DR1000 Public BETA of the DR1000S 2.0 software available - Page 6

curbarthedog · 04-07-2010, 07:42 AM

Is anyone else having problems adding documents to the reader with the BETA 2.0 release? No matter what I do, I cannot get it to recognise new documents!

It started when I had a message along the lines of "cannot create thumbnail". Since then, new documents added to the device do not show up on the file list whetehr in book or SD card mode.

Any ideas?

owl123 · 04-07-2010, 07:45 AM

curbarthedog: Try switching off the indexing/thumbnail-creation in the preferences. And scan your SD card for errors, for example with Windows' ScanDisk.

curbarthedog · 04-07-2010, 08:18 AM

Nope, no joy but thanks for the suggestion. The files are definitely on the card and they work (I can open them from the pc). It is as if they are not picked up by the indexing and therefore not listed in the various veiws even though they are clearly there.

Any idea on how to completely re-index the device? That may work.

gaphic2 · 04-07-2010, 08:21 AM

Backup your data, then format the card. Install the firmware, boot and then copy your books over from the backup.

curbarthedog · 04-07-2010, 08:24 AM

I was hoping for something a little bit wasier than that! Is there a single file that can be deleted?

I guess the first thing is, is this a bug with the firmware? Has anyone else come across it?

gaphic2 · 04-07-2010, 08:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matthijs

No, this is a memory limitation. We might need to look at the values again, because the Adobe renderer is less memory-hungry than Poppler.

We have explicitly disabled column rendering except for landscape with small font size. Unfortunately it is hardcoded in the Adobe RMSDK, so it cannot be changed runtime through a setting...

Yes, please do. If I read what you say correctly, the new renderer would in theory allow for further zoom than before. Please don't limit this.

Re the column rendering: does this mean that oeb-column-number: [integer] | auto; in the css won't have any effect? I'll try it and report back.

Matthijs · 04-07-2010, 09:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by curbarthedog

I was hoping for something a little bit wasier than that! Is there a single file that can be deleted?

I guess the first thing is, is this a bug with the firmware? Has anyone else come across it?

You can do the following:

1) In Advanced Settings, disable Automatic Thumbnail Generation
2) Delete global.db in the root of the card
3) Indexer runs, but doesn't create thumbnails

That should most likely do the trick.

curbarthedog · 04-07-2010, 11:02 AM

Thanks, that worked a treat.

pthwaite · 04-07-2010, 04:27 PM

You know, that's one of the things I like about irex. The developers look at the forums and offer answers.
I know there have been some difficulties with the DR1000 (and possible the others, I can't comment) but at least you feel, even if it goes quiet, that they are listening, unlike some other reader manufacturers.
Having said that, though, I do hope they listen and try at least to get the pdfs to be able to be exported With scribbles... Swapping between 2 firmwares is a right royal pain at present.
Howard

splendor · 04-08-2010, 03:19 AM

The first time after update, it took about 50 minutes to index, but after i restarted, it stayed as indexing for 4 hours, then i gave up, reset it and now it has been half an hour again, still indexing, what else i can do? thanks

pthwaite · 04-08-2010, 03:26 AM

It just takes ages as far as I can tell. Mine was similar to yours, after 2 hours I gave up and reset , same again, reset, checked the SD card, reset, after a further hour it finally came to life.

There wasn't even a great deal (100 or so pdfs etc) on the card.

It would be better, if, for the first time, it doesn't index, but gives you the option to do it with a large warning. At present, unless you start with a fresh SD card you won't know what will happen.

splendor · 04-08-2010, 03:37 AM

before i restarted, i noticed that the contrast of the text was even worse than before, i have to say that this is the biggest problem, worse than the index one

curbarthedog · 04-08-2010, 06:34 AM

A quick tip. Once the device has finished its initial thumbnail creatin and indexing (it really does take a very long time, you do need to be patient), make sure the creation of thumbnails is turned off in the setting. The thumbnails are created anyway when you open a new document if no thumbnail exists so this acts as a useful "not read that yet" indicator.

I have to agree with the other posters though, the contrast is quite a bit worse than the 1.7.1 software. Any chance of a contrast setting?

owl123 · 04-08-2010, 08:26 AM

There seems to be a new beta fw for DR1000S on Irex's website: http://updates.irexnet.com/beta/dr1000s/. See the update-dr1000s-0408.zip file.

Matthijs · 04-08-2010, 08:28 AM

Well spotted

This one is identical to the DR800 BETA we released today. It already fixes some of the issues that have been reported here, most notably the crash on Safely Remove SD.

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04-07-2010, 07:42 AM	#76
curbarthedog Enthusiast Posts: 45 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2008 Device: Iliad	Is anyone else having problems adding documents to the reader with the BETA 2.0 release? No matter what I do, I cannot get it to recognise new documents! It started when I had a message along the lines of "cannot create thumbnail". Since then, new documents added to the device do not show up on the file list whetehr in book or SD card mode. Any ideas?

04-07-2010, 07:45 AM	#77
owl123 Addict Posts: 234 Karma: 214 Join Date: Nov 2008 Device: Galaxy Note 3, Galaxy NotePro 12.2, InkBook	curbarthedog: Try switching off the indexing/thumbnail-creation in the preferences. And scan your SD card for errors, for example with Windows' ScanDisk.

04-07-2010, 08:18 AM	#78
curbarthedog Enthusiast Posts: 45 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2008 Device: Iliad	Nope, no joy but thanks for the suggestion. The files are definitely on the card and they work (I can open them from the pc). It is as if they are not picked up by the indexing and therefore not listed in the various veiws even though they are clearly there. Any idea on how to completely re-index the device? That may work.

04-07-2010, 08:21 AM	#79
gaphic2 Enthusiast Posts: 33 Karma: 36 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: DR1000S	Backup your data, then format the card. Install the firmware, boot and then copy your books over from the backup.

04-07-2010, 08:24 AM	#80
curbarthedog Enthusiast Posts: 45 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2008 Device: Iliad	I was hoping for something a little bit wasier than that! Is there a single file that can be deleted? I guess the first thing is, is this a bug with the firmware? Has anyone else come across it?

04-07-2010, 11:02 AM	#83
curbarthedog Enthusiast Posts: 45 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2008 Device: Iliad	Thanks, that worked a treat.

04-07-2010, 04:27 PM	#84
pthwaite Fanatic Posts: 597 Karma: 430 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Ellesmere Port, UK Device: DR1000S Sony PRS505 iPad iPhone	You know, that's one of the things I like about irex. The developers look at the forums and offer answers. I know there have been some difficulties with the DR1000 (and possible the others, I can't comment) but at least you feel, even if it goes quiet, that they are listening, unlike some other reader manufacturers. Having said that, though, I do hope they listen and try at least to get the pdfs to be able to be exported With scribbles... Swapping between 2 firmwares is a right royal pain at present. Howard

04-08-2010, 03:19 AM	#85
splendor Enthusiast Posts: 36 Karma: 12 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: irex	The first time after update, it took about 50 minutes to index, but after i restarted, it stayed as indexing for 4 hours, then i gave up, reset it and now it has been half an hour again, still indexing, what else i can do? thanks

04-08-2010, 03:26 AM	#86
pthwaite Fanatic Posts: 597 Karma: 430 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Ellesmere Port, UK Device: DR1000S Sony PRS505 iPad iPhone	It just takes ages as far as I can tell. Mine was similar to yours, after 2 hours I gave up and reset , same again, reset, checked the SD card, reset, after a further hour it finally came to life. There wasn't even a great deal (100 or so pdfs etc) on the card. It would be better, if, for the first time, it doesn't index, but gives you the option to do it with a large warning. At present, unless you start with a fresh SD card you won't know what will happen.

04-08-2010, 03:37 AM	#87
splendor Enthusiast Posts: 36 Karma: 12 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: irex	before i restarted, i noticed that the contrast of the text was even worse than before, i have to say that this is the biggest problem, worse than the index one

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04-08-2010, 06:34 AM	#88
curbarthedog Enthusiast Posts: 45 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2008 Device: Iliad	A quick tip. Once the device has finished its initial thumbnail creatin and indexing (it really does take a very long time, you do need to be patient), make sure the creation of thumbnails is turned off in the setting. The thumbnails are created anyway when you open a new document if no thumbnail exists so this acts as a useful "not read that yet" indicator. I have to agree with the other posters though, the contrast is quite a bit worse than the 1.7.1 software. Any chance of a contrast setting?

04-08-2010, 08:26 AM	#89
owl123 Addict Posts: 234 Karma: 214 Join Date: Nov 2008 Device: Galaxy Note 3, Galaxy NotePro 12.2, InkBook	There seems to be a new beta fw for DR1000S on Irex's website: http://updates.irexnet.com/beta/dr1000s/. See the update-dr1000s-0408.zip file.

04-08-2010, 08:28 AM	#90
Matthijs Groupie Posts: 199 Karma: 666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Eindhoven, the Netherlands Device: iLiad, DR1000S, DR800SG	Well spotted This one is identical to the DR800 BETA we released today. It already fixes some of the issues that have been reported here, most notably the crash on Safely Remove SD.