MobileRead Forums - iRex iLiad http://www.mobileread.com/forums E ink, 8.1-inch XGA 1024x768, 16 grey scales, touch-screen, Arinc eFlyBook (OEM), Book Edition en Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:09:25 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.mobileread.com/feeds/images/mr/misc/logo.gif MobileRead Forums - iRex iLiad http://www.mobileread.com/forums iliad diagnostic or test tool http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60930&goto=newpost Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:59:00 GMT Hi, I'm going to buy an used Iliad 2nd edition in Italy. An I would just wondering if it exist any diagnostic or test software tool (better if already in the system and not to be installed) that can help me to understand if the devide works properly or it has any hw/sw faults.

Do you have any experience on such sw ?
:thanks:
Marco ]]> iLiad Troubleshooting ploik000 http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60930 Iliad Toolbox: some tools for your device http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60885&goto=newpost Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:39:04 GMT Hello,

I'm pleased to announce the first public version of Iliad Toolbox, v1.1.

Iliad Toolbox is a set of some useful small applications for your Iliad.


Tools:
- File Browser. (not implemented yet).
- System Information. Shows information about: cpu, memory, battery, uptime, load, disks, processes
- Recent Files. It lets you to delete some old entries in Recent Files that may pollute the list.
- Power-off. I need it because the switch-off handle of my old Iliad doesn't work well.

Better take a look at the screenshots to get an idea.


Code:
Iliad Toolbox has been written in Lua language and uses lgob (gtk+ bindings for lua), both compiled and packaged for Iliad by Great Hansel. Display refresh is handled by Hansel's xx, a small program based on Antartica's xepdmgr.
You don't need to install them separately because they are included with the package (and in fact that's the reason it's so big).


Installation:
To install, uncompress, copy on your Iliad and run the installer from the ContentLister.
To upgrade, delete the old version and proceed to install again.
Btw, the install method has been created by Hansel as well. :thanks:


Using Iliad Toolbox:
You need to use the stylus to click.
The X on top-left is to close each window.


Of course, all feedback, ideas and suggestions are welcome.

Iņigo
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]]> iLiad Software Releases Iņigo http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60885 Possible battery failure - suggestions? http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60872&goto=newpost Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:13:11 GMT Hi everyone. I think I may have unseated the battery contacts on my iLiad, probably when I dropped my backpack yesterday. Here are the symptoms--what do you think is wrong? What can I do?

When not plugged in, it seems completely dead; unresponsive to power switch, no matter how long I hold it on. Reset button doesn't do anything either.

If I plug it in, sometimes--very briefly--the charging light will flash red, but then it will stay off. However, when plugged in, it *seems* to work okay. I originally thought it wasn't fully functional even while plugged in, but I think what happens is that the seating of the charger is very delicate, so small bumps unplugged it, at which point the Iliad immediately shut off (without any visual indication of course). This happened a few times last night, but once I was careful not to bump it, it stayed on fine and let me open and close books, etc.

While it is on, the battery indicator reads as full. And it seems to be able to stay on indefinitely (even charging my iphone while doing so).

So it seems like the battery is just no longer seated, and it's drawing directly from the AC when plugged in. Does that sound right? If so, (how) can I fix this? I pick up a #6 torx screwdriver, open up the back, and then ... what?

I'm pretty sure my warranty is totally gone, since I bought this 2nd hand from someone on this Forum who already put in the super-long-battery mod. (Which is awesome.) Please help, forum folks! I love my iLiad and want it back! ]]> iLiad Troubleshooting X. Trapnel http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60872 Chinese IME? http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60767&goto=newpost Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:34:36 GMT
Quote:
Originally Posted by ericshliao (Post 641047)
I just found that the translation table used by GCIN are all utf-8 format. It's easy to read. The attached "phone.zip" is the table of Zhuying IME used by GCIN. Each line is a translation of a glyph. The first part of a line is the combination of key(or keys) . The second part is the target glyph. There are two "space" between them. If you have Chinese font installed in your system, you can view the file without any problem.
When you read the file, the lines after "%keyname begin" are the buttons on keyboard and their respective basic symbols used by the IME, and the lines after "%chardef begin" are translation of each glyph.
I'm trying to evaluate if I could do Chinese input for MiniPad...

= I'm not sure if I understand the file attached to the referenced post: there ar lots of glyphs that have the same key combination?!?

Code:
1up 彬
1up 檳
1up 儐
1up 斌
1up 繽
1up 豳
1up 瀕
= How does one remember those key combinations? Is ther any form of visual feedback (wich would be ugly on the slow Iliad display) ]]> hansel http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60767 MiniPad: Take notes on your Iliad. http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60585&goto=newpost Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:53:42 GMT Hello Iliad friends,


Edit:
  • 3 nov 2009: #34 Update 0.2.2, easier way to enter special characters
  • 30 oct 2009: #26 Update 0.2.1, Added support for special characters (for Spanish, French, etc...) via the new MOD key
  • 28 oct 2009: #16 update 0.2.0, solved display refresh problem. Newest version is attached to this post

To update: just remove the MiniPad directory on your memory card, unpack the update, and install again

Original message:
I am pleased to announce the first release of MiniPad, a small text editor for the Iliad.

The main features are:
  • A simple installer: unpack on your memory card and click the install entry in the menu
  • Includes a virtual keyboard for text entry.
  • You can position the cursor and select text with the pen
  • Cut, paste and delete are working
  • A date button inserts the current date at the cursor position...
  • A cool thing is that you can hide MiniPad without closing it, open a book, reactivate MiniPad without closing the book, etc...

Feedback is welcome. I'll develop this further if there is enough interest...

Enjoy!
Hansel.

PS: About the technology: MiniPad is written in Lua. It uses lgob, a Lua binding for GTK. The display refresh is handled by xx, a small program based on xepdmgr. The gui is designed with Glade, and converted to Lua with Glade4lua. More info can be found at http://www.hpelbers.org/iliad/start, sources are at https://dev.mobileread.com/trac/luai...iments/MiniPad
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]]> iLiad Software Releases hansel http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60585 How can reboot from a crash iLiad http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60533&goto=newpost Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:54:31 GMT ifconfig.txt --------- When I runing from conttenlist. The iLiad screen like hold, and I can not to do anything.(includ hold iLiad power button try to reboot) Now, I don't know how can to reboot my iLiad. If you know other solution can reboot the iLiad. Please tall me. :thanks:]]> Hi,
I have irex iLiad ER0141,
Today, I try create shell script can run /etc/init.d/networking restart and cat ifconfig to a txt file from dropbear. It like as:
Code:
export DISPLAY=:0
export scriptdir=`/usr/bin/dirname $0`
cd $scriptdir
/etc/init.d/networking restart
echo `ifonfig` > ifconfig.txt
When I runing from conttenlist.
The iLiad screen like hold, and I can not to do anything.(includ hold iLiad power button try to reboot)
Now, I don't know how can to reboot my iLiad.
If you know other solution can reboot the iLiad. Please tall me.
:thanks: ]]> iLiad Troubleshooting AlexLi http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60533 get a list of pdf files: tried but failed http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60341&goto=newpost Sun, 25 Oct 2009 03:39:27 GMT ~/iliad.txt ---End Quote--- is not acceptable for the duplication of the file and the directory name. So there's a little complicity, I think. Some of my PDFs have been initialized by iliad and some don't，so some file names should be perserved. Some of my PDFs are 01.pdf,02.pdf, this means chapter 1 of a book and chapter 2 of the same book, so some directory names as book names should be perserved. Anyone can helping me by share a bash (or perl) script listing files on iliad with brevity? Thanks in advance.]]> :help:

I'm on a linux box and I'm a novice user of linux.

Quote:
ls -R | sed -e 's/manifest.xml//' -e 's/scribble.irx//' | cat -s > ~/iliad.txt
is not acceptable for the duplication of the file and the directory name. So there's a little complicity, I think.

Some of my PDFs have been initialized by iliad and some don't，so some file names should be perserved.
Some of my PDFs are 01.pdf,02.pdf, this means chapter 1 of a book and chapter 2 of the same book, so some directory names as book names should be perserved.

Anyone can helping me by share a bash (or perl) script listing files on iliad with brevity? Thanks in advance. ]]> iRex iLiad uifiddle http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60341 <![CDATA[PDF "Kicking" iliad]]> http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60260&goto=newpost Sat, 24 Oct 2009 03:44:21 GMT Please see enclosed two PDF pages.

One loads fine the other does not. Only difference is a "kicker"-box.

Unfortunately, I have loads of docs with them kicker boxes and would like to be able to read them on the.

Any pointers?:help:
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]]> iLiad Troubleshooting Havard http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60260 Will the Dark Line get worse? http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60227&goto=newpost Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:06:21 GMT Greetings, I was wondering if any of the fine people on this board could tell me whether the problem that some Iliad users experienced with a line going across the bottom or top of the screen eventually worsened. This was a line of pixels, either white or black, that would appear suddenly and permanently, stretching across the device horizontally. Is it indicative of an underlying problem that will progressively worsen, or is it simply an annoying but limited defect? Luqman Greetings,


I was wondering if any of the fine people on this board could tell me whether the problem that some Iliad users experienced with a line going across the bottom or top of the screen eventually worsened. This was a line of pixels, either white or black, that would appear suddenly and permanently, stretching across the device horizontally. Is it indicative of an underlying problem that will progressively worsen, or is it simply an annoying but limited defect?

Luqman ]]> iRex iLiad luqmaninbmore http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60227 <![CDATA[My impressions of the 8.1" iLiad 2nd edition]]> http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60001&goto=newpost Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:21:22 GMT links (i.e seen mostly with Table of Contents) so that no construct is used and is replaced with
and

's). I'm trying to get my GuteBook program to do this automatically in the next release version to "help" out with this bug! :) 3. Google .pdf ebooks employ JPEG2000 images and don't load properly on the iLiad. (work-around: "optimize" the .pdf using 1.4 version or earlier using Abode Acrobat Pro or similar software) *[RANT OFF]* Now that I'm on a more solid footing, I'm looking forward to exploiting some "hidden" gems within the OS or eventually hardware, if the OS gets "upgraded" through our community's efforts. My main interests would be to work on a ebook server program/delivery protocol (written in python :eek:) to be able to interface with calibre or impserve and/or iDS. Then, perhaps, try my hand at hacking the internal java Mobipocket reader to read it's config (paramaters) file settings and actually use them. :smack:]]> Hi!

I'm a long-time user of LCD hardware ebook readers (5+ years) and an avid ebook creator.

Until now, I had resisted the temptation to "upgrade" to e-ink from my 8.2" backlit-LCD touchscreen REB1200 (using 480x640 with 32,768 colors), that is, until I bought a (used) iLiad v2 last month. :grin2: Now I have the luxury of a form factor that I'm used to, with a considerable weight savings and nice hi-res 768x1024 with 16 grayscale wacom screen!!! These fulfilled my desire to have an e-ink device with higher color/grayscale support and touch screen capabilities. And yes, WiFi is a definte bonus, once I figured out how to get networking to cope with my home LAN/WLAN configuration/monster! :rolleyes:

Overall, I'm pleased with it and use it regularly to mainly view .pdf ebooks (something I had to previously jump through hoops to do and the main reason for my involvement with PDFRead). Mobipocket ebooks, for the most part, are well presented, albeit, without much customization possible due to the primitive java Mobipocket built-in reader software.

I've converted and/or tested a lot of my previous ebook creations and have not been disappointed with the quality or presentation of those ebooks. I still use my REB1200 at night when I don't want the lights on, but do find I'm using the iLiad during daytime hours more and more.

It's unfortunate that I've only recently become a member of the iLiad community and seemingly missed the "development fury" that preceded even my join date here (Dec. 2007). Oh well, I've been trying to catch up, but a lot of the older stuff just isn't relevant any longer and that's making it harder to come "up to speed" with tinkering with this device. And I DO love to tinker... :snicker:

[RANT ON]
Oh, and three very irritating items I've had to deal (after many failed attempts) with workarounds thus far are:

1. CF and WiFi DO NOT MIX and one should never download to the CF card via WiFi. :smack: (work-around: download to MMC/SD card or internal memory then cp back!)

2. Hyperlinks within tables in .mobi/.prc files are NOT recognized even though the LED flickers a bit, like it WANTS to do something. (work-around: "linearize" tables containing <a href> links (i.e seen mostly with Table of Contents) so that no <table> construct is used and is replaced with <div> and <p>'s). I'm trying to get my GuteBook program to do this automatically in the next release version to "help" out with this bug! :)

3. Google .pdf ebooks employ JPEG2000 images and don't load properly on the iLiad. (work-around: "optimize" the .pdf using 1.4 version or earlier using Abode Acrobat Pro or similar software)
[RANT OFF]

Now that I'm on a more solid footing, I'm looking forward to exploiting some "hidden" gems within the OS or eventually hardware, if the OS gets "upgraded" through our community's efforts.

My main interests would be to work on a ebook server program/delivery protocol (written in python :eek:) to be able to interface with calibre or impserve and/or iDS. Then, perhaps, try my hand at hacking the internal java Mobipocket reader to read it's config (paramaters) file settings and actually use them. :smack:

]]>iRex iLiadnrapallohttp://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60001 What do you guys think http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=59944&goto=newpost Wed, 21 Oct 2009 01:23:14 GMT Hey all. I'm looking at picking up an Iliad. Ones come up and I wanted some opinions. I've seen some pics and it has some line out issues. I've read that the display controller can be replaced. Is this a pricey repair. Also it can't run off the battery. I've read that you can do a battery replacement on your own for relatively cheap. The unit is going for 200$. Is this a worthwhile investment for my first ereader.
Cheers,
Etienne ]]> iRex iLiad etiennepb http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=59944 Does the iLiad internet connection work in Australia http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=59845&goto=newpost Tue, 20 Oct 2009 08:28:10 GMT Has anyone in Australia managed to get the iLiad to connect in Australia? Either wireless or wired connection. Apart from that which is the better software for note conversion Myscript Notes or Myscript Studio? Unfortunately I am using Vista (awaiting 7) any clues no matter how basic would be appreciated Cheers John Has anyone in Australia managed to get the iLiad to connect in Australia? Either wireless or wired connection.

Apart from that which is the better software for note conversion Myscript Notes or Myscript Studio?

Unfortunately I am using Vista (awaiting 7)

any clues no matter how basic would be appreciated

Cheers

John ]]> iLiad Troubleshooting Onemack http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=59845 Displaying ink too light in iRex device http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=59775&goto=newpost Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:32:24 GMT Displaying ink too light in iRex device After I’ve used my iRex DR 1000 device for 3 months, the displaying ink in iRex DR 1000 device is turning light, almost too faint to read the letters in any PDF file. Has anyone else seen the same phenomenon in DigitalReader or iLiad device? How to find adjustment or solution that can make the ink darker? Displaying ink too light in iRex device

After I’ve used my iRex DR 1000 device for 3 months, the displaying ink in iRex DR 1000 device is turning light, almost too faint to read the letters in any PDF file. Has anyone else seen the same phenomenon in DigitalReader or iLiad device? How to find adjustment or solution that can make the ink darker? ]]> iRex iLiad jack0909 http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=59775 iLiad as PC pen tablet http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=59682&goto=newpost Sun, 18 Oct 2009 16:15:04 GMT What is the possibility of using the iLiad for pen input to a PC through the USB connection (input pen strokes on iLiad, output to Photoshop on PC for example)? Since the Iliad is Wacom Penabled it seems it might be possible to write a driver to do this. What is the possibility of using the iLiad for pen input to a PC through the USB connection (input pen strokes on iLiad, output to Photoshop on PC for example)? Since the Iliad is Wacom Penabled it seems it might be possible to write a driver to do this. ]]> Maike13 http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=59682 8.1 inch and PDF books http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=58966&goto=newpost Sat, 10 Oct 2009 23:35:31 GMT Hi, I been thinking about buying an E-book device, but im not sure if I should get one that is 8.1 inch, or one of the larger ones. Could someone try to download the free chapter from a book here: http://aspnetmvcbook.s3.amazonaws.com/aspnetmvc-nerdinner_v1.pdf And see if its readable on a 8.1 inch device? and if you really want to make me happy post a few pictures of it :) Thanks! :) Hi,

I been thinking about buying an E-book device, but im not sure if I should get one that is 8.1 inch, or one of the larger ones.

Could someone try to download the free chapter from a book here:

http://aspnetmvcbook.s3.amazonaws.co...rdinner_v1.pdf

And see if its readable on a 8.1 inch device? and if you really want to make me happy post a few pictures of it :)

Thanks! :) ]]> iRex iLiad cederstrom http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=58966