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arspr · 12-15-2013, 02:06 AM

Hi, I'm going to post an issue that it randomly appears in my Aura HD.

I'm currently on 3.1.1 but this issue has been also present in older FWs.

Look at the attached screenshot ("Fake Loading crash.jpg"). That screen usually appears briefly when you open a book from home screen/library or when you perform chapter jumps from ToC viewer (or even when you finish one and open the next). But as I said it briefly appears while the chapter is being loaded and then it disappears and your new book page is rendered...

Well, as you can imagine, the issue is that it RANDOMLY stays forever. And my AuraHD seems completely frozen. I can touch whatever I want, the screen is always there. The only possible solution (which I always took till I discovered it was a FAKE crash) is holding power button for a long time till the device powers off, (still with the same screen), and then powering it on again. But then if I reopen the book, (it will appear as the last opened one in home screen), it is VEEEERY likely that I'll get the same fake crash.

And now the solution. The Aura HD is not crashed/frozen at all. The real issue is that this screen is kept on top of the normal rendering of the book. The real issue is that this screen is not removed. But I can remove it with the next procedure:

Tap in the middle of the screen. Menu is actually called although I don't see it.
Tap in the upper right corner (where the three bars are actually located). Menu is actually expanded and RENDERED. (Screenshot attached: "Loading crash being solved.jpg").
Tap outside the menu. It is contracted AND the "Loading page" is removed.

So two questions:

Can anybody confirm this issue in his/her device (even other models)?
Do you know if it is a FW issue or a bug in kepub generation from epub?

12-15-2013, 02:06 AM	#1
arspr Dead account. Bye Posts: 587 Karma: 668244 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: none	Fake freezing on sideloaded kepubs (at least) - With solution Hi, I'm going to post an issue that it randomly appears in my Aura HD. I'm currently on 3.1.1 but this issue has been also present in older FWs. Look at the attached screenshot ("Fake Loading crash.jpg"). That screen usually appears briefly when you open a book from home screen/library or when you perform chapter jumps from ToC viewer (or even when you finish one and open the next). But as I said it briefly appears while the chapter is being loaded and then it disappears and your new book page is rendered... Well, as you can imagine, the issue is that it RANDOMLY stays forever. And my AuraHD seems completely frozen. I can touch whatever I want, the screen is always there. The only possible solution (which I always took till I discovered it was a FAKE crash) is holding power button for a long time till the device powers off, (still with the same screen), and then powering it on again. But then if I reopen the book, (it will appear as the last opened one in home screen), it is VEEEERY likely that I'll get the same fake crash. And now the solution. The Aura HD is not crashed/frozen at all. The real issue is that this screen is kept on top of the normal rendering of the book. The real issue is that this screen is not removed. But I can remove it with the next procedure: Tap in the middle of the screen. Menu is actually called although I don't see it. Tap in the upper right corner (where the three bars are actually located). Menu is actually expanded and RENDERED. (Screenshot attached: "Loading crash being solved.jpg"). Tap outside the menu. It is contracted AND the "Loading page" is removed. So two questions: Can anybody confirm this issue in his/her device (even other models)? Do you know if it is a FW issue or a bug in kepub generation from epub? Attached Thumbnails Last edited by arspr; 12-15-2013 at 07:08 AM. Reason: Missing photos!!!