Bookmark bug - Page 4

Striking Claw · 02-24-2008, 03:54 PM

I also replaced the SD card which came with my CyBook. I charged the CyBook while it was on and then unhooked the CyBook. The bookmarks still worked. I turned the CyBook off and later on again. Bookmarks still work.
Apart from sychnonising the CyBook with Mobipocket I tried everything which could cause the bookmark problem. No more problems so far.
At the moment it seams to me that the SD Card from Bookeen caused most of the problems.

HarryT · 02-26-2008, 03:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Striking Claw

At the moment it seams to me that the SD Card from Bookeen caused most of the problems.

That's the card I'm using and it works perfectly for me

. What card did you get with your Gen3? Mine's a 2GB "EMTEC" card.

Sparrow · 02-26-2008, 05:07 AM

I get bookmark issues, but don't use a Bookeen supplied SD card.

So far, my bookmark issues have been with DRM-stripped and converted LIT texts - so I'm wondering if the resulting file might be problemmatic (altho bookmarks issues are intermittent).

ProfJulie · 02-26-2008, 11:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sparrow

I get bookmark issues, but don't use a Bookeen supplied SD card.

So far, my bookmark issues have been with DRM-stripped and converted LIT texts - so I'm wondering if the resulting file might be problemmatic (altho bookmarks issues are intermittent).

Are you syncing files to the SD card (while it is installed in your Cybook) or are you copying these files directly to the SD card (through a USB card reader that is plugged into your computer)? When I stopped syncing books to my SD card (that was inserted in the Cybook), I stopped having bookmarking problems.

Sparrow · 02-27-2008, 04:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ProfJulie

Are you syncing files to the SD card (while it is installed in your Cybook) or are you copying these files directly to the SD card (through a USB card reader that is plugged into your computer)? When I stopped syncing books to my SD card (that was inserted in the Cybook), I stopped having bookmarking problems.

I only transfer files to the SD card when it is in the reader; so that could be causing my issues

.
I don't have a separate USB card reader to test it tho.

Darqref · 03-02-2008, 08:42 PM

OK, as I understand this thread, most people seem to believe that transferring data to the SD card while it is NOT mounted in the Gen3 is "safer" than doing it while the SD card is mounted in the Gen3. In addition, most people seem to believe that using standard copy commands works better than using Mobipocket Reader to transfer books.

My question is about combining (or rather, separating) them. If I take the SD Card out and put it in the reader attached to my computer (I bought a floppy drive that had card readers built it), but then use mobipocket reader to move files to the SD card, am I likely to see the bookmark bug?

Just got my cybook, and I'm still deciding what my habits should be, especially for managing the library on computer and moving files around. The library functions are enough of a pain that I don't want to keep large numbers of books on the gen3 until I'm ready to read them.

Roger

tompe · 03-02-2008, 09:10 PM

I still think that most problems are caused by people not "ejecting" the card (or both cards) before removing the cable. I assume that the sensitivity for this behaviour might be different when the card is mounted throught the Cybook or when it is mounted through a card reader.

I would do what is most convenient and never remove the cable or card before doing safely remove hardware.

HarryT · 03-03-2008, 02:13 AM

I transfer all my books to the SD card using Windows Explorer. I don't transfer with Mobi Reader. I always use the "Safely Remove Hardware" tool before unplugging the USB cable. I have zero problems with bookmarks or any type of file corruption.

Striking Claw · 03-03-2008, 12:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

That's the card I'm using and it works perfectly for me

. What card did you get with your Gen3? Mine's a 2GB "EMTEC" card.

I did get an "ELITE PRO" 2GB Card.
ProfJulie made a good point. When I switched my SD Card I put my old card into the reader of my notebook, copied the content to my notebook, then copied it back to the new card, also using the reader in my notebook.
Since then the bookmark bug didn't occur anymore. But I have neither used the synchonise feature of the mobipocket reader, nor did I copy anything to the SD Card while it was in my CyBook

GeoffC · 04-14-2008, 11:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

I transfer all my books to the SD card using Windows Explorer. I don't transfer with Mobi Reader. I always use the "Safely Remove Hardware" tool before unplugging the USB cable. I have zero problems with bookmarks or any type of file corruption.

May I just check with you HarryT , do you remove the SD card from the Cybook before transferring books .

I've just started getting problems ; losing bookmarks , refusal to add bookmarks and for most books refusing to remember last page read ......
I do as you seem to do , I : -
copy direct to sd card from windows ( I've only got my dictionary on the cybook itself )
religiously use safely remove hardware ( as I would with my camera )

APART from that it's a brilliant device .......

tompe · 04-14-2008, 01:32 PM

I do not remove the SD card from the Cybook and have never had any problem. But I am using Linux so the situation is not exactly similar.

slayda · 04-14-2008, 01:49 PM

I had some problems with the Bookeen supplied 2 GB card so I switched to a 1GB card I already had. Had one time where the bookmarks & my place where I was reading that got lost. I had been syncing using Mobipocket reader. Since then I have switched to ProfJulie's method and have had no problems.

Another reason I switched was that there seemed to be no flexibility in the syncing method. It was all or none. Also it is easier to delete files from the card this way (since we still haven't received the April 2008 update that hopefully will enable the "Delete" button on the Cybook.)

GeoffC · 04-15-2008, 08:56 AM

I am not synching .

But the bookmark ' problem ' changes from day to day , one day the marks aren't there but the next time I read the book they are !
Or they can disappear mid-read ...

Strange ....

GeoffC · 04-16-2008, 02:19 AM

A wee test on mine suggests that if I change the font style/size or embolden whilst in a reading session , that's when I get bookmarking problems . Turning the Cybook off appears to reset them , though this is of little use if I've read pages on from the last bookmark that I was allowed to save .

Since I've started reading more than 1 book at a time , I no longer enjoy the privilege of the Cybook to remember the last page read .......

HarryT · 04-17-2008, 12:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeoffC

May I just check with you HarryT , do you remove the SD card from the Cybook before transferring books .

No, I just copy them directly to the SD card via the drive which mounts on Windows Explorer.

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02-24-2008, 03:54 PM	#46
Striking Claw Enthusiast Posts: 35 Karma: 102 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Basel, Switzerland Device: Cybook Gen3, ILiad, HP hx4700	I also replaced the SD card which came with my CyBook. I charged the CyBook while it was on and then unhooked the CyBook. The bookmarks still worked. I turned the CyBook off and later on again. Bookmarks still work. Apart from sychnonising the CyBook with Mobipocket I tried everything which could cause the bookmark problem. No more problems so far. At the moment it seams to me that the SD Card from Bookeen caused most of the problems.

02-26-2008, 05:07 AM	#48
Sparrow Wizard Posts: 4,395 Karma: 1358132 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: UK Device: Palm TX, CyBook Gen3	I get bookmark issues, but don't use a Bookeen supplied SD card. So far, my bookmark issues have been with DRM-stripped and converted LIT texts - so I'm wondering if the resulting file might be problemmatic (altho bookmarks issues are intermittent).

03-02-2008, 08:42 PM	#51
Darqref space cadet Posts: 330 Karma: 2963633 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Seattle area Device: Rocket PRO, gen3, Pocketbook360	OK, as I understand this thread, most people seem to believe that transferring data to the SD card while it is NOT mounted in the Gen3 is "safer" than doing it while the SD card is mounted in the Gen3. In addition, most people seem to believe that using standard copy commands works better than using Mobipocket Reader to transfer books. My question is about combining (or rather, separating) them. If I take the SD Card out and put it in the reader attached to my computer (I bought a floppy drive that had card readers built it), but then use mobipocket reader to move files to the SD card, am I likely to see the bookmark bug? Just got my cybook, and I'm still deciding what my habits should be, especially for managing the library on computer and moving files around. The library functions are enough of a pain that I don't want to keep large numbers of books on the gen3 until I'm ready to read them. Roger

03-02-2008, 09:10 PM	#52
tompe Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,452 Karma: 7185064 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Linköpng, Sweden Device: Kindle Voyage, Nexus 5, Kindle PW	I still think that most problems are caused by people not "ejecting" the card (or both cards) before removing the cable. I assume that the sensitivity for this behaviour might be different when the card is mounted throught the Cybook or when it is mounted through a card reader. I would do what is most convenient and never remove the cable or card before doing safely remove hardware.

03-03-2008, 02:13 AM	#53
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	I transfer all my books to the SD card using Windows Explorer. I don't transfer with Mobi Reader. I always use the "Safely Remove Hardware" tool before unplugging the USB cable. I have zero problems with bookmarks or any type of file corruption.

04-14-2008, 01:32 PM	#56
tompe Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,452 Karma: 7185064 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Linköpng, Sweden Device: Kindle Voyage, Nexus 5, Kindle PW	I do not remove the SD card from the Cybook and have never had any problem. But I am using Linux so the situation is not exactly similar.

04-14-2008, 01:49 PM	#57
slayda Retired & reading more! Posts: 2,764 Karma: 1884247 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: North Alabama, USA Device: Kindle 1, iPad Air 2, iPhone 6S+, Kobo Aura One	I had some problems with the Bookeen supplied 2 GB card so I switched to a 1GB card I already had. Had one time where the bookmarks & my place where I was reading that got lost. I had been syncing using Mobipocket reader. Since then I have switched to ProfJulie's method and have had no problems. Another reason I switched was that there seemed to be no flexibility in the syncing method. It was all or none. Also it is easier to delete files from the card this way (since we still haven't received the April 2008 update that hopefully will enable the "Delete" button on the Cybook.)

04-15-2008, 08:56 AM	#58
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,600 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	I am not synching . But the bookmark ' problem ' changes from day to day , one day the marks aren't there but the next time I read the book they are ! Or they can disappear mid-read ... Strange ....

04-16-2008, 02:19 AM	#59
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,600 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	A wee test on mine suggests that if I change the font style/size or embolden whilst in a reading session , that's when I get bookmarking problems . Turning the Cybook off appears to reset them , though this is of little use if I've read pages on from the last bookmark that I was allowed to save . Since I've started reading more than 1 book at a time , I no longer enjoy the privilege of the Cybook to remember the last page read .......

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