This mod is supposed to work under FW 2.6.0 to 3.12.1.
The Kobo Start Menu (KSM) is launched at start up and lets you
For a general overview of the KSM features please refer ot the (however partly outdated) informations in this thread. I try to provide more updated information as soon as time permits.
First time installation (consists of 2 steps)
Installation on devices on which currently a version of KSM is running
Be aware that downgrading the Kobo firmware without doing a factory reset might prevent nickel from running. The reason for this is that the Kobo Start Menu tries to work with all FW versions starting with 2.6.0. In order to do this it determines the currently running FW version by looking whether specific files are available on the device. After downgrading (without factory reset), version specific files of the higher firmware version are still living on the device, and this fact may result in false identification. (Changing firmwares in the range from 3.3.0 to 3.12.1 should be okay, I guess.)
The package contains materials provided by Sergey (Qt libraries), Cecell3000 (modified Qt mouse/touch driver), NiLuJe (FBGrab), KevinShort (Frontlight control).
When editing .adds\kbmenu\usersettings or any other text/script files, it is important to use a unix style editor.
USE THIS PACKAGE AT YOUR OWN RISK!
The Kobo Start Menu (KSM) is launched at start up and lets you
- choose between available readers and other applications
- manage FW packages (install, install and preserve the Kobo Start Menu, delete)
- download the most recent Kobo FW update as soon as it is available, if you wish so
- connect via USB
- execute scripts from the internal and external sd
- ...
For a general overview of the KSM features please refer ot the (however partly outdated) informations in this thread. I try to provide more updated information as soon as time permits.
First time installation (consists of 2 steps)
Spoiler:
Installation on devices on which currently a version of KSM is running
Spoiler:
Be aware that downgrading the Kobo firmware without doing a factory reset might prevent nickel from running. The reason for this is that the Kobo Start Menu tries to work with all FW versions starting with 2.6.0. In order to do this it determines the currently running FW version by looking whether specific files are available on the device. After downgrading (without factory reset), version specific files of the higher firmware version are still living on the device, and this fact may result in false identification. (Changing firmwares in the range from 3.3.0 to 3.12.1 should be okay, I guess.)
The package contains materials provided by Sergey (Qt libraries), Cecell3000 (modified Qt mouse/touch driver), NiLuJe (FBGrab), KevinShort (Frontlight control).
When editing .adds\kbmenu\usersettings or any other text/script files, it is important to use a unix style editor.
USE THIS PACKAGE AT YOUR OWN RISK!