What do do with a dead Cybook Gen 3 - Page 2

Sparrow · 03-10-2010, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

Hello Mrs. omk3. Your son doesn't love you. He didn't have the balls to buy you a 6" reader and wants you to hurt your eyes on a smaller 5" screen.

But seriously, don't get her a 5" screen when she's been used to a 6" screen.

Pffffffft, if omk3 went for the bigger model, you'd be saying it was too heavy and the small one was the one they should have got.

omk3 · 03-10-2010, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by T_Frain_K

From what you are describing, this does indeed seem a power problem - bet´s on a dead battery. Which is not so strange after all - I have had a few (LiIons, LiPos and NiMHs).
If you want to check, here´s how: Unplug the battery, and measure with a volt meter if voltage reaches the mentioned value - should even be slightly higher.

Thanks, will do and report back

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Originally Posted by Sparrow

Pffffffft, if omk3 went for the bigger model, you'd be saying it was too heavy and the small one was the one they should have got.

I'm sure of it too.

And actually, weight was indeed a more important aspect than screen size.

JSWolf · 03-10-2010, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Sparrow

Pffffffft, if omk3 went for the bigger model, you'd be saying it was too heavy and the small one was the one they should have got.

Nope. I've not yet seen or heard of any 6" reader being too heavy. To me, going from 6" to 5" when you maybe have old/tired eyes is a downgrade.

JSWolf · 03-10-2010, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by omk3

And actually, weight was indeed a more important aspect than screen size.

My mom is in her 80s and she has a 600 and it's not too heavy for her at all.

omk3 · 03-10-2010, 04:25 PM

Well, my mom is considerably younger, and has had an operation on her wrists that makes the weight of the reader rather important. Hopefully the smaller screen won't be a problem, but we'll wait and see.
And the 600 is almost too heavy for me! Your mom must be pretty strong!

JSWolf · 03-10-2010, 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by omk3

Well, my mom is considerably younger, and has had an operation on her wrists that makes the weight of the reader rather important. Hopefully the smaller screen won't be a problem, but we'll wait and see.
And the 600 is almost too heavy for me! Your mom must be pretty strong!

My mom is in pretty good health. She used to play tennis a lot and now only plays golf.

The 302 is only 9.8 ounces without a cover. So it's quite light. The 301+ is 6.1 ounces without a cover. Even lighter.

So please, don't wait until after she doesn't like the 5" screen. Just get her a 6" screen right off the bat.

Conor · 03-11-2010, 05:11 AM

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Originally Posted by omk3

On the hundredth connection to the pc (my mum is determined!),

Is that how she usually charges it? Has she got a mains power charger she could try?

omk3 · 03-11-2010, 05:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Conor

Is that how she usually charges it? Has she got a mains power charger she could try?

She's got a usb to mains converter. I don't know if it is the ideal solution (I know it doesn't work with the sony), but it has worked fine for almost two years.

She'll check the battery and let me know.

[EDIT] The battery was almost full. So not a battery problem, unless there's a connection loose or something. She again connected it to the pc, with the first press of the on button the screen flickered but nothing. With the second press of the on button the screen went black. And so it stayed.

Conor · 03-11-2010, 06:49 AM

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Originally Posted by omk3

She's got a usb to mains converter. I don't know if it is the ideal solution

That's fine, and how I always charge mine. I only connect it to my PC to transfer books.

Godzil · 03-11-2010, 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by omk3

My mother's cybook is dead.

It froze frequently ever since she's had it, but a reset usually solved the problem.

The last time it froze, it was in the middle of a specific book. While she was reading this book it froze rather more frequently than usual, so the book may have something to do with it, or it may be just a coincidence. (just a normal .mobi book, converted from epub using calibre, by the way)

Anyway, this last time reset didn't work, powering it on and off didn't work, charging it didn't work, connecting it to the pc didn't work. The screen was blank with a vertical black line and so it stayed. One day later she connected it to the pc again, the line disappeared but nothing else happened. Removing the battery and putting it back didn't work. Persistently pushing the reset, made the little power light flicker a bit, then nothing again. Put to charge again, the light was on for hours, so it must have been charging, though it was supposed to be fully charged. Charge complete (for the second time after the freeze), and on/off, reset, connecting to pc still don't work.

Which brings me to the question: What to do with a dead Cybook Gen 3?

If it can be resuscitated, by all means, please, tell me how! (I've kind of given up hope as you can probably imagine)

And if not, can I do anything else useful with it? Load a different firmware? (How, if it won't even turn on?) Make it a nice picture frame? Take it apart and study the mysteries of e-ink?

for any serious or silly suggestions!

What is your serial number?
Do you know if you have a 200Mhz one or a 400Mhz?
Did you installed the latests firmware (1.5 for mobi or 2.0 for ePub)?

There are plenty of reason for a device that looks like dead, and the first that come to mind, is a broken screen.

omk3 · 03-11-2010, 09:26 AM

I have firmware 1.5 installed.
How do you find the serial number and the Mhz? I'll tell my mother to check.

Godzil · 03-11-2010, 09:31 AM

two things for the serial number:

If you have two stickers on the back, you have a 200Mhz unit.
If you have one sticker, the device is a 200Mhz unit is the serial number start with EB001 (or EB100 I can't remember), and if it start with EB600 it's a 400MHz model.

omk3 · 03-11-2010, 09:49 AM

There is one metal and one paper sticker on the back.
On the paper sticker there are the numbers EB001A(P34) and EB001AP3484B03635, so I guess it's 200Mhz.

Oh and another slight update, the black screen went back to white the moment she unplugged it from the pc.

vishcompany · 03-11-2010, 05:32 PM

I experienced something similar a while ago.
I disconnected it from my laptop and it went just sort of gaga, also the flickers of the LED with no reaction of the screen, the laptop would not recognize it, when connected, etc.
I tried many things, many times, including taking out the battery, nothing helped.

I was so frustrated, I just put it away and did not even look at it for a week or so.
After that, I was tried again and - bing! - here it was! booting properly and then charging for a long time.

I still wonder, what that was.

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03-10-2010, 04:25 PM	#20
omk3 Wizard Posts: 1,454 Karma: 37243 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Europe Device: pocketbook 360, kindle 4	Well, my mom is considerably younger, and has had an operation on her wrists that makes the weight of the reader rather important. Hopefully the smaller screen won't be a problem, but we'll wait and see. And the 600 is almost too heavy for me! Your mom must be pretty strong!

03-11-2010, 09:26 AM	#26
omk3 Wizard Posts: 1,454 Karma: 37243 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Europe Device: pocketbook 360, kindle 4	I have firmware 1.5 installed. How do you find the serial number and the Mhz? I'll tell my mother to check.

03-11-2010, 09:31 AM	#27
Godzil a pthread?? where? where? Posts: 1,763 Karma: 30462 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Somewhere in EU Device: Newton MessagePad 2100, and only this	two things for the serial number: If you have two stickers on the back, you have a 200Mhz unit. If you have one sticker, the device is a 200Mhz unit is the serial number start with EB001 (or EB100 I can't remember), and if it start with EB600 it's a 400MHz model.

03-11-2010, 09:49 AM	#28
omk3 Wizard Posts: 1,454 Karma: 37243 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Europe Device: pocketbook 360, kindle 4	There is one metal and one paper sticker on the back. On the paper sticker there are the numbers EB001A(P34) and EB001AP3484B03635, so I guess it's 200Mhz. Oh and another slight update, the black screen went back to white the moment she unplugged it from the pc.

03-11-2010, 05:32 PM	#29
vishcompany Addict Posts: 289 Karma: 189800 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: Gen3(†); PB302(↓); PRS-350; T1; voyage	I experienced something similar a while ago. I disconnected it from my laptop and it went just sort of gaga, also the flickers of the LED with no reaction of the screen, the laptop would not recognize it, when connected, etc. I tried many things, many times, including taking out the battery, nothing helped. I was so frustrated, I just put it away and did not even look at it for a week or so. After that, I was tried again and - bing! - here it was! booting properly and then charging for a long time. I still wonder, what that was.