Load a pdf via ssh

[josinalvo]

I have the kindle networking hack, and it is working well (thanks, btw!)

I wonder if it is possible to load a pdf via scp and, right after that, open it, using only ssh (that is, without using any of the kindle's buttons)

Interested in doing this either with kindle's native pdf reader or with a program from the forum

[coplate]

Originally Posted by josinalvo

I have the kindle networking hack, and it is working well (thanks, btw!)

I wonder if it is possible to load a pdf via scp and, right after that, open it, using only ssh (that is, without using any of the kindle's buttons)

Interested in doing this either with kindle's native pdf reader or with a program from the forum

You can drop files on over SCP into the documents folder. I dont remmber the command to trigger the 'scan' after wards, but here is the command to launch the built in reader for documents, this should work for PDF:

lipc-set-prop com.lab126.appmgrd start app://com.lab126.booklet.reader/mnt/us/documents/Hunted_%20The%20Iron%20Druid%20Chronicles,%20Book%20Six_B00AUSCOIS.kfx

Note in this, that the naming schem is "url formatted" so be careful with spaces and other special characters
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...4&postcount=12


Try it and report back!

[josinalvo]

All variations that I tryed ended with the same error:

com.lab126.appmgrd failed to set value for property start (0x3)


for reference, I tryed:

lipc-set-prop com.lab126.appmgrd start app://com.lab126.booklet.reader/mnt/us/documents/rpg/wod.pdf

lipc-set-prop com.lab126.appmgrd start "app://com.lab126.booklet.reader/mnt/us/documents/rpg/wod.pdf"

lipc-set-prop com.lab126.appmgrd start app://com.lab126.booklet.reader:/mnt/us/documents/rpg/wod.pdf

and also

lipc-set-prop com.lab126.appmgrd start app://com.lab126.booklet.reader/mnt/us/documents/rpg/wod.pdf

with the filesystem writable (that is, before running that line, I ran mntroot rw)

Also, thank you for your response

[encol]

On my PW3 the command works:

lipc-set-prop com.lab126.appmgrd start app://com.lab126.booklet.reader/mnt/us/documents/test.pdf

put the commands you tried in a CODE tag

[knc1]

Originally Posted by josinalvo

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with the filesystem writable (that is, before running that line, I ran mntroot rw)
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That is not required.
Think about it.
lipc is the primary, very heavily used, event handler in an event driven system.
It HAS to work with leaving the file system exactly the way you found it.

Note:
If curious, lipc is a "wrapper" on d-bus.
Start with d-bus, there is much more published on it than on lipc.

Since you are interested in document handling, you probably want to read:
/usr/share/webkit-1.0/pillow/javascripts/lipc_event_handler.js
(a lot of /usr/bin/lipc-* is (or was) in lua - plain text that is)

[coplate]

Originally Posted by josinalvo

All variations that I tryed ended with the same error:

com.lab126.appmgrd failed to set value for property start (0x3)


for reference, I tryed:

lipc-set-prop com.lab126.appmgrd start app://com.lab126.booklet.reader/mnt/us/documents/rpg/wod.pdf

lipc-set-prop com.lab126.appmgrd start "app://com.lab126.booklet.reader/mnt/us/documents/rpg/wod.pdf"

lipc-set-prop com.lab126.appmgrd start app://com.lab126.booklet.reader:/mnt/us/documents/rpg/wod.pdf

and also


lipc-set-prop com.lab126.appmgrd start app://com.lab126.booklet.reader/mnt/us/documents/rpg/wod.pdf

with the filesystem writable (that is, before running that line, I ran mntroot rw)

Also, thank you for your response

encole asked you to respond and put the commands you put in 'CODE' tags on the forum, because it is important to know exactly what you have typed and the forum eats some things.


Are you running these in from a terminal after connecting from ssh, or sending them in the ssh command as extra parameters?

Can you copy the whole terminal screen where you are getting this error?

[josinalvo]

> encole asked you to respond and put the commands you put in 'CODE' tags on the forum, because it is important to know exactly what you have typed and the forum eats some things.

Thanks for the clarification, edited my previous post

> Can you copy the whole terminal screen where you are getting this error?

Sure!

[root@kindle root]# lipc-set-prop com.lab126.appmgrd start app://com.lab126.booklet.reader/mnt/us/documents/rpg/wod.pdf
com.lab126.appmgrd failed to set value for property start (0x3)
[root@kindle root]# ls /mnt/us/documents/rpg/wod.pdf
/mnt/us/documents/rpg/wod.pdf
[root@kindle root]#

[knc1]

Something must be wrong with how your arguments are formatted into that command.

[root@kindle root]# lipc-probe -a

- - - - - snip - - - - - 

com.lab126.appmgrd
        w       Str     loghistory
        w       Str     load
        w       Str     goresult
        w       Str     loadresult
        w       Str     savecontext
        w       Int     startdefault
        w       Str     runresult
        w       Str     stop
        rw      Str     logLevel
        w       Int     forward
        w       Str     unloadresult
        rw      Str     logMask
        w       Str     defer
        w       Str     pauseresult
        w       Str     start
        w       Str     logallapps
        r       Str     activeApp
        w       Int     backward

- - - - - snip - - - - - -

because the start command is certainly valid for that service.

[NiLuJe]

IIRC, there's a switch to make sure lipc parses the arg as a specific type (int or str, mainly), which, off the top or my head, is -i for ints and -s for strings. See if that helps?

(Warning: that's completely off the top of my head, and I haven't touched an actual kindle in god knows how long ^^).

[coplate]

Originally Posted by josinalvo

> encole asked you to respond and put the commands you put in 'CODE' tags on the forum, because it is important to know exactly what you have typed and the forum eats some things.

Thanks for the clarification, edited my previous post

> Can you copy the whole terminal screen where you are getting this error?

Sure!

[root@kindle root]# lipc-set-prop com.lab126.appmgrd start app://com.lab126.booklet.reader/mnt/us/documents/rpg/wod.pdf
com.lab126.appmgrd failed to set value for property start (0x3)
[root@kindle root]# ls /mnt/us/documents/rpg/wod.pdf
/mnt/us/documents/rpg/wod.pdf
[root@kindle root]#

Thanks for this, I found an older post that has the same error:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...8&postcount=20



Can you confirm that you are using the Kindle DX in your profile?

I have a strong feeling that this is different from what most of us responding are used to. When I saw your question, I just assumed you were using a paper white ( my daily device ), and I know it works on that.


The command knc1 posted "lipc-probe -a" will print all the lipc options, if you want to look for something similar.


If nobody remembers the command for Kindle DX, I can try to get my Keyboard working ( I believe it is the same software as DX )

[knc1]

K2 is same as the DX.

The dump messages (;dm) command should be the same, open a few books and then do the ;dm
You could get lucky and have hints in the log.

[coplate]

Originally Posted by knc1

K2 is same as the DX.

The dump messages (;dm) command should be the same, open a few books and then do the ;dm
You could get lucky and have hints in the log.

For @josinalvo, ( and future readers ) just to clarify what knc1 is recommending , if you aren't familiar:

Go to the home screen of your device, and open a book from the home screen.
Do this a couple times.

Then go to the home screen and search for ";dm" ( the dump messages command ).

This is a special command to print some technical information on your device.

one of the files it makes may have the command to run ( or some hints ), to open a document from the command line.

[josinalvo]

> Can you confirm that you are using the Kindle DX in your profile?

Yes, I am. Actually, a DXG (a DX Graphite)

@knc1 @coplate

Thanks! The ;dm command is working, and I am trying to read those logs
(to a future user: to type a semicolon, use the sym button on the DX)

So far, what I discovered is just that the string 'pdf' only appears in the context of registering a plugin:

cvm[20863]: I BookletServicesImpl:RegisteringPlugin:type=pdf,class=com.amazon.ebook.booklet.reader.o:

and that the name of the book does not seem to appear at all

Now, I am trying the following: generating logs, opening the book some times, and generating logs again. This way I can narrow down my search to the diff of those 2 logs.

Will return if I discover something nice.

[coplate]

Originally Posted by josinalvo

> Can you confirm that you are using the Kindle DX in your profile?

Yes, I am. Actually, a DXG (a DX Graphite)

@knc1 @coplate

Thanks! The ;dm command is working, and I am trying to read those logs
(to a future user: to type a semicolon, use the sym button on the DX)

So far, what I discovered is just that the string 'pdf' only appears in the context of registering a plugin:

cvm[20863]: I BookletServicesImpl:RegisteringPlugin:type=pdf,class=com.amazon.ebook.booklet.reader.o:

and that the name of the book does not seem to appear at all

Now, I am trying the following: generating logs, opening the book some times, and generating logs again. This way I can narrow down my search to the diff of those 2 logs.

Will return if I discover something nice.

Good, If you can also capture the output of the command knc1 posted earlier, and post it all here, or attach as a .txt file

the command

lipc-probe -a

That has all of the lipc commands that can be run.


I notice the class of wha you had in the log where was
"com.amazon.ebook.booklet.reader.o", that is slightly differnet from the com.lab126 reader we have in the newer commands.


appmgrd

[knc1]

There is also a keyboard version of KOreader in its early days (prior to the massive feature-creep).
That will most certainly display pdf and if there are any problems launching it, well, we have the source code.

(some tricky spelling of Liberator - it might be linked to from the first post of the KOreader thread here)