New to PRS-505 hack - Improved PDF support

looloo06 · 05-14-2009, 06:11 AM

Hello,

I'm quite new to PRS-505 (only have one for 2 weeks), and I'm already looking at how to hack it.
It seems, from what I have seen, that it is possible to run shell scripts from the SDCard.
As far as this is possible, I think it should be possible to run any compiled program. What would make this impossible ?

If this is ok, then, it could be good to try to write or port a PDF reader with more zoom options to the PRS-505.

Thanks to let me know the current limitations to do this.

gwynevans · 05-14-2009, 11:55 AM

It's not impossible, just that there's not enough info to do so. See the OpenInkpot forum for details, but it's pretty much the same jump as from editing a Windows batch file to writing your own Adobe Reader replacement application!

05-14-2009, 06:11 AM	#1
looloo06 Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2009 Device: Sony PRS-505	New to PRS-505 hack - Improved PDF support Hello, I'm quite new to PRS-505 (only have one for 2 weeks), and I'm already looking at how to hack it. It seems, from what I have seen, that it is possible to run shell scripts from the SDCard. As far as this is possible, I think it should be possible to run any compiled program. What would make this impossible ? If this is ok, then, it could be good to try to write or port a PDF reader with more zoom options to the PRS-505. Thanks to let me know the current limitations to do this.

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05-14-2009, 11:55 AM	#2
gwynevans Wizzard Posts: 1,402 Karma: 2000000 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: UK Device: iPad 2, iPhone 6s, Kindle Voyage & Kindle PaperWhite	It's not impossible, just that there's not enough info to do so. See the OpenInkpot forum for details, but it's pretty much the same jump as from editing a Windows batch file to writing your own Adobe Reader replacement application!

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