Any RemoteInk users able to assist?

ormus23 · 12-11-2019, 05:15 PM

I have a PocketBook InkPad 3, which I'm hoping will be compatible with RemoteInk. Planning to run it off a Raspberry Pi 2.

I've downloaded the .zip from Github, however reading the installation instructions I'm already starting to get confused.

https://github.com/borzunov/remoteink

I have a little experience of using CLI, but if things get any more complicated than following a list of instructions, I start to despair.

What for example am i supposed to do about this?:

"Update: Since the version of Pocketbook Pro SDK by Sergei Vlasov is not available for download anymore, you may want to use the official Pocketbook Pro SDK. @calcreg has posted instructions on how to run the client inside an emulator from this version of the SDK on a Linux desktop."

Presumably I need both server and client installed for it to work?

If anyone can lend a helping hand, I'd be most grateful.

rkomar · 12-11-2019, 06:39 PM

There is a link for downloading a pre-built version of the client remoteink.app application on the web page. Try that before building your own from the source code.

ormus23 · 12-12-2019, 07:05 AM

Ok, I get it now, thanks.

I've done everything up to where it says "Compiling the client from sources (optional)", and it all appeared to work.

I want to connect the readre via USB, but the instructions given don't work with the InkPad 3:

"On the reader open menu Settings -> Connectivity -> USB Mode and select Network over USB."

as I don't have a 'Connectivity' option in my Settings menu.

Any suggestions?

ormus23 · 12-12-2019, 03:59 PM

Anybody??

rkomar · 12-12-2019, 04:07 PM

Support for Network over USB appeared a few years ago and then disappeared soon after. Most PocketBook devices don't support it. The easy solution is to use Network over WiFi.

ormus23 · 12-13-2019, 01:06 AM

I see. I'm electrosensitive, so won't be doing that. So, which model/s should I have bought?

rkomar · 12-13-2019, 08:52 AM

It was a while ago that Networking over USB was offered, so I'm not sure if devices with that firmware version are even still for sale.

There is a recent thread in the Developer's forum about rooting recent devices and installing enhancements (including usbnet). I think your best hope is to try that out. Perhaps you can ask the author of the root kit if it would meet your needs.

ormus23 · 12-15-2019, 11:49 AM

I hadn't actually noticed the Developers' forum til you mentioned it.

Looks like an awful faff, but I suppose I'll have to give it a go.

Thank you.

12-11-2019, 05:15 PM	#1
ormus23 Member Posts: 11 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2019 Device: Pocketbook InkPad 3	Any RemoteInk users able to assist? I have a PocketBook InkPad 3, which I'm hoping will be compatible with RemoteInk. Planning to run it off a Raspberry Pi 2. I've downloaded the .zip from Github, however reading the installation instructions I'm already starting to get confused. https://github.com/borzunov/remoteink I have a little experience of using CLI, but if things get any more complicated than following a list of instructions, I start to despair. What for example am i supposed to do about this?: "Update: Since the version of Pocketbook Pro SDK by Sergei Vlasov is not available for download anymore, you may want to use the official Pocketbook Pro SDK. @calcreg has posted instructions on how to run the client inside an emulator from this version of the SDK on a Linux desktop." Presumably I need both server and client installed for it to work? If anyone can lend a helping hand, I'd be most grateful.

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12-11-2019, 06:39 PM	#2
rkomar Wizard Posts: 2,986 Karma: 18343081 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Sudbury, ON, Canada Device: PRS-505, PB 902, PRS-T1, PB 623, PB 840, PB 633	There is a link for downloading a pre-built version of the client remoteink.app application on the web page. Try that before building your own from the source code.

12-12-2019, 07:05 AM	#3
ormus23 Member Posts: 11 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2019 Device: Pocketbook InkPad 3	Ok, I get it now, thanks. I've done everything up to where it says "Compiling the client from sources (optional)", and it all appeared to work. I want to connect the readre via USB, but the instructions given don't work with the InkPad 3: "On the reader open menu Settings -> Connectivity -> USB Mode and select Network over USB." as I don't have a 'Connectivity' option in my Settings menu. Any suggestions?

12-12-2019, 03:59 PM	#4
ormus23 Member Posts: 11 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2019 Device: Pocketbook InkPad 3	Anybody??

12-12-2019, 04:07 PM	#5
rkomar Wizard Posts: 2,986 Karma: 18343081 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Sudbury, ON, Canada Device: PRS-505, PB 902, PRS-T1, PB 623, PB 840, PB 633	Support for Network over USB appeared a few years ago and then disappeared soon after. Most PocketBook devices don't support it. The easy solution is to use Network over WiFi.

12-13-2019, 01:06 AM	#6
ormus23 Member Posts: 11 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2019 Device: Pocketbook InkPad 3	I see. I'm electrosensitive, so won't be doing that. So, which model/s should I have bought?

12-13-2019, 08:52 AM	#7
rkomar Wizard Posts: 2,986 Karma: 18343081 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Sudbury, ON, Canada Device: PRS-505, PB 902, PRS-T1, PB 623, PB 840, PB 633	It was a while ago that Networking over USB was offered, so I'm not sure if devices with that firmware version are even still for sale. There is a recent thread in the Developer's forum about rooting recent devices and installing enhancements (including usbnet). I think your best hope is to try that out. Perhaps you can ask the author of the root kit if it would meet your needs.

12-15-2019, 11:49 AM	#8
ormus23 Member Posts: 11 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2019 Device: Pocketbook InkPad 3	I hadn't actually noticed the Developers' forum til you mentioned it. Looks like an awful faff, but I suppose I'll have to give it a go. Thank you.