New firmware upgrade today - Page 3

ThomasMcKean · 12-11-2009, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by griffonwing

Hey. Don't knock the Chocolate Gravy. It's the best! (but the Whisky helps, too) *hic*

Y'all are doing better than I am. I can't even FIND the new firmware!

diokdin · 12-11-2009, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by ThomasMcKean

Y'all are doing better than I am. I can't even FIND the new firmware!

http://www.theezreader.com/html/support_firmware.asp

it's just you can download it yet, need username and password.

Robertb · 12-11-2009, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by ThomasMcKean

Y'all are doing better than I am. I can't even FIND the new firmware!

Dear Thomas:

The latest Firmware Upgrade can be found on www.theEZreader.com under "support".

It will be the one marked 12-10-09

Right now you may not see much as the webmaster is working on it.

Y'all give it a few more hours and all should be right!!

(and... being from the South and Midwest myself... I use "y'all" with fondness and respect, sir!!)

Y'all come back now, y'hear!!

DaleDe · 12-11-2009, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by ThomasMcKean

Y'all are doing better than I am. I can't even FIND the new firmware!

It has been removed until they can fix it.

Dale

jusmee · 12-11-2009, 05:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Robertb

Dear All:
n it.

This is a LARGE firmware upgrade so it poses some problems to get on the website.

How is it larger Robert? Every one I have tried so far is the same 127MB in size.

Robertb · 12-11-2009, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by jusmee

How is it larger Robert? Every one I have tried so far is the same 127MB in size.

The new Firmware Upgrade is more than 300MB. As FUs go, this is a lot!

I guess putting a visable clock on there was no small amount of work! OR... putting support of three other languages are accounting for the larger size!

theducks · 12-11-2009, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Robertb

The new Firmware Upgrade is more than 300MB. As FUs go, this is a lot!

I guess putting a visable clock on there was no small amount of work! OR... putting support of three other languages are accounting for the larger size!

This looks like a perfect use for a (legal) Bittorrent distribution.
If Astak would run the "tracker" to control the validity of the download, Astak's bandwidth hit would drop dramatically.
( I routinely seed the Baen CD ISO collection, one more won't kill me)

CharlieBird · 12-11-2009, 06:24 PM

I have a probably stupid question.

Is it possible to block the languages and fonts a person would never use from the firmware updates?...or in the alternative, remove them after installation?
d

Robertb · 12-11-2009, 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by CharlieBird

I have a probably stupid question.

Is it possible to block the languages and fonts a person would never use from the firmware updates?...or in the alternative, remove them after installation?
d

Dear CharlieBird:

The question is intelligent, my answer is dumb.

I really do not know. I know WHY they put all the languages onthe devices. These devices sell all over the globe. Even in the USA there are at least 7 main ethnic groups that read in their own tongue, besides English. So, nobody has ever asked. I will try to find out ... but why remove them? They do no harm at all that I can see and if you ever sell it to buy a new Astak device they may well enhance your potential buyers.

They really just sit in settings doing nothing until you need to use them.

theducks · 12-11-2009, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by CharlieBird

I have a probably stupid question.

Is it possible to block the languages and fonts a person would never use from the firmware updates?...or in the alternative, remove them after installation?
d

Silly question back at you

What are you going to do with the space you "save"?
It is not available to a normal user

I think that some of the reason the update is so large, is that the flash loader only works on fixed load sizes. 127, 254, 383
The whole jump would be needed even if it was 16 bytes into the next block.

ThomasMcKean · 12-11-2009, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Robertb

Dear CharlieBird:

The question is intelligent, my answer is dumb.

I really do not know. I know WHY they put all the languages onthe devices. These devices sell all over the globe. Even in the USA there are at least 7 main ethnic groups that read in their own tongue, besides English. So, nobody has ever asked. I will try to find out ... but why remove them? They do no harm at all that I can see and if you ever sell it to buy a new Astak device they may well enhance your potential buyers.

They really just sit in settings doing nothing until you need to use them.

The only way it would be a benefit is if it increased the available RAM for books once yew removed the languages? Would that happen? Usually the ROM and the RAM are separate so there would be no effect one way or the other.

gargoyle67 · 12-11-2009, 07:41 PM

Yes the volume toggle thing would be a lot better if it had been short flip for page turn, Flip hold for volume up/down, Ahh well maybe the next firmware, Bad decision on the programmers side.

DaleDe · 12-11-2009, 07:46 PM

I still don't see the ability to download this upgrade. Has anybody got a copy they could post so I can download it.

theducks · 12-11-2009, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by DaleDe

I still don't see the ability to download this upgrade. Has anybody got a copy they could post so I can download it.

No Joy yet. If I force the download file URL, I get the password box.

ThomasMcKean · 12-11-2009, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by DaleDe

I still don't see the ability to download this upgrade. Has anybody got a copy they could post so I can download it.

I don't get it? Now there are NO updates for the Pocket Pro? Or am I looking in the wrong place?

I also don't really understand what the problem is with the username and password. I know a bit about HTML programming, and the username/password has nothing at all to do with the actual update file. That would be in the html code of the website itself.

And easily removed as well.

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12-11-2009, 06:24 PM	#38
CharlieBird ¿Huh? Posts: 349 Karma: 1004526 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: rural Jalisco Device: HiSense A7 CC, Fire HD6, Kobo Libra2	I have a probably stupid question. Is it possible to block the languages and fonts a person would never use from the firmware updates?...or in the alternative, remove them after installation? d

12-11-2009, 07:41 PM	#42
gargoyle67 Addict Posts: 231 Karma: 180249 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: Kobo Aura	Yes the volume toggle thing would be a lot better if it had been short flip for page turn, Flip hold for volume up/down, Ahh well maybe the next firmware, Bad decision on the programmers side.

12-11-2009, 07:46 PM	#43
DaleDe Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,470 Karma: 13095790 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Grass Valley, CA Device: EB 1150, EZ Reader, Literati, iPad 2 & Air 2, iPhone 7	I still don't see the ability to download this upgrade. Has anybody got a copy they could post so I can download it.

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