Comments on: Kindle 2 Screensaver Hack

By: sam

sam — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 05:32:45 +0000

does this work on the basic kindle 4th generation?

By: Lorna

Lorna — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 15:38:25 +0000

Anyone know if this works on a Kindle 3? If not, any suggestions?

By: Springman

Springman — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:20:32 +0000

I have a Kindle 2 International with firmware version 2.3. The screensaver hack seems not working on this version. The device doesn’t see the bin file as a valid update file so the option is gray out. Is there a newer version of screen saver hack? Thanks.

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:19:19 +0000

Hi, I’ve got a Kindle 2, and Windows Vista. I’ve done the instructions, made my screen_saver folder and copied the .bin to the root directory. When I unplug my Kindle from my computer and try to update it, the “Update your Kindle” option is not available to select, and therefore I cannot finish the process. Any idea what’s going on?

By: Jimmy Mullins

Jimmy Mullins — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 12:02:25 +0000

Putting together some images sized for the Kindle 2 here. Mostly going to be book covers and movie posters. I have a couple up right now, a Harry Potter one and an Arthas one.

By: admin

admin — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 07:09:23 +0000

There is an updated screensaver hack. Take a look at mobileread.com forums.

By: Mary

Mary — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 06:18:33 +0000

After downloading Kindle 2.3 update, I cannot change the screensavers back to my own personal screensavers – is there an updated screensaver hack version?

By: admin

admin — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:36:35 +0000

No, it does not.

By: Atlas

Atlas — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 12:03:06 +0000

does this slow down my kindle 2?

By: I Drink Your Bookshelf! | Brian Utley

I Drink Your Bookshelf! | Brian Utley — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 03:30:35 +0000

[...] four. Here is a sweet hack to put your own images into your Kindle to be used as your screensaver: Kindle 2 Screensaver Hack [...]

By: David Lang

David Lang — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 02:51:20 +0000

I would really like to see a screensaver mode that would leave the last page on the screen (you would need something to indicate sleep mode, possibly a bar across the top or bottom of the screen), I read fast enough that on my kindle2 I could go through most of a sceen while it’s waking up (the dx takes a smidge longer to read ;-)

By: admin

admin — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 06:03:29 +0000

I’m not aware of something like this but this would definitely make a great idea. I’ll look into it.

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 19:03:08 +0000

Is there a hack to have my Kindle 2 simply continue to display the last page it was on when powering down (via either the timer or the switch)?

By: Hak5 – Technolust since 2005 » Episode 603 – Network Planning, Kindle Tricks and a Linux Network Install Tool

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:08:11 +0000

[...] Kindle 2: Tether your Kindle 2 via a USB port so you don’t have to use WhisperNet or create a custom screensaver with your own [...]

By: The Kindle Chronicles - TKC 57 Michael Searinghaus

The Kindle Chronicles - TKC 57 Michael Searinghaus — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 01:03:20 +0000

[...] Frequently Asked Questions, a hidden Kindle DX game of Gomoku. Also, via Andrei Pushkin’s blog kindle and clarknova of the MobileRead forum, I install the hack for relief from the monotony of my Kindle [...]

By: rwizard

rwizard — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 17:27:31 +0000

I would like to write a Mac version of this utility which would not only apply/remove the changes, but also transfer files and handle the resource fork issue so folks don’t have to worry with that anymore. Would you be willing to share with me the changes you are making to the Kindle?

Thanks.

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:05:34 +0000

I am a mac user. I am getting the hidden file(blank screen saver) I still can’t figure out how to delete the non picture hidden file. It’s really annoying. can I get some info in lame mans terms. thanks.GREAT HACK. It works nicely.

By: Kindle 2

Kindle 2 — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 04:13:01 +0000

Thanks for the info Jeff. I have a Mac so this helps a lot.

By: Peter Bickford

Peter Bickford — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 23:33:15 +0000

Hmm… it doesn’t look like it “took” on the Kindle DX — the option to “Update your Kindle” appears grayed out after the update_kindle2_user_screen_savers.bin file is copied to the root and the kindle is removed from the USB connection. Restarting also had no effect.

Any ideas?

By: Glowin4evr

Glowin4evr — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:27:45 +0000

Is there any way to set the Kindle 2 so that the screensaver is automatically the cover of the book you’re reading? Or even do so manually?

By: Gaius

Gaius — Sat, 02 May 2009 06:03:05 +0000

This is great; thanks! On a similar note: is there a way to change the boot image (the Amazon logo)?

By: Insomnic

Insomnic — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:44:08 +0000

To disable the resource forks on Kindle and other devices, the option I used was to purchase Blue Harvest: http://www.zeroonetwenty.com/blueharvest/ which actively blocks resource forks and other “Mac” files from being written to connected devices (customizable too). I got tired of “trashes” folders eating up camera memory and found this solution to work well for stopping other files like .ds_store and .spotlight files as well as those resource forks. I have no affiliation to Blue Harvest.

By: Over two weeks with the Kindle 2 — Sample the Web

Over two weeks with the Kindle 2 — Sample the Web — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:44:57 +0000

[...] also hacked together an ugly Moleskine case for the device and have installed the Savory hack and the screensaver hack. Also, here’s a boatload of Kindle 2 unboxing and other [...]

By: ePub and PDF support | Amazon Kindle and Kindle 2.0 Blog

ePub and PDF support | Amazon Kindle and Kindle 2.0 Blog — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 18:07:28 +0000

[...] of the way uninstaller currently works, if you have other hacks installed (like unicode hack or screensaver hack) it can potentially partially revert these as well if they were installed after Savory. So for now [...]

By: Scott

Scott — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 19:24:49 +0000

We’ve started reposting some of images in a format suitable for use with this hack. They’re freely available at http://www.pbagalleries.com/newsletter/kindle.php