Smart Q7 Tablet

[Erhenius]

How can i incude the /pool/ section of the repositories in my apt source.
http://repository.handhelds.org/hasty-armv6el-vfp/
adding the url (http://repository.handhelds.org/hasty-armv6el-vfp/pool/) doesnt work. I think because there is no "dist" folder within it... can anyone help me with this

[roguefan99]

Originally Posted by serwei

Hi! is there any way to read LIT books?

You could convert them with Calibre first and go from there.

[imaredr]

Originally Posted by Chopchurch

I've got a no-name 16GB SDHC card I got off a Chinese vendor on eBay for $20, it works perfectly.

If you want to edit the unit's clock, change the %R value to %r and this will give you the standard 12 hour format complete with am/pm.

Chopchurch,

Do remember what vendor you got your card from or a pic of the card? I bought a 32gb card but the Q7 doesn't seem to recognize it.

Also, I would like to change my clock, but I don't know where I need to go to do this? Could you please help?

Thanks,

Ellen

[imaredr]

Originally Posted by wwang

Ok.

So who has solutions for a stand that lets the device be used or be more stable then the built in stand?

I went to my local craft shop (Hobby Lobby or Michaels) and bought picture/plate stand. Depending on the size that you want they cost from
$2.00 to $5.00. Losts of times there are coupons in the paper or online to get 40% off of one item.

Ellen

[Nation.A.List]

Originally Posted by imaredr

Also, I would like to change my clock, but I don't know where I need to go to do this? Could you please help?
Thanks,
Ellen

As I'm not sure exactly how wrong you clock is, I'll start from scratch;
Using evilvte type "sudo dpkg-reconfigure tzdata"
This will start an old 'DOS like' program. Select your Continent, then select your nearest City. Having done this your are now in the correct Time Zone. Now when you click on the time in the menu you can either set the time manually or use the sync button to get the time from the internet.
p.s. you can change from 12Hr to 24Hr clock by typing "%R" or "%r" in evilvte

[imaredr]

Originally Posted by Nation.A.List

As I'm not sure exactly how wrong you clock is, I'll start from scratch;
Using evilvte type "sudo dpkg-reconfigure tzdata"
This will start an old 'DOS like' program. Select your Continent, then select your nearest City. Having done this your are now in the correct Time Zone. Now when you click on the time in the menu you can either set the time manually or use the sync button to get the time from the internet.
p.s. you can change from 12Hr to 24Hr clock by typing "%R" or "%r" in evilvte

Thanks! My clock is not off, I just wanted to get a 12 hour clock. The 24 hour format reminds me of my military days

Also added a bit of Karma to ya.
Ellen

[del1357]

Hi guys, does anyone else's charger get super hot (mine gets so hot that it stops charging, until I remove the charger to let it cool down before finishing the charge)? I've just got the charger going into a transformer, which is plugged into the mains supply...

[wwang]

They can sometimes get really hot if you start the charge from really dead. Was the unit really low when you start to charge the SmartQ7? It should not get that hot though. I usually find this is the problem if the transformer is being over taxed or the transformer is about to fail.

[laugrozav]

[QUOTE=Suwat;530653]Thanks for your post, I solved my touchscreen problem. My smartq7 touchscreen lock-up a lot and I had to do a hard reset. Now, I can just suspend, turn it back on and continue where I left off. I use the power key to suspend and A-power to invoke coman.




pls tel me how to do a hard reset. y have a smart q7 and when y press power button its starts normal but when y touch the screen turns black.

[Project]

Originally Posted by rogue_ronin

I almost never use PDFs for this very reason. Sometimes on my desktop for a few pages, or if I want a printout of something.

I found this.. Since you're on a Mac, you can probably use the command line, which is BSD, I believe. The script is mostly compressing images. Or perhaps you could try converting the PDFs to something else, HTML or EPUB or something.

Hi Rogue Ronin, thanks a lot, as always, for your great help.
I've found this for the Mac wich, right now, is the one that seems working best for what I need. Also, is very simple to remove selected pages from the pdf, great for deleting full page ads from the magazines.
Maybe this can be useful to someone else that's on Mac
Still, Evince reader still quit by itself after a bit of magazine reading

Originally Posted by rogue_ronin

EDIT: Oh, and try xpdf, it's pretty barebones, might save enough memory.

How can I install this? is so simple as typing: sudo apt-get install xpdf ?

regards

Project

[Nation.A.List]

Originally Posted by Project

How can I install this? is so simple as typing: sudo apt-get install xpdf ?
regards
Project

Yes, assuming you have amended the sources.list to point to the correct repo and run sudo apt-get update first.

[Nation.A.List]

Originally Posted by laugrozav

pls tel me how to do a hard reset. y have a smart q7 and when y press power button its starts normal but when y touch the screen turns black.

Assuming the reset button on the bottom edge does not solve your problem it appears you may have to re-flash your OS.

[Project]

Originally Posted by Nation.A.List

Yes, assuming you have amended the sources.list to point to the correct repo and run sudo apt-get update first.

Yes, thanks a lot, I did this when I installed epdfview.

regards

Project

[Suwat]

Originally Posted by laugrozav

pls tel me how to do a hard reset. y have a smart q7 and when y press power button its starts normal but when y touch the screen turns black.

It's the same answer as Nation.A.List's. There's a shiny button labeled "reset" on the right-hand bottom edge of the SmartQ7. You push and hold for a second then the device will turn off. I think the reset button cut-off power to the device;not sure though. To turn on, you need to push the "power" button, left most on the top edge, and hold until the power light turns green. I don't know about others' Q7 but mine will turn itself off automatically if I left it suspended for a long while without power plug-in.

I don't understand the second part of your post. Is it a statement or a question?

[Suwat]

Originally Posted by imaredr

Thanks! My clock is not off, I just wanted to get a 12 hour clock. The 24 hour format reminds me of my military days

Also added a bit of Karma to ya.
Ellen

There's an easier way to change clock options which can also be used with other applets. Click and hold on the clock. A context menu will pop-up with the first option "Digital Clock Setting". Click the selection and you can change more options ie. fonts. For more options, see here: http://th.php.net/strftime

Anyway, I have my own problem with the q7 clock. Mine is running really fast. Sometimes, it went as fast as half an hour for every hour. When the device was off or suspended, the clock was still off but not as bad as when on. I asked Alex of Eletroworld. They sent me this link: http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=5105 New to linux, I didn't understand a bit. They offered to correct it if I sent it back; we pay half-half on delivery costs. However, I decided against sending my q7 back. The problem is annoying but not critical and I'm afraid that solving it may create another problem. And most of all, I just don't want to part with my Q7. Does anyone have solution to this run-away clock problem? Please advice.