PB700 Newbie questions

[VulcanRidr]

I bought a Pocketbook Era almost a month ago, and while I love almost everything about it, I have a few newbie questions.

First, are there 3rd party apps for Pocketbook (and specifically the Era)? I found that someone had compiled KOreader for the Era, but I haven't found anything else.

I would dearly love to have a note-taking app that is not tied to a book. So, for instance, if I need to whip out something like a shopping list that is not related to what I am reading (but I am going to have the reader with me), it would be nice to be able to open a note not related to a book.

What other apps are available?

Also, since this is a linux device, is it possible to set up remote access via ssh and so forth?

Finally, is it possible to re-arrange the directory structure? Since I am an American, and don't speak any other languages, is it possible/advised to delete those and set up a directory structure based on, say, the genre of the book (SciFi, Action-Adventure, Technical, etc)?

Thanks,
--vr

[EastEriq]

Short answer, yes to all. Just look at the Master Thread (pretty old stuff, but starting point); http://koreader.rocks/; https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=325185

[Michal Jancik]

Hi !
Is the original "note" application that you have preinstalled on your ERA not enough for you?

Aplication :
- Koreader
- CoolReader
- OpenWith
- Pbimageviewer (CBR/CBZ)
- Unrar/Unzip

Last version Koreader : https://github.com/koreader/koreader/releases
Coose a version : koreader-pocketbook-v2023.01.zip


Games :
- Miner
- Majhong
- Sokoban

https://pocketbook-free.sourceforge.net/en/index.shtml

In my opinion, I would advise you not to root and install ROOT (
pbjb) on your device.
The problem may be if you want to uninstall it, the update may not be 100% complete during the update (you will see on the screen that some errors occurred during the update)

http://komary.net/

Terminal - Poterm : https://pocketbook-free.sourceforge.net/src/poterm.zip
SSH : http://komary.net/sh_ivtool/sh_ivtool-src.zip

[VulcanRidr]

Originally Posted by EastEriq

Short answer, yes to all. Just look at the Master Thread (pretty old stuff, but starting point); http://koreader.rocks/; https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=325185

Thanks for your response. I did skim through the master thread, and in fact, didn't know how current the code in some of the older threads was, and how much the various models differ...Because the ssh thread was started in 2019, 3 years before my Era was released.

[VulcanRidr]

Originally Posted by Michal Jancik

Hi !
Is the original "note" application that you have preinstalled on your ERA not enough for you?

I was wanting a notes app that was more...stand alone. When I open the notes app from the menu, it says

There are no notes yet.
Long Tap on a text in a book to quickly create a note.

This gave me the impression that notes in the preinstalled app had to be tied to a book. So I went in and looked at the notes option within the book, and it gave he options to

• Mark text with marker
• Add comment
• Save part of page as an image
• Use pencil to draw in book
• Erase
• Notes are saved in the synopsis of the book

Aplication :
- Koreader
- CoolReader
- OpenWith
- Pbimageviewer (CBR/CBZ)
- Unrar/Unzip

Last version Koreader : https://github.com/koreader/koreader/releases
Coose a version : koreader-pocketbook-v2023.01.zip


Games :
- Miner
- Majhong
- Sokoban

https://pocketbook-free.sourceforge.net/en/index.shtml

In my opinion, I would advise you not to root and install ROOT (
pbjb) on your device.
The problem may be if you want to uninstall it, the update may not be 100% complete during the update (you will see on the screen that some errors occurred during the update)

http://komary.net/

Terminal - Poterm : https://pocketbook-free.sourceforge.net/src/poterm.zip
SSH : http://komary.net/sh_ivtool/sh_ivtool-src.zip

Well, for the time being, I don't need it. If I could set up openvpn, I would love to be able to access my wiki from the reader, but that is probably a bit of a stretch...

[rkomar]

It's difficult to say which older apps will continue to work on modern PocketBook firmwares, and which won't. When my PocketBook Colour updated to a newer firmware, pbimageviewer stopped working properly because some of the necessary GUI functions were pruned from the Inkview library. Other apps that require those missing functions will also no longer work. It is probably easiest to just try them and see if they work or not. Apps that provide their own GUI code (e.g. koreader) or don't use much of it (e.g. utelnetd) will likely continue to work.

You can cross compile a lot of stuff and run it on the devices without having root. I'm not so sure about openvpn; I have the feeling that it requires kernel modules to run (tun/tap?). If those aren't already on the system, then installing a cross-compiled openvpn client on the device probably won't work.

The PocketBook devices run linux with the arm gnueabi ABI. A lot of programs from compatible linux distros can simply be copied (with necessary libraries) and run on the devices. You can do a lot of tinkering if the mood hits you.

Finally, if you are going to start pruning the supplied books, I would use the system's Library app for that (rather than connecting via USB and deleting from a different computer). The Library app knows how to update the various databases and caches on the device when books are removed, which leaves the device in a more consistent state afterwards.

[Michal Jancik]

Originally Posted by rkomar

It's difficult to say which older apps will continue to work on modern PocketBook firmwares, and which won't. When my PocketBook Colour updated to a newer firmware, pbimageviewer stopped working properly because some of the necessary GUI functions were pruned from the Inkview library.

I had the same problem after updating to 6.7.1701, but after using a different version (reinstalling alication) pbimageviewer works without a problem.

In my case, I use version 1.31 on "Inkpad 3" :

[rkomar]

What happens if you open the Menu or start the program from the Application tab? In my case, the program crashed because the OpenContents() function got removed from the Inkview library.

[Michal Jancik]

Originally Posted by rkomar

What happens if you open the Menu or start the program from the Application tab? In my case, the program crashed because the OpenContents() function got removed from the Inkview library.

In my cas is not possible to start the application from the main menu (after clicking on pbimageview.app, the screen flashes and I return to the HOME screen). I only open it when I use "open with" from my library.

[rkomar]

Originally Posted by Michal Jancik

In my cas is not possible to start the application from the main menu (after clicking on pbimageview.app, the screen flashes and I return to the HOME screen). I only open it when I use "open with" from my library.

Yes, that is what happens when the OpenContents() function is missing from the library. The application works until you hit one of the missing functions, and then it disappears.