Kiwix-serve on PB743K3

michal · 01-23-2024, 05:44 PM

Hi,
I would like to use offline wikipedia (wikitravels.zim) on Pocketbook. How I can use kiwix-serve on my pocketbook? And how to use internet browser with loopback interface?

I tried bash script in kiwix.app something like:
kiwix-serve --port=8080 wikipedia.zim

But after run kiwix.app nothing happend. I used version kiwix-tools_linux-armhf-3.4.0.tar.gz.

Could somebody help me with configuring and running Offline Wikipedia on pocketbook? How to do it? Thanks for any feedback!

nhedgehog · 01-24-2024, 04:12 AM

If the ZIM file is not too large, it can work with this:
https://github.com/JuanJakobo/Pocketbook-ZIM-Reader

Cave: Splitting the ZIM destroys the search index therefore filesize is limited to under 4GB.
See here:
https://github.com/JuanJakobo/Pocket...eader/issues/1

Kiwix doesn't work on unrooted PB since localhost is deactivated. You could activate it on an rooted device via:
ifconfig lo 127.0.0.1 up
but even after this my older tests resulted with my PB trying to get online while connecting to localhost.

michal · 01-24-2024, 01:40 PM

thanks @nhedgehog - Pocketbook-ZIM-Reader works more or less

But images are not extraced and also links doesnt work (in app).

Do you know is maybe another solution for unrooted PB?

nhedgehog · 01-25-2024, 08:54 AM

No, you'll need localhost for that.

01-23-2024, 05:44 PM	#1
michal Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2024 Device: Pocketbook	Kiwix-serve on PB743K3 Hi, I would like to use offline wikipedia (wikitravels.zim) on Pocketbook. How I can use kiwix-serve on my pocketbook? And how to use internet browser with loopback interface? I tried bash script in kiwix.app something like: kiwix-serve --port=8080 wikipedia.zim But after run kiwix.app nothing happend. I used version kiwix-tools_linux-armhf-3.4.0.tar.gz. Could somebody help me with configuring and running Offline Wikipedia on pocketbook? How to do it? Thanks for any feedback!

01-24-2024, 04:12 AM	#2
nhedgehog Guru Posts: 746 Karma: 619508 Join Date: Sep 2013 Device: EnergySistemEreaderPro, Nook STG, Pocketbook 622, Bookeen Cybooks ...	If the ZIM file is not too large, it can work with this: https://github.com/JuanJakobo/Pocketbook-ZIM-Reader Cave: Splitting the ZIM destroys the search index therefore filesize is limited to under 4GB. See here: https://github.com/JuanJakobo/Pocket...eader/issues/1 Kiwix doesn't work on unrooted PB since localhost is deactivated. You could activate it on an rooted device via: ifconfig lo 127.0.0.1 up but even after this my older tests resulted with my PB trying to get online while connecting to localhost. Last edited by nhedgehog; 01-24-2024 at 04:20 AM.

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01-24-2024, 01:40 PM	#3
michal Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2024 Device: Pocketbook	thanks @nhedgehog - Pocketbook-ZIM-Reader works more or less But images are not extraced and also links doesnt work (in app). Do you know is maybe another solution for unrooted PB?

01-25-2024, 08:54 AM	#4
nhedgehog Guru Posts: 746 Karma: 619508 Join Date: Sep 2013 Device: EnergySistemEreaderPro, Nook STG, Pocketbook 622, Bookeen Cybooks ...	No, you'll need localhost for that.