New Firmware Upgrade Posted Already! - Page 4

wallcraft · 09-11-2009, 05:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Robertb

The Dictionary is a very old cry on the Astak thread that was NOT listened to. This is my one shame! Now that we have the factory's ear... let me again bring up the need for the dictionary. I will not quit until it can be accomodated!

Note that eReader supports dictionaries. This does not necessarily mean that the new eReader SDK will do so, and I think this only works inside eReader ebooks (i.e. you can't open the eReader dictionary inside other ebook types, as is possible with MOBI on some devices).

Open InkPot has added dictionary support, and it started out in CoolReader only (e.g. for FB2 ebooks). One issue for open source dictionary apps is that all commercial dictionaries come with DRM. However, there are freely available dictionaries, see dictd-dictionary. These are packaged for Linux, but the list gives you an idea of what is available. I think these "dictd" format dictionaries are the ones used by Lbook also on the Hanlin V3. If you get dictd dictionaries working in the EZ Readers, it might be possible to bundle a commercial dictionary by including it in the firmware (to get round the DRM requirement). That adds extra cost for the dictionary licence. Both Amazon and Sony (PRS-600 only) have gone this route, and both ended up licensing their dictionaries from Oxford press.

AJ Starr · 09-11-2009, 11:34 PM

Question:

I've downloaded (Not installed) the firmware from earlier this week. If the next firmware comes on Monday, as possible, and I download it, do I need to install them in sequence, or does the newest firmware include all the previous firmware downloads?

(I get my PEZ on Thursday:

)

AJ

cvkemp · 09-11-2009, 11:45 PM

No all you will need is the newest release of the firmware

Chuck

JSWolf · 09-11-2009, 11:46 PM

Robertb, will the new firmware support history? What history is is being able to navigate back and forwards via the pages you've been too. So say you were reading a book that has endnotes and you use the link to go read the endnote, if you did not have history, you would not be able to go back to where you were unless you remembered the page number and jumped directly to that page. This is something very important. Not all eBooks will have a go back link.

pilotbob · 09-11-2009, 11:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Robertb

I wouldn't call them bugs... I think all new products with a brand new DRM format will need to be massaged a bit.

That's right... they are "undocumented features"!

BOb

cvkemp · 09-14-2009, 03:50 PM

Robert are we still on schedule for the firmware update today?

Chuck

jwsheets · 09-14-2009, 08:28 PM

Robertb, will we be seeing the firrmware update today that you said was scheduled for today?

kennyc · 09-15-2009, 08:21 AM

I received my PP yesterday and my first impressions were not favorable. The screen contrast is slightly less than my Sony 505 -- which is disappointing. The jump in font size from the small to the next step was annoying, but appears to be addressed by the firmware upgrade (which went without too much trouble). I personally don't like the layout of the keys -- page turns in particular -- but will get used to it. It is not easy to read one-handed with the cover in place -- would likely be better without the cover.

Calibre does not recognize the Pocket Pro so books have to be transferred by copying to a drive. Hopefully that will be addressed in the future because I prefer using Calibre.

One thing I really don't like is the tiny tiny fonts on the menus.

Another niggle is that it doesn't always seem to respond to key presses...drives me crazy when that happens.

cvkemp · 09-15-2009, 09:13 AM

We were told that a new firmware update was come out yesterday but did not make up. I beleive that means that they are working on some of the other suggestions that were given and trying to put more into the update.

Robert B please let us know what you can tell us about the firmware update.

Chuck

AnemicOak · 09-15-2009, 09:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kennyc

Calibre does not recognize the Pocket Pro so books have to be transferred by copying to a drive. Hopefully that will be addressed in the future because I prefer using Calibre.

I thought it saw it as a BeBook. If so it should transfer books ok even without labeling the device as a PP.

EDIT: Looks like Kovid is working on it showing as a PP.

kennyc · 09-15-2009, 10:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AnemicOak

I thought it saw it as a BeBook. If so it should transfer books ok even without labeling the device as a PP.

EDIT: Looks like Kovid is working on it showing as a PP.

Yes, it think it's a BeBook, but you can't transfer the books that way. You have to use savetodisc or manually copy/drag and drop

JSWolf · 09-15-2009, 10:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kennyc

Calibre does not recognize the Pocket Pro so books have to be transferred by copying to a drive. Hopefully that will be addressed in the future because I prefer using Calibre.

The Calibre issue is not Astak's problem at all. It's nothing to do with them. So mentioning it the way you did makes it seem like Astak is at fault because Calibre doesn't recognize your PP.

kennyc · 09-15-2009, 11:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

The Calibre issue is not Astak's problem at all. It's nothing to do with them. So mentioning it the way you did makes it seem like Astak is at fault because Calibre doesn't recognize your PP.

Only to you Wolf.

My list was not addressed to Astak, but just a list of my initial impressions/issues.

phenomshel · 09-15-2009, 09:43 PM

YAYYY!! PDF's are now readable!!

kennyc · 09-16-2009, 06:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kennyc

Yes, it think it's a BeBook, but you can't transfer the books that way. You have to use savetodisc or manually copy/drag and drop

To follow up here. I was unaware that the BeBook and the Pocket Pro are literally the same Jinke Device rebranded.

From another Thread:

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Okay so I'm more informed than I was yesterday. The main problem I was having here was due to

Quote:

Originally Posted by tamzilla

Now that I think about it, I got an error from Calibre the first time it recognized the device, too. In my case, it was Calibre not liking the Chinese version of the manual that is included on the reader. Unfortunately I didn't write the error message down, but I think it had something to do with Calibre being unable to read the metadata from the file. I removed the Chinese manual and haven't gotten any other error messages from Calibre when using the Pocket Pro.

And this was causing it to not read the internal or SD card to find the books already there.

I also was unaware that a BeBook Reader is the same hardware both from Jinke Electronics just rebranded.

SO bottom line here is that Calibre DOES recognize the Astak Pocket Pro, but as a BeBook Mini. The transfer of books/files/news all work properly .... but you have to get rid to that chinese manual because it screws up the works.

I'm much happier with this set up now. My only remaining issue with the Pocket Pro is that tiny font size on the menus!

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09-11-2009, 11:34 PM	#47
AJ Starr Guru Posts: 815 Karma: 1029784 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Nebraska, USA Device: PEZ, Color Libre, 2@Sony T1, Onyx i62HD	Question on download firmwares Question: I've downloaded (Not installed) the firmware from earlier this week. If the next firmware comes on Monday, as possible, and I download it, do I need to install them in sequence, or does the newest firmware include all the previous firmware downloads? (I get my PEZ on Thursday: ) AJ

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cvkemp Loving life Posts: 1,412 Karma: 7991496 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Hot Springs Village, Arkansas Device: PaperWhite 5,iPhone 13, IPad, MacBook Air	Robert are we still on schedule for the firmware update today? Chuck

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