Picco file transfer

[lepau]

I had a look at the Picco manual and all possibilities for file transfer mentioned require a Boox account.
Is that serious, or is there a way to transfer a file for example by copying it directly to the SD card?

[rantanplan]

Chalid already did a test port for Crosspoint, so as always, custom roms fix all the problems .

[lepau]

the video is about a pre-sample and not about the final product.

- is local file conversion and USB file transfer without boox website/acoount possible with the actual delivered Picco
- are there already any experiences with intalling crosspoint?

[Gormagon]

Just don't buy crap that isn't able to display ebub files natively, something that was also mentioned on this forum previously (https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...48&postcount=6). It's as easy as that.

In September I had the impression that converting via website would be possible but you'd've to allow the boox website access to your USB-connection. Why should one do that?

Originally Posted by Gormagon

Doesn't work with JavaScript and Cookies disabled. And if you allow them you have to use this site to utilize the USB-C-connection or you have to make an account to use the other options.
Well, they should have named the device Boox Trash or Boox Rubbish.

If Boox is too stupid to use a firmware that can epub natively they should at least have released an opens source app for Windows/Linux/Apple/Android that converts epub to opub. When Boox shuts down the website or disables the function of their app you have quite expensive electronic waste because you won't be able to convert your epub files.
Using a third party firmware isn't an option when a device costs >100$/Euros, then it should work right out of the box and display epubs natively.