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yokos · 11-09-2006, 07:16 AM

If you enter `/mnt/free/a` in WEP Key field you see `/mnt/free/a because ` needs a sign afterwords, so you enter for example `/mnt/free/a`1 & then backspace to remove the 1 again.

design256 · 11-09-2006, 07:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scotty1024

OK, I've validated the attached files on my system. I restored back to a factory er_registry.txt and then ran it. Rebooted and I'm not crying.

So here's the offer: vranghel or b_k. I'm extending the following guarantee to the first one of you to accept it.

I'll guarantee the attached script won't brick your iLiad or I'll pay for the re-flash and pay you $250 USD for your trouble if it does.

Instructions:

Down load the attached zip.
Extract it to the root of your USB mounted iLiad drive.

Your iLiad's drive should resemble this after the extraction.

Code:

a
books                  
documents
newspapers
notes
shellme.sed

Enter `/mnt/free/a` for your WEP key in the documented Arivero Exploit.

After executing the AE, wait one minute, reboot your iLiad.

See if you can run my re-pack of Design256's gnuchess from ContentLister (note: you still get an X'd icon, just click it anyways.)

Let us know the results.

Nice one Scotty.

Antartica · 11-09-2006, 11:15 AM

I've also tested the shellme.zip and it works great :-). Nice gnuchess, BTW.

Recapitulating:

1. Bootstraping: DONE (shellme.zip)
2. Package install: DONE (untar the package in one of the folders: newspapers, books, documents, notes)
3. App launch:
3a. Standalone applications (x48, gnuchess): DONE (using the run.sh in the package, thanks to the shellme.zip hack)
3.b Viewers: TODO
4. Package format: DONE (the one of gnuchess repackaged by scotty)

For my initial thougths, there are some things out (a GUI to install packages directly from MR, for example), but they are not so important.

Next thing: Scotty said to me that what if we replace contentLister, basically because it's overly slow listing files.

If we replace contentLister, I would vote to ignore er_registry and doing the following files:

/mnt/free/viewers/html/run.sh
/mnt/free/viewers/pdf/run.sh
...

so that the new contentLister, when is told to open a file, executes /mnt/free/viewers/fileextension/run.sh absolute_path_to_file

This way, we can "register" an installed program as a viewer simply by creating the directory /mnt/free/viewers/extension and creating there a run.sh that does something like:

Code:

#!/bin/sh
cd path-to-where-program-is-installed
./run.sh "$@"

What do you think about it?

CommanderROR · 11-09-2006, 12:10 PM

sounds like a good idea antartica!

I just wonder what will happen to all these projects once 2.8 arrives...

scotty1024 · 11-09-2006, 12:16 PM

So far I haven't seen anything mentioned in the 2.8 release that was compelling enough to give up 3rd party software for.

CommanderROR · 11-09-2006, 12:37 PM

neither have I, but since I'm on 2.7.1 I think I'll have to go with 2.8 anyway...^^

design256 · 11-09-2006, 05:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CommanderROR

sounds like a good idea antartica!

I just wonder what will happen to all these projects once 2.8 arrives...

Don't worry. I have a cunning plan.

...but my lips are sealed until 2.8 is out...

b_k · 11-13-2006, 02:59 PM

I have to add here that i was not able to install the [SHELL] patch here (although v2.7). The iLiad searches for a WLAN and stops with "unsuccessful" before I'm even able to hit the cancel button.

Anything I could have done wrong?

scotty1024 · 11-13-2006, 03:08 PM

You don't need to cancel with this install. Have you tested to see if you have a working [SHELL] hack?

b_k · 11-13-2006, 04:02 PM

gnuchess didnt work. so i think that counts as a test.

scotty1024 · 11-13-2006, 04:56 PM

My guess would be typing ' instead of `.

The ` key is above the tab key.

yokos · 11-14-2006, 09:05 AM

[Latest news Nov 16th 2006]:
iRex offers an update for all 2.7.1 users to run sh files.
More information you can find here.

step-to-step-guide to do the [SHELL] hack:
# download shellme.zip
# start your iLiad
# Verify that you have the 2.7.0 firmware - otherwise stop here. [If you don't know which version you have, please press Menu-Button, then "iLiad Settings", firmware is listed on the top right corner like v 2.7. If you find 2.7.1, it won't work, stop here]
# connect your iLiad via USB Cable to PC
# copy the files a & shellme.sed [from scotty's shellme.zip] to the root of iLiad's USB drive. You should see now following files & folders on your USB drive.

Code:

a
books                  
documents
newspapers
notes
shellme.sed

# disconnect iLiad's USB cable, iLiad's "Conntect to PC..." logo is gone, you can use the iLiad again
# Press the Menu button
# Press "iLiad Profiles - network profiles of the iLiad"
# Click wizard button [at bottom, next to Wizard button you can read "Click "Wizard" to create a network profile"]
# enter any name for network profile name for example q
# Click "Proceed" button
# Click the "wireless" button [to the right of "wired"]
# enter any SSID for example q
# Click "Proceed" button
# Click "WEP" button [to the right of "Off"]
# Click "Proceed" button
# now the tricky part: you have to enter a very special WEP key in the field "Please type the security key for this wireless network"
° Enter `/mnt/free/a`1.
The `you can find to left of the one key
° Press the backspace key [top right key, the bold arrow showing to the left], the 1 get's removed.
° Now you can see `/mnt/free/a` in the field
# Press the "Test" button [in the middle of the "OK" & "Canel" button]
# you see the "Network configuration / Test" screen with says "unsuccessful". Don't worry about, that's ok, just press nothing. Just wait a min or so.
# Turn off you iLiad, reboot it then.
=> This it was: now you can run .sh files by clicking on it in iLiad's contentlister

I hope, this makes it more clear.
It's worth to do all this steps. Now you can run application via .sh files like Gnu Chess or a great calculator x48 on your iLiad.

CommanderROR · 11-14-2006, 11:28 AM

Thank you Yokos...

Even I could have followed those instructions easily.
Unfortunately i'm on 2.7.1 so it won't work. Did anyone try this on 2.7.1 by the way? does it just not work or is there some kind of "error message"?

tribble · 11-14-2006, 01:41 PM

Its just not working on 2.7.1

scotty1024 · 11-15-2006, 05:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tribble

Its just not working on 2.7.1

Tribble, let us know when its time.

I suspect the moment we post the next exploit it will be a fork in the path of the iLiad...

11-09-2006, 11:15 AM	#18
Antartica Evangelist Posts: 423 Karma: 1517132 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Madrid, Spain Device: quaderno, remarkable2, yotaphone2, prs950, iliad, onhandpc, newton	I've also tested the shellme.zip and it works great :-). Nice gnuchess, BTW. Recapitulating: 1. Bootstraping: DONE (shellme.zip) 2. Package install: DONE (untar the package in one of the folders: newspapers, books, documents, notes) 3. App launch: 3a. Standalone applications (x48, gnuchess): DONE (using the run.sh in the package, thanks to the shellme.zip hack) 3.b Viewers: TODO 4. Package format: DONE (the one of gnuchess repackaged by scotty) For my initial thougths, there are some things out (a GUI to install packages directly from MR, for example), but they are not so important. Next thing: Scotty said to me that what if we replace contentLister, basically because it's overly slow listing files. If we replace contentLister, I would vote to ignore er_registry and doing the following files: /mnt/free/viewers/html/run.sh /mnt/free/viewers/pdf/run.sh ... so that the new contentLister, when is told to open a file, executes /mnt/free/viewers/fileextension/run.sh absolute_path_to_file This way, we can "register" an installed program as a viewer simply by creating the directory /mnt/free/viewers/extension and creating there a run.sh that does something like: Code: #!/bin/sh cd path-to-where-program-is-installed ./run.sh "$@" What do you think about it? Last edited by Antartica; 11-09-2006 at 11:19 AM.

11-14-2006, 09:05 AM	#27
yokos Pac-Man caught my iLiad. Posts: 807 Karma: 3595 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Germany; next to Baltic Sea Device: Boox Max Lumi, iRex iLiad (RIP)	[Latest news Nov 16th 2006]: iRex offers an update for all 2.7.1 users to run sh files. More information you can find here. step-to-step-guide to do the [SHELL] hack: # download shellme.zip # start your iLiad # Verify that you have the 2.7.0 firmware - otherwise stop here. [If you don't know which version you have, please press Menu-Button, then "iLiad Settings", firmware is listed on the top right corner like v 2.7. If you find 2.7.1, it won't work, stop here] # connect your iLiad via USB Cable to PC # copy the files a & shellme.sed [from scotty's shellme.zip] to the root of iLiad's USB drive. You should see now following files & folders on your USB drive. Code: a books documents newspapers notes shellme.sed # disconnect iLiad's USB cable, iLiad's "Conntect to PC..." logo is gone, you can use the iLiad again # Press the Menu button # Press "iLiad Profiles - network profiles of the iLiad" # Click wizard button [at bottom, next to Wizard button you can read "Click "Wizard" to create a network profile"] # enter any name for network profile name for example q # Click "Proceed" button # Click the "wireless" button [to the right of "wired"] # enter any SSID for example q # Click "Proceed" button # Click "WEP" button [to the right of "Off"] # Click "Proceed" button # now the tricky part: you have to enter a very special WEP key in the field "Please type the security key for this wireless network" ° Enter `/mnt/free/a`1. The `you can find to left of the one key ° Press the backspace key [top right key, the bold arrow showing to the left], the 1 get's removed. ° Now you can see `/mnt/free/a` in the field # Press the "Test" button [in the middle of the "OK" & "Canel" button] # you see the "Network configuration / Test" screen with says "unsuccessful". Don't worry about, that's ok, just press nothing. Just wait a min or so. # Turn off you iLiad, reboot it then. => This it was: now you can run .sh files by clicking on it in iLiad's contentlister I hope, this makes it more clear. It's worth to do all this steps. Now you can run application via .sh files like Gnu Chess or a great calculator x48 on your iLiad. Last edited by yokos; 11-16-2006 at 07:03 AM. Reason: iRex sh update

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11-09-2006, 07:16 AM	#16
yokos Pac-Man caught my iLiad. Posts: 807 Karma: 3595 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Germany; next to Baltic Sea Device: Boox Max Lumi, iRex iLiad (RIP)	If you enter `/mnt/free/a` in WEP Key field you see `/mnt/free/a because ` needs a sign afterwords, so you enter for example `/mnt/free/a`1 & then backspace to remove the 1 again.

11-09-2006, 12:10 PM	#19
CommanderROR eink fanatic Posts: 2,022 Karma: 4924 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Germany Device: STAReBOOK, iRex Iliad, Sony 505, Kindle 2	sounds like a good idea antartica! I just wonder what will happen to all these projects once 2.8 arrives...

11-09-2006, 12:16 PM	#20
scotty1024 Banned Posts: 1,300 Karma: 1479 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Peoples Republic of Washington Device: Reader / iPhone / Librie / Kindle	So far I haven't seen anything mentioned in the 2.8 release that was compelling enough to give up 3rd party software for.

11-09-2006, 12:37 PM	#21
CommanderROR eink fanatic Posts: 2,022 Karma: 4924 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Germany Device: STAReBOOK, iRex Iliad, Sony 505, Kindle 2	neither have I, but since I'm on 2.7.1 I think I'll have to go with 2.8 anyway...^^

11-13-2006, 02:59 PM	#23
b_k Übernerd Posts: 238 Karma: 74 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Germany Device: iRex iLiad	I have to add here that i was not able to install the [SHELL] patch here (although v2.7). The iLiad searches for a WLAN and stops with "unsuccessful" before I'm even able to hit the cancel button. Anything I could have done wrong?

11-13-2006, 03:08 PM	#24
scotty1024 Banned Posts: 1,300 Karma: 1479 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Peoples Republic of Washington Device: Reader / iPhone / Librie / Kindle	You don't need to cancel with this install. Have you tested to see if you have a working [SHELL] hack?

11-13-2006, 04:02 PM	#25
b_k Übernerd Posts: 238 Karma: 74 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Germany Device: iRex iLiad	gnuchess didnt work. so i think that counts as a test.

11-13-2006, 04:56 PM	#26
scotty1024 Banned Posts: 1,300 Karma: 1479 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Peoples Republic of Washington Device: Reader / iPhone / Librie / Kindle	My guess would be typing ' instead of `. The ` key is above the tab key.

11-14-2006, 11:28 AM	#28
CommanderROR eink fanatic Posts: 2,022 Karma: 4924 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Germany Device: STAReBOOK, iRex Iliad, Sony 505, Kindle 2	Thank you Yokos... Even I could have followed those instructions easily. Unfortunately i'm on 2.7.1 so it won't work. Did anyone try this on 2.7.1 by the way? does it just not work or is there some kind of "error message"?

11-14-2006, 01:41 PM	#29
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)	Its just not working on 2.7.1

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