08-05-2011, 09:32 AM | #241 | |
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I don't know anything about the bootloader except that it's a RedBoot loader and is stored in /dev/mtdblock0 and 2 (see /proc/mtd). I tried mounting these manually but didn't succeed. Concerning the syslog, perhaps you could try outputting to a file in /home/root? /dev/mtdblock7 is mounted there, though I don't know if it's mounted directly at boot. This won't be overwritten on a firmware update. But be aware that this partition is only 4MB big! Edit: scrap that last remark. /home/root is not in fstab, so probably not mounted directly on boot. Or perhaps you could add it? Last edited by rvs; 08-05-2011 at 09:50 AM. |
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EDIT: I tried your suggestion but nothing was output. Seems the kernel doesn't get far enough. I think we need either to figure out how to get a boot log on the screen, or do as some hackers did on the Iliad and fund a serial port. Last edited by jonathan_s; 08-09-2011 at 01:39 AM. Reason: More information |
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09-05-2012, 08:39 AM | #243 |
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Bump. I got myself a brand new DR800SG (several actually) and I've been testing this for a couple of days. I find it to be a real must-have for your DR800s. Congratulations on a job well done!
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09-05-2012, 09:42 AM | #244 | |
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I don't do any DR development anymore, even I don't use my beloved DR800 as much as before, but imo DR built the best ereaders ever, both in hardware, software and openness. Iņigo PS: btw, you have a lot of DR devices!!! where do you get them from? |
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09-05-2012, 11:50 AM | #245 |
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Hi Iņigo!
You're welcome, as a developer of sorts I positively know how important feedback is -- it's a shame you don't do any DR development any more though... I guess I'll have to find the time to do a few things myself (I've been delaying some stuff --getting a dev env ready to begin with-- as much as possible in the hopes that others would address them...) As for DR devices, I got a couple from eBay, and then discovered that an US little aviation company called SolidFX will still sell new and 'for parts' units (without their Jepessen flight chart stuff) if you ask nicely. The only problem so far has been that a lot of people who could never decide that they 'really want one' changed their minds after seeing them in action -- and got theirs taking them away from me as fast as (or faster than) I got them, so the numbers are not completely accurate ; ) I even built a couple of functional DR1000Ss from 'parts' units to ensure I can work the way I like (yes, DR devices rock!) 'forever' -- hopefully by the time all of my devices wear out a new, better generation of big, open readers will be available... Last edited by MrWarper; 09-10-2012 at 05:36 AM. Reason: wording |
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Hi MrWarper et al.
Nice to hear people are still enthusiastic about the Irex's. I managed to revive my DR800 from the dead when I realised that the problem was the rubber pad that helps the Wacom connector on the motherboard stay connected had perished. Now it's all held together with stickytape, but works fine! I'd still like to make it useful as a word processor that can be used in the sunlight. I got OpenOffice to run on it in a Debian chroot environment, that wasn't too hard at all. The next step, getting a USB keyboard connected, proved too much for my skills. I built dozens of experimental kernels and hardware tweaking utilities I could not make the USB port enter host mode. Do you have any insight and/or interest in how this might be done? Otherwise best of luck. I'm happy to help with other firmware stuff, and have a few minor suggestions for improvements. Cheers, Jonathan |
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Thank you for being 'still there', and cheers to you too! |
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09-14-2012, 05:59 AM | #248 | |
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Perhaps you may be interested in the alternative shown in next link: http://www.ponnuki.net/2012/09/kindleberry-pi/ It's based on a Kindle 3, but I think it should be easily ported to a DR. Iņigo PS: please keep this thread on topic, i.e. DR800+. You can start a new thread. That way it will be easier for the search engine and for all of use. Thanks |
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09-14-2012, 10:40 AM | #249 |
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Feature requests (of sorts)
Since Iņigo has stated he's not doing any more development for the DR, I guess this is kind of moot. However, I'll post what I'd like to see in DR800+ v5:
-Optional (registry entry?) removal of 'SysTray' icons to download content and switch Plane mode on/off. AFAIK we can't set up MyIrex accounts any more, so we can't officially download content to the device, and 3G connectivity was based on long expired contracts and no one has ever brought it to some degree of utility anyway, so these icons are not only useless but an annoyance because I keep tapping on them by accident when reaching for the battery status or stylus ones. Of course, removing them from the 'setup' panel as well would be a plus, (I know all you have to do is remove some shortcuts from /usr/share/ctb/settings so I'll eventually do this myself) but these are not as big an annoyance. -NLS. -'Open with' alternatives a la MackxPatch, so I can open annotated PDFs directly in 'import' mode with Xournal. -Ability to rearrange (and remove) start page icons - well, in general, porting MackxPatch back to the DR800 @Iņigo, how difficult do you think this would be? - I'm asking just in case I have to do it myself... |
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2. (NLS = internationalization?). Not too difficult if you have fought with gettext previously. You even can use Mackx's repo translations for many strings 3. "Open with". Some work. You have to port Mackx's code. Anyway, as the code is already written, I can't say it would be very hard 4. "rearrange start page icons". Same as 3. I'd like to finish "Navigator" and integrate it with DR. Many of the remaining code is already there but I'd need to move some code and clean it. I neither have much free time nowdays... but who knows...? Iņigo |
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OK, seriously: thanks for your input, you confirm my first impressions. If I get extremely bored over the next two weeks I may even get started with DR development: dust off an old HD, install a fresh Ubuntu... argh. Quote:
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- being a pro - many others Seriously, read Navigator thread and try for a couple of days. Kind regards, Iņigo |
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Guys I have a problem :/
I'am using a Fedora. I installed mtd-utils package, but when i try to obtain DR1000 UDS, I have a problem: Code:
modprobe jffs2 Code:
FATAL: Module jffs2 not found. |
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I'm the author of DR800+. I also use Fedora as my base OS. You are right, newer versions of Fedora don't include jffs2 kernel modules; so the stated procedures won't work anymore. The simple solution I can think of is to boot your computer using an old live Linux OS CD (2010-2011), try there, extract the file and come back to your usual desktop. Even you can use a virtual machine (kvm, virtual box, vmware workstation, etc). Hope it helps, Iņigo |
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