Firmware updates, dictionaries, fonts and third-party software for M92

[maxlauhk]

Originally Posted by Booxtor

Try to update using MFG Tool: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...50_UPDATER.rar
Instruction is inside of archiv. Don't forget to backup your content - MFG tools installation formates the internal memory, so everything will be deleted.

Hi Booxtor, I also tried to flash my M92 with MGF you uploaded. But I failed and got this message Updater Error 0xffff0000 (-65536) - . Now the M92 cannot even power up.. The device is now recognized as Linux File-Stor Gadget USB Device by mgftool..

Can you advise me what to do.. thanks a lot for your help

Max

[lichunter]

Has anybody known the release log of this update...?
Is it worthy to install?

[maxlauhk]

Originally Posted by maxlauhk

Hi Booxtor, I also tried to flash my M92 with MGF you uploaded. But I failed and got this message Updater Error 0xffff0000 (-65536) - . Now the M92 cannot even power up.. The device is now recognized as Linux File-Stor Gadget USB Device by mgftool..

Can you advise me what to do.. thanks a lot for your help

Max

Problem solved.

[Randy11]

Originally Posted by maxlauhk

Problem solved.

I'm happy for you, but if you said "how", it could be useful for someone :-)

[maxlauhk]

Originally Posted by Randy11

I'm happy for you, but if you said "how", it could be useful for someone :-)

Hi Randy11,

Indeed it was nothing technical. I just wait overnight and redid the procedures in the guidance given in the mfgtool folder...

I did not know why it worked

[edmond]

Boxtor, first congratulations for your family. I am impressed that with 7 sons you still have some spare time to work!
And best wishes for your health.

Finally, many thanks for the new firmware: I just installed it and it seems to work fine. And multitasking is simply FANTASTIC!

[Randy11]

Originally Posted by edmond

Hi Randy11,

Indeed it was nothing technical. I just wait overnight and redid the procedures in the guidance given in the mfgtool folder...

I did not know why it worked

Always take a good night of sleep, it's resolve the problems :-)

Thanks for the answer.

[maxlauhk]

Originally Posted by Randy11

Always take a good night of sleep, it's resolve the problems :-)

Thanks for the answer.

wish everything is so simple

[fatran]

Originally Posted by Booxtor

Try to update using MFG Tool: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...50_UPDATER.rar
Instruction is inside of archiv. Don't forget to backup your content - MFG tools installation formates the internal memory, so everything will be deleted.

I updated Artatech's M92 "black pearl" with MFG tool and it overwrites memory with booxtor's firmware 2013-07-17. Now, I am not able to update to Artatech's firmware, but I don't regret.

The only advantage of Artatech's firmware is TTS (text-to-speech) Ivona (polish, german, english voices, each occuping ~400 MB memory). TTS of booxtor's firmware has unnatural, robotic, voices (one voice occupying ~1.5 MB). The promised, and still missing Acapella TTS sounds as good as Ivona and has more voice languages.

Despite the TTS, booxtor's firmware is more usable than Artatech's one. Artatech's firmware, even in 2013-11-29, still has a power management problems connected with the use of dictionary and Collreader3. Another example are e-book thumbnails - the booxtor's firmware has consistent behaviour of thumbnail creation (in Adobe PDF viewer, Coolreader, FBreader). Moreover, the new booxtor's update 2013-12-04 includes multitasking (it works perfect), and a new Adobe PDF viewer (with "odd even" margin).

The only bugs I have found in 2013-12-04 firmware:
- e-pub hyperlinks don't work in Coolreader (it just jumps to page+1)
- djvu_viewer doesn't create thumbnail of ebook

[hakanus]

Originally Posted by fatran

Now, I am not able to update to Artatech's firmware, but I don't regret.

actually, it should be possible to re-install artatech's firmware by using seaniko's unlocker

[fatran]

Originally Posted by hakanus

actually, it should be possible to re-install artatech's firmware by using seaniko's unlocker

No, it is not possible. I have tried it before (see above).

[BNoir]

Originally Posted by Booxtor

Try to update using MFG Tool: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...50_UPDATER.rar
Instruction is inside of archiv. Don't forget to backup your content - MFG tools installation formates the internal memory, so everything will be deleted.

Hi everyone,

Does MFG tools work under windows 7 ? Everytime I tried to configur the USB ports the program crashes, and I don't have any machine running windows XP

[geoek]

Same problem on a Win8 computer, but it's ok for me with a Win7.

[maxlauhk]

Originally Posted by BNoir

Hi everyone,

Does MFG tools work under windows 7 ? Everytime I tried to configur the USB ports the program crashes, and I don't have any machine running windows XP

Same for me. I am not an advanced user but I fixed it by unistalling my NX Machine Player (I check device manager and find this programe host my usb ports). Search "mfgtool usb" on google, you might be lucky to find a solution that fits you.

[BNoir]

Originally Posted by maxlauhk

Same for me. I am not an advanced user but I fixed it by unistalling my NX Machine Player (I check device manager and find this programe host my usb ports). Search "mfgtool usb" on google, you might be lucky to find a solution that fits you.

Seems to be related to USB 3 drivers. I managed to make mfg work but know have the same problem as mentioned above Updater Error 0xffff0000 (-65536) I guess I will also have to sleep over that problem