<![CDATA[Boox userforums - All Forums]]> http://booxusers.com/ Wed, 23 May 2012 15:27:42 +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?]]>