Since it is becoming more and more clear that there wont be any significant firmware updates at least for the original Story, I am reconsidering to make modifications to the firmware myself. It is (supposedly) open source, after all.
I would like to gather some links and information to the current state of open source hacking/development going on for the iriver devices. If there is already a place where such information is represented, please point this out.
I am not a great programmer and have no previous experience with embedded devices, so all contributions and exchange on that matter is much appreciated, if anyone here is more familiar with the matter.
These are the links I am aware of at the moment:
Sources for various (all?) parts of the iriver Story firmware 1.71:
http://www.iriver.com/opensource.html
No information on how to compile, package and deploy the firmware, though.
Wiki page at openinkpot:
http://openinkpot.org/wiki/Device/Story
Some links but little actual information on modifying the firmware.
Since the openinkpot project is concerned with replacing the official firmware on ebook readers, they have a different goal. Since firmware of the Story is already open source, it seems more promising to modify it instead of replacing.
Some notes on EBOOK.HEX firmware file:
http://vanderwijk.info/tags/hacking-...linux-hardware
I have not tried the methods described.
Current Firmware Downloads:
iriver.com
Story v1.71
http://www.iriver.com/support/downlo....asp?dNum=1009
Cover Story v1.07
http://www.iriver.com/support/downlo....asp?dNum=1030
Cover Story v1.10 (for Sweden (CDON) only)
http://www.iriver.com/support/downlo....asp?dNum=1031
iriverchina.com (direct link)
Story v1.86
http://download.iriverchina.com/iriv...tory_v1.86.zip
iriver.co.kr (korean) (There seem to be no download links)
Story v1.88 (10.11.25)
http://www.iriver.co.kr/service/cs_d...285&gY=50&nY=0
Cover Story v1.11 (10.11.30)
http://www.iriver.co.kr/service/cs_d...1288&gY=0&nY=0
StoryW KT (10.5.19)
(What is this anyhow?)
http://www.iriver.co.kr/service/cs_d...228&gY=50&nY=0