903 Running additional app on the Pocket Pro 903

dtanis · 10-05-2011, 07:54 PM

Hello everybody,

Last week I purchased the PocketBook Pro 903. I like this e-reader a lot but I have problems running additional apps on the device. I tried to install games and other apps like poterm (http://pocketbook-free.sourceforge.net/en/index.shtml) on the device but they don't work. I copied the various .app files into the applications dir on the internal device. When I choose applications from the main menu they show up but when I start them I get the error that the application can't be started. OS version is 2.0.5. I even tried a shell script hello.app with the contents:
#!/bin/sh
echo "Hello World"

but I get the same error. Is there some protection system running on the device which prevents additional applications from running or do I have to do something more to run additional apps?

rkomar · 10-05-2011, 08:04 PM

Perhaps you are loading applications built for the old systems. The newer Pro series applications are not compatible with the old ones. See this thread for apps and tips aimed at the new devices: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=119973

Edit: That thread really needs to be made sticky.

dtanis · 10-05-2011, 11:48 PM

Thanks for the tip. Only I didn't find the info I needed in the suggested link. On the other hand I found this discussion which is the answer of my problem:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=114745
I downloaded the version of poterm for the new API from:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/att...6&d=1296078465
This version runs fine on my PocketBook 903. Thanks again for the quick reply.

rkomar · 10-05-2011, 11:57 PM

That discussion is linked in comment 1.b under the COMMUNICATION/SHELL ACCESS section in the link I gave you. Of course, you can search the forum yourself, but that thread gives you quick access to many of the most important threads on the Pro series. Don't give up on it so soon.

Billi · 10-06-2011, 03:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rkomar

See this thread for apps and tips aimed at the new devices: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=119973

Edit: That thread really needs to be made sticky.

+1

(Please, moderators, please!

)

10-05-2011, 07:54 PM	#1
dtanis Enthusiast Posts: 40 Karma: 27470 Join Date: Oct 2011 Device: PocketBook Pro 912	Running additional apps on the PocketBook Pro 903 Hello everybody, Last week I purchased the PocketBook Pro 903. I like this e-reader a lot but I have problems running additional apps on the device. I tried to install games and other apps like poterm (http://pocketbook-free.sourceforge.net/en/index.shtml) on the device but they don't work. I copied the various .app files into the applications dir on the internal device. When I choose applications from the main menu they show up but when I start them I get the error that the application can't be started. OS version is 2.0.5. I even tried a shell script hello.app with the contents: #!/bin/sh echo "Hello World" but I get the same error. Is there some protection system running on the device which prevents additional applications from running or do I have to do something more to run additional apps? Last edited by dtanis; 10-05-2011 at 08:03 PM.

10-05-2011, 08:04 PM	#2
rkomar Wizard Posts: 3,054 Karma: 18821071 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Sudbury, ON, Canada Device: PRS-505, PB 902, PRS-T1, PB 623, PB 840, PB 633	Perhaps you are loading applications built for the old systems. The newer Pro series applications are not compatible with the old ones. See this thread for apps and tips aimed at the new devices: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=119973 Edit: That thread really needs to be made sticky. Last edited by rkomar; 10-05-2011 at 08:07 PM. Reason: Added note on thread stickiness.

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10-05-2011, 11:48 PM	#3
dtanis Enthusiast Posts: 40 Karma: 27470 Join Date: Oct 2011 Device: PocketBook Pro 912	Thanks for the tip. Only I didn't find the info I needed in the suggested link. On the other hand I found this discussion which is the answer of my problem: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=114745 I downloaded the version of poterm for the new API from: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/att...6&d=1296078465 This version runs fine on my PocketBook 903. Thanks again for the quick reply.

10-05-2011, 11:57 PM	#4
rkomar Wizard Posts: 3,054 Karma: 18821071 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Sudbury, ON, Canada Device: PRS-505, PB 902, PRS-T1, PB 623, PB 840, PB 633	That discussion is linked in comment 1.b under the COMMUNICATION/SHELL ACCESS section in the link I gave you. Of course, you can search the forum yourself, but that thread gives you quick access to many of the most important threads on the Pro series. Don't give up on it so soon.