Questions for new Iliad owners! - Page 20

arivero · 07-18-2006, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by DHer

you can't imagine how sorry i am for sony. =)

but that's interesting. the new sony reader is also running linux?

I expect so. It seems just a repackaged librie. And any case, pdf execution is also honoured in Windows (with parameters in the \P), so I guess even windows CE will. It is not technically a hole because it asks the user before executing; it is only a problem for those companies not willing to give the owner the control of the machine.

arivero · 07-18-2006, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by NatCh

If that's so, then I probably don't want to know.

Actually I do not know, neither. I was drunken, and I was carrying the librie in the coat pocket without any protective cover. I thing it was some kind of flexion, not a direct hit.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/72166458@N00/97266474/

NatCh · 07-18-2006, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by arivero

Actually I do not know, neither. I was drunken, and I was carrying the librie in the coat pocket without any protective cover. I thing it was some kind of flexion, not a direct hit.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/72166458@N00/97266474/

Now that is a classic anti-drinking public service message!

NatCh · 07-18-2006, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by arivero

I agree that iRex team seems more enthusiast about linux that, er, Sony. It took one year to crack into the librie (japanese hackers, there are not) and there was no clue of a decent X server inside nor any communication tool (the hacker entering there did a tunnel across USB, no ppp avalaible neither).

In fact while I expect we iReX will not raise issues about programming the machine, the trick we are using to activate the network can cause some headaches to Sony... as far as I know, acrobat reader also complies the \Launch specification of pdf. So perhaps we are causing a shipping delay... for the Sony Reader.

The Sony Reader does use Linux, according to their web page, anyway. I haven't been able to identify the version, unfortunately, but everyone else seems to be using 2.4, so I suppose it's as good a wild guess as any.

I'm wondering if Sony might actually be less concerned about hacking on the Reader than we might guess -- after all, that would be where other reader software would most likely come from, which would increase the scope of usability (and therefore demand) for the device....

Wishful thinking, perhaps -- I guess we'll just have to hack the rascal and see how they react to know for sure.

arivero · 07-18-2006, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by NatCh

Now that is a classic anti-drinking public service message!

On the other hand, it induced me to buy an iLiad.

Riocaz · 07-18-2006, 12:25 PM

Their official stance will be against. As to whether that also their private stance is another question.

arivero · 07-18-2006, 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by R2D2

I think the apps from pdaxrom.org should work.

Could be; it seems a good option to try. But I do not like to try everything as root, perhaps it is a good idea to have an user account created.

R2D2 · 07-18-2006, 12:36 PM

I just run successfully the console application uptime which I copied from my Zaurus onto an SD card. So I think that we are binary compatible with the C860 at least...

b_k · 07-18-2006, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by R2D2

I just run successfully the console application uptime which I copied from my Zaurus onto an SD card. So I think that we are binary compatible with the C860 at least...

which means, we have access to loads of Zaurus software. (if thats true) cool.

tribble · 07-18-2006, 12:52 PM

@dher: Yes entering text in html forms is possible. I used it to load any page i want, so we can make a javascript browser interface

But i would like it a bit nicer.

R2D2 · 07-18-2006, 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by b_k

which means, we have access to loads of Zaurus software. (if thats true) cool.

Well I looked into the Zaurus bin directory, copied uptime onto the sd card, put the sd card into the iLiad and executed it using the ssh connection. As it did output me the uptime and the average load status I assumed that it worked. But I am really too stupid to do more than that.

But wait, maybe there is an uptime app already installed on the iLiad and I executed the original one instead of the Zaurus one. Hmmm...please someone else try it out.

EDIT: Hmmm..actually there is another uptime app on the iLiad and I do not know what I did execute. So I am out of here...

CommanderROR · 07-18-2006, 12:54 PM

Sorry if this is a stupid question...but there is lot going on here that is way beyond my understanding...:-)

Can anyone see a way to disable the WiFi yet? That would be a cool trick to extend battery-life until iRex comes up with some porper power-saving...

masc · 07-18-2006, 01:19 PM

Another question: Is there now a sudoko game on iLiad or not?

still waiting for my iliad ....

R2D2 · 07-18-2006, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by masc

Another question: Is there now a sudoko game on iLiad or not?

Not on mine. But there is an empty games folder somewhere in the file system...

Tscherno · 07-18-2006, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by CommanderROR

Can anyone see a way to disable the WiFi yet? That would be a cool trick to extend battery-life until iRex comes up with some porper power-saving...

If i understood it correctly, WiFi IS disabled all the time, except when it connects to iDS (when does it do this???).

PS: @all you hackers: Great work! Could anyone download the complete / via SCP or SFTP and put it into a nice TGZ for the "Paid not shipped" ones

Would be cool.

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Riocaz Fulfilled but not by iRex Posts: 932 Karma: 286846 Join Date: May 2006 Location: London Device: Far too many	Their official stance will be against. As to whether that also their private stance is another question.

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R2D2 Mad Scientist Posts: 294 Karma: 242 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Germany Device: Zaurus, HTCMagician, iLiad	I just run successfully the console application uptime which I copied from my Zaurus onto an SD card. So I think that we are binary compatible with the C860 at least...

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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)	@dher: Yes entering text in html forms is possible. I used it to load any page i want, so we can make a javascript browser interface But i would like it a bit nicer.

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CommanderROR eink fanatic Posts: 2,022 Karma: 4924 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Germany Device: STAReBOOK, iRex Iliad, Sony 505, Kindle 2	Sorry if this is a stupid question...but there is lot going on here that is way beyond my understanding...:-) Can anyone see a way to disable the WiFi yet? That would be a cool trick to extend battery-life until iRex comes up with some porper power-saving...

07-18-2006, 01:19 PM	#298
masc Enthusiast Posts: 47 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Austria Device: iLiad	Another question: Is there now a sudoko game on iLiad or not? still waiting for my iliad ....

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