the bookmarks is to restart the kindle. I have also tried running /etc/init.d/browserd restart and /etc/init.d/webreaderd restart through SSH with no success. Is there any way to reload the bookmarks without restarting the kindle? Sorry if this has been asked before but I spent a lot of time searching the forums without success. My bookmark editor is available here if anyone is interested, especially considering the previous online editor is no longer accessible.

07-11-2021, 07:23 PM	#4
sotirisp Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2021 Device: Kindle 4 NT	Tried the following, all without success: /etc/init.d/browserd stop, changing the bookmarks and then /etc/init.d/browserd start lipc-set-prop com.lab126.pmond stop browserd and then lipc-set-prop com.lab126.pmond start browserd lipc-set-prop com.lab126.pmond kill browserd, then lipc-set-prop com.lab126.pmond stop browserd and then lipc-set-prop com.lab126.pmond start browserd lipc-probe -a doesn't show anything that seems relevant either so I guess it's not possible to do this. At least it's easy to automate the reboot by running /sbin/shutdown -r now over ssh. Thanks for the suggestions though! Last edited by sotirisp; 07-11-2021 at 07:26 PM.

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07-10-2021, 11:17 AM	#2
mergen3107 Wizard Posts: 1,356 Karma: 4753060 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Cape Canaveral Device: Kindle Scribe	Maybe you need to “stop browserd” before restarting it?

07-10-2021, 11:35 AM	#3
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,499 Karma: 26047188 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	I don't remember if that applies to browserd, but some jobs do have very funky restart semantics, so, yeah, doing a stop/start instead may make sense . (I mean, I'd even go so far as to say: stop browser; do stuff with settings; start browser; but, obviously, kind of not viable here ^^).

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