DR1000 Public BETA of the DR1000S 2.0 software available

rfog · 04-01-2010, 12:03 PM

http://i-to-i.irexnet.com/2010/04/01...are-available/

Just installing it.

pthwaite · 04-01-2010, 12:12 PM

Thanks for noticing it.
I'm still hoping that Mackx could modify the Xournal app to work with this version.
As my DR is in the office just now (and I am not) I'd be interested to see if the fbreader port can just installed as is or (as I assume) it too will need some mods as it would just save converting my mobi books etc)

Any photos would be nice too.

rfog · 04-01-2010, 12:29 PM

I cannot launch FBReader as is in old 1.71 firmware. It says It cannot run.

pthwaite · 04-01-2010, 12:54 PM

Thanks rfog,
It is what I expected, after all it is a new firmware

However I think there has been a port to the DR800 and so I assume that may work.

Adam B. · 04-01-2010, 01:56 PM

I have a theory that it may be possible to retain mobipocket support even after this update. After all, it should just be a UDS plugin, right? Right?

dlovely · 04-01-2010, 04:47 PM

installed it, indexed for a while and now i can't sort by modified date! thanks for the cruel april fools joke! It does look nicer but I have to find a way to sort by modified date and not date added... (and yes i realize it's beta

)

rfog · 04-01-2010, 04:55 PM

I've had problems with stylus and buttons: on some boots they failed, but when works, it works smoother than 1.7.1

CoolDragon · 04-01-2010, 07:37 PM

For those who have tried, what kind of PDF zoom options are there in the landscape mode? And what's the default one?

myprecious · 04-01-2010, 08:42 PM

pdf documents are much faster

)) but I miss dictionary look-up

luite · 04-01-2010, 10:26 PM

Is it possible to completely disable indexing? Apparently I have a lot of documents on my SD card, as indexing took over 3 hours the first time. More annoyingly, it also adds around 45 seconds to the boot time.

I haven't tested much yet, but I did notice some problems with the menu not always showing up when pressing the menu button (pdf, in landscape, page flow, full screen), sometimes the screen only flashes, sometimes only the outline of the menu is drawn.

keng2000 · 04-01-2010, 11:09 PM

Problem:
1. Changing SD Card causes device reboot. It may cause for re-Indexing.

Pros:
1. New GUI, look much better.

OlleF · 04-02-2010, 01:08 AM

I have installed the new beta and it works like magic!

pauli · 04-02-2010, 01:58 AM

you can disable the thumbnail generation in the advanced settings:
settings (icon with tools in it) => advanced settings (icon with tools and a + in it)

luite · 04-02-2010, 02:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pauli

you can disable the thumbnail generation in the advanced settings:
settings (icon with tools in it) => advanced settings (icon with tools and a + in it)

That could have helped for the first index run, but unfortunately doesn't for the boot delay.

I hope iRex will provide a development rootfs image and the document-viewer-plugins for this beta firmware, because a version of the djvu plugin that I compiled for the DR800 (not yet released), doesn't work on this DR1000 firmware, and I can't see what goes wrong.

Gertjan · 04-02-2010, 04:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by luite

Is it possible to completely disable indexing? Apparently I have a lot of documents on my SD card, as indexing took over 3 hours the first time. More annoyingly, it also adds around 45 seconds to the boot time.

Indexing a large book collection may take a while (a few seconds per book) but once added to the device, it should not extend the boot time considerably.

Do you see the "Indexing..." splash screen during these 45 seconds?
Do others experience an extra long boot time too?

04-01-2010, 12:03 PM	#1
rfog Guru Posts: 694 Karma: 2383012 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Schiedam (The Netherlands) Device: Lots of eInk devices and iOS stuff	Public BETA of the DR1000S 2.0 software available http://i-to-i.irexnet.com/2010/04/01...are-available/ Just installing it.

04-01-2010, 08:42 PM	#9
myprecious Zealot Posts: 100 Karma: 28 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Nowy Targ, Poland Device: DR1000S	pdf documents are much faster)) but I miss dictionary look-up

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04-01-2010, 12:12 PM	#2
pthwaite Fanatic Posts: 597 Karma: 430 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Ellesmere Port, UK Device: DR1000S Sony PRS505 iPad iPhone	Thanks for noticing it. I'm still hoping that Mackx could modify the Xournal app to work with this version. As my DR is in the office just now (and I am not) I'd be interested to see if the fbreader port can just installed as is or (as I assume) it too will need some mods as it would just save converting my mobi books etc) Any photos would be nice too.

04-01-2010, 12:29 PM	#3
rfog Guru Posts: 694 Karma: 2383012 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Schiedam (The Netherlands) Device: Lots of eInk devices and iOS stuff	I cannot launch FBReader as is in old 1.71 firmware. It says It cannot run.

04-01-2010, 12:54 PM	#4
pthwaite Fanatic Posts: 597 Karma: 430 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Ellesmere Port, UK Device: DR1000S Sony PRS505 iPad iPhone	Thanks rfog, It is what I expected, after all it is a new firmware However I think there has been a port to the DR800 and so I assume that may work.

04-01-2010, 01:56 PM	#5
Adam B. Addicted to Porting Posts: 1,697 Karma: 7194 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Indianapolis, IN Device: iRex iLiad, Nokia 770, Samsung i760	I have a theory that it may be possible to retain mobipocket support even after this update. After all, it should just be a UDS plugin, right? Right?

04-01-2010, 04:47 PM	#6
dlovely Enthusiast Posts: 33 Karma: 36 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: DR1000S	installed it, indexed for a while and now i can't sort by modified date! thanks for the cruel april fools joke! It does look nicer but I have to find a way to sort by modified date and not date added... (and yes i realize it's beta )

04-01-2010, 04:55 PM	#7
rfog Guru Posts: 694 Karma: 2383012 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Schiedam (The Netherlands) Device: Lots of eInk devices and iOS stuff	I've had problems with stylus and buttons: on some boots they failed, but when works, it works smoother than 1.7.1

04-01-2010, 07:37 PM	#8
CoolDragon Addict Posts: 244 Karma: 124 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: none	For those who have tried, what kind of PDF zoom options are there in the landscape mode? And what's the default one?

04-01-2010, 10:26 PM	#10
luite Connoisseur Posts: 82 Karma: 256 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Netherlands Device: dr1000	Is it possible to completely disable indexing? Apparently I have a lot of documents on my SD card, as indexing took over 3 hours the first time. More annoyingly, it also adds around 45 seconds to the boot time. I haven't tested much yet, but I did notice some problems with the menu not always showing up when pressing the menu button (pdf, in landscape, page flow, full screen), sometimes the screen only flashes, sometimes only the outline of the menu is drawn.

04-01-2010, 11:09 PM	#11
keng2000 Researcher and Consultant Posts: 210 Karma: 364 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Bangkok, THAILAND Device: MACBOOKPRO17" HP2400TX SONYUX27	Problem: 1. Changing SD Card causes device reboot. It may cause for re-Indexing. Pros: 1. New GUI, look much better.

04-02-2010, 01:08 AM	#12
OlleF Enthusiast Posts: 27 Karma: 500 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: Bookeen Opus, Irex 1000	I have installed the new beta and it works like magic!

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04-02-2010, 01:58 AM	#13
pauli Groupie Posts: 185 Karma: 119824 Join Date: Feb 2008 Device: iLiad, DR1000S, HTC Hero, DR800SG	you can disable the thumbnail generation in the advanced settings: settings (icon with tools in it) => advanced settings (icon with tools and a + in it)