Am I the only one...

Slider1960 · 01-11-2010, 10:18 AM

To be happy witht the upgrade?

I did the to 1.5 the other week (may eventually go pdf but right now happy with mobi), which went without a hitch first time and no other issues.

The thing I suggested 1 year ago as an improvement (font size adjust using the otherwise useless volume controls) is in, as of course is folder views. All my stuff was originally organised by author in folders so that was great as well.

I've had one hang halfway through boot since then - but that used to happen sometimes anyway - but otherwise everything is good.

No complaints or moans here - and 1.5 may well last me until it is time for a h/w upgrade, and from what I understand this year will see a lot of new hardware.

:-)

Terisa de morgan · 01-11-2010, 11:25 AM

Yes, I'm happy and I have the same experience (no freeze, smooth installation, nice work). But there's a Spanish saying: "Happy people don't have history" (los pueblos felices no tienen historia), so I think we can apply it now.

davidrendall · 01-11-2010, 12:13 PM

Yes, I'm definitely happy as well. Upgraded to 2.0 and it's working great: faster and more reliable. I said as much and more in the main thread.

Adoby · 01-11-2010, 12:24 PM

I am very pleased with the upgrade to 2.0. I had my Opus only a month or so before the upgrade came out, and I had made it a habit to have some toothpicks near the bed. Just in case I had to reset. But I still liked reading on the Opus then. Now it is even better, and the toothpicks are all gone.

I really like my Opus!

vishcompany · 01-11-2010, 12:50 PM

Another really pleased user of 1.5 here.
I had a lot of freezes before the upgrade. Trying all the tricks, like avoiding certain fonts, disable auto switch-off and not let battery level drop below 70%, my gen3 still would freeze on me every half hour or so.
Ever since the upgrade, no trouble at all. I was on a little vacation for one week with also a lot of reading, tearing the battery down to 20%, it just worked fine.

A dedicated dictionary lookup-button would be nice, but since navigation in the menu is now quite fast, I'm even content with how it is now.

edge71 · 01-11-2010, 03:14 PM

I upgrade to 1.5 and I'm happy too. I have folders, no freeze, dictionary is quickly with books in a separated folder (not in ebooks folder). I'm happy with the my gen3.

T_Frain_K · 01-11-2010, 03:28 PM

I am happy as well, particularly because of the change to ePub. The ADE implementation of bookeen is very good, and I am certainly stunned by the fast screen driver.

Although I have to admit, that I am a little jealous to the pocketbook owners, partly because of the sophisticated pocketbook software, partly because of the abilities it poses, partly because of the active software development in cooperation with the community.
But the CyBook does what it is supposed to, and does that job better than ever, so I am not complaining. The software still needs a little tweaking before calling itself perfect, but it´s on its way

HarryT · 01-12-2010, 02:49 AM

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Originally Posted by T_Frain_K

I am happy as well, particularly because of the change to ePub. The ADE implementation of bookeen is very good, and I am certainly stunned by the fast screen driver.

Although I have to admit, that I am a little jealous to the pocketbook owners, partly because of the sophisticated pocketbook software, partly because of the abilities it poses, partly because of the active software development in cooperation with the community.
But the CyBook does what it is supposed to, and does that job better than ever, so I am not complaining. The software still needs a little tweaking before calling itself perfect, but it´s on its way

Don't be jealous - the ADE implementation on the CyBook is currently streets ahead of that on the Pocketbook. Both are very nice machines, but in the specific area of ADE, Bookeen are definitely ahead at the moment.

Ortep · 01-12-2010, 04:19 AM

I'm a happy 1.5 user. I had no real problems in the first place. My Gen3 worked as advertised. Freezes? Once in 3 months an most of the time there was a reason for it (Almost empty battery or extreem cold)

I tried 2.0 but ePub is not for me. To complicated and loss of functionality such as my dictionary. Converting Mobi tot ePub gives me a 50% chance of a bad layout. I don't want to play with css and other things, I want to read

Now I have folderview. Well..I don't know if I need it, but it is nice to have. The only thing that is really nice is te +/- button for the fonts.

So I'm happy, but then again, I was happy in the first place

K-Thom · 01-12-2010, 06:03 AM

I'm both a happy user for the 1.5 prc on my Gen3 and the 2.0 ePub on my Opus. The firmware is finally what I hoped it would be when I bought my Gen3 in October '08.

I'm reading a lot of series, so folder view is the most important feature for me.

It's a shame that Bookeen hurt their name with that ridiculously long delay.

Loopy65 · 01-13-2010, 06:40 PM

Happy here also ..

The biggest thing for me is that my Opus was locking up at least once a day and I was getting rather fed-up with taking the back off, grabbing the toothpick (yes, it was the only thing that fitted!), putting the back on etc etc ..
Since the update, which I did on day of release, it has not stalled once!
I also like the new font set-up and think the pages turn slightly faster ..

Very pleased indeed . .but still puzzled as to why it took quite so long!

loopy

Multireader · 01-15-2010, 03:22 PM

Like I said on another thread. I'm happy with the 1.5 upgrade.

I never knew the +- buttons changed the font size until I read this thread. Brilliant!

Anything else I've missed?

Marko · 01-17-2010, 08:38 AM

I'm happy, too. Both my Gen3s work perfectly now. No more reboots and freezes, yay

AdrianC · 01-20-2010, 07:20 PM

I am very happy with the 1.5 upgrade. I haven't tried 2.0 but I may try at some point in the future.

I still get the occassional freeze during the boot process, but it doesn't seem as common as before 1.5.

The folder view and naming books with <series number> <book name> using Calibre has ordered series nicely.

anahid · 01-21-2010, 06:26 AM

I'm also very happy with the upgrade, almost everything works fine, except for the font size change which somehow just does not work, although that doesn't really worry me, I rarely use it, but I would like to know if anyone else has this problem.

Library perfect, over all quicker response, and no screen freezing any more.

Ana

01-11-2010, 10:18 AM	#1
Slider1960 Connoisseur Posts: 59 Karma: 596608 Join Date: Oct 2008 Device: Cybook Gen3, Kindle PaperWhite, iPad	Am I the only one... To be happy witht the upgrade? I did the to 1.5 the other week (may eventually go pdf but right now happy with mobi), which went without a hitch first time and no other issues. The thing I suggested 1 year ago as an improvement (font size adjust using the otherwise useless volume controls) is in, as of course is folder views. All my stuff was originally organised by author in folders so that was great as well. I've had one hang halfway through boot since then - but that used to happen sometimes anyway - but otherwise everything is good. No complaints or moans here - and 1.5 may well last me until it is time for a h/w upgrade, and from what I understand this year will see a lot of new hardware. :-)

01-12-2010, 04:19 AM	#9
Ortep Fanatic Posts: 527 Karma: 470 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: The Netherlands Device: Kindle Oasis	I'm a happy 1.5 user. I had no real problems in the first place. My Gen3 worked as advertised. Freezes? Once in 3 months an most of the time there was a reason for it (Almost empty battery or extreem cold) I tried 2.0 but ePub is not for me. To complicated and loss of functionality such as my dictionary. Converting Mobi tot ePub gives me a 50% chance of a bad layout. I don't want to play with css and other things, I want to read Now I have folderview. Well..I don't know if I need it, but it is nice to have. The only thing that is really nice is te +/- button for the fonts. So I'm happy, but then again, I was happy in the first place Last edited by Ortep; 01-12-2010 at 04:21 AM.

01-15-2010, 03:22 PM	#12
Multireader Junior? I'm a grandfather Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: UK & North Africa Device: Cybook Gen3	Font size Like I said on another thread. I'm happy with the 1.5 upgrade. I never knew the +- buttons changed the font size until I read this thread. Brilliant! Anything else I've missed?

01-11-2010, 11:25 AM	#2
Terisa de morgan Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,235 Karma: 11768331 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Madrid, Spain Device: Kobo Clara/Aura One/Forma,XiaoMI 5, iPad, Huawei MediaPad, YotaPhone 2	Yes, I'm happy and I have the same experience (no freeze, smooth installation, nice work). But there's a Spanish saying: "Happy people don't have history" (los pueblos felices no tienen historia), so I think we can apply it now.

01-11-2010, 12:13 PM	#3
davidrendall Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Cybook Gen 3	Yes, I'm definitely happy as well. Upgraded to 2.0 and it's working great: faster and more reliable. I said as much and more in the main thread.

01-11-2010, 12:24 PM	#4
Adoby Handy Elephant Posts: 1,736 Karma: 26785668 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Southern Sweden, far out in the quiet woods Device: Thinkpad E595, Ubuntu Mate, Huawei Mediapad 5, Bouye Likebook Plus	I am very pleased with the upgrade to 2.0. I had my Opus only a month or so before the upgrade came out, and I had made it a habit to have some toothpicks near the bed. Just in case I had to reset. But I still liked reading on the Opus then. Now it is even better, and the toothpicks are all gone. I really like my Opus!

01-11-2010, 12:50 PM	#5
vishcompany Addict Posts: 283 Karma: 138550 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: Gen3(†); PB302(↓); PRS-350; T1; voyage	Another really pleased user of 1.5 here. I had a lot of freezes before the upgrade. Trying all the tricks, like avoiding certain fonts, disable auto switch-off and not let battery level drop below 70%, my gen3 still would freeze on me every half hour or so. Ever since the upgrade, no trouble at all. I was on a little vacation for one week with also a lot of reading, tearing the battery down to 20%, it just worked fine. A dedicated dictionary lookup-button would be nice, but since navigation in the menu is now quite fast, I'm even content with how it is now.

01-11-2010, 03:14 PM	#6
edge71 Enthusiast Posts: 34 Karma: 14166 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Valencia, Spain Device: Inkpad3	I upgrade to 1.5 and I'm happy too. I have folders, no freeze, dictionary is quickly with books in a separated folder (not in ebooks folder). I'm happy with the my gen3.

01-11-2010, 03:28 PM	#7
T_Frain_K Booyah! Posts: 673 Karma: 1753 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Austria Device: Cybook Gen3 // Samsung Galaxy S	I am happy as well, particularly because of the change to ePub. The ADE implementation of bookeen is very good, and I am certainly stunned by the fast screen driver. Although I have to admit, that I am a little jealous to the pocketbook owners, partly because of the sophisticated pocketbook software, partly because of the abilities it poses, partly because of the active software development in cooperation with the community. But the CyBook does what it is supposed to, and does that job better than ever, so I am not complaining. The software still needs a little tweaking before calling itself perfect, but it´s on its way

01-12-2010, 06:03 AM	#10
K-Thom The one and only Posts: 3,302 Karma: 535819 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Berlin, Germany Device: yup!	I'm both a happy user for the 1.5 prc on my Gen3 and the 2.0 ePub on my Opus. The firmware is finally what I hoped it would be when I bought my Gen3 in October '08. I'm reading a lot of series, so folder view is the most important feature for me. It's a shame that Bookeen hurt their name with that ridiculously long delay.

01-13-2010, 06:40 PM	#11
Loopy65 Groupie Posts: 172 Karma: 360 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Wales, UK Device: Kindle 3; iPad & iPhone 4	Happy here also .. The biggest thing for me is that my Opus was locking up at least once a day and I was getting rather fed-up with taking the back off, grabbing the toothpick (yes, it was the only thing that fitted!), putting the back on etc etc .. Since the update, which I did on day of release, it has not stalled once! I also like the new font set-up and think the pages turn slightly faster .. Very pleased indeed . .but still puzzled as to why it took quite so long! loopy

01-17-2010, 08:38 AM	#13
Marko Member Posts: 20 Karma: 107 Join Date: Feb 2008 Device: Cybook Gen3	I'm happy, too. Both my Gen3s work perfectly now. No more reboots and freezes, yay

01-20-2010, 07:20 PM	#14
AdrianC Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2008 Device: Cybook	I am very happy with the 1.5 upgrade. I haven't tried 2.0 but I may try at some point in the future. I still get the occassional freeze during the boot process, but it doesn't seem as common as before 1.5. The folder view and naming books with <series number> <book name> using Calibre has ordered series nicely.

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01-21-2010, 06:26 AM	#15
anahid Connoisseur Posts: 50 Karma: 49 Join Date: Aug 2008 Device: Cybook gen3 + Kindle 3	I'm also very happy with the upgrade, almost everything works fine, except for the font size change which somehow just does not work, although that doesn't really worry me, I rarely use it, but I would like to know if anyone else has this problem. Library perfect, over all quicker response, and no screen freezing any more. Ana