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[Touch Pro, Fuze Themes and Apps] alonroz:
I am currently using the uBook reader (have been for 3-4 years now), but woul love to try something newer and maybe better.

I usually convert any book I want to read to TXT format, as uBook does a great job at rendering TXT.

Most of the readers I've encountered in a Google search (such as MobiReader) require you to download books from their store, but seeing as I'm getting all my books in free form (Guttenberg, Google, other ways ;) ) these type of readers don't really fit me.

So, in your opinion which is the best eBook reader for the Windows Mobile platform?
[Touch Pro, Fuze Themes and Apps] Gigs:
I once used the Microsoft Reader. There are lots of books in that format also. However I stopped reading due to my small screen estate on the touch pro and my somehow failing eyes.:)
[Touch Pro, Fuze Themes and Apps] madfatter:
i use ereader

i use Ereader found here http://www.ereader.com/ereader/software/browse.htm. i like it a lot, it categorizes your books with a nice little interface. has options for font size and background, supports auto scroll. it looks very nice on the raphs beautiful screen. must convert the books to a format compatible for it, wasn't too hard to find a program by googling. check it out
[Touch Pro, Fuze Themes and Apps] Farmer Ted:
I've used ereader a lot, but now use mobipocket-you can download almost all the books on gutenberg (or manybooks.net, which I use once in a while) in mobi format. You can also open up books in a few other formats with mobi (as long as there's no drm, I think). So I would recommend checking it out. I have never used ubook before, so I can't compare.

What's good about mobipocket? Well, it has a full-screen mode, that is really nice, especially on the fuze's small screen. More words per page = less page scrolling. That's the primary difference between it and ereader. With ereader, you can't get rid of the two menu bars, and they suck up space and also make the screen look kind of crappy. Let me tell you, set the background to black, with a light green or blue font, and mobi looks spectacular on the fuze. The screen totally blends in with the black borders of the device.

OTOH, ereader has the flash reading mode (can't remember the name) which is pretty cool from time to time. It will flash one, two or three words at a time at the top of the screen at an adjustable rate. So then the screen size doesn't matter at all. You just sit there and zone out and stare at one spot on the screen. It's a great option if, say, you are re-reading a chapter that you forgot a lot of stuff in, or if the book you're reading is boring, and you just want to blast through it. Ereader does a good job of pagination. Because of the ability to flip between a regular screen and the full screen mode with mobi, it doesn't paginate well at all (doesn't really even try). There's a progress bar that gives you an idea of how far along you are in the book, but the pages don't help. Mobi also has an annoying bug: when you first turn it on, if you scroll back beyond the page showing first, it hops back 10-20 pages. It's always a good idea to bookmark the first page read when you turn it on.

One other cool thing about mobi is that it allows you to add drawings and modify the text. I don't remember being able to do that with ereader. Sometimes you're bored, and adding an illustration is a nice diversion, or if the book sucks, you can change the text to liven things up. Hey, it's fun.

You can buy mobi books from booksonboard.com and fictionwise.com, too. They tend to have a better selection and prices than mobipocket.com. (You can get ereader books from those sites, too.)

Oh, yeah, I totally recommend getting GScroll if you're going to use mobipocket (not sure about the other ebook apps). It makes scrolling through pages much easier. You just scratch you finger lightly down the capacitative pad to move forward a page (or up to move back). It's much easier than pressing buttons. I tested out diamondscroll and dredscroll (think that's the name), and neither worked in this application for me.
[Touch Pro, Fuze Themes and Apps] doctajay:
I used a combination of Microsoft Reader and MobiReader.
[Touch Pro, Fuze Themes and Apps] faustianoverdrive:
I thought Microsoft reader wasn't supported by smartphones? although I haven't gotten around to testing it.
[Touch Pro, Fuze Themes and Apps] griffin911:
I use both ereader and mobipocket. In fact I have close to 2000 ebooks. If you KNOW where to look you can find tons of good books in mobi format.
[Touch Pro, Fuze Themes and Apps] Tzetsin:
+ 1 for microsoft reader for pocket pc. it works PERFECTLY with all my windows mobile devices, and there are huge libraries of .lit books. I've never bothered with mobi reader, mostly becuase ms reader does what i want it to. if the words are too small, it does give you the option to make em bigger or smaller.
[Touch Pro, Fuze Themes and Apps] mikemorris:
mobirreader is what i have used in the past and was able to find and read full novels with it. seemed to work great on my Kaiser, have yet to try on my TP but i bet it would be fine.
[Touch Pro, Fuze Themes and Apps] vibranze:
Currently I use Microsoft Reader, Mobireader, Isilo, MicroOLAP CHM Reader and Repligo.

Repligo is a very nice reader but only can read .rgo format which is its own format. Normally I convert PDF to RGO for readibility.

For free ebook I download them from memoware.com or through some google.

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[Touch Pro, Fuze Themes and Apps] faustianoverdrive:
Microsoft reader?

Tried it, and yeah, I can't seem to get microsoft reader to work on the raphael- If i run the instal from the device, it's not a valid application, If i run it on the pc it doesn't give an option to install to device.
[Touch Pro, Fuze Themes and Apps] duuri:
i use this one http://haali.cs.msu.ru/pocketpc/
[Touch Pro, Fuze Themes and Apps] konon:
AlReader is the best

I'm using AlReader. I think it's the best ebook reader, here is a list of features:

AllReader+ supports TXT, HTML, RTF, FB2, PDB/PRC (PalmDOC, zTXT mode 1), DOC, DOCX, ODT, SXW, ABW, ZABW, CHM, and TCR formats.

The application allows you view the text in Regular or Full screen mode. You can also rotate the screen to 90, 180, 270 degrees.

With AllReader+ you can read books, make bookmarks, save quotes, configure profiles and settings and take advantage of many more options. You can even read your favorite books in the night by choosing Day&Night profile!

Features:

* Screen rotation to 90, 180, 270 degrees.

* Reading of text files with following formats: TXT, HTML, RTF, FB2, PDB/PRC (PalmDOC, zTXT mode 1), TCR.

* Profiles Day&Night. Each profile includes settings of text font, text and background color, settings of status line, etc.

* Work with hyperlinks.

* Regular and Full screen modes.

* Status line including time, battery, pages amount, percentage of read text.

* Support of original text styles and images.

* Feature-rich text optimization.

* Joystick buttons are reforming along with screen rotation.

* Regulation of interline interval and symbol spacing.

* Justification.

* Works with Dict, Lingvo and Slovoed dictionaries.

* 4 types of scrolling: Wave, Line, Smooth and Auto turn Pages;

* Background graphic support.

* Bookmarks with navigation along them.

* Search of any text line. Using in search line symbol “?” which is interpreted as any symbol.

* Proper English hyphenation.

* The search is case insensitive.

* Text crossing (by percentage and by pages).

* Quotations keeping.

* File saving as TXT or PDB in voluntary encoding.

* Permanent screen backlight is available.

7 days trial is available here: http://handheld.softpedia.com/get/W...t-Viewer/AllReader-plus-Pocket-PC-61803.shtml
[Touch Pro, Fuze Themes and Apps] mr.jaguar:
it sounsa like you've installed the wrong version. make sure it's the one for PPC
[Touch Pro, Fuze Themes and Apps] rh3522:
Mobipocket!!!

you don't have to buy them from their store you can get a word or pdf file and convert it to their format with their desktop manager.
[Touch Pro, Fuze Themes and Apps] alonroz:
Just tried Mobireader, and it's actually quite good.

I have just one problem with it. I usually turn pages by clicking on the screen, I hate using the hardware buttons for that. But if I accidentally click on the text (instead of the margins), it goes to the dictionary menu. Is there any way to disable this?

Thanks everyone for your replies!
[Touch Pro, Fuze Themes and Apps] Farmer Ted:
Gscroll (mobilesrc.com) is totally the way to go; you just slide your finger down on the capacitative pad to move forward a page, and up to go back a page. It helps keep fingerprints off the screen, too.
[Touch Pro, Fuze Themes and Apps] alonroz:
Checked it out, works brilliantly! Thanks!
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] Lamar720:
I have never installed a theme I have tried with the Buff theme unsuccessful.

Is there anyone that can gave a detailed version on how to install a theme for the first time. I had rc33 1.41 but, I think I changed it to the lite version to get the buuf theme.

plz plz plz help :(
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] knightserrant:
This gets asked SO much

Remember people, search is your friend. It won't bite!

In my experience, most theme authors have mini instructions on their first post of the thread anyway.

It's no skin off my back though, in General you do this:

Rename the zip file "update.zip", place in the root of your SD card, turn off phone, hold power and home buttons, ... wait for it to boot into the recovery screen ..., alt + s

Before following these instructions, check on the first post of the thread that has the theme you want to install. Like anything else you do in the recovery console... you could brick your phone... blah blah blah. Use the search if you are confused or in doubt about any of the steps. It has a lot more information than I and infinite patience. :D
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] Lamar720:
Thanks but, I have tried the search and also did the above what you have suggested. And it freezes at the G1 splash screen. A tutorial should in a sticky if there is one anyways right?
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] Mikey:
you can only use a theme thats made for the rom you are using on your phone eg. Rc-30 ADP1 RC-33
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] DaUub:
When you install a theme, will it erase everything?

If i brick, how can i recover my phone

All i do to put a theme on is re-name the theme file to update.zip and alt +s?
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] Lamar720:
Yea, I'm using RC33 and I tried to install BUUfbeta4.0brown.zip which was build for rc33 I believe.
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] DaUub:
thats what im trying 2 install
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] Lamar720:
Come on guys lol plz I got no sleep lastnight ! lol
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] MrBurrito:
in some cases u might have to wipe, i havent had to yet, but u might have to, to do that, in recovery press alt + w... hopefully that gets u out of the boot screen
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] Nycu:
I want to upgrade rom on may diamond but when conect the phone to my conputer the phone it just starts to charge. The computer does not detect him and I have activated usb conection on the phone.

I am using a standard miniusb cable used also for canon fotcamera, Nokia N95, motorola V3 (v360 L6, L7 etc.)

I did instaled Activesync on my computer but still no result.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] R3PUBL1K:
You did no say which Win OS you are using - If Vista then you do not need activesync (AS) but windows mobile device centre or any other Win OS Before Vista then AS is what you need. AS needs to be installed before you connect your phone to the PC.

Have you restarted your PC first before install - this also helps sometimes
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] band27:
Try this....

Start>Settings>Connections>USB to PC and here ....uncheck the box Enable advanced network functionality

Just a reminder to please use the Internal Method when flashing a new Rom or Radio. Do not rely on your PC as errors occur more frequently. :)
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] Nycu:
I am using Win XP SP2 and I have tried every thing that you said but nothing.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] Nycu:
I did uncheck that box but without any results so now I will try internal method. But I'll have to send the file to the phone via bluetooth and see if it works.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] Nycu:
How much is it supose to take "Internal method"?

After pressing Vol_Down + Back button it showed the three color screen then it changed to a white screen with loading on it and it stays like that (after pressing Vol_Down + Back button I didn't press nothing else).
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] band27:
The Internal Method shouldn't take you any longer then 2 min. or so.

Once you have started the flashing to begin in the Grey menu....it will eventually say OK...OK

and yes

at this stage you soft reset and press vol down and centre round button.

Grey menu then gives you a choice to reset back to manufactures settings which is what you want (vol UP)......this should take an additions 2 min. if that.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] Nycu:
I have tried everything that you said and nothing.

The only diference is that now when I conect the cable to the phone it asks me witch mode to conect it (Activesync or storage), but the computer still doesn't see's it. :confused:
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] chribruu:
Tried another USB-cable?
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] Nycu:
I tried with 3 diferent cables.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] band27:
Have you tried putting your device into bootload mode (soft reset & vol. down) and the connecting to your pc. The bottom of your coloured screen should switch from serial to usb....If this switches to USB then you are good to go with downloading what ever Rom using the RUU_

Keep me posted...
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] Nycu:
It doesn't switch's to usb it only shows "serial". If I put it into bootmode while it is conected to USB it shows nothing, not "USB" or "Serial" it's blank.

I am begining to belive that there is a hardware problem in my phone.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] R3PUBL1K:
Do you have .NET framework installed on your PC! if not, get it from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en
[G1 Apps and Games] McLin:
Will this run on our G1?

http://www.bytonic.de/html/jake2.html
[G1 Apps and Games] UnkzDomain:
Not yet. Unless someone converts them to Dalvik, standard Java files don't work on Android.
[G1 Android Development] Gedomania:
Hey this thread should be for all german users and problems occuring on german G1s , i would suggest that german users who have problems downgrading or rooting the G1 can posthere,

i would like to know if someone with an German G1 has already downgraded the device!
[G1 Android Development] ollip79:
well everybody is waiting for a messias ;)

some tried to downgrade but did not succeed..

there are 2 possibilities

1 - someone alters the american downgrade with a different CID or whatever keeps it from running on our G1

2 - some european linux pros find an exploit in our firmware
[G1 Android Development] Palava:
rc33

What if we get the RC33 update[version 1.5]? Can we downgrade to RC29 then?

I'm a Dutch G1 user, same build thus. Also waiting for root access, for tethering & auto rotate mainly.
[G1 Android Development] dirty_:
As i mentioned in other threads we all got the same issues with downgrading/becoming root/chanching hte bootloader/do anything weird with this device..

My spec are:

Model Info:

T-mobile G1

Firmware version :

1.1

Basebandversion:

62.33.20.08U_1.22.12.29

Kernel version:

2.5.25-01843-gfea26b0

android-build@apa27 #6

Build number:

123099

Bootscreen says:

DREA110 PVT 32B

HBOOT-0.95.000

CPLD-4

RADIO-1.22.12.29

SEP 2 2008

When booting o the update.zip it seays: Finding - / opening - /verifying update package and then at "installing update" package it prompts:

E:Failure at line1:
assert file_contains("SYSTEM:build.prop", " ro.build.fingerprint=tmobile/kila/dream/trout:1.0/TC4-RC30/116143:user/ota-rel-keys, release-keys") == "true" || file_contains("SYSTEM:build.prop", "ro.build.fingerprint=tmobile/kila/dream/troInstallation aborted.

any ideas?

Do the others have the same issues?
[G1 Android Development] dirty_:
I thiunk i will wait for other comanies to sell android-able phones and get one of their's.

Spent about 20 Hours now on googleing and searching. That usually should do it 10 ten times trying to solve any problem with linux, but it doesn't.

It occurs to me that android isn'T as free as they say and that it isn't as opensource as everybody is told. That's CRAP!
[G1 Android Development] jashsu:
Please search "open source" on the dream forums. This stupid bs has been gone over before.
[G1 Android Development] jashsu:
German G1s with the new CID can NOT be downgraded with the available leak NBH files. CID mismatch. They also can NOT be upgraded with RC33 update.zip files, as updaters are region specific (assertion in the update script that checks the device's existing fingerprint against an allowed list).

Long story short: German G1 owners have to wait for now.
[G1 Android Development] Darkrift:
Example of someone who does not read, just *****es. The OS is open, the device is not. Blame your cell provider, not Android. Also go read a few threads and by all means, return your G1 and buy something later after you have done some reading.
[G1 Android Development] juelu:
You can also debate in german here.

hopefully they will fix this issue ... :(
[G1 Android Development] mrhide50:
hm, i'm also waiting for a solution, i've allready asked JF but didn't get an answer yet :(
[G1 Android Development] juelu:
when you can't contribute, you're in a really bad position to get an answer ;)

when you have a good idea in how doing this, I'm sure JFv is willing to help...
[G1 Android Development] McLin:
Can you made a package which install telnet server?

I didnt understand what exact happened when you install a new application, I think it install as root???
[G1 Android Development] x-poke:
seriously waiting for the DREAIMG.nbh for german t-mobile G1.

seriously waiting for the DREAIMG.nbh for german t-mobile G1.

I updated my german t-mobile G1 from rc29 to rc33.

after i upgrade my g1 to rc33 i keep getting an sms from an operator number every 5 minutes. I have to disable the notifications for the text messages cuz I have 36 sms from the same operator and it's getting more.It's annoying.

and the number is +491770702600 . i don't use an t-mobile sim card. my sim card is from e-plus.

I didn't have any problems until i upgraded the g1.

can't downgrade.have read about "SoftSPL Flash any ROM" for fake changing the CID but it's too complicated :S

anyone has the same problem?
[G1 Android Development] emiliosdance:
Yes the same exactly , i just update it with the:

https://android.clients.google.com/updates/signed-kila-ota-126986.f6469a1e.zip

to rc33 and get the f.... sms all the time, any ideas anyone out there
[G1 Android Development] raw235:
emiliosdance:

you have a t-mobile sim?
[G1 Android Development] McLin:
The signed-kila-ota-126986.f6469a1e.zip is a USA RC33 Update...

I dont know why it run on German G1, and the Downgrade RC29 not...
[G1 Android Development] tempme:
Cause of the rom signature, you can not install der RC29 rom. Your G1 is not able to boot this rom.
[G1 Android Development] emiliosdance:
Fix it

I just did this update , and it worked , hope that i will not get the messages again:

https://android.clients.google.com/updates/signed-PLAT-RC33-from-RC30.f06aa9b3.zip
[G1 Android Development] McLin:
what is the diffrent from

signed-kila-ota-126986.f6469a1e.zip
[G1 Android Development] emiliosdance:
:mad:

The fix did not work.

The update proses is a little more detailed but the f.....messages still coming.

I am trying now to change the boot loader so i can downgrade, since the German g1 give no access to it.

any ideas;)
[G1 Android Development] rogro82:
So any success on rooting or any leads to check? mounting/dd a yaffs2 image is a no go, but are there anyonther things i could try?
[G1 Android Development] McLin:
I want to change the signature that we can flash the US RC29 Firmware...
[G1 Android Development] rogro82:
I think that will be a nearly impossible task with the signed images...
[G1 Android Development] McLin:
So I found some diffrents:

US RC29: T-MOB010

US RC7: T-MOB005

German RC29: ??

And the US Original SPL have:

T-MOB010....T-MOB101....T-MOB102....T-MOB003...T-MOB004...T-MOB006...T-MOB007...T-MOB008...T-MOB009...TMOBL11

That is this what I can read with Hex-Edit...
[G1 Android Development] eldorado2705:
interesting, but wouldn't it be easier to find out with which ID the bootloader is working, or what is written on the checklist of the bootloader which does not allow us german g1 users, to downgrade to the US one?

Has anybody tried to contact someone from android or google support who could tell us the difference, without knowledge what we try to do here?

kind regards eldorado
[G1 Android Development] McLin:
It was not a good idea to upgrade with the US RC33 look at the log and the ignoring parts...
[G1 Android Development] McLin:
Ok we have DREA110 tomorrow I will change the TMOB thing in nbh file, and will see if its downgrade...
[G1 Android Development] rogro82:
Tried it.... ( both the drea110 and t-mobl11 )

Still not allowed...
[G1 Android Development] McLin:
T-MOB110 not t-mobl11
[G1 Android Development] rogro82:
i guess it should either be T-MOB011 ( US is T-MOB010 ) or T-MOBL11 as its named further on in the nbh file.
[G1 Android Development] rogro82:
Tried both T-MOB011 and T-MOB110... both not working..
[G1 Android Development] McLin:
I know this Firmwar would work signed-kila-ota-115247-prereq.TC4-RC19+RC28.zip

But its brake by Line1 E: and so on...
[G1 Android Development] eldorado2705:
what do you mean it is break in line 9 ? Have you tested it ?

kind regards

eldorado
[G1 Android Development] McLin:
Yes but it brake cos there is a problem with fingerprint, and when I change the build.prop to new fingerprint it would not update cos no verification...

when I change the rsa keys from rc33 and copy the build.prop then the whole packe dont work... but I try a little bit.

In this package is our telnetd:D
[G1 Android Development] eldorado2705:
nice one ;) I am searching how this problem might be solved.. If there is any change or success i will tell you.

kind regards

eldorado
[G1 Android Development] McLin:
in /META-INF/ the CERT.SF is checking the MANIFEST.MF but you must change both files MANIFEST.MF and CERT.SF cos in these 2 files are the build.prop with keys...

But when you change the file CERT.SF is aborted like all update with not verification
[G1 Android Development] eldorado2705:
how did you called the file on your msdcard? The Bootloader tells me, some failure code 00078200 or something else... The file is called DREAIMG.nbh on the sdcard
[G1 Android Development] McLin:
I load the zip file and rename it update.zip the home and power alt-l alt-s
[G1 Android Development] eldorado2705:
my recovery utility says, E: Failure at line 1: assert getprop fingerprint, user/ota/release-keys etc.... Do you get the same message?

Now let me modify this thing.. I will report
[G1 Android Development] rogro82:
It doesnt work because it checks for the build version to update from... as we are using a newer build it will not work.
[G1 Android Development] McLin:
Yes and that is the reason why I wold change the build.prop;)
[G1 Android Development] eldorado2705:
\Update\META-INF\com\google\android look at this folder mclin... The file is called update-script..

k.r.

eldorado
[G1 Android Development] eldorado2705:
this might be an incompatible first line for the german devices would be my opinion... What do you think about this? I mean the script trys compare ro.build.fingerprint == tmobile/....... I think the right side of the comparison is something from the device