Monte Cristo 5 after Factory Reset, no automatic dictionary

porphyry5 · 12-01-2023, 04:29 PM

After doing Factory Reset on my MC5, I have no auto dictionary access for selected words.

The desired word highlights in the text, but instead of going to the dictionary, a Close (X) and a Search symbol appear at bottom right. Pressing the Search symbol fetches an Actions menu that does NOT include a Dictionary choice.

In Settings>Application>ManageApps there is no running Dictionary, but there is an AppInfo entry for 'dict' of total 14.68 MB and offering options to 'Force Stop' or 'Disable'.
So it is running but also not running?

Pressing Apps>dict invokes a keyboard and search bar which accesses either an "English explanatory dictionary (main)" or "Oxford English ... 2nd Ed P1"

How can I get this manual lookup process be automatic when I highlight a word in the text?

Renate · 12-01-2023, 06:43 PM

Maybe try a full update?

porphyry5 · 12-01-2023, 07:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Renate

Maybe try a full update?

A surprising thing you discover after you've bought an Onyx Boox model is that there are no updates.

Renate · 12-01-2023, 07:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by porphyry5

A surprising thing you discover after you've bought an Onyx Boox model is that there are no updates.

Yeah, but this is one of those "second channel" devices.
It's not listed on https://shop.boox.com/
I don't understand this business model either.

What is the exact name of this?

Code:

adb shell getprop ro.product.model
adb shell "getprop | grep finger"

kandwo · 12-02-2023, 12:01 AM

This is one of those models made for the Russian market. The latest update is from January of last year 2022-01-20_19-37_2.1.2_5b90d57 (can be downloaded at: https://onyx-boox.ru/support/boox_monte-cristo5).

Just download the file and transfer it to the Boox device. Then go update it in the settings. Do a factory reset afterwards.

The instructions also state to do a battery recalibration.

Renate · 12-02-2023, 05:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kandwo

can be downloaded at:

I'm getting a 403 Forbidden for anything in that domain.

kandwo · 12-02-2023, 07:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Renate

I'm getting a 403 Forbidden for anything in that domain.

Works well for me

Renate · 12-02-2023, 07:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kandwo

Works well for me

I'm clicking on your posted link.

Code:

curl https://onyx-boox.ru/support/boox_monte-cristo5 -v
*   Trying 88.212.206.101:443...
* Connected to onyx-boox.ru (88.212.206.101) port 443
* schannel: disabled automatic use of client certificate
* ALPN: curl offers http/1.1
* ALPN: server accepted http/1.1
* using HTTP/1.1
> GET /support/boox_monte-cristo5 HTTP/1.1
> Host: onyx-boox.ru
> User-Agent: curl/8.4.0
> Accept: */*
>
< HTTP/1.1 403 Forbidden
< Server: nginx
< Date: Sat, 02 Dec 2023 12:35:26 GMT
< Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8
< Content-Length: 146
< Connection: keep-alive
<
<html>
<head><title>403 Forbidden</title></head>
<body>
<center><h1>403 Forbidden</h1></center>
<hr><center>nginx</center>
</body>
</html>
* Connection #0 to host onyx-boox.ru left intact

This link works fine though: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monte_Cristo_sandwich

Quoth · 12-02-2023, 10:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kandwo

Works well for me

Works here (Waterfox Classic, current Chromium & Firefox), though it makes little sense. Though the Wikipedia article seems strange.

Renate · 12-02-2023, 10:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Quoth

Though the Wikipedia article seems strange.

It is strange.

I get a 403 on my Android phone and my desktop.

parkaymang · 12-02-2023, 11:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Renate

I'm clicking on your posted link.

Code:

curl https://onyx-boox.ru/support/boox_monte-cristo5 -v
*   Trying 88.212.206.101:443...
* Connected to onyx-boox.ru (88.212.206.101) port 443
* schannel: disabled automatic use of client certificate
* ALPN: curl offers http/1.1
* ALPN: server accepted http/1.1
* using HTTP/1.1
> GET /support/boox_monte-cristo5 HTTP/1.1
> Host: onyx-boox.ru
> User-Agent: curl/8.4.0
> Accept: */*
>
< HTTP/1.1 403 Forbidden
< Server: nginx
< Date: Sat, 02 Dec 2023 12:35:26 GMT
< Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8
< Content-Length: 146
< Connection: keep-alive
<
<html>
<head><title>403 Forbidden</title></head>
<body>
<center><h1>403 Forbidden</h1></center>
<hr><center>nginx</center>
</body>
</html>
* Connection #0 to host onyx-boox.ru left intact

This link works fine though: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monte_Cristo_sandwich

Try this?

Code:

$ curl https://onyx-boox.ru/files/montecristo5/update.upx -v
*   Trying 88.212.206.101:443...
* Connected to onyx-boox.ru (88.212.206.101) port 443 (#0)
* ALPN: offers h2,http/1.1
* TLSv1.3 (OUT), TLS handshake, Client hello (1):
*  CAfile: /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt
*  CApath: /etc/ssl/certs
* TLSv1.3 (IN), TLS handshake, Server hello (2):
* TLSv1.3 (IN), TLS handshake, Encrypted Extensions (8):
* TLSv1.3 (IN), TLS handshake, Certificate (11):
* TLSv1.3 (IN), TLS handshake, CERT verify (15):
* TLSv1.3 (IN), TLS handshake, Finished (20):
* TLSv1.3 (OUT), TLS change cipher, Change cipher spec (1):
* TLSv1.3 (OUT), TLS handshake, Finished (20):
* SSL connection using TLSv1.3 / TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384
* ALPN: server accepted h2
* Server certificate:
*  subject: CN=onyx-boox.ru
*  start date: Oct 23 13:29:24 2023 GMT
*  expire date: Jan 21 13:29:23 2024 GMT
*  subjectAltName: host "onyx-boox.ru" matched cert's "onyx-boox.ru"
*  issuer: C=US; O=Let's Encrypt; CN=R3
*  SSL certificate verify ok.
* using HTTP/2
* h2h3 [:method: GET]
* h2h3 [:path: /files/montecristo5/update.upx]
* h2h3 [:scheme: https]
* h2h3 [:authority: onyx-boox.ru]
* h2h3 [user-agent: curl/7.88.1]
* h2h3 [accept: */*]
* Using Stream ID: 1 (easy handle 0x55d480fe7680)
> GET /files/montecristo5/update.upx HTTP/2
> Host: onyx-boox.ru
> user-agent: curl/7.88.1
> accept: */*
>

Love those sandwiches

Renate · 12-02-2023, 11:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by parkaymang

Try this?

Nope. It get me the identical response (except for that "files" bit).

I prefer a turkey club or a Reuben.

parkaymang · 12-02-2023, 11:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Renate

Nope. It get me the identical response (except for that "files" bit).

I prefer a turkey club or a Reuben.

I love salt beef the best!

parkaymang · 12-02-2023, 11:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Renate

Nope. It get me the identical response (except for that "files" bit).

I prefer a turkey club or a Reuben.

archive has it

https://web.archive.org/web/20230530..._monte-cristo5

https://web.archive.org/web/20230530...to5/update.upx

Renate · 12-02-2023, 12:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by parkaymang

archive has it

Thanks. I don't really need it though.
I'm just wondering why the site is forbidding me.

12-01-2023, 04:29 PM	#1
porphyry5 Connoisseur Posts: 69 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2013 Device: Kobo Clara, Onyx Boox Monte Cristo	Monte Cristo 5 after Factory Reset, no automatic dictionary After doing Factory Reset on my MC5, I have no auto dictionary access for selected words. The desired word highlights in the text, but instead of going to the dictionary, a Close (X) and a Search symbol appear at bottom right. Pressing the Search symbol fetches an Actions menu that does NOT include a Dictionary choice. In Settings>Application>ManageApps there is no running Dictionary, but there is an AppInfo entry for 'dict' of total 14.68 MB and offering options to 'Force Stop' or 'Disable'. So it is running but also not running? Pressing Apps>dict invokes a keyboard and search bar which accesses either an "English explanatory dictionary (main)" or "Oxford English ... 2nd Ed P1" How can I get this manual lookup process be automatic when I highlight a word in the text?

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Renate Onyx-maniac Posts: 3,743 Karma: 16196313 Join Date: Feb 2012 Device: Nook NST, Glow2, 3, 4, '21, Kobo Aura2, Poke3, Poke5, Go6	Maybe try a full update?

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kandwo Evangelist Posts: 451 Karma: 11708254 Join Date: Dec 2020 Device: Kindle Paperwhite 3	This is one of those models made for the Russian market. The latest update is from January of last year 2022-01-20_19-37_2.1.2_5b90d57 (can be downloaded at: https://onyx-boox.ru/support/boox_monte-cristo5). Just download the file and transfer it to the Boox device. Then go update it in the settings. Do a factory reset afterwards. The instructions also state to do a battery recalibration.