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Jozo · 11-14-2011, 04:32 PM

I have the same problem, only my collection is 25.000 files and with that many it takes longer to boot than the battery lasts. Support have been really unhelpful and wont even provide the older firmware because Quote: 'Because in the previous version, there were bugs, that could seriously undermine the system.'
I just wonder if those bugs were worse than not being able to boot at all?! Still haven't gotten a reply on that. They are not exactly quick to reply for questions that aren't standard.

But enough about that. I have figured out a way to speed up the boot a lot!

The problem is definitely the "new books" search at the start. It seems like it isn't the search itself but something afterwards. Probably sorting all new books into a database or something like that.
The Orizon creates a .dat file for every file that has been opened, so I made a script that created a .dat file for every single book. With no "new" books the boot time was reduced from infinity to just 12 minutes in my case with about 25.000 files. (Also copied in a .thn file for everything. Browsing is a lot quicker when it doesn't create thumbnails when searching through new folders.)

So now I can charge it, let it work 12 minutes and then I can use it normally until I have to recharge the battery the next time.

For some reason this trick with the .dat files only seems to work with html or txt files. With the epub version it still won't boot. Haven't bothered to let it run more than half an hour so I'm not totally sure if it is just longer than html. Could also be something in the format of the .dat file that I haven't been able to figure out. For .html files it works to let the Orizon create one file and then copy that file with different file names.

The naming of the files is important since it is case sensitive. For most files it should be the same capitalization as the original file. For example:
Some Book.html -> Some Book.html.dat
But if the filename is in all CAPS then it is most of the time all lower case: SOMEBOOK.TXT -> somebook.txt

Still for some reason this doesn't always work either. I really can't figure out how or why they change capitalization

Weird examples from actual files that I had problem with:
LOL.TXT -> lol.txt.dat
CAI.TXT->CAI.TXT.dat
I can not figure out why one is in caps and the other lower case.

The reason I have tried both epub and html is that I have two versions of my collection, one with html and txt files and the other in epub. The Opus was a lot quicker when reading epub so I converted all files while I was using that.

I would really wish that there was an option to turn off this 'feature' with new books. Preferably turn off thumbnails as well, it just slows down browsing a lot unless you create them yourself on a real computer.

11-14-2011, 04:32 PM	#8
Jozo Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 1000 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Sweden Device: iRiver Cover Story, Opus(broken screen), Orizon	I have the same problem, only my collection is 25.000 files and with that many it takes longer to boot than the battery lasts. Support have been really unhelpful and wont even provide the older firmware because Quote: 'Because in the previous version, there were bugs, that could seriously undermine the system.' I just wonder if those bugs were worse than not being able to boot at all?! Still haven't gotten a reply on that. They are not exactly quick to reply for questions that aren't standard. But enough about that. I have figured out a way to speed up the boot a lot! The problem is definitely the "new books" search at the start. It seems like it isn't the search itself but something afterwards. Probably sorting all new books into a database or something like that. The Orizon creates a .dat file for every file that has been opened, so I made a script that created a .dat file for every single book. With no "new" books the boot time was reduced from infinity to just 12 minutes in my case with about 25.000 files. (Also copied in a .thn file for everything. Browsing is a lot quicker when it doesn't create thumbnails when searching through new folders.) So now I can charge it, let it work 12 minutes and then I can use it normally until I have to recharge the battery the next time. For some reason this trick with the .dat files only seems to work with html or txt files. With the epub version it still won't boot. Haven't bothered to let it run more than half an hour so I'm not totally sure if it is just longer than html. Could also be something in the format of the .dat file that I haven't been able to figure out. For .html files it works to let the Orizon create one file and then copy that file with different file names. The naming of the files is important since it is case sensitive. For most files it should be the same capitalization as the original file. For example: Some Book.html -> Some Book.html.dat But if the filename is in all CAPS then it is most of the time all lower case: SOMEBOOK.TXT -> somebook.txt Still for some reason this doesn't always work either. I really can't figure out how or why they change capitalization Weird examples from actual files that I had problem with: LOL.TXT -> lol.txt.dat CAI.TXT->CAI.TXT.dat I can not figure out why one is in caps and the other lower case. The reason I have tried both epub and html is that I have two versions of my collection, one with html and txt files and the other in epub. The Opus was a lot quicker when reading epub so I converted all files while I was using that. I would really wish that there was an option to turn off this 'feature' with new books. Preferably turn off thumbnails as well, it just slows down browsing a lot unless you create them yourself on a real computer.