DR800 ok, let's do another thing with the dr

[repods]

ok, I want to try to use the dr800 as a screen for the pc..
so goodbye eye strain..
I know that the result will not be great.. but I want to have a look..
anyone had some experience in this ?
I saw this test done with other ereaders..

the connection need to be done over usb, and usbnet most likely..
obviously the pc must run linux with X etc..

so any dettailed suggestions ?

[Iñigo]

Originally Posted by repods

ok, I want to try to use the dr800 as a screen for the pc..
so goodbye eye strain..
I know that the result will not be great.. but I want to have a look..
anyone had some experience in this ?
I saw this test done with other ereaders..

the connection need to be done over usb, and usbnet most likely..
obviously the pc must run linux with X etc..

so any dettailed suggestions ?

You can get some ideas from: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14148

Anyway, if you intend to show on the DR screen apps running on you PC expect some problems with screen refreshes, as those programs are not using the DR special libraries.

You should need to compile X server or VNC viewer for the DR and include code to handle refresh calls properly.

Iñigo

[bokjeid]

I've wondered if it is available, too! Would it be, someday?

[repods]

Originally Posted by Iñigo

You can get some ideas from: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14148

Anyway, if you intend to show on the DR screen apps running on you PC expect some problems with screen refreshes, as those programs are not using the DR special libraries.

You should need to compile X server or VNC viewer for the DR and include code to handle refresh calls properly.

Iñigo

mm..
but if I remeber well.. X is already running on the DR, try "top" to check..
you should need only a connection between the two X over tcp/ip inside usb..

[Iñigo]

Originally Posted by repods

mm..
but if I remeber well.. X is already running on the DR, try "top" to check..
you should need only a connection between the two X over tcp/ip inside usb..

but as I understand, the refresh is implemented on the gtk+ libraries, so a program running on your computer but displayed on the DR screen will be using computer's gtk+ libs, and computer's X client (in fact, the program, which is linked to computer's gtk+ and X lib) will send X bitmaps/pixmaps to DR's X server that will update the screen.

Anyway, try and share the results ;-)

[Shaggy]

Originally Posted by repods

mm..
but if I remeber well.. X is already running on the DR, try "top" to check..
you should need only a connection between the two X over tcp/ip inside usb..

It's more complicated than that. In addition to being able to run a remote X session, as Inigo says, the application that you're running has to have the intelligence in it to work with the eInk screen correctly. I could be wrong, but I don't think a generic X application will have that by default. It would need to know when and how to do refreshes, etc.

Certainly not impossible, but more work than just getting a connection setup. I believe there have been other discussion about this issue in the past that we can search for to get some more details on what else needs to be done to make it work.

[catharsis]

what about using the reader as a graphical tablet? would that be easy to implement?

[Iñigo]

Originally Posted by catharsis

what about using the reader as a graphical tablet? would that be easy to implement?

Already tested on the Iliad
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15144

[catharsis]

well, if someone has time for porting, I would like to test that also on DR800