Koreader running on Kobos (all of them, hopefully!)

[paola]

Originally Posted by sergeyvl12

yes.

it should has & at the end like koreader.sh has.

thanks sergey - so Launcher.sh in fmon should not have the &, while koreader.sh must have the &, is this correct?

Anyhow I am afraid this does not seem to work for me...

[sergeyvl12]

Originally Posted by paola

thanks sergey - so Launcher.sh in fmon should not have the &, while koreader.sh must have the &, is this correct?

Anyhow I am afraid this does not seem to work for me...

no, they both should have & at the end.

[Ken Maltby]

My launcher.sh:
$root/.kobo/fmon/fmon $root/launcher.png $root/.kobo/KoboLauncher/KoboLauncher.sh > /dev/null 2>&1 &

My koreader.sh:
$root/.kobo/fmon/fmon $root/koreader.png $root/.kobo/koreader/koreader_kobo.sh &

My koreader_kobo.sh:

#!/bin/sh
export LC_ALL="en_US.UTF-8"

# we're always starting from our working directory
cd /mnt/onboard/.kobo/koreader/

# export trained OCR data directory
export TESSDATA_PREFIX="data"

# export dict directory
export STARDICT_DATA_DIR="data/dict"

# Decrease the reasons for crashes. Search forum for cgm999's explanation.
exec 3<&-

# Stop nickel and related processes
killall nickel
killall adobehost
killall dbus-daemon
killall hindenburg

# Start USBnet
/mnt/onboard/.kobo/KoboLauncher/usbnet/start.sh

# finally call reader
./reader.lua /mnt/onboard 2> crash.log

# continue with nickel

reboot

I don't think the Start USBnet line is working anymore, though.

By the way I have all three on my desktop so I can easily copy them over any update changes.

Luck;
Ken

[paola]

Originally Posted by sergeyvl12

no, they both should have & at the end.

gosh, the beauty of language, i had misunderstood you, and thought the "&" should have gone!
Well, it finally works perfectly well, many thanks to you, Ken, Marksimus and Giorgio for your patient help!

[lohtse]

added this but when browsing library when it got to spot where koreader was shown a file list appeared and couldn't do anything after that just froze there...a reset was only way to solve issue!

reader is touch n905

[Ken Maltby]

Originally Posted by lohtse

added this but when browsing library when it got to spot where koreader was shown a file list appeared and couldn't do anything after that just froze there...a reset was only way to solve issue!

reader is touch n905

OK, what build of the Koreader are you using?
When you select the koreader entry in the kobo library, does the frontlight come on? Does it say "FileManager" at the top of the page?

What do you see if you poke the "../" item?

Try touching the F in FileManager. You should see a menu. The house icon should reboot back to your home page.

Luck;
Ken

[lohtse]

Originally Posted by Ken Maltby

OK, what build of the Koreader are you using?
When you select the koreader entry in the kobo library, does the frontlight come on? Does it say "FileManager" at the top of the page?

What do you see if you poke the "../" item?

Try touching the F in FileManager. You should see a menu. The house icon should reboot back to your home page.

Luck;
Ken

latest nightly...

frontlight?? there isn't one...no doesn't say filemanager just a list of directories and files...

kobo is frozen no response...

and if I leave it on the touch I cannot navigate past the icon in the library... always opens the list..

[Ken Maltby]

Right, the original Touch. What firmware, the first post of this thread includes an explanation of the need to use an older version for devices using firmware 2.5.x and below. The link for that version is there also. Once you have it working you can proceed from there.

Luck;
Ken

[hawhill]

Well, in fact I think all the latest nightlies are build for armhf, so will only work with firmware > 2.6...

[lohtse]

Originally Posted by Ken Maltby

Right, the original Touch. What firmware, the first post of this thread includes an explanation of the need to use an older version for devices using firmware 2.5.x and below. The link for that version is there also. Once you have it working you can proceed from there.

Luck;
Ken

fw 2.61

[Ken Maltby]

Perhaps a Touch owner who is using Koreader can be of more help. Sorry, I don't know what it may take to get it working on your Touch.

Luck;
Ken

[jlynton]

I have installed 602, and it seems that the margin problem (reopen book and margins are small, even though they are set to large) has returned. Also the font size weirdness, as explained in https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...&postcount=646 has not been fixed.

Otherwise, thanks again for a great programme!

[lohtse]

Originally Posted by Ken Maltby

Perhaps a Touch owner who is using Koreader can be of more help. Sorry, I don't know what it may take to get it working on your Touch.

Luck;
Ken

thanks anyway...


for those who may be able to help..

Touch with FW 2.61.. Koreader (just reinstalled latest nightly)

if I browser library as soon as get to the apps icon in list it opens a filemanager(says filemanager at top) will not allow me to move round list nor advance a page. will not open an ebook etc..screen has frozen..Only way to fix issue is a full shut down...Same issue if I choose to ope app myself..Had to uninstall by deleting koreader folder and Icon..

hope some one can help..
regards
Lohtse

[giorgio130]

Originally Posted by lohtse

thanks anyway...


for those who may be able to help..

Touch with FW 2.61.. Koreader (just reinstalled latest nightly)

if I browser library as soon as get to the apps icon in list it opens a filemanager(says filemanager at top) will not allow me to move round list nor advance a page. will not open an ebook etc..screen has frozen..Only way to fix issue is a full shut down...Same issue if I choose to ope app myself..Had to uninstall by deleting koreader folder and Icon..

hope some one can help..
regards
Lohtse

Did you try tapping everywhere on the screen? even in places that look just empty? I always had the doubt that with Touch the screen coordinates are swapped, so this could be the cause.

[lohtse]

yep think I tap every mm of the screen lol