Thread: Pocketbook Annotations Viewer and Tools (AVATeR), need testing
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Old 05-18-2025, 05:40 AM   #85
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Confirmed the issue. The Color Era shows up using the same generic 200801411 'serial'. Uses the latest FW (6.8.3687).

I'll work towards to a fix in the coming weeks. There surfaced a serious medical condition in my near family, but so far that has turned out manageable.

Small recap:
- Windows: drive detection fails. This may need some digging.
- Linux: Color shows up in AVATeR (USB is handled differently there). The generic serial will cause issues down the road.
- Mac (beta): same as Linux. The storage drive is detectable, meaning little extra work.

The generic serial impacts the Local Mirror and backup folder structure. Not bad but it needs fixing. IIRC Calibre stores a UUID on the reader, but then they have a longer history with all kinds of (weird) e-readers, so KISS.

From a privacy standpoint, it's positive the USB serial is hidden now. Intentional or not.

One last curiosity is that the library database (explorer.db) now only stores metadata for opened books. This should prevent the broken metadata issues reported in the past.
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