[Latest news Nov 16th 2006]:
iRex offers an update for all 2.7.1 users to run sh files.
More information you can find here.
step-to-step-guide to do the [SHELL] hack:
# download
shellme.zip
# start your iLiad
# Verify that you have the 2.7.0 firmware - otherwise stop here. [If you don't know which version you have, please press Menu-Button, then "iLiad Settings", firmware is listed on the top right corner like v 2.7. If you find 2.7.1, it won't work, stop here]
# connect your iLiad via USB Cable to PC
# copy the files a & shellme.sed [from scotty's shellme.zip] to the root of iLiad's USB drive. You should see now following files & folders on your USB drive.
Code:
a
books
documents
newspapers
notes
shellme.sed
# disconnect iLiad's USB cable, iLiad's "Conntect to PC..." logo is gone, you can use the iLiad again
# Press the Menu button
# Press "iLiad Profiles - network profiles of the iLiad"
# Click wizard button [at bottom, next to Wizard button you can read "Click "Wizard" to create a network profile"]
# enter any name for network profile name for example q
# Click "Proceed" button
# Click the "wireless" button [to the right of "wired"]
# enter any SSID for example q
# Click "Proceed" button
# Click "WEP" button [to the right of "Off"]
# Click "Proceed" button
# now the tricky part: you have to enter a very special WEP key in the field "Please type the security key for this wireless network"
° Enter
`/mnt/free/a`1.
The `you can find to left of the one key
° Press the backspace key [top right key, the bold arrow showing to the left], the 1 get's removed.
° Now you can see
`/mnt/free/a` in the field
# Press the "Test" button [in the middle of the "OK" & "Canel" button]
# you see the "Network configuration / Test" screen with says "unsuccessful". Don't worry about, that's ok, just press nothing. Just wait a min or so.
# Turn off you iLiad, reboot it then.
=> This it was: now you can run .sh files by clicking on it in iLiad's contentlister
I hope, this makes it more clear.
It's worth to do all this steps. Now you can run application via .sh files like
Gnu Chess or a great calculator
x48 on your iLiad.
