[Kindle] Dropbox integration for Kindle

[soulafein]

Hi. Is there a chance that somebody write an app that make Dropbox integration with our Kindles? :-)

[twobob]

https://www.dropbox.com/help/247/en

looking

[brianinmaine]

how about this one? https://github.com/andreafabrizi/Dropbox-Uploader/

easy KUAL script to sync a folder...

OK not quite so easy as I imagined. Got it working fine on my laptop, so I know it works. Thing is, it requires Bash, not the busybox version. I exported it from deb but I'm having some issues. Still trying...

Anybody know how to get a full bash? obviously there is a ton of stuff here. the executable bash works, but there is no shopts of whatever - I have no idea here.

[twobob]

I have bash somewheres... one sec

ah yeah https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...46&postcount=1

and there is a kindle 3 one there too..

[brianinmaine]

ok partial sucess. I logged in by using your bash then the script on the same line - followed prompts and was sucessful in that. Next I tried the dropShell script and had a problem - so I'll try to get that next.

Thanks for the bash - I looked but didn't find. Or I did it differently this time.

ok modified scripts to keep login info using HOME env variable. dropbox_uploader.sh works fine and can list files on dropbox, and download. Great there. Still issue with dropShell.sh

OK dropShell uses readlink which is also part of busybox, so my question - it looks like the one script would be fine to upload/download/list files:

Dropbox Uploader v0.12.1
Andrea Fabrizi - andrea.fabrizi@gmail.com

Usage: ./dropbox_uploader.sh COMMAND [PARAMETERS]...

Commands:
upload [LOCAL_FILE/DIR] <REMOTE_FILE/DIR>
download [REMOTE_FILE/DIR] <LOCAL_FILE/DIR>
delete [REMOTE_FILE/DIR]
move [REMOTE_FILE/DIR] [REMOTE_FILE/DIR]
copy [REMOTE_FILE/DIR] [REMOTE_FILE/DIR]
mkdir [REMOTE_DIR]
list <REMOTE_DIR>
share [REMOTE_FILE]
info
unlink

Optional parameters:
-f [FILENAME] Load the configuration file from a specific file
-s Skip already existing files when download/upload. Default: Overwrite
-d Enable DEBUG mode
-q Quiet mode. Don't show messages
-p Show cURL progress meter
-k Doesn't check for SSL certificates (insecure)

For more info and examples, please see the README file.


why bother with the Shell thing? This can all run with kterm, right?

[brianinmaine]

heres what I got so far - it's plenty for me.

the dropbox_uploader.sh script must be run in a ssh shell first, then follow instructions to copy and past the key and stuff, then authenticate. It will store the credentials in a hidden file. After that you can run the KUAL button to open it in kterm and do what you want. this is not drag and drop, but I think you can use wildcards. make a script to auto sync or something. Good luck!

edit: package removed - see later post

[brianinmaine]

wildcards do not work. just found this:
https://github.com/Nyr/DropboxBackup
maybe it would be a solution.

I'm thinking it might be handy to have my own simple backup place for the whole /mnt/us or maybe just documents or maybe just extensions... not sure yet, I'll probably add a couple scripts to the above package if this works well.

I guess I only get 2Gb for free unless I get referals or something: https://db.tt/R12iCAPD don't click if you don't want to. If this is against forum rules, DELETE it!

[brianinmaine]

yeah that script tar.gzips whatever you want then uploads it. good enough if you just want a backup. I was hoping for more of a recursive file upload - like rsync or something. Hmm.

[twobob]

Originally Posted by brianinmaine

yeah that script tar.gzips whatever you want then uploads it. good enough if you just want a backup. I was hoping for more of a recursive file upload - like rsync or something. Hmm.

very cool

[twobob]

Originally Posted by twobob

https://www.dropbox.com/help/247/en

looking

This requires nautlius. sadly. which requires gconf. And I believe also launches into the toolbar. Which we also dont have.
and requires python and pygtk just for extra fun.

so... short of doing a lot of faffing, not in the short term no.

[brianinmaine]

OK I'm dumb. I read the script again and it can do whole folders, not with wildcards, just use folder names. Duh! So I made a couple scripts to sync files, but I can't try them out until tomorrow. Or make one yourself:

dropbox_uploader.sh mkdir /kindle/db
dropbox_uploader.sh upload -s /mnt/us/db /kindle/db

I'm making them into KUAL buttons, so basically upload all, download all, kterm window. Sound good?

[twobob]

Originally Posted by brianinmaine

OK I'm dumb. I read the script again and it can do whole folders, not with wildcards, just use folder names. Duh! So I made a couple scripts to sync files, but I can't try them out until tomorrow. Or make one yourself:

dropbox_uploader.sh mkdir /kindle/db
dropbox_uploader.sh upload -s /mnt/us/db /kindle/db

I'm making them into KUAL buttons, so basically upload all, download all, kterm window. Sound good?

mighty awesome.

[dsmid]

What about using FUSE ?
https://github.com/arekzb/dropfuse

[brianinmaine]

Originally Posted by dsmid

What about using FUSE ?
https://github.com/arekzb/dropfuse

Looks fine - how would you implement it? Remotely mounting the drive is fine, maybe use rsync then? Go for it!

So far I've had a dropbox account for about 2 years and only use it for testing... This whole project just isn't useful to me. What do others think? Maybe we could easily share extensions or something in a public folder?

[brianinmaine]

final version. change the scripts to suit your setup.
I have a folder "/mnt/us/db" with items in there.

To set up initially, you must open a ssh shell and run the dropbox_uploader.sh script directly with no options. It will then give you further instructions to create a lasting config file with your dropbox credentials.

Good luck!