Koreader running on Kobos (all of them, hopefully!)

[embryo]

Originally Posted by WS64

I am not sure that this really would be as quick as it sounds on first sight because the thing that really takes time is the actual opening of the book. The one click more to leave the reader does not count that much in my opinion...

Maybe you're right.
It was just a lazy thought, seeing that the things here were slowing a bit ...
Its very difficult to find missing things from this reader.

[JimMcLaren]

Maybe things are too slow. I'll try to fix that

I installed 688 on my Aura HD and whenever I left a book it went back to the start menu. It also went back to the start menu if I tried to open books from the history menu. If I opened the same book from file manager it all worked ok. I'm back on 675 for now.

I was really looking forward to the OPDS integration. Thanks for everything you've done so far.

Jim

[embryo]

Originally Posted by JimMcLaren

I installed 688 on my Aura HD and whenever I left a book it went back to the start menu. It also went back to the start menu if I tried to open books from the history menu. If I opened the same book from file manager it all worked ok. I'm back on 675 for now.

688 was buggy.
I'm using 695 and its much better.
I''l check 707 soon ...

[Ken Maltby]

I am running 707 and it has most of the new features. It seems to be slightly faster in my 14361 page book, but it is still not as fast as I remember it once was. It also shows the number of "items" in each folder of the File Manager listing of folders. The OPDS features look interesting, and includes one for Local calibre and an option to add new ones.

Luck;
Ken

[WS64]

But 707 does not start Wifi anymore...
A version earlier (not sure which one) did.

[Ken Maltby]

Originally Posted by WS64

But 707 does not start Wifi anymore...
A version earlier (not sure which one) did.

Going to check that out and I just noticed that hitting the home tab no longer gets me the File Manager but drops me back to the Start Menu. There is a new tab that goes to the File Manager. Tried OTA check update but it just hangs for a long time with OK highlighted. Tried it with the Start Menu WiFi script running but OTA asks if I want to turn on WiFi. OPDS selections return "Cannot get catalog info..."

The start menu WiFi scripts used to work for me, but not seeing it working with Koreader like it used to. Not sure what is up.

Luck;
Ken

[Ebri]

I use release version where most recent is 675 on 3.8.0 My books are on SD, as I wrote earlier. Now starting koreader is a sure way to make errors in kobo database. I start it with fmon. As I mentioned at exit SD card no longer seen, but even if seen (with adding an udev commaned) books are recognised as DRM protected (they are not in reality). They disappear from last opened books, and in better case there are some indexing errors, in worse case there are other errors in database. Logically I think error is caused by the missing SD card, so my question is, does it cause any problem if I change koreader.sh at the end, removing the if... -s and leave only "reboot" behind reader.lua? (I know it will take more or less double time to get back to nickel, but if it works, it worths.)

[Ken Maltby]

Originally Posted by Ebri

I use release version where most recent is 675 on 3.8.0 My books are on SD, as I wrote earlier. Now starting koreader is a sure way to make errors in kobo database. I start it with fmon. As I mentioned at exit SD card no longer seen, but even if seen (with adding an udev commaned) books are recognised as DRM protected (they are not in reality). They disappear from last opened books, and in better case there are some indexing errors, in worse case there are other errors in database. Logically I think error is caused by the missing SD card, so my question is, does it cause any problem if I change koreader.sh at the end, removing the if... -s and leave only "reboot" behind reader.lua? (I know it will take more or less double time to get back to nickel, but if it works, it worths.)

You might be better off if you weren't trying to have Kobo managing the book files through its database - and- having the same files accessed by another reader program. Is there some reason you must read the same file it both readers? It might be better to place the books you want to read in Koreader behind a "hidden" folder. That way they will not confuse the Kobo database.

The issue of why the Kobo software cannot deal with files that are read by other readers, the issue of their easily corrupted database, is not something to blame Koreader for. Or to expect some change in the Koreader code or functioning to fix the way Kobo functions.

Luck;
Ken

[WS64]

Originally Posted by Ken Maltby

OPDS selections return "Cannot get catalog info..."

The start menu WiFi scripts used to work for me, but not seeing it working with Koreader like it used to. Not sure what is up.

Can't confirm that. When I turn Wifi on through Start Menu OPDS starts as expected (707/709). It just does not turn on Wifi by itself (like some of the 68x did).
You just need to be careful if you use your Koreader library from the SD card, in that case the download most likely will fail until you set the download directory to something NOT on your SD card.

[Ebri]

Originally Posted by Ken Maltby

You might be better off if you weren't trying to have Kobo managing the book files through its database - and- having the same files accessed by another reader program. Is there some reason you must read the same file it both readers? It might be better to place the books you want to read in Koreader behind a "hidden" folder. That way they will not confuse the Kobo database.

The issue of why the Kobo software cannot deal with files that are read by other readers, the issue of their easily corrupted database, is not something to blame Koreader for. Or to expect some change in the Koreader code or functioning to fix the way Kobo functions.

Luck;
Ken

Cause: my favourite charset (a widened version of Constantia) fix width (or non breaking, I haven't yet checked) space is displayed as ? in koreader, space in the native reader. I will check what is wrong and probably edit the charset, but meanwhile it means I read mainly in the stock application, until I am upset due to its slowness I switch to KOReader . Probably the solution is separate library. And browsing through books is easier in nickel (though the search feature is a big advancement.) And suspend consumption of KOReader seems more or less double of nickel (I don't understand why).

(I don't want any change in KOReader, I want to change it for myself. Or uninstall fmon and switch to start menu or advboot). First I try reallocating library in the weekend, and make a hidden one on the SD.

[serdar0020]

I'm still using FM and I recently replaced my SD card, Nickel was straining a lot to enter all the books into into its database, so now I've followed your recommendation, attached the SD card directly to the PC and renamed all the folders by adding a dot ".foldername". (No need to rename subfolders. Don't forget to activate "show hidden files" in the general koreader settings!) Seems to work fine now, though every time I exit from a book, koreader shuts down too. Using FW 3.8.0, built 2014.04-709

edit: that's it, new file manager button left of home button does the job

[WS64]

serdar, I guess you simply click on the wrong exit button.
Check Ken's post #1641, the behaviour of the "home" button did change!

[Ken Maltby]

Originally Posted by WS64

Can't confirm that. When I turn Wifi on through Start Menu OPDS starts as expected (707/709). It just does not turn on Wifi by itself (like some of the 68x did).
You just need to be careful if you use your Koreader library from the SD card, in that case the download most likely will fail until you set the download directory to something NOT on your SD card.

My WiFi situation may be because I have had my access point replaced since I had WiFi working on my device. So I guess I need to reset the passcode used to allow the connection. Thing is, I'm not being asked to enter the code. I do get asked by the OTA function if I want to turn WiFi on, but nothing seems to happen when I click on the OK button.

Luck;
Ken

[embryo]

Originally Posted by Ken Maltby

My WiFi situation may be because I have had my access point replaced since I had WiFi working on my device. So I guess I need to reset the passcode used to allow the connection. Thing is, I'm not being asked to enter the code. I do get asked by the OTA function if I want to turn WiFi on, but nothing seems to happen when I click on the OK button.

Perhaps you have to login once with Nickel first (like KSM WiFi)

[Ken Maltby]

Originally Posted by embryo

Perhaps you have to login once with Nickel first (like KSM WiFi)

Right, I do kinda remember doing that.

Ouch... I forgot that I have some unhidden folders on my external uSD, from testing WS64's search function. Darn I will end up having to fix that.

I was able to add the new wifi network and delete the old one, in Nickel.

It is all working now. The OPDS did not work at first, and did not ask if I wanted to start WiFi. Once I went to the OTA and answered OK, to start WiFi, the OPDS is working. (The OTA check never returned anything, but that is probably because I already have the latest version from the OTA site.)

Perhaps the OPDS function should add the "Turn on WiFi" message, as well.

Luck;
Ken