OpenInkPot for the Hanlin V5??

slayda · 06-02-2009, 03:40 PM

Does anyone know if the OpenInkPot update for the Hanlin V3 will work with the V5? Has anyone been able to look at the V5's firmware?

delphidb96 · 06-02-2009, 06:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by slayda

Does anyone know if the OpenInkPot update for the Hanlin V3 will work with the V5? Has anyone been able to look at the V5's firmware?

And for that matter, what about the BeBook 2 with it's different key layout?

Derek

javimm · 06-04-2009, 04:45 AM

I don't know the internal hardware of the V5, but if it's any different from the V3 (processor architecture or whatever), it's the same as porting OI to another different platform and that's not easy. Just look at the difficulties in porting it to the Cybook or 505.

Even if the processor is the same, the screen certainly isn't, and it's going to have another controller. Only that little change is a lot of work of hacking the source code.

DaleDe · 06-10-2009, 05:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by javimm

I don't know the internal hardware of the V5, but if it's any different from the V3 (processor architecture or whatever), it's the same as porting OI to another different platform and that's not easy. Just look at the difficulties in porting it to the Cybook or 505.

Even if the processor is the same, the screen certainly isn't, and it's going to have another controller. Only that little change is a lot of work of hacking the source code.

the screen is exactly the same from a port view (same number of pixels) however the controller is different resulting in a different driver and 8 gray scale levels. Partial screen updates in defined regions is now supported but could possibly be ignored for now. The processor is the same only faster. They keys are mostly the same but the right size has a scroll-wheel. Depending on the API availabilty and documentation from Jinke this could be easy or hard.

Dale

dottedmag · 06-10-2009, 06:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by javimm

I don't know the internal hardware of the V5, but if it's any different from the V3 (processor architecture or whatever), it's the same as porting OI to another different platform and that's not easy. Just look at the difficulties in porting it to the Cybook or 505.

Should be easier. Cybook is too limited and 505'th hardware is without docs. Driver for V5 controller is already written, it just needs GPIO mappings.

javimm · 06-11-2009, 05:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dottedmag

Should be easier. Cybook is too limited and 505'th hardware is without docs. Driver for V5 controller is already written, it just needs GPIO mappings.

Well, good news for the potential new users of the V5 then.

MrZehl · 09-02-2010, 09:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dottedmag

Should be easier. Cybook is too limited and 505'th hardware is without docs. Driver for V5 controller is already written, it just needs GPIO mappings.

Is somebody working on that? How can I help?

hidari · 11-02-2010, 11:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrZehl

Is somebody working on that? How can I help?

I second that. I will probably by a second V5 if Ink pot is launched for it.
Can test drive it for any programmer....too bad I cannot do that....

dottedmag · 11-09-2010, 08:27 PM

V3+ source code has been requested from Hanlin. Due to similarity to V5 it might result into working V5 port, though no promises yet.

dottedmag · 11-09-2010, 08:30 PM

Whoops. Not from Hanlin, from BeBook.

spaze · 03-26-2011, 05:05 AM

I'm about to get Hanlin V5 from China and would be ready to do translations for Finnish language. Is there any update on V5 support of OI?

lunohod · 03-26-2011, 03:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spaze

I'm about to get Hanlin V5 from China and would be ready to do translations for Finnish language. Is there any update on V5 support of OI?

It's not supported and there are no kernel hackers currently working on kernel for that model.

spaze · 03-26-2011, 03:20 PM

Oh well, guess I'll just settle for the Bebook Mini firmware...

hidari · 10-07-2011, 07:58 PM

Any further developments of OI for the V5?

06-02-2009, 03:40 PM	#1
slayda Retired & reading more! Posts: 2,764 Karma: 1884247 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: North Alabama, USA Device: Kindle 1, iPad Air 2, iPhone 6S+, Kobo Aura One	OpenInkPot for the Hanlin V5?? Does anyone know if the OpenInkPot update for the Hanlin V3 will work with the V5? Has anyone been able to look at the V5's firmware?

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
OpenInkpot 0.2	lunohod	OpenInkpot	8	12-26-2009 07:54 AM
OpenInkPot on the PP (Hanlin V5) ?	jusmee	Astak EZReader	2	11-18-2009 06:26 PM
BeBook, (Hanlin V3), Openinkpot, experience report	gwitt	HanLin eBook	17	06-17-2009 10:29 PM
File Navigation: Hanlin V3 vs OpenInkPot	wallcraft	HanLin eBook	3	02-24-2009 12:43 PM
OpenInkpot - free/open source firmware for HanLin v3 (and eventually other devices)	dottedmag	OpenInkpot	23	03-28-2008 08:48 AM

06-04-2009, 04:45 AM	#3
javimm Connoisseur Posts: 60 Karma: 20 Join Date: Oct 2008 Device: Hanlin V3	I don't know the internal hardware of the V5, but if it's any different from the V3 (processor architecture or whatever), it's the same as porting OI to another different platform and that's not easy. Just look at the difficulties in porting it to the Cybook or 505. Even if the processor is the same, the screen certainly isn't, and it's going to have another controller. Only that little change is a lot of work of hacking the source code.

11-09-2010, 08:27 PM	#9
dottedmag OpenInkpot co-founder Posts: 410 Karma: 845 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Kindle Oasis	V3+ source code has been requested from Hanlin. Due to similarity to V5 it might result into working V5 port, though no promises yet.

11-09-2010, 08:30 PM	#10
dottedmag OpenInkpot co-founder Posts: 410 Karma: 845 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Kindle Oasis	Whoops. Not from Hanlin, from BeBook.

03-26-2011, 05:05 AM	#11
spaze Addict Posts: 265 Karma: 512072 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Helsinki, Finland Device: Writing my first short story: Guardian Angel	I'm about to get Hanlin V5 from China and would be ready to do translations for Finnish language. Is there any update on V5 support of OI?

03-26-2011, 03:20 PM	#13
spaze Addict Posts: 265 Karma: 512072 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Helsinki, Finland Device: Writing my first short story: Guardian Angel	Oh well, guess I'll just settle for the Bebook Mini firmware...

10-07-2011, 07:58 PM	#14
hidari MR Drone Posts: 1,613 Karma: 15612282 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: DRONEZONE Device: PB360+, Huawei MP5, Libra H20	Any further developments of OI for the V5?

Advert

Advert