Newbie problems

[Newby]

Hello to all!

Quite nice, that there is such a nice place for ebook-lovers

So, as my nickname says, I am quite new to this stuff, and I hope you could help me to solve some theoretical and practical problems I have.

So my questions are:

1. Firstly, just to say what I am using:

Cybook Gen3 Gold Edition

Version ARM920T (400MHz)

Boo Reader 2.0 (build 1122)

Adobe Reader 9.1 (build 28890)

2. As I could understand, there are two different firmwares used: one from Bookeen, and one from Mobipocket. And one can use only one of both (or the newest version is combination of both?) Am I right?

3. In my manual, I could read that I can use dictionaries for TXT and HTML documents. I tried ( I put Wordnet-dict.prc in the eBooks folder, beside the administrator folder), but still, when I open the txt document, there is no option for a dictionary (nor other options for bookmarks etc.).

4. An HTML document I actually never could open. When I choose it, usualy I get back to some previous folder, or the reader freezes...

I hope you can help, and would be very thankful

Newbie

[EowynCarter]

There are indead two version.

Version 1.5 will read mobi, aka prc, and have dictionary support. (with mobipocket software)
Version 2.0 will read ePub. (With Adobe digital edition)

Getting them from bookeen's website is currently impossible. But the files for firmware where posted there.
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...t=81511&page=2

[Newby]

so the one in my Cybook is actually 2.0?

And does it mean that I cannot use the Mobipocket dictionaries?

[EowynCarter]

Yes, and yes.
firmware version is "boo reader".

You need in install 1.5 if you want to read mobi. (You can switch anytime you want).

[Newby]

ok, thanks
...but the links for download seems not to work

[EowynCarter]

Ah, you're right, they don't work anymore.
Guess you're gonna have to wait until bookeen fixes the website, unless Jellby or someone else can post them (I don't have 1.5, never used it).

[Newby]

but is it not possible to use some other dictionary in 2.0?

[EowynCarter]

Nope.

[Slider1960]

Don't know if it would be breaking rules, I have both original Zip files with the 1.5 and 2.0 FW and can put them on an FTP server for folks until Bookeen sort their site out. If this is too naughty, Newby can pm me.

[EowynCarter]

Still no fix on bookeen's website.
I guess the update will NOT be a monday after all. "pretty soon", according the bookeen's facebook page.

As these files are usually availible on bookeen's website, it's probably ok to put them here.

[Slider1960]

OK

The files can be found here: http://www.zen55663.zen.co.uk/CyBook/
(note that the path is case sensitive) and wil remain there for a few days.

I have included the original readme file with the instructions for use . Of course if you chose to use these files it is entirely at your own risk (I have used both of the images on my own reader, so they are OK as on my laptop). As a bit of insurance I generated the MD5 checksums of each zip before I uploaded them, you can use these to verify the file you download. A simple checksum tool is available from Microsoft - just google FCIV and Microsoft.

Enjoy

[Newby]

Thank you all guys!

Now my expirience

I downgraded to 1.5 in order to be able to use look up dictionaries. Unfortunately, two dictionaries which i tested, WORDNET and GCIDE, didn't really impressed me, mostly I couldn't find words I need. Maybe there are some commercial dictionaries which would fulfill the purpose?

And on the other side, I really missed the crop margins function for PDF-s

So I decided to upgrade again to 2.0, and both downgrade and upgrade worked quite fine for me, altough I don't have any card reader at all

Thank you all, once more

[Godzil]

Originally Posted by Slider1960

OK

The files can be found here: http://www.zen55663.zen.co.uk/CyBook/
(note that the path is case sensitive) and wil remain there for a few days.

I have included the original readme file with the instructions for use . Of course if you chose to use these files it is entirely at your own risk (I have used both of the images on my own reader, so they are OK as on my laptop). As a bit of insurance I generated the MD5 checksums of each zip before I uploaded them, you can use these to verify the file you download. A simple checksum tool is available from Microsoft - just google FCIV and Microsoft.

Enjoy

Warning; these version have been reported to have issues with latests Opus. Be carreful with these version. It's seems to be the reason why Bookeen remove them temporarily.