PRS-500 Connect running under Ubuntu Wine

SciFiReader · 06-11-2007, 03:23 PM

Does anyone know if Connect will work in this set-up?
What about BookDesigner?

igorsk · 06-11-2007, 03:27 PM

My guess is that it should. Why don't you try and tell us the results?

kovidgoyal · 06-11-2007, 05:07 PM

I did spend about half an hour on this when I first got my reader and i couldn't get it to run, so I wrote libprs500 ;-)

allovertheglobe · 06-15-2007, 03:04 PM

I tried it too. After quite some trouble getting the installer to work for starters, I finally tried the app and it just didn't come up, no matter how I went about it.

Already it's a very poorly written Windows application, but the nail in the coffin is their non-standard USB communication with the reader, followed by and probably closely tied to their attempt at DRM.

So I just use libprs500, warts and all. For commercial material I have occasional access to a Windows box with Connect installed.

ghostwheel · 06-17-2007, 08:50 AM

Connect and USB communication with the reader works nicely under vmware.

06-11-2007, 03:23 PM	#1
SciFiReader GadgetReader Posts: 33 Karma: 66686 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Minnesota Device: Sony Reader	Connect running under Ubuntu Wine Does anyone know if Connect will work in this set-up? What about BookDesigner?

06-17-2007, 08:50 AM	#5
ghostwheel Zealot Posts: 133 Karma: 93 Join Date: May 2006 Device: DBoox Max,Galaxy note 10.1 & 3,LE1700 tablet,sony PRS-500,iRex DR1000S	vmware works Connect and USB communication with the reader works nicely under vmware.

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06-11-2007, 03:27 PM	#2
igorsk Wizard Posts: 3,442 Karma: 300001 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Belgium Device: PRS-500/505/700, Kindle, Cybook Gen3, Words Gear	My guess is that it should. Why don't you try and tell us the results?

06-11-2007, 05:07 PM	#3
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,856 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	I did spend about half an hour on this when I first got my reader and i couldn't get it to run, so I wrote libprs500 ;-)

06-15-2007, 03:04 PM	#4
allovertheglobe Grumpy Old Man Posts: 267 Karma: 30194 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: L.A., Euro ex-pat Device: Kobo, Nook Classic,Color,ST/Glow, iRex DR1000, Sony 505, REB1100&1200	I tried it too. After quite some trouble getting the installer to work for starters, I finally tried the app and it just didn't come up, no matter how I went about it. Already it's a very poorly written Windows application, but the nail in the coffin is their non-standard USB communication with the reader, followed by and probably closely tied to their attempt at DRM. So I just use libprs500, warts and all. For commercial material I have occasional access to a Windows box with Connect installed.

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