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Staphoent · 04-26-2016, 03:42 AM

I managed to get the terminal to access the vncviewer program file on my pw3, but I received this response:

[root@kindle kvncviewer]# ./luajit vncviewer.lua ./luajit: ./ffi/framebuffer_linux.lua:176: unknown smem_len value for the Kindle mxc eink driver stack traceback: [C]: in function 'error' ./ffi/framebuffer_linux.lua:176: in function 'open' vncviewer.lua:4: in main chunk [C]: at 0x0000c368

Can somebody please help me understand where I may be going round and I do not have a programming background and cannot make sense of this response

blkhawk · 04-26-2016, 06:25 AM

extract this file to the ffi directory and overwrite the framebuffer_linux.lua. This should fix the problem.

Staphoent · 04-26-2016, 07:05 AM

Thanks for that, it seemed to help me get a few steps further. the display functioned for a split-second and gave this result:

[root@kindle kvncviewer]# ./luajit vncviewer.lua -password **** telnet 192.168.1
5.201
could not open input device /dev/input/event2 (possibly harmless)
26/04/2016 11:56:44 VNC server supports protocol version 5.0 (viewer 3.8)
26/04/2016 11:56:44 We have 5 security types to read
26/04/2016 11:56:44 0) Received security type 6
26/04/2016 11:56:44 1) Received security type 130
26/04/2016 11:56:44 2) Received security type 2
26/04/2016 11:56:44 Selecting security type 2 (2/5 in the list)
26/04/2016 11:56:44 3) Received security type 13
26/04/2016 11:56:44 4) Received security type 5
26/04/2016 11:56:44 Selected Security Scheme 2
26/04/2016 11:56:44 VNC authentication succeeded
26/04/2016 11:56:44 Desktop name "Users-Mac-mini"
26/04/2016 11:56:44 Connected to VNC server, using protocol version 3.8
26/04/2016 11:56:44 VNC server default format:
26/04/2016 11:56:44 32 bits per pixel.
26/04/2016 11:56:44 Least significant byte first in each pixel.
26/04/2016 11:56:44 TRUE colour: max red 255 green 255 blue 255, shift red 16 green 8 blue 0
./luajit: ./ffi/framebuffer_linux.lua:51: undeclared or implicit tag 'mxcfb_update_marker_data'
stack traceback:
[C]: in function 'new'
./ffi/framebuffer_linux.lua:51: in function 'einkWaitForCompleteFunc'
./ffi/framebuffer_linux.lua:251: in function 'refresh'
vncviewer.lua:99: in function 'cb'
./ffi/eventloop.lua:188: in function 'loop'
./ffi/input_kindle.lua:42: in function 'waitForEvent'
vncviewer.lua:315: in main chunk
[C]: at 0x0000c368

any help with regards to overcoming this problem will be great

Staphoent · 04-26-2016, 09:57 AM

I have finally got this thing working on the pw3, it is however displaying only in portrait mode and thus using only half of the paperwhite screen. I have changed it to landscape on the Kindle however it makes no difference. can anybody advise me how to get it to display in landscape mode so that I can utilise all of the Kindle screen.

furthermore how do I access the variable options such as refresh rate and screen speed?

Staphoent · 04-26-2016, 10:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ppoo

My KT have hanged after using rotateFB 90 even though it has been in landscape mode. Without rotating, it works well.
More: It doesn't fit KT screen, there is still a gap between vncviewer window and main window.

how do you rotatefb 90?

pnth · 05-23-2016, 09:41 AM

First, thank you so much for the great work, hawhill! I have been the user of kvncviewer since k2 and k3 and I am still currently using them.

I have just registered to ask a question. When I press a key in k3, it sends to the vncserver as desired but at the same time to the local kindle causing it to open up a search bar with the pressed character and the kindle interface reappear. I searched this forum and checked if there is any option to disable the local key input to kindle but no luck. Could anybody let me know if this is possible. I saw discussions about SendKeyEvent but no one seems had this problem. This function doesn't seem to have an option:

handleInput(channel, itype, code, value)

Thanks in advance for any input.

Staphoent · 06-29-2016, 05:00 AM

This appl ahs been working briliantly for the past few months but for some reason out of nowhere yesterday it stopped connecting for my PW2 and PW3. It displays this when i run the commands that used to work:

Last login: Wed Jun 29 09:50:26 on ttys003
Users-Mac-mini:~ user$ telnet 192.168.15.244
Trying 192.168.15.244...
Connected to 192.168.15.244.
Escape character is '^]'.

Welcome to Kindle!

#################################################
# N O T I C E * N O T I C E * N O T I C E #
#################################################
Rootfs is mounted read-only. Invoke mntroot rw to
switch back to a writable rootfs.
#################################################
[root@kindle root]# cd /mnt/us/kvncviewer/
[root@kindle kvncviewer]# ./luajit vncviewer.lua -password 5007 telnet 192.168.1
5.201
[root@kindle kvncviewer]#

anybody have any idea what the problem might be?

Im on the latest mac os

Staphoent · 07-02-2016, 06:16 AM

its now giving this response even if i use the brand new unedited folder of kvncviewere:

[root@kindle root]# cd /mnt/us/kvncviewer/
[root@kindle kvncviewer]# ./luajit vncviewer.lua -password 5007 telnet 192.168.1
5.201
./luajit: vncviewer.lua:1: unexpected symbol near '='
[root@kindle kvncviewer]#

knc1 · 07-02-2016, 06:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Staphoent

its now giving this response even if i use the brand new unedited folder of kvncviewere:

[root@kindle root]# cd /mnt/us/kvncviewer/
[root@kindle kvncviewer]# ./luajit vncviewer.lua -password 5007 telnet 192.168.1
5.201
./luajit: vncviewer.lua:1: unexpected symbol near '='
[root@kindle kvncviewer]#

so don't make us guess, what is the symbol near '=' ?
and is 'telnet 192.168.15.201' (which is the address of the PC's end of the cable suppose to be on the same command line as you show it? Why an opton escape (-) on password but not on telnet?)

Reads like either an altered file and/or PEBKAC - check your work.

NiLuJe · 07-02-2016, 08:34 AM

Wild guess: CR/LF issue?

geekmaster · 07-02-2016, 01:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NiLuJe

Wild guess: CR/LF issue?

That is an excellent WAG.

knc1 · 07-02-2016, 01:57 PM

Isn't that the same as a good WAFG?

It is what I meant by an 'altered file' above.

NiLuJe · 07-03-2016, 01:11 PM

And since there was mention of a "brand new folder" that I originally missed: I'd take a look at the software used to unpack said folder, because we've had many wild and funny (not) adventures with some archiving tools messing with line endings on unpack...

Staphoent · 07-03-2016, 03:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by knc1

so don't make us guess, what is the symbol near '=' ?
and is 'telnet 192.168.15.201' (which is the address of the PC's end of the cable suppose to be on the same command line as you show it? Why an opton escape (-) on password but not on telnet?)

Reads like either an altered file and/or PEBKAC - check your work.

Im pretty sure its reffering to the 'rotate=' option because thats the only one ive changed.

Its now changed its resp9onse to this:

Welcome to Kindle!

#################################################
# N O T I C E * N O T I C E * N O T I C E #
#################################################
Rootfs is mounted read-only. Invoke mntroot rw to
switch back to a writable rootfs.
#################################################
[root@kindle root]# cd /mnt/us/kvncviewer/
[root@kindle kvncviewer]# ./luajit vncviewer.lua -password 5007 telnet 192.168.1
5.201
-sh: ./luajit: not found
[root@kindle kvncviewer]# ./luajit vncviewer.lua -password 5007 telnet 192.168.1
-sh: ./luajit: not found
[root@kindle kvncviewer]# 5.201
-sh: 5.201: not found
[root@kindle kvncviewer]# ./luajit vncviewer.lua password 5007 telnet 192.168.15
.201
-sh: ./luajit: not found
[root@kindle kvncviewer]#

excapt i know the file is clearly there.

my kindle is playing up like crazy

knc1 · 07-03-2016, 03:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Staphoent

Im pretty sure its reffering to the 'rotate=' option because thats the only one ive changed.

Its now changed its resp9onse to this:

Welcome to Kindle!

#################################################
# N O T I C E * N O T I C E * N O T I C E #
#################################################
Rootfs is mounted read-only. Invoke mntroot rw to
switch back to a writable rootfs.
#################################################
[root@kindle root]# cd /mnt/us/kvncviewer/
[root@kindle kvncviewer]# ./luajit vncviewer.lua -password 5007 telnet 192.168.1
5.201
-sh: ./luajit: not found
[root@kindle kvncviewer]# ./luajit vncviewer.lua -password 5007 telnet 192.168.1
-sh: ./luajit: not found
[root@kindle kvncviewer]# 5.201
-sh: 5.201: not found
[root@kindle kvncviewer]# ./luajit vncviewer.lua password 5007 telnet 192.168.15
.201
-sh: ./luajit: not found
[root@kindle kvncviewer]#

excapt i know the file is clearly there.

my kindle is playing up like crazy

Do a long list ('ls -l ./luajit') and copy&paste here into a pair of 'code' tags (use the 'advanced' editor).

05-23-2016, 09:41 AM	#51
pnth Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2016 Device: kindle3	Disable local key input to Kindle First, thank you so much for the great work, hawhill! I have been the user of kvncviewer since k2 and k3 and I am still currently using them. I have just registered to ask a question. When I press a key in k3, it sends to the vncserver as desired but at the same time to the local kindle causing it to open up a search bar with the pressed character and the kindle interface reappear. I searched this forum and checked if there is any option to disable the local key input to kindle but no luck. Could anybody let me know if this is possible. I saw discussions about SendKeyEvent but no one seems had this problem. This function doesn't seem to have an option: handleInput(channel, itype, code, value) Thanks in advance for any input.

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04-26-2016, 03:42 AM	#46
Staphoent Connoisseur Posts: 61 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2014 Device: PW3, PW2	I managed to get the terminal to access the vncviewer program file on my pw3, but I received this response: [root@kindle kvncviewer]# ./luajit vncviewer.lua ./luajit: ./ffi/framebuffer_linux.lua:176: unknown smem_len value for the Kindle mxc eink driver stack traceback: [C]: in function 'error' ./ffi/framebuffer_linux.lua:176: in function 'open' vncviewer.lua:4: in main chunk [C]: at 0x0000c368 Can somebody please help me understand where I may be going round and I do not have a programming background and cannot make sense of this response

04-26-2016, 07:05 AM	#48
Staphoent Connoisseur Posts: 61 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2014 Device: PW3, PW2	Thanks for that, it seemed to help me get a few steps further. the display functioned for a split-second and gave this result: [root@kindle kvncviewer]# ./luajit vncviewer.lua -password **** telnet 192.168.1 5.201 could not open input device /dev/input/event2 (possibly harmless) 26/04/2016 11:56:44 VNC server supports protocol version 5.0 (viewer 3.8) 26/04/2016 11:56:44 We have 5 security types to read 26/04/2016 11:56:44 0) Received security type 6 26/04/2016 11:56:44 1) Received security type 130 26/04/2016 11:56:44 2) Received security type 2 26/04/2016 11:56:44 Selecting security type 2 (2/5 in the list) 26/04/2016 11:56:44 3) Received security type 13 26/04/2016 11:56:44 4) Received security type 5 26/04/2016 11:56:44 Selected Security Scheme 2 26/04/2016 11:56:44 VNC authentication succeeded 26/04/2016 11:56:44 Desktop name "Users-Mac-mini" 26/04/2016 11:56:44 Connected to VNC server, using protocol version 3.8 26/04/2016 11:56:44 VNC server default format: 26/04/2016 11:56:44 32 bits per pixel. 26/04/2016 11:56:44 Least significant byte first in each pixel. 26/04/2016 11:56:44 TRUE colour: max red 255 green 255 blue 255, shift red 16 green 8 blue 0 ./luajit: ./ffi/framebuffer_linux.lua:51: undeclared or implicit tag 'mxcfb_update_marker_data' stack traceback: [C]: in function 'new' ./ffi/framebuffer_linux.lua:51: in function 'einkWaitForCompleteFunc' ./ffi/framebuffer_linux.lua:251: in function 'refresh' vncviewer.lua:99: in function 'cb' ./ffi/eventloop.lua:188: in function 'loop' ./ffi/input_kindle.lua:42: in function 'waitForEvent' vncviewer.lua:315: in main chunk [C]: at 0x0000c368 any help with regards to overcoming this problem will be great

04-26-2016, 09:57 AM	#49
Staphoent Connoisseur Posts: 61 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2014 Device: PW3, PW2	I have finally got this thing working on the pw3, it is however displaying only in portrait mode and thus using only half of the paperwhite screen. I have changed it to landscape on the Kindle however it makes no difference. can anybody advise me how to get it to display in landscape mode so that I can utilise all of the Kindle screen. furthermore how do I access the variable options such as refresh rate and screen speed?

06-29-2016, 05:00 AM	#52
Staphoent Connoisseur Posts: 61 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2014 Device: PW3, PW2	This appl ahs been working briliantly for the past few months but for some reason out of nowhere yesterday it stopped connecting for my PW2 and PW3. It displays this when i run the commands that used to work: Last login: Wed Jun 29 09:50:26 on ttys003 Users-Mac-mini:~ user$ telnet 192.168.15.244 Trying 192.168.15.244... Connected to 192.168.15.244. Escape character is '^]'. Welcome to Kindle! ################################################# # N O T I C E * N O T I C E * N O T I C E # ################################################# Rootfs is mounted read-only. Invoke mntroot rw to switch back to a writable rootfs. ################################################# [root@kindle root]# cd /mnt/us/kvncviewer/ [root@kindle kvncviewer]# ./luajit vncviewer.lua -password 5007 telnet 192.168.1 5.201 [root@kindle kvncviewer]# anybody have any idea what the problem might be? Im on the latest mac os

07-02-2016, 06:16 AM	#53
Staphoent Connoisseur Posts: 61 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2014 Device: PW3, PW2	its now giving this response even if i use the brand new unedited folder of kvncviewere: [root@kindle root]# cd /mnt/us/kvncviewer/ [root@kindle kvncviewer]# ./luajit vncviewer.lua -password 5007 telnet 192.168.1 5.201 ./luajit: vncviewer.lua:1: unexpected symbol near '=' [root@kindle kvncviewer]#

07-02-2016, 08:34 AM	#55
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,477 Karma: 26012494 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	Wild guess: CR/LF issue?

07-02-2016, 01:57 PM	#57
knc1 Going Viral Posts: 17,212 Karma: 18210809 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Central Texas Device: No K1, PW2, KV, KOA	Isn't that the same as a good WAFG? It is what I meant by an 'altered file' above.

07-03-2016, 01:11 PM	#58
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,477 Karma: 26012494 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	And since there was mention of a "brand new folder" that I originally missed: I'd take a look at the software used to unpack said folder, because we've had many wild and funny (not) adventures with some archiving tools messing with line endings on unpack...

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