Questions for new Iliad owners! - Page 11

b_k · 07-15-2006, 03:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DHer

....?????

a lot of questions, you should ask tribble.
I'm just messing with theory here, since i have no Iliad, for now. But i would like to have control over it, so i like to figure how you could break into it.

edit: but keep up your idea with the "file save to" dialogue. maybe you are on the right way.

so far, some things to note:
A: get a USB-Keyboard and try to reach another VT (STRG+ALT+Fx)

B: add an init-script (potentially dangerous)
1. write your init-script somewhere you could reach with the iliads browser/html-viewer
2. get to about:config
3. set "browser.download.useDownloadDir" to false
4. manage to download your file
5. put it into the init-scripts folder

CommanderROR · 07-15-2006, 05:01 PM

btw. Has anyone played around witht eh xeb viewer and the file-format yet? The "wurthering Heights" book looks good, the viewer isn't really finished, but it has a lot more features already implemented than any other viewer on the Iliad. So maybe that might be a good "interim" for actually reading something until the other viewers work sufficiently well...^^

Unfortunately, Wuther Heights is not exactly my favourite read...so I'm looking for ways to convert at least one or two books to xeb...:-)

Another thing:

If anybody has the Problem with SD card recognition:
For me it helps every time if I just take the card out and put it back in. Then the contents are displayed again. I hope this problem will be solved int the next Software! I'll aks iRex about it on Monday when they call for the "Teleconference".

tribble · 07-15-2006, 06:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CommanderROR

If anybody has the Problem with SD card recognition:
For me it helps every time if I just take the card out and put it back in. Then the contents are displayed again. I hope this problem will be solved int the next Software! I'll aks iRex about it on Monday when they call for the "Teleconference".

Helps with my 1GB most of the time, cant get my 2GB to work at all.

Pitchfork · 07-15-2006, 06:15 PM

@CommanderROR

I have played around with xeb files last night and managed to create one using the Chinese Apabi software.

Seems the program lets you add a directory of files txt, doc, html, jpg, gif and sort them. I cannot decipher the setting panel as all Chinese characters show up as question marks on my computer.

If you like, I can create some demo files that you can try on the Iliad. Something simple like a book containing text files or possibly jpg files for the notetaking feature.

Unfortunately I am working blind as the reader software crashes on a non Chinese computer, so it is not sure the files I create actually work

This sort of thing is going to be what I will be playing with when I get my Iliad next week.

Riocaz · 07-15-2006, 08:50 PM

Wait...

Isn't Apabi the system listed as only supported in Asia?

or am I missing something?

tribble · 07-16-2006, 04:07 AM

Ok, a few more infos.
I think the thing about the ports 25 and 110 was bull. Seems, the portscanner wasnt that good. I found out, that there is a sshd running (dropbear) and that it is accessible during ids connection (only for a short period of time) and there also seems to be an open port 6000. Dont know, what that is for.

The network seems to be shut of again, after testing or ids connection is done.
i added a tcp-dump (wireshark) of the ids connection. (150 is the iliad, 99 the gateway)

ath · 07-16-2006, 04:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tribble

Ok, a few more infos.
... there also seems to be an open port 6000. Dont know, what that is for.

6000 is usually X Windows. I hope it's secured properly ...

There's one minute of downtime in the dump, though: something you did while taking the dump? You pressed a reset or something? The device releases its DHCP address, and loses a response from the iRex site (i.e. the session is still active!). It eventually times out, and one minute after it dropped its IP address, it requests a new address, gets it, and starts over again. Shouldn't do that without good reason.

CommanderROR · 07-16-2006, 04:27 AM

@Pitchfork

Maybe a chinese mobilereader can help us understand the .xeb software out there. I'll put up a thread in "Formats and Conversion" and see what happens...:-)

Thanks for your efforts.

Sischa · 07-16-2006, 06:15 AM

Was somebody already able to activate the speakers? With headphones plugged in i can hear sounds but the build in speakers seem to be turned of by the OS?

CommanderROR · 07-16-2006, 07:03 PM

I can' say Sischa. I turned the Sounds off right away (was the fiest thing I did when I received my Iliad), but I'll see whether I can hear sounds on mine tomorrow (if I don't forget)

tribble · 07-17-2006, 02:27 AM

No sounds here, at least not outside

Havent tried headphones yet.

arivero · 07-17-2006, 03:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tribble

Ok, a few more infos.
I think the thing about the ports 25 and 110 was bull. Seems, the portscanner wasnt that good. I found out, that there is a sshd running (dropbear) and that it is accessible during ids connection (only for a short period of time)

But does ids connect to the sshd? I can not see it. It seems that everything is done via https requests to the server.

ali · 07-17-2006, 03:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by arivero

But does ids connect to the sshd? I can not see it. It seems that everything is done via https requests to the server.

How should it? The thing is designed to connect to iDS over a NAT bridge, so there can't be a incoming connection.

arivero · 07-17-2006, 03:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Riocaz

Wait...

Isn't Apabi the system listed as only supported in Asia?

or am I missing something?

It seems that they have negotiated with apabi to do the pdf reader. This explains, on the other hand, the slowness. Apabi, the company, had made a commertial pdf reader for Windows and perhaps this is a port to unix.

arivero · 07-17-2006, 03:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ali

How should it? The thing is designed to connect to iDS over a NAT bridge, so there can't be a incoming connection.

True! One has the trend to forget this thing when the university campus still holds a whole static B-class range of IPs

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07-15-2006, 05:01 PM	#152
CommanderROR eink fanatic Posts: 2,022 Karma: 4924 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Germany Device: STAReBOOK, iRex Iliad, Sony 505, Kindle 2	btw. Has anyone played around witht eh xeb viewer and the file-format yet? The "wurthering Heights" book looks good, the viewer isn't really finished, but it has a lot more features already implemented than any other viewer on the Iliad. So maybe that might be a good "interim" for actually reading something until the other viewers work sufficiently well...^^ Unfortunately, Wuther Heights is not exactly my favourite read...so I'm looking for ways to convert at least one or two books to xeb...:-) Another thing: If anybody has the Problem with SD card recognition: For me it helps every time if I just take the card out and put it back in. Then the contents are displayed again. I hope this problem will be solved int the next Software! I'll aks iRex about it on Monday when they call for the "Teleconference".

07-15-2006, 06:15 PM	#154
Pitchfork Connoisseur Posts: 98 Karma: 31 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Spain Device: Iliad/Ipaq 6340	@CommanderROR I have played around with xeb files last night and managed to create one using the Chinese Apabi software. Seems the program lets you add a directory of files txt, doc, html, jpg, gif and sort them. I cannot decipher the setting panel as all Chinese characters show up as question marks on my computer. If you like, I can create some demo files that you can try on the Iliad. Something simple like a book containing text files or possibly jpg files for the notetaking feature. Unfortunately I am working blind as the reader software crashes on a non Chinese computer, so it is not sure the files I create actually work This sort of thing is going to be what I will be playing with when I get my Iliad next week.

07-15-2006, 08:50 PM	#155
Riocaz Fulfilled but not by iRex Posts: 932 Karma: 286846 Join Date: May 2006 Location: London Device: Far too many	Wait... Isn't Apabi the system listed as only supported in Asia? or am I missing something?

07-16-2006, 04:27 AM	#158
CommanderROR eink fanatic Posts: 2,022 Karma: 4924 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Germany Device: STAReBOOK, iRex Iliad, Sony 505, Kindle 2	@Pitchfork Maybe a chinese mobilereader can help us understand the .xeb software out there. I'll put up a thread in "Formats and Conversion" and see what happens...:-) Thanks for your efforts.

07-16-2006, 06:15 AM	#159
Sischa Evangelist Posts: 428 Karma: 2370 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Germany Device: Nokia 770, Ilead, Cybook G3, Kindle DX, Kindle 2, iPad, Kindle 3, PW	Was somebody already able to activate the speakers? With headphones plugged in i can hear sounds but the build in speakers seem to be turned of by the OS?

07-16-2006, 07:03 PM	#160
CommanderROR eink fanatic Posts: 2,022 Karma: 4924 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Germany Device: STAReBOOK, iRex Iliad, Sony 505, Kindle 2	I can' say Sischa. I turned the Sounds off right away (was the fiest thing I did when I received my Iliad), but I'll see whether I can hear sounds on mine tomorrow (if I don't forget)

07-17-2006, 02:27 AM	#161
tribble iLiad Maniac Posts: 1,382 Karma: 2369 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Germany Device: Bookeen Opus (i love that thing) and iPad (what an irony)	No sounds here, at least not outside Havent tried headphones yet.

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