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CommanderROR · 08-16-2008, 05:20 AM

Thank you for posting the files...

I have run into a (rather stupid) problem however...

I ran the Cybook update and it worked (sort of), gave me the checkerboard thingy again which I could have resolved by applying a proper Cybook Firmware I guess.
Instead, I decided to give the Netronix Firmware in the archive a try...it worked on my STAReBOOK, but now I can't get back to the Cybook firmware anymore...

I'll have to do some more testing, but with the firmware from the archive I now just get "different version, can't update" and that's it.On the upside, your firmware managed to properly patch the bootloader of my STAReBook and it now really behaves like a Cybook during booting, meaning that I can now get into the flashing utility by holding the centre key instead of having to have the right file on the card...another step towards a complete conversion...now...I only have to get rid of the Netronix firmware again...^^

EDIT: I reran the original conversion file and it got me back to Cybook, but not really...I get to the checkerboard part, but at the mometn I can't get further than that...the original method does not seem to work...will continue testing and report once I get somewhere...

UPDATE: I checked everything thoroughly and found that for some reason the main flash always got corrupted. I experimented a bit with formatting the drive and after a few tries it worked again. I then reapplied the original "hacked" Cybook firmware (after having run the update derek provided above), copied the required files over (just like during the original Cybook conversion) and now have a Cybook that seems to work a lot better than last time I converted. I can't say much yet, but the checkerboard errors when disconnecting from USB for example are gone now.

I'd recommend everybody who converted a STAReBOOK to rerun the procedure with the files Derek provided above...if I find any other improvements or problems I'll let you know.

Thanks Derek!

One thing that still does not work is upgrading the firmware using regular Cybook upgrades, so it's still not 100% cybook

08-16-2008, 05:20 AM	#16
CommanderROR eink fanatic Posts: 2,022 Karma: 4924 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Germany Device: STAReBOOK, iRex Iliad, Sony 505, Kindle 2	Thank you for posting the files... I have run into a (rather stupid) problem however... I ran the Cybook update and it worked (sort of), gave me the checkerboard thingy again which I could have resolved by applying a proper Cybook Firmware I guess. Instead, I decided to give the Netronix Firmware in the archive a try...it worked on my STAReBOOK, but now I can't get back to the Cybook firmware anymore... I'll have to do some more testing, but with the firmware from the archive I now just get "different version, can't update" and that's it.On the upside, your firmware managed to properly patch the bootloader of my STAReBook and it now really behaves like a Cybook during booting, meaning that I can now get into the flashing utility by holding the centre key instead of having to have the right file on the card...another step towards a complete conversion...now...I only have to get rid of the Netronix firmware again...^^ EDIT: I reran the original conversion file and it got me back to Cybook, but not really...I get to the checkerboard part, but at the mometn I can't get further than that...the original method does not seem to work...will continue testing and report once I get somewhere... UPDATE: I checked everything thoroughly and found that for some reason the main flash always got corrupted. I experimented a bit with formatting the drive and after a few tries it worked again. I then reapplied the original "hacked" Cybook firmware (after having run the update derek provided above), copied the required files over (just like during the original Cybook conversion) and now have a Cybook that seems to work a lot better than last time I converted. I can't say much yet, but the checkerboard errors when disconnecting from USB for example are gone now. I'd recommend everybody who converted a STAReBOOK to rerun the procedure with the files Derek provided above...if I find any other improvements or problems I'll let you know. Thanks Derek! One thing that still does not work is upgrading the firmware using regular Cybook upgrades, so it's still not 100% cybook