<![CDATA[Boox userforums - All Forums]]> http://booxusers.com/ Wed, 23 May 2012 15:33:36 +0000 MyBB <![CDATA[New: 1.6-0.2.0]]> http://booxusers.com/thread-384.html Sun, 20 May 2012 20:08:16 +0000 http://booxusers.com/thread-384.html Version: 1.6-0.2.0
Datecode: 20120520
Download: OpenBOOX-update-1.6-0.2.0.tar.gz

Check the README.txt file within the archive before updating!

I am proud to announce that, six months after the 0.1.1 release, the 0.2.0 release is now available for download.
The full version number is 1.6-0.2.0, indicating that also the Onyx libraries and open source applications have had an update.

New features
Music player
The new music player allows background playback of mp3 and flac files, but since it uses MPD more formats can be added in the future.

This is how the player works:
- Copy your music files to the internal flash or SD card in a folder called 'music'
- Enter the Music category and select one of the scan functions from the menu
- Your music shows up in different views (favorites, artists, albums, etc) based on the metadata that's included in the files
- Add the music of your choice to the playlist (via menu or 'right' key), playback will start and you can continue your reading
- While reading you can control the playback by selecting Music from the menu or by tapping the music icon in the status bar

.png  03 music_player.png (Size: 13.02 KB / Downloads: 105)

Reader selection
The update of the Onyx stuff brings CoolReader to OpenBOOX.
Since CoolReader supports quite some formats there has to be a way to select your preferred reader for these different formats.

Selecting a reader is easy:
- Enter the menu and open the 'Select Reader' group
- Select the format that you want to configure and select your preferred reader from the dialog that shows up

.png  01 reader.png (Size: 15.65 KB / Downloads: 104)
.png  02 select.png (Size: 12.79 KB / Downloads: 105)

Improvements
- Removal of single/all book(s) from database
- Metadata renewal of already available books during rescan
- Comic book support (cb7, cbr, cbz)
- Zipped fb2 support (fb2.zip)
- Application termination by holding the OK button
- NTP time reception in case of Wifi connection

Notes
- The explorer and music player of the official firmware are no longer included. This is because the size of the system partition is limited and the saved space can now be used for new features.
- The database structure changed. If you update from OpenBOOX 0.1.1 then you will loose your explorer customizations and the content of your Books category (i.e. you have to scan your books again).

I would like to hear from you
You found a bug or room for improvement? You have a great idea for a new feature?
Please let me know, all input is welcome!]]> Version: 1.6-0.2.0
Datecode: 20120520
Download: OpenBOOX-update-1.6-0.2.0.tar.gz

Check the README.txt file within the archive before updating!

I am proud to announce that, six months after the 0.1.1 release, the 0.2.0 release is now available for download.
The full version number is 1.6-0.2.0, indicating that also the Onyx libraries and open source applications have had an update.

New features
Music player
The new music player allows background playback of mp3 and flac files, but since it uses MPD more formats can be added in the future.

This is how the player works:
- Copy your music files to the internal flash or SD card in a folder called 'music'
- Enter the Music category and select one of the scan functions from the menu
- Your music shows up in different views (favorites, artists, albums, etc) based on the metadata that's included in the files
- Add the music of your choice to the playlist (via menu or 'right' key), playback will start and you can continue your reading
- While reading you can control the playback by selecting Music from the menu or by tapping the music icon in the status bar

.png  03 music_player.png (Size: 13.02 KB / Downloads: 105)

Reader selection
The update of the Onyx stuff brings CoolReader to OpenBOOX.
Since CoolReader supports quite some formats there has to be a way to select your preferred reader for these different formats.

Selecting a reader is easy:
- Enter the menu and open the 'Select Reader' group
- Select the format that you want to configure and select your preferred reader from the dialog that shows up

.png  01 reader.png (Size: 15.65 KB / Downloads: 104)
.png  02 select.png (Size: 12.79 KB / Downloads: 105)

Improvements
- Removal of single/all book(s) from database
- Metadata renewal of already available books during rescan
- Comic book support (cb7, cbr, cbz)
- Zipped fb2 support (fb2.zip)
- Application termination by holding the OK button
- NTP time reception in case of Wifi connection

Notes
- The explorer and music player of the official firmware are no longer included. This is because the size of the system partition is limited and the saved space can now be used for new features.
- The database structure changed. If you update from OpenBOOX 0.1.1 then you will loose your explorer customizations and the content of your Books category (i.e. you have to scan your books again).

I would like to hear from you
You found a bug or room for improvement? You have a great idea for a new feature?
Please let me know, all input is welcome!]]> <![CDATA[CoolReader]]> http://booxusers.com/thread-364.html Wed, 09 May 2012 19:20:08 +0000 http://booxusers.com/thread-364.html Status: Released
Included in: Version 0.2.0

(2012-01-18 12:39 GMT)iukpun Wrote:  any plans for adding coolreader in openboox?

I'm currently finalizing the integration of CoolReader (Onyx port) in OpenBOOX.

To use CoolReader for the book formats it supports I had to find a way to make the association between the two. The Onyx explorer has one dialog that allows you to select the 'Preferred Applications' for four different book formats. This is not a very flexible solution, also because you can not use CoolReader for all the formats it supports. I solved this by adding a new group to the menu that allows you to select the preferred reader for the different formats. After selecting an extension you can configure your preferred reader in the dialog that appears.
This is how it looks:

.png  01 reader.png (Size: 15.65 KB / Downloads: 33)
.png  02 select.png (Size: 12.79 KB / Downloads: 33)

And for completeness some CoolReader screenshots:

.png  03 cr3.png (Size: 17.7 KB / Downloads: 33)
.png  04 cr3-info.png (Size: 10.89 KB / Downloads: 33)

If you have suggestions or improvements, please let me know.]]> Status: Released
Included in: Version 0.2.0

(2012-01-18 12:39 GMT)iukpun Wrote:  any plans for adding coolreader in openboox?

I'm currently finalizing the integration of CoolReader (Onyx port) in OpenBOOX.

To use CoolReader for the book formats it supports I had to find a way to make the association between the two. The Onyx explorer has one dialog that allows you to select the 'Preferred Applications' for four different book formats. This is not a very flexible solution, also because you can not use CoolReader for all the formats it supports. I solved this by adding a new group to the menu that allows you to select the preferred reader for the different formats. After selecting an extension you can configure your preferred reader in the dialog that appears.
This is how it looks:

.png  01 reader.png (Size: 15.65 KB / Downloads: 33)
.png  02 select.png (Size: 12.79 KB / Downloads: 33)

And for completeness some CoolReader screenshots:

.png  03 cr3.png (Size: 17.7 KB / Downloads: 33)
.png  04 cr3-info.png (Size: 10.89 KB / Downloads: 33)

If you have suggestions or improvements, please let me know.]]> <![CDATA[Firmware downgrade?]]> http://booxusers.com/thread-345.html Tue, 24 Apr 2012 17:15:39 +0000 http://booxusers.com/thread-345.html <![CDATA[what to do if my book doesn't run?]]> http://booxusers.com/thread-338.html Wed, 18 Apr 2012 13:10:18 +0000 http://booxusers.com/thread-338.html <![CDATA[Feature request: Goodreads connection support]]> http://booxusers.com/thread-336.html Mon, 16 Apr 2012 12:34:39 +0000 http://booxusers.com/thread-336.html
first of all i would like to express my gratitude for your hard work. OpenBoox FW is simply _stunning_ I have not installed yet (i've to solve some problems with my device, before, doing some cleanup) but i'll soon.

I would like to ask you if you plan to add a feature/app: a connection/sync to goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/

This social network offers a nice set of web services API to update your library shelves, rate your books, update your book reading status ("you are on page 123 of 456 of the book...") and share on social network tons of data and streams. I actually manually update those stats, but it would be really great to have the possibility to auto-sync (on demand or on event) all those statistics when the boox device has wi-fi enabled.

what do you think? it could be a good feature?

tnx in advance!
gabriele]]>
first of all i would like to express my gratitude for your hard work. OpenBoox FW is simply _stunning_ I have not installed yet (i've to solve some problems with my device, before, doing some cleanup) but i'll soon.

I would like to ask you if you plan to add a feature/app: a connection/sync to goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/

This social network offers a nice set of web services API to update your library shelves, rate your books, update your book reading status ("you are on page 123 of 456 of the book...") and share on social network tons of data and streams. I actually manually update those stats, but it would be really great to have the possibility to auto-sync (on demand or on event) all those statistics when the boox device has wi-fi enabled.

what do you think? it could be a good feature?

tnx in advance!
gabriele]]> <![CDATA[which A60 model do I have?]]> http://booxusers.com/thread-335.html Mon, 16 Apr 2012 12:14:43 +0000 http://booxusers.com/thread-335.html
I've just discovered this forum and, gosh, i'm glad to see a place to discuss and ask for a help for this great (but definitively uncommon - on the web) e-reader!

I'm planning to switch to openboox firmware since after an upgrade i saw that..all stylus and wi-fi capabilities of my device just disappeared! I don't know if i made a mistake, perhaps i upgraded with the wrong firmware. But trying to just know which model i have is a pain!

Before trying further updates, i would like to be sure about my model: which are the differences between 60/A60/A60s/A60w? Huh

tnx in advance for any help!
gabriele]]>
I've just discovered this forum and, gosh, i'm glad to see a place to discuss and ask for a help for this great (but definitively uncommon - on the web) e-reader!

I'm planning to switch to openboox firmware since after an upgrade i saw that..all stylus and wi-fi capabilities of my device just disappeared! I don't know if i made a mistake, perhaps i upgraded with the wrong firmware. But trying to just know which model i have is a pain!

Before trying further updates, i would like to be sure about my model: which are the differences between 60/A60/A60s/A60w? Huh

tnx in advance for any help!
gabriele]]> <![CDATA[PDF emerge]]> http://booxusers.com/thread-327.html Wed, 04 Apr 2012 07:10:09 +0000 http://booxusers.com/thread-327.html <![CDATA[Impossible read files or update]]> http://booxusers.com/thread-326.html Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:41:56 +0000 http://booxusers.com/thread-326.html
I have a Wolder Boox (Onyx A60), that has the 1.4 20100901 firmware. I'm not sure if is a Wolder Boox-s (Onyx A60-s) firmware.

Now Ebook can't neither open pdf files nor doc files, and isn't possible to update.

I have tryed to use the Wolder_fix, but can't execute kernel_update.oar.

¿Are there any solution?.

Thanks]]>
I have a Wolder Boox (Onyx A60), that has the 1.4 20100901 firmware. I'm not sure if is a Wolder Boox-s (Onyx A60-s) firmware.

Now Ebook can't neither open pdf files nor doc files, and isn't possible to update.

I have tryed to use the Wolder_fix, but can't execute kernel_update.oar.

¿Are there any solution?.

Thanks]]> <![CDATA[Chess / OnyxReader]]> http://booxusers.com/thread-314.html Mon, 12 Mar 2012 10:16:35 +0000 http://booxusers.com/thread-314.html my website.]]> my website.]]> <![CDATA[R.I.P Boox 60]]> http://booxusers.com/thread-313.html Mon, 27 Feb 2012 17:01:34 +0000 http://booxusers.com/thread-313.html

since some days my Boox has a strange problem of memory: don't remember the last document opened and the last page viewed for each recent book opened. (but only PDFReader and FBReader, CoolReader works ok)

Today I have discovered that don't remember also the "preferred applications" settings. And then..... the disaster. During the normal use (nevertheless I was on a train and and not knowing what to do I read an epub) the device freeze!

At home I have tryed a reset without solve the problem: the Boox rebooting and then stops it on the splashscreen. With the blue led on.

I have tryed to do an upgrade (with pressing OK and the reset at the same time) and the upgrade works (for example if I came from a Onyx firmware to a Bebook firmware the splashscreen is changed) but the stops after the complete loading of the bottom bar with the splashscreen still remains.

I think this is a problem of memory corruption (I hope that is not HARDWARE with the end of the writing-cycles of the NAND flash memory) so I am unable to resolve the problem, because I have no access to the internal memory of the boox.

Any advice is welcome]]>

since some days my Boox has a strange problem of memory: don't remember the last document opened and the last page viewed for each recent book opened. (but only PDFReader and FBReader, CoolReader works ok)

Today I have discovered that don't remember also the "preferred applications" settings. And then..... the disaster. During the normal use (nevertheless I was on a train and and not knowing what to do I read an epub) the device freeze!

At home I have tryed a reset without solve the problem: the Boox rebooting and then stops it on the splashscreen. With the blue led on.

I have tryed to do an upgrade (with pressing OK and the reset at the same time) and the upgrade works (for example if I came from a Onyx firmware to a Bebook firmware the splashscreen is changed) but the stops after the complete loading of the bottom bar with the splashscreen still remains.

I think this is a problem of memory corruption (I hope that is not HARDWARE with the end of the writing-cycles of the NAND flash memory) so I am unable to resolve the problem, because I have no access to the internal memory of the boox.

Any advice is welcome]]> <![CDATA[terminal emulator]]> http://booxusers.com/thread-312.html Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:54:31 +0000 http://booxusers.com/thread-312.html http://taskwarrior.org/projects/show/taskwarrior on my bebook. I have seen people mention something called dropbear but can't work out exactly what it is and I found this http://sourceforge.net/projects/boox-ter...=directory emulator but it is only in alpha so I'm not sure if it actually works.

Further, would there be difficulties in running other arbitrary command line programmes on the bebook?

Cheers.

PS. I don't have a bebook yet, I'm just trying to figure out if it will fit my needs (desires?) or not.]]> http://taskwarrior.org/projects/show/taskwarrior on my bebook. I have seen people mention something called dropbear but can't work out exactly what it is and I found this http://sourceforge.net/projects/boox-ter...=directory emulator but it is only in alpha so I'm not sure if it actually works.

Further, would there be difficulties in running other arbitrary command line programmes on the bebook?

Cheers.

PS. I don't have a bebook yet, I'm just trying to figure out if it will fit my needs (desires?) or not.]]> <![CDATA[phonegap+boox]]> http://booxusers.com/thread-311.html Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:21:59 +0000 http://booxusers.com/thread-311.html
There is some development done on phonegap and Qt, so I suppose that it's not to much dificult to implement. I would like to try it in holidays.

Thanks.]]>
There is some development done on phonegap and Qt, so I suppose that it's not to much dificult to implement. I would like to try it in holidays.

Thanks.]]> <![CDATA[pc e-book reader compatibility ]]> http://booxusers.com/thread-310.html Wed, 15 Feb 2012 20:06:03 +0000 http://booxusers.com/thread-310.html <![CDATA[annotations in Boox 60 ]]> http://booxusers.com/thread-309.html Wed, 15 Feb 2012 19:58:54 +0000 http://booxusers.com/thread-309.html thans for answer - I didn´t find it in the users manual...]]> thans for answer - I didn´t find it in the users manual...]]> <![CDATA[Usb serial connection]]> http://booxusers.com/thread-308.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 09:36:21 +0000 http://booxusers.com/thread-308.html this thread at MobileRead. Happy hacking Big Grin

Also I found a thread in the Google cache about the same topic... does anybody have a copy of the wiki page mentioned there?]]> this thread at MobileRead. Happy hacking Big Grin

Also I found a thread in the Google cache about the same topic... does anybody have a copy of the wiki page mentioned there?]]> <![CDATA["Comic-Conquer" Comic reader for Bebook Neo / Onyx A60]]> http://booxusers.com/thread-307.html Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:00:20 +0000 http://booxusers.com/thread-307.html
Does anyone still have the version of comic-conquer originally hosted on these forums??

I've attached the original file from the google project page, just if someone needs it...

.rar  CoCon 0.99 beta for boox60.rar (Size: 975 bytes / Downloads: 13) ]]>
Does anyone still have the version of comic-conquer originally hosted on these forums??

I've attached the original file from the google project page, just if someone needs it...

.rar  CoCon 0.99 beta for boox60.rar (Size: 975 bytes / Downloads: 13) ]]> <![CDATA[Display for i62]]> http://booxusers.com/thread-306.html Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:14:02 +0000 http://booxusers.com/thread-306.html
I've bought onyx books i62 a couple days ago, but unfourtunatly I've broken its display. Please, can anybody give me an advice where can I buy or order display for this ebook.]]>
I've bought onyx books i62 a couple days ago, but unfourtunatly I've broken its display. Please, can anybody give me an advice where can I buy or order display for this ebook.]]> <![CDATA[Apps for i62 Nautilus]]> http://booxusers.com/thread-305.html Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:10:13 +0000 http://booxusers.com/thread-305.html <![CDATA[Wiki or no Wiki]]> http://booxusers.com/thread-304.html Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:37:17 +0000 http://booxusers.com/thread-304.html (2012-01-26 11:50 GMT)kib Wrote:  
(2012-01-24 16:32 GMT)SilverBear Wrote:  I'm copying your post now, so we'll have a good English version of the correct method to put in the Wiki once that is back online.

I am probably not bringing the wiki back online in writable mode, insteads opting to move all information to the forum.
The old wiki sadly nevert gained much attention and I don't want to split the little information we currently have over two areas.

You could make a howto post here.;
Just make a post and choose "howto" in the thread prefixes to get a nice [Howto] in front of your thread title. I am looking at nice ways to use these thread prefixes, for instance linking to all [Howto] posts, or linking to all posts tagged [A60] OK, you can do it however you want to do it.

I'll continue to try to help out however you want. But it seems backwards to me, from the viewpoint of a person looking for information.

Others may have a different way of looking at it. But when I look for information on, say, a Linux OS that I'm trying out for the first time, I first look to the manual [if they have one] and then to the wiki if the manual doesn't cover the issue with which I'm having a problem. Last of all, I do a search of the distro forum, and if that fails -- I go to the effort to register and ask my question on the forum.

The way I see it, the Wiki isn't "another area" --it's the organized version of what knowledge is gained by the community.

The problem you noted --"old wiki sadly never gained much attention" -- is very common problem, if you mean that not many people wrote for it.

A lot of people are shy even about posting in a forum. But, even so, many people will do that. BUT most everybody is TOTALLY afraid to write in a wiki! I had that problem when the Mepis Linux community administration elected me to lead the project to revise their Wiki so that it would be updated and accurate for the different distro versions. Mepis is based on Debian, and the differences between "lenny" and "squeeze" make it important to users to know which Wiki pages are good for which OS version. So I didn't have to write everything myself, I'd email forum members and say something like, "That was a great post you made on how you fixed the wireless connection on your old xxxxx-chip! Can you write it up in detail for us in the Wiki, please."

People were just scared. It was like I was asking them to write the definitive biography of Jesus Christ or something! Most people [after I begged politely and flattered them] would write what i asked for --but they wanted to email it to me, and let ME be the one on record as putting it in the Wiki!

The point is: like any project that really goes anyplace, you need to have one person in charge of it, to make sure things get done. Democracy and all that is a wonderful concept, but an individual needs to be "Minister of the Wiki" if the Wiki is going to function. Even if nobody else writes in the wiki, at least s/he can copy info that is scattered in the forum posts and put it into an easy-to-access form.]]> (2012-01-26 11:50 GMT)kib Wrote:  
(2012-01-24 16:32 GMT)SilverBear Wrote:  I'm copying your post now, so we'll have a good English version of the correct method to put in the Wiki once that is back online.

I am probably not bringing the wiki back online in writable mode, insteads opting to move all information to the forum.
The old wiki sadly nevert gained much attention and I don't want to split the little information we currently have over two areas.

You could make a howto post here.;
Just make a post and choose "howto" in the thread prefixes to get a nice [Howto] in front of your thread title. I am looking at nice ways to use these thread prefixes, for instance linking to all [Howto] posts, or linking to all posts tagged [A60] OK, you can do it however you want to do it.

I'll continue to try to help out however you want. But it seems backwards to me, from the viewpoint of a person looking for information.

Others may have a different way of looking at it. But when I look for information on, say, a Linux OS that I'm trying out for the first time, I first look to the manual [if they have one] and then to the wiki if the manual doesn't cover the issue with which I'm having a problem. Last of all, I do a search of the distro forum, and if that fails -- I go to the effort to register and ask my question on the forum.

The way I see it, the Wiki isn't "another area" --it's the organized version of what knowledge is gained by the community.

The problem you noted --"old wiki sadly never gained much attention" -- is very common problem, if you mean that not many people wrote for it.

A lot of people are shy even about posting in a forum. But, even so, many people will do that. BUT most everybody is TOTALLY afraid to write in a wiki! I had that problem when the Mepis Linux community administration elected me to lead the project to revise their Wiki so that it would be updated and accurate for the different distro versions. Mepis is based on Debian, and the differences between "lenny" and "squeeze" make it important to users to know which Wiki pages are good for which OS version. So I didn't have to write everything myself, I'd email forum members and say something like, "That was a great post you made on how you fixed the wireless connection on your old xxxxx-chip! Can you write it up in detail for us in the Wiki, please."

People were just scared. It was like I was asking them to write the definitive biography of Jesus Christ or something! Most people [after I begged politely and flattered them] would write what i asked for --but they wanted to email it to me, and let ME be the one on record as putting it in the Wiki!

The point is: like any project that really goes anyplace, you need to have one person in charge of it, to make sure things get done. Democracy and all that is a wonderful concept, but an individual needs to be "Minister of the Wiki" if the Wiki is going to function. Even if nobody else writes in the wiki, at least s/he can copy info that is scattered in the forum posts and put it into an easy-to-access form.]]> <![CDATA[Onyx Boox users on MobileRead.com]]> http://booxusers.com/thread-303.html Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:17:14 +0000 http://booxusers.com/thread-303.html
There are a number of folks posting in the Onyx section of their forums; maybe that will help them realise BooxUsers is back online and encourage them to come back here [or come for the first time.]

I'm not sure of the general use or value of any Mobileread's "social groups", but hey, it was free! So I thought it might help to try it.]]>
There are a number of folks posting in the Onyx section of their forums; maybe that will help them realise BooxUsers is back online and encourage them to come back here [or come for the first time.]

I'm not sure of the general use or value of any Mobileread's "social groups", but hey, it was free! So I thought it might help to try it.]]>