Hey, where's my update?

[Mark Nord]

Originally Posted by DuskyRose

So I'll just wait for the "noscan" hack. It worked like a dream on the other Sony I had, which is why I'm looking forward to one now. Until then, it's not worth putting anything in the SD card slot for me. It just slows everything down.

If you havn't noticed by now: PRS+ alpha for x50 is out

[DuskyRose]

Originally Posted by Mark Nord

If you havn't noticed by now: PRS+ alpha for x50 is out

With "Noscan"? That's great! But I think I'm going to get stuck on the first instruction. I can't read Russian, and can't find "CFW" on the page to know what to download.

This may be a little tough.

[Mark Nord]

With "Noscan"

Assume so, as this is a basic feature of "BrowseFolders" - the main addon in PRS+

can't find "CFW"

CFW = Custom FirmWare
I suggest http://translate.googleusercontent.c...byUuFY8SLB35pQ
Version 1.5k for PRS-650 here
or just wait for kartus Base-Flasher, should come out any day.

[kartu]

Yes, "no scan" is there.
It's a bit more powerful / confusing than 505 version at the same time.
Unlike with 1.1.3 on 505s, it is possible to open books directly from SD card even with disabled scanning. (505 had to copy them to internal memory)

Now the confusing part is, that when scanning is disabled, loading cache xml file is not. (if I would disable this part, book opened from SD card would become invisible to the system after reboot or connecting to PC) So scanning folders for books part is skipped, but creating index that references books/images/etc is not.

If you don't have cache xml file (say you've deleted Sony Reader folder on your card) and scanning is disabled, then loading SD (the same applies to MS) card stuff will be instant. Cache file will be created if you actually open books from SD card, but it will only contain references to files, that you've opened.

[DuskyRose]

Originally Posted by Mark Nord

or just wait for kartus Base-Flasher, should come out any day.

Thanks, Mark. I think I may wait. But I'll look up the link anyway and see what's there and what I can learn from it.

[DuskyRose]

Originally Posted by kartu

Yes, "no scan" is there.
It's a bit more powerful / confusing than 505 version at the same time.
Unlike with 1.1.3 on 505s, it is possible to open books directly from SD card even with disabled scanning. (505 had to copy them to internal memory)

Now the confusing part is, that when scanning is disabled, loading cache xml file is not. (if I would disable this part, book opened from SD card would become invisible to the system after reboot or connecting to PC) So scanning folders for books part is skipped, but creating index that references books/images/etc is not.

If you don't have cache xml file (say you've deleted Sony Reader folder on your card) and scanning is disabled, then loading SD (the same applies to MS) card stuff will be instant. Cache file will be created if you actually open books from SD card, but it will only contain references to files, that you've opened.

Thanks for the heads-up on this. I was fine with the 505 hack copying the book to internal memory, since I only needed to copy over one book at a time when I wanted to read it. Only took a minute to copy it over.

I'll have to test it when the new one comes out, and see what I want to do about the cache xml file. I've never worked with them, and don't know what will happen if that file is removed. As long as it just affect the book list on the card, should be no problem.

[kartu]

The downside on 505s wasn't that file is copied, but that rescan of internal memory was needed, to open the book, which is no longer the case.

Originally Posted by DuskyRose

I've never worked with them, and don't know what will happen if that file is removed.

You don't really need to work with them.

It's recreated, if missing.
It's actually updated after each disconnect from PC / reboot.