Automatic .Lit extractor for the iLiad

Adam B. · 10-05-2007, 06:14 PM

I'm attaching my port of convertlit for the iLiad along with a registry installer and extraction script.

To install, unzip, copy to your iLiad, run, and reboot. Then delete the installation folder.

Now, copy a drm-free .lit file to your iLiad. Then select it from the contentlister.

Here's what will happen.

Your iLiad will extract the .lit file in the same folder the .lit is located
It will automatically display the Author's Name, Book Title, and Cover Art from the .lit file in the contentlister.

After it has extracted, you will need to open the oeb file in FBReader (You can open it from the contentlister with the FBReader Registry installer)

After you verify it works, you can delete the lit file.

Post updated to support spaces in path and file names. Thanks ender and Tesa!

Editor's Note: The attached tool cannot be used to break DRM'ed lit files. We at MobileRead do not condone the use of tools to bypass DRM, and will not permit any discussion helping others to do so. The attached is posted in the interest of compatibility and bringing more available formats to the iLiad.

nekokami · 10-06-2007, 11:19 PM

Brilliant!

(If only I'd seen this before I started the massive effort to get all my LIT files converted... right about the time you posted this.)

DeGodefroi · 10-07-2007, 05:46 PM

Quote:

Make sure the .Lit file does not have any spaces of special characters.

What do you mean?

wallcraft · 10-07-2007, 06:18 PM

Make sure the filename does not have any spaces or special characters.

It is difficult to make Linux scripts work cleanly with MS Windows filenames (with spaces and special characters). The typical Linux filename is alphanumeric plus underscore, dot and dash. See Basic Linux Operations FAQ - Filenames.

nekokami · 10-07-2007, 11:30 PM

Weird... did we lose some posts from this thread? Anyway, I'll check the filenames. That could be it. I have a script that could go through and rename all the files, inserting underscores as needed. Will I need to worry about commas in the directory names above the file, do you think?

wallcraft · 10-07-2007, 11:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nekokami

Will I need to worry about commas in the directory names above the file, do you think?

I think commas are probably ok, but it is easy to check. If the case with a comma fails, copy the same .lit file to a directory name without a comma and see if it works.

nekokami · 10-08-2007, 12:34 PM

Now that I think about it, commas and periods are legal in unix file names, so there shouldn't be a problem. I just need to get rid of the spaces....

DeGodefroi · 10-13-2007, 03:04 PM

Hmmm I installed the file, and it said reboot the iliad. OK done.
I then clicked on a .lit file renamed in 1 word to avoid spaces or weird chars.
The Iliad green lamp blinks a bit and then nothing happens.
The content lister shows the .lit file as a known type, so it should be working!
So...has anybody else any success?

Adam B. · 10-13-2007, 09:24 PM

Is the file copy protected?

DeGodefroi · 10-15-2007, 07:01 AM

It is drm free sofar I know. where can I find a for sure non protected lit to verify it?

Adam B. · 10-15-2007, 07:03 AM

http://www.mslit.com/default.asp?mjr=FRE

I used "War of the Worlds" and "The Time Machine" on this page for testing.

JSWolf · 10-15-2007, 07:42 AM

Another good source for free unprotected MS Reader (LIT) files is the Baen Free Library.

tesa · 10-15-2007, 06:33 PM

I had exactly the same symptoms/behaviour as DeGodefroi.The .lit files I ve tried are DRM free. (One was created by me actually for test purposes.)
Led blinks, content lister shows the .lit file as a known type but nothing else.

Adam B. · 10-15-2007, 06:39 PM

Can you post the file(s) you are having problems with?

ender` · 10-16-2007, 06:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nekokami

Now that I think about it, commas and periods are legal in unix file names, so there shouldn't be a problem. I just need to get rid of the spaces....

Actually, the only diallowed characters in Unix filenames are / and nul (0x00). It's just that you need to quote the variables if you expect them to contain spaces. Anyway, here's a fix for the convertlit script that makes it work with spaces in file (and directory) names.

10-06-2007, 11:19 PM	#2
nekokami fruminous edugeek Posts: 6,475 Karma: 42194 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northeast US Device: iPod Touch, eBw 1150 (coveting an "InfoPad")	Brilliant! (If only I'd seen this before I started the massive effort to get all my LIT files converted... right about the time you posted this.) __________________ ~neko “Life is not so short but that there is always time for courtesy.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson Click here for Ministry of Unutterable Silliness loot -- featuring Harv & Vera in Panama Souvenirs! Is an iPad an InfoPad ?

10-07-2007, 11:30 PM	#5
nekokami fruminous edugeek Posts: 6,475 Karma: 42194 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northeast US Device: iPod Touch, eBw 1150 (coveting an "InfoPad")	Weird... did we lose some posts from this thread? Anyway, I'll check the filenames. That could be it. I have a script that could go through and rename all the files, inserting underscores as needed. Will I need to worry about commas in the directory names above the file, do you think? __________________ ~neko “Life is not so short but that there is always time for courtesy.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson Click here for Ministry of Unutterable Silliness loot -- featuring Harv & Vera in Panama Souvenirs! Is an iPad an InfoPad ?

10-08-2007, 12:34 PM	#7
nekokami fruminous edugeek Posts: 6,475 Karma: 42194 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northeast US Device: iPod Touch, eBw 1150 (coveting an "InfoPad")	Now that I think about it, commas and periods are legal in unix file names, so there shouldn't be a problem. I just need to get rid of the spaces.... __________________ ~neko “Life is not so short but that there is always time for courtesy.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson Click here for Ministry of Unutterable Silliness loot -- featuring Harv & Vera in Panama Souvenirs! Is an iPad an InfoPad ?

10-13-2007, 09:24 PM	#9
Adam B. Addicted to Porting Posts: 1,694 Karma: 7132 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Indianapolis, IN Device: iRex iLiad, Nokia 770, Samsung i760	Is the file copy protected? __________________ Openiliad.com - Your source for iLiad Software and Documentation

10-15-2007, 07:03 AM	#11
Adam B. Addicted to Porting Posts: 1,694 Karma: 7132 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Indianapolis, IN Device: iRex iLiad, Nokia 770, Samsung i760	http://www.mslit.com/default.asp?mjr=FRE I used "War of the Worlds" and "The Time Machine" on this page for testing. __________________ Openiliad.com - Your source for iLiad Software and Documentation

10-07-2007, 06:18 PM	#4
wallcraft reader Posts: 5,297 Karma: 10146 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mississippi, USA Device: iLiad, Kindle 1, EZ Reader Basic and Pocket Pro	Make sure the filename does not have any spaces or special characters. It is difficult to make Linux scripts work cleanly with MS Windows filenames (with spaces and special characters). The typical Linux filename is alphanumeric plus underscore, dot and dash. See Basic Linux Operations FAQ - Filenames.

10-13-2007, 03:04 PM	#8
DeGodefroi Zealot Posts: 123 Karma: 11 Join Date: Jun 2007 Device: Illiad	Hmmm I installed the file, and it said reboot the iliad. OK done. I then clicked on a .lit file renamed in 1 word to avoid spaces or weird chars. The Iliad green lamp blinks a bit and then nothing happens. The content lister shows the .lit file as a known type, so it should be working! So...has anybody else any success?

10-15-2007, 07:01 AM	#10
DeGodefroi Zealot Posts: 123 Karma: 11 Join Date: Jun 2007 Device: Illiad	It is drm free sofar I know. where can I find a for sure non protected lit to verify it?

10-15-2007, 07:42 AM	#12
JSWolf Mobile Reader Geek Posts: 17,388 Karma: 21146 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Sony Reader PRS-505	Another good source for free unprotected MS Reader (LIT) files is the Baen Free Library. __________________ Jon If you want to listen to really good music while you surf Mobileread, here.

10-15-2007, 06:33 PM	#13
tesa Ebook Addict Posts: 16 Karma: 29 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: UK Device: Iliad/HP ipaq 5550/Nokia N95	I had exactly the same symptoms/behaviour as DeGodefroi.The .lit files I ve tried are DRM free. (One was created by me actually for test purposes.) Led blinks, content lister shows the .lit file as a known type but nothing else.

10-15-2007, 06:39 PM	#14
Adam B. Addicted to Porting Posts: 1,694 Karma: 7132 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Indianapolis, IN Device: iRex iLiad, Nokia 770, Samsung i760	Can you post the file(s) you are having problems with? __________________ Openiliad.com - Your source for iLiad Software and Documentation

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