IQ Pocketbook 701/IQ firmware 2.0.6NA

[Icewyng]

@Citac:

There is a market fix for 2.0.5 that will work for 2.0.6 as well that you can try if you want. Or, you can follow the steps outlined by Coredump to install the market.

Or...have you tried the web version of Android Market?

[fjtorres]

Originally Posted by citac

I installed it this morning and have been trying it out; I'm mostly satisfied with the things it removed, but I quite liked the main desk which showed me the books read and the percentage of total books read. Can that be re-installed? Or is there an app that would do the same for me?

Also, if anyone knows, I decided to try GO Launcher and was wondering if there's a non-market source for the themes? I wasn't able to find one.

ETA: Oh yes, and about voice packages, it tells me it can't install them. Is there anything special I need to do?

In the russian source post there is a link to the missing apps:
http://www.mediafire.com/?q43o589erw0vdd3

The readme suggests the tts engine was removed (or maybe just the voices) but can be found at the PB site. (???)

[citac]

Originally Posted by Icewyng

@Citac:

There is a market fix for 2.0.5 that will work for 2.0.6 as well that you can try if you want. Or, you can follow the steps outlined by Coredump to install the market.

Or...have you tried the web version of Android Market?

I just found it a little while ago and it seems to have installed correctly. I have no way of checking, though, because I have no wireless network at home, so I will have to wait for Monday to check at work. My lack of wireless was the main reason I didn't care for Market install up to now. I didn't try the web version before; now that I have it open, I can't tell where in the account settings am I supposed to set up a device. Or is that only possible from the device itself?

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And apologies for all these questions, but up til now I just used my IQ, now I seem to have bitten by an experimenting bug. Since I'm asking, can you recommend any good communication apps, something that combines Twitter, Facebook etc? I don't like opening them on my computer where everyone can see what I'm writing, but it would be great if I could check them on the IQ during lunch break.

[citac]

Originally Posted by fjtorres

In the russian source post there is a link to the missing apps:
http://www.mediafire.com/?q43o589erw0vdd3

The readme suggests the tts engine was removed (or maybe just the voices) but can be found at the PB site. (???)

It seems like it was the engine that was removed, because I have the four English (BrE and AmE) packages, and I can't install either of them. Thank you for the apps, I'll go check them now.

ETA: It doesn't seem to work; the launcher installs fine, as well as BookInfo, BookShelf and Desktop apps, but they're invisible. I can get to that initial screen, but there's nothing there to be seen, and nothing responds to taps. You can only slide it out of the way. Still haven't found a way to install text to speech.

[fjtorres]

Originally Posted by citac

It seems like it was the engine that was removed, because I have the four English (BrE and AmE) packages, and I can't install either of them. Thank you for the apps, I'll go check them now.

ETA: It doesn't seem to work; the launcher installs fine, as well as BookInfo, BookShelf and Desktop apps, but they're invisible. I can get to that initial screen, but there's nothing there to be seen, and nothing responds to taps. You can only slide it out of the way. Still haven't found a way to install text to speech.

If you're in experimental mode, you could try adding the desired apps to the patch as the readme suggests and then reflashing.

[citac]

Originally Posted by fjtorres

If you're in experimental mode, you could try adding the desired apps to the patch as the readme suggests and then reflashing.

I probably should. So far the only customization I did was changing the login screen. I don't think I ever found exactly where the wallpapers get saved.

[katzki]

I've tried the 2.0.6 light version.
A big problem was... it cannot express 'Korean' (I guess other Asian languages have the same problem.)

Anybody who can solve this problem?

[citac]

I just checked the market this morning on my work network, and it doesn't work for me. I was able to sign into the account, but when I try to access it I get a server error and it crashes. Any advice?

ETA: I spoke to soon; I had forgotten to set the date back after flashing. It's good now.

[Icewyng]

Just to let everyone know I am working on a firmware version that will bring some new stuff (such as new 2d/3d drivers & Improved I/O speed). Stay tuned!

[bellak]

Originally Posted by Icewyng

Just to let everyone know I am working on a firmware version that will bring some new stuff (such as new 2d/3d drivers & Improved I/O speed). Stay tuned!

Awesome! Can't wait Thank you!

[ebookof]

I have updated the firmware to 2.0.6 without any problem.

After that, I have used the second method in the Non-Ugly Method to add AndroidMarket with the new files for firmware 2.0.6 (https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=128178 ; i.e. adb not used). AndroidMarket works perfectly.

Later, since I had little space, I wanted to add a2sd and have tried to root the Pocketbook IQ following the directions given at: https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Pocketbook_IQ_701 .

When the Pocketbook IQ restarts, I have the SuperUser icon. However, it seems to be very unstable. When I open Z4Root or Root Check or Root Explorer, SuperUser crashes. Root Check indicates (after Superuser crashes) that the device is not rooted, but that Busybox is properly installed.

When I start Z4Root, it first only gives me the options to root temporarily or permanently. Only after approximately 10 seconds does it show the option to un-root. I have un-rooted and re-rooted, but with no better success. The issues are still the same.

What is wrong here? Am I unable to root the device because I used first the non-ugly method to add Android Market? Or is it another issue (e.g. is it related to the 2.0.6 firmware?).

In addition to Busybox (v. 1.17.2), it is indicated that I have version 2.3.6.1 of Superuser (database version 5) and Su binary v2.3.1 -ef. USB debugging was checked, as indicated in the instructions.

Thank you in advance for your help.

[troll05]

Originally Posted by ebookof

I have updated the firmware to 2.0.6 without any problem.

After that, I have used the second method in the Non-Ugly Method to add AndroidMarket with the new files for firmware 2.0.6 (https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=128178 ; i.e. adb not used). AndroidMarket works perfectly.

Later, since I had little space, I wanted to add a2sd and have tried to root the Pocketbook IQ following the directions given at: https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Pocketbook_IQ_701 .

When the Pocketbook IQ restarts, I have the SuperUser icon. However, it seems to be very unstable. When I open Z4Root or Root Check or Root Explorer, SuperUser crashes. Root Check indicates (after Superuser crashes) that the device is not rooted, but that Busybox is properly installed.

When I start Z4Root, it first only gives me the options to root temporarily or permanently. Only after approximately 10 seconds does it show the option to un-root. I have un-rooted and re-rooted, but with no better success. The issues are still the same.

What is wrong here? Am I unable to root the device because I used first the non-ugly method to add Android Market? Or is it another issue (e.g. is it related to the 2.0.6 firmware?).

In addition to Busybox (v. 1.17.2), it is indicated that I have version 2.3.6.1 of Superuser (database version 5) and Su binary v2.3.1 -ef. USB debugging was checked, as indicated in the instructions.

Thank you in advance for your help.

Hi, I guess the mistake was adding a2sd after the market patch, because it rewrites the partition on you sd card and might delete s.th. important.

[rteachj]

I followed the directions to the letter and I can't seem to update this thing! At first, it got about 60% done after flashing it, and then the little box turned into an exclamation point and it booted to 2.0.5. I tried again and again and it got to the point where it would only fill the bar by about 1 or 2% before switching to the exclamation point and booting to 2.0.5. I'm not good at this stuff at all, and most of the posts about this have gone over my head. Is there anyone that had this problem that can explain to me what I'm doing wrong in plain English, please? I'm really frustrated, and it's Memorial Day weekend, which means to tech support for days.

I thought it might have something to do with where I put the file. The directions said the external SD card, and then I saw someone say something about putting in the root directory, and now I'm just really confused.
Thanks in advance!!

[fjtorres]

The update goes in the root of the SD card.
Zipped.
Have you tried re-downloading?

[rteachj]

I downloaded it directly from the pocketbook website this time instead of the links posted on this thread, and it worked. The file names were different. Thanks!!

Does anyone know which version of Android this is? I know it still says Eclair (wasn't Froyo supposed to be up in March?), but I tried to download the new Aldiko and it's giving me the parsing error because it's not compatible with the device, but it's supposed to work with Android 2.1 or higher. Are we still lower than 2.1?

Thanks to all!