IDS and MAC address

[miguel.ossa]

My Iliad is connecting every time it boots to the IDS server and downloading the updates and my MAC does not appear in https://myirex.irexnet.com/developer.

I've posted the problem in http://support.irexnet.com/, but nobody answer me.

What can I do?

Thanks

[Shaggy]

Originally Posted by miguel.ossa

My Iliad is connecting every time it boots to the IDS server and downloading the updates and my MAC does not appear in https://myirex.irexnet.com/developer.

I've posted the problem in http://support.irexnet.com/, but nobody answer me.

What can I do?

Thanks

Do you let it finish downloading, or are you stopping it? Usually after an update it will keep trying to connect again after a reboot in order to make sure it has the latest software. I'm not sure if IDS is still functional though, I noticed today that their main website has been taken down. It could be that the iLiad is stuck trying to connect to IDS, but can't reach it.

[miguel.ossa]

The download finish, then the iliad restarts, install the update, and download again, installs, etc...

[Shaggy]

Originally Posted by miguel.ossa

The download finish, then the iliad restarts, install the update, and download again, installs, etc...

I'm not sure, but it sounds like something during the install is failing. Rebooting/downloading is just a side effect of that.

As far as getting it to stop, maybe the next time it tries see if you can click on the screen real quick to switch it from wireless to wired, so that it won't have a network connection. Maybe if the download fails to reach IDS it will stop the endless cycle? Not 100% sure if it gives you that screen though.

[miguel.ossa]

I will try it (in fact, I am doing now), but really there is a problem during install, because I cannot read mobipocket, epub, etc. nothing but pdf.

Part of the problem was solved entering the password for IDS and restarting again. The device downloaded the update, but was not installed this time. I found an e-mail icon that I pressed and the iLiad restarted one more time. After that, it was not trying to connect again. But I cannot read nothing but PDF, and I think is better not to try to do nothing more. It seems stable now.

[ericshliao]

Repeated reboot is most likely caused by a damaged /mnt/settings/registry/registry.xml. The only way to solve the problem is reflash-from-CF with "format" option.

Mobipocket reader is not included in the CF image distributed by iRex. It can only be obtained through iDS.

[miguel.ossa]

ericshliao, I did the format two or three times, with the same result.

But the problem is that IDS seems not work properly. The idea was to install the SDK to reinstall thirdy part customizations and perhaps perform some development, but I think I will survive reading only pdf at gym with this device.

I've ordered a Kindle DX Graphite from Amazon last thursday. I think it will be useful for tech documents.

Thanks

[ericshliao]

Read this post:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...3&postcount=12

[miguel.ossa]

I cannot request development package because my MAC has been removed from iliad.

[ericshliao]

There is still one solution if you can borrow an iLiad with developer's package installed.
Read this post: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=28055

Copy registry.xml from the borrowed iLiad and reflash-from-CF, then you have a clean FW with developer's package installed in you iLiad. If you want mobipocket reader, copy everything under "/home" to your iLiad. Some Linux experience is required if you want to try.

[sjampi]

For some raison i can't get my mac adress to myirex to. Is there someone who could put this CF image with dev.pack for download? that would be great since i know nowone who ones an iliad in my surroundings (Dronten, Flevoland, Netherlands).
Greatings Martijn

[Shaggy]

Originally Posted by sjampi

For some raison i can't get my mac adress to myirex to. Is there someone who could put this CF image with dev.pack for download? that would be great since i know nowone who ones an iliad in my surroundings (Dronten, Flevoland, Netherlands).
Greatings Martijn

Did you enter your MyiRex username/password into your iLiad configuration? By default, the iLiad will connect to iDS "anonymously", but it won't register your MAC. You have to enter your MyiRex account information into the iLiad screens in order to register the MAC.

[sjampi]

Yes, email adress and pasword into the first page of the settings.
Is there an other setting to do on the iliad? I connect wired cause i have no wireless availebel. Gr Martijn

[Shaggy]

Originally Posted by sjampi

Yes, email adress and pasword into the first page of the settings.
Is there an other setting to do on the iliad? I connect wired cause i have no wireless availebel. Gr Martijn

Wired vs Wireless shouldn't make a difference. It sounds like you're setting everything you need to on the iLiad, but it's still not working. In "the old days" when this happened you would contact iRex and they would add your MAC manually to your MyiRex account. Not sure if that's still possible anymore.

Check for a PM from me though.