iLiad Bionic ipdf: better, faster, stronger than Sony Reader!

[yokos]

Scripts need an update to be 2.8 compatible. v0.41 reinstalls ipdf271!
right now I'm on 2.8 without shell executions rights.
[EDIT]: shell execution was downloaded. yamp

[henkvdg]

Maybe you should try an extra update.

[k2r]

Originally Posted by yokos

on 2.8 without shell executions rights.

I'm on 2.8 - with shell execution rights. The update just worked, nothing seems broken yet.

[yokos]

latest ipdfx installation scripts for firmware 2.8
Ok, this should work now.
[1] Please don't use the older scripts on firmware 2.8, just delete them.
[2] Scripts are written for firmware version 2.8.x.
[3] There is a "Click on me AFTER a firmware update." entry in contentlister, this is for 2.8.1 or 2.9, we will see. [It will be later integrated in the scripts wo user interaction. ]

fake FAQ:
Why should I use ipdf5 o ipdf4 without the ability to scribble?
Hey, it is your decision.

install_ipdf:

export scriptdir=`/usr/bin/dirname $0`
cd /usr/bin
if [ -e ipdf.o ] 
else cp ipdf ipdf.o
fi
cd $scriptdir
cp ipdf /usr/bin/ipdf
cp deinstall.xml manifest.xml

deinstall_ipdf:

export scriptdir=`/usr/bin/dirname $0`
cd /usr/bin
mv ipdf.o ipdf
cd $scriptdir
cp install.xml manifest.xml

fu.sh [needed to remove the back-up [if exist] of older ipdf version, after fw update]:

export scriptdir=`/usr/bin/dirname $0`
cd $scriptdir
cd ../ipdf5
cp install.xml manifest.xml
cd ../ipdf4
cp install.xml manifest.xml
cd /usr/bin
test -e /usr/bin/ipdf.o && rm /usr/bin/ipdf.o

[Edit] I remvoved scripts, because I found a bug. I have published scripts before I tested them [I took some time to get the shell exececution download after updating to 2.8], this was not a good idea.

[CommanderROR]

Good work once again Yokos!

It's a pity Scotty isn't with us now, he could give us an update of iPDF itself...but still, it's nice to see that you are carrying on in the good tradition of bringing Scotty's works to the general Public!

[jæd]

Originally Posted by CommanderROR

It's a pity Scotty isn't with us now, he could give us an update of iPDF itself...but still, it's nice to see that you are carrying on in the good tradition of bringing Scotty's works to the general Public!

This was one of the reasons I was asking him to provide the source code/diff scripts of any changes he made... For some reason he was never provided this. Hopefully he can drop by and provide them, or that Irex don't change their libraries much in the future...

[Matthijs]

http://projects.mobileread.com/iliad...-0.27_4.tar.gz is also the last one I got from him...

[jæd]

Originally Posted by Matthijs

http://projects.mobileread.com/iliad...-0.27_4.tar.gz is also the last one I got from him...

Ah... Thats where it got put...!

[Olivier_B]

Hi,

I have got a problem since the 2.8 update: the PDF viewer doesn’t work (everything else works fine).
Here is the reason:
- I had ipdf4 (2.71).
- Before the update, I have uninstalled ipdf4.
- I made the update
- After a bad manipulation, I have reinstalled ipdf4 (2.71)!!!
Nothing works now. Any solution? Will a new 2.8 update restore the pdf viewer ?

Thank you for your help.

[yokos]

Originally Posted by Olivier_B

Hi,

I have got a problem since the 2.8 update: the PDF viewer doesn’t work (everything else works fine).
Here is the reason:
- I had ipdf4 (2.71).
- Before the update, I have uninstalled ipdf4.
- I made the update
- After a bad manipulation, I have reinstalled ipdf4 (2.71)!!!
Nothing works now. Any solution? Will a new 2.8 update restore the pdf viewer ?

Thank you for your help.

Please wait a moment. I will handle this.
[Edit] Olivier_B, zip file should help you.
[EDIT]: updated zip-file.

[Olivier_B]

It works! Thank you so much for you help.

Olivier

[vranghel]

So i guess it would be a wise decision to delete all the ipdf files that we used with 2.7.0 and 2.7.1, so I dont accidentaly click on them.

[yokos]

Originally Posted by Olivier_B

It works! Thank you so much for you help.
Olivier

Ok, fine.

I learned my lesson from not choosing the right loop in my scripts written for firmware versions 2.7 & 2.7.1, the loops were too feeble what is to do when firmware version is higher the ones which were in my mind.
With firmware 2.8 the old scripts change files what they shoudn't do. I should have set a large stop sign, when firmware check performed by sripts gives other results than 2.7 or 2.7.1.

To all who have problems, because they executed the sripts written for 2.7 or 2.7.1, please download & extract the zip file uploaded in post #100, then click on the entry "Installation of ipdf 2.8" to get back iRex's ipdf of firmware 2.8.

[henkvdg]

Originally Posted by CommanderROR

Good work once again Yokos!

It's a pity Scotty isn't with us now, he could give us an update of iPDF itself...but still, it's nice to see that you are carrying on in the good tradition of bringing Scotty's works to the general Public!

Scotty seems not to be back yet!

I was fooled by the date 8-12 (means august 12th, in our country we use it for the 8th of december :-( )

[yokos]

latest news: scotty's pdf viewer ipdf4 & ipdf5 are not compatible with 2.8.
This should be a library problem, some were changed with 2.8, so scotty's viewer don't start, when just the binary is replaced in /usr/bin.

Again:
[1] Please delete the scripts - which were written for 2.7-2.71 - on your iLiad. Please, don't execute them.
[2] If you executed an old script, use ipdf28.zip in post #100 to get back ipdf 2.8.
Attached scripts in ipdf28.zip have a strict firmware policy: file in /usr/bin will only changed if you have firmware 2.8. If you don't have 2.8, you will get a error message, nothing get's changed.