Pandigital Novel firmware updates - Page 3

Everett · 01-26-2011, 09:08 AM

Is there a better PDF reader than the office suite? How do you upgrade the microsd card after the tablet software has been installed already?

Is the firmware installed on the microSD card?

Thanks!

Debrah · 01-26-2011, 10:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by soondai

Debrah, 1/14 actually partitions off half of the internal card to install apps on, so you should have plenty of capacity to install everything you need (500+ MB). You can use a card in the regular external SD slot to keep your books and other files on.

If you really want to put a larger card inside the machine, I'm pretty sure you could do that and use the updater program from Pandigital's site to "upgrade" to 1/14 again (on top of itself) which would then partition off half of whatever card you stick in there for apps space, with the remaining half available for you to stick other files in. (but verify this with someone more knowledgeable than me before you try it)

But really I can't imagine you would need more than the 500MB already available to you for apps.

Then just get a 4 or 8 GB SD card to stick in the top slot for your files.

Thanks for the reply Soondai. I'd read something about the partitioning after the upgrade, that's why I kind of figured it was too late. You're right, the existing memory is probably going to be enough, but I will do your suggestion about purchasing a larger SD card if need more. Thanks!

RockdaMan · 01-26-2011, 11:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Everett

Is there a better PDF reader than the office suite? How do you upgrade the microsd card after the tablet software has been installed already?

Is the firmware installed on the microSD card?

Thanks!

The firmware is on the internal drive. In practice, you should not have much at all to do with it.

soondai · 01-26-2011, 01:27 PM

Everett, AdobeX works very well. You do have to change the SDK on your machine to 8 to spoof the right version of Android.

See Rezz's comment at the top here:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...=112692&page=2

You'll need root access (see slatedroid)

Adobe9 is okay, too, and should install on stock

jlg432 · 01-27-2011, 10:12 AM

I like RepliGo Reader Ver 1.1.0 for PDF's. You can still get the older version which has two modes (Page view & Read View). Basically this turns Text Reflow off/on). I just tried installing Repligoreader 3.1.0 and it doesn't install but then again I have the Canadian Black PDN @ Android 1.5 w/the earlier FW prior to Pandigital changing their upgrade process.

Anyone (Canadian w Black PDN/Kobo Reader) needing this FW just drop me a line and I will see about getting it to you.

John

RockdaMan · 01-29-2011, 05:33 PM

How can I change the wallpaper on this thing?

steven522 · 01-29-2011, 06:10 PM

Press and hold on the screen until the menu pops up. Wallpaper is an option.

bobk · 01-30-2011, 10:43 PM

Hello,

just opened a new novel 7 tonite and wanted to do the firmware update before using it much. I go to Pandigital site and run the link for doing the pc connection update. however I keep getting an error at point that it is checking the reader info, step 2. In device mgr it show a problem usb , s36410 adp device and I cant get past that point. Tried XP pro and vista ultimate machine with same results. Any ideas?

RockdaMan · 01-30-2011, 10:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by steven522

Press and hold on the screen until the menu pops up. Wallpaper is an option.

Umm, thanks, but no dice.

How do I take a picture I like and make it a wallpaper? When access the wallpaper settings, the pictures are pre-populated for me.

soondai · 01-30-2011, 11:48 PM

bobk, do you have Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 (or later) installed on your PC? Says it's a requirement.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/e...displaylang=en

otherwise, you might look into some of the custom firmwares available over on slatedroid that are built with this as a base. Willysjeepman (a regular here who is more savy than myself) highly recommends Kewlguy's (which can be flashed from your SD card)

bobk · 01-31-2011, 01:02 AM

Actually I did do the update on one pc after I noticed that requirement. thanks for checking.
I can see the usb drive and copy to and from it on the reader itself , but continued to get the error when using program link on site. I did find and download the 11/19/10 zip file for latest reader update but unsure where it needs to be to flash. IE on ext sd card or on internal memory and so forth. Most posts I find assume one already knows those minor facts--lol

soondai · 01-31-2011, 04:04 AM

the 11/19 is not the newest firmware. There is an 1/14 open platform (android tablet) firmware available thru the pandigital site.

if you want to flash 11/19, you can do it from the external SD card. just make sure it is the only zip file on the card, turn the PDN off, then turn it on holding both the on switch and the volume up switch for at least 5 seconds.

If you want an open platform firmware, I suggest you go over to slatedroid and use kewlguys 11/19 and 1/14 hybrid mod. I believe you flash it the same way, but just read his initial post to make sure. Or you can use roebeet's 1/14 mod (what I run) which you flash from the root of your internal microSD card. (note, you have to flash it twice if you are on a 2010 firmware)

But I advise maybe going with either the 11/19 stock firmware or the kewlguy hybrid.

If your machine has already been updated to the january open platform firmware and you try to revert back to an earlier one you can brick the machine. So once you go to 1/14 (unless you use the kewlguy hybrid) it is a pain in the butt to try to go back (though there really is not much reason to)

I have no idea what the error you are running into might be. you'll probably have better luck posting a question about it over on slatedroid.

steven522 · 01-31-2011, 05:54 AM

Actually, before doing any custom firmwares, I would call Pandigital support and make sure its not a bad Novel first.

steven522 · 01-31-2011, 06:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RockdaMan

How do I take a picture I like and make it a wallpaper?

Some viewers such as "perfect viewer" has a "set as wallpaper" feature.

imaredr · 01-31-2011, 08:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bobk

Hello,

just opened a new novel 7 tonite and wanted to do the firmware update before using it much. I go to Pandigital site and run the link for doing the pc connection update. however I keep getting an error at point that it is checking the reader info, step 2. In device mgr it show a problem usb , s36410 adp device and I cant get past that point. Tried XP pro and vista ultimate machine with same results. Any ideas?

I ran into that same problem. I have already updated mine with the 1/14 upgrade via the site. Then I read here on another thread that a new update was available(1/30). I decided to go ahead and try it. I know that it worked just a week or so ago, so I am thinking that there is something wrong on the Pandigital server.

Ellen

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01-26-2011, 09:08 AM	#31
Everett Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: pandigital novel	Is there a better PDF reader than the office suite? How do you upgrade the microsd card after the tablet software has been installed already? Is the firmware installed on the microSD card? Thanks!

01-26-2011, 01:27 PM	#34
soondai Guru Posts: 672 Karma: 1109784 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Paperwhite	Everett, AdobeX works very well. You do have to change the SDK on your machine to 8 to spoof the right version of Android. See Rezz's comment at the top here: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...=112692&page=2 You'll need root access (see slatedroid) Adobe9 is okay, too, and should install on stock

01-27-2011, 10:12 AM	#35
jlg432 Addict Posts: 237 Karma: 15786 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: jetBook, ALP, Pandigital 7"Color(Black+ White), Kyros MID7015a	I like RepliGo Reader Ver 1.1.0 for PDF's. You can still get the older version which has two modes (Page view & Read View). Basically this turns Text Reflow off/on). I just tried installing Repligoreader 3.1.0 and it doesn't install but then again I have the Canadian Black PDN @ Android 1.5 w/the earlier FW prior to Pandigital changing their upgrade process. Anyone (Canadian w Black PDN/Kobo Reader) needing this FW just drop me a line and I will see about getting it to you. John

01-29-2011, 05:33 PM	#36
RockdaMan Banned Posts: 1,644 Karma: 213512 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: On the other side of over there Device: Pandigital Novel, Kindle G1 (broken), iPod Touch	How can I change the wallpaper on this thing?

01-29-2011, 06:10 PM	#37
steven522 binomial: homo legentem Posts: 1,061 Karma: 25222222 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Alabama, USA Device: iriver Story HD; Archos 80 G9	Press and hold on the screen until the menu pops up. Wallpaper is an option.

01-30-2011, 10:43 PM	#38
bobk Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: pandigital novel	Hello, just opened a new novel 7 tonite and wanted to do the firmware update before using it much. I go to Pandigital site and run the link for doing the pc connection update. however I keep getting an error at point that it is checking the reader info, step 2. In device mgr it show a problem usb , s36410 adp device and I cant get past that point. Tried XP pro and vista ultimate machine with same results. Any ideas?

01-30-2011, 11:48 PM	#40
soondai Guru Posts: 672 Karma: 1109784 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Paperwhite	bobk, do you have Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 (or later) installed on your PC? Says it's a requirement. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/e...displaylang=en otherwise, you might look into some of the custom firmwares available over on slatedroid that are built with this as a base. Willysjeepman (a regular here who is more savy than myself) highly recommends Kewlguy's (which can be flashed from your SD card)

01-31-2011, 01:02 AM	#41
bobk Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: pandigital novel	Actually I did do the update on one pc after I noticed that requirement. thanks for checking. I can see the usb drive and copy to and from it on the reader itself , but continued to get the error when using program link on site. I did find and download the 11/19/10 zip file for latest reader update but unsure where it needs to be to flash. IE on ext sd card or on internal memory and so forth. Most posts I find assume one already knows those minor facts--lol

01-31-2011, 04:04 AM	#42
soondai Guru Posts: 672 Karma: 1109784 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Paperwhite	the 11/19 is not the newest firmware. There is an 1/14 open platform (android tablet) firmware available thru the pandigital site. if you want to flash 11/19, you can do it from the external SD card. just make sure it is the only zip file on the card, turn the PDN off, then turn it on holding both the on switch and the volume up switch for at least 5 seconds. If you want an open platform firmware, I suggest you go over to slatedroid and use kewlguys 11/19 and 1/14 hybrid mod. I believe you flash it the same way, but just read his initial post to make sure. Or you can use roebeet's 1/14 mod (what I run) which you flash from the root of your internal microSD card. (note, you have to flash it twice if you are on a 2010 firmware) But I advise maybe going with either the 11/19 stock firmware or the kewlguy hybrid. If your machine has already been updated to the january open platform firmware and you try to revert back to an earlier one you can brick the machine. So once you go to 1/14 (unless you use the kewlguy hybrid) it is a pain in the butt to try to go back (though there really is not much reason to) I have no idea what the error you are running into might be. you'll probably have better luck posting a question about it over on slatedroid.

01-31-2011, 05:54 AM	#43
steven522 binomial: homo legentem Posts: 1,061 Karma: 25222222 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Alabama, USA Device: iriver Story HD; Archos 80 G9	Actually, before doing any custom firmwares, I would call Pandigital support and make sure its not a bad Novel first.

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