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[edit] Latest Firmware for the DR1000S, DR800S, DR800SG
- Since the bankruptcy of iRex the latest official firmware (update-dr1000s-rc3.zip, update-dr800s-rc3.zip, update-dr800sg-rc3.zip) can be found here [1]
- Patch for DR1000 firmware by Mackx this forum thread, as of November 2011, latest version is p13 in message #220 on page 15 of the thread, see also [2]
- DR800+ enhanced firmware for DR800 by Iñigo this forum thread, latest version in first message, see also [3]
- Translations by Mackx this forum thread (finishing translation of the firmware, see also [4])
- Experimental enhancement to file manager for DR800 by yuri_b this forum thread
[edit] Hardware
- Accessory list by Grimulkan this forum thread
- Change of battery on DR1000S by marcins this forum thread
- Inside the DR1000 by kleykenb this forum thread, [5], this forum thread
[edit] Third Party Software for all DR's
You can add these applications and features to your Digital Reader by copying them to your SD card which can be accessed by connecting your DR to your computer or using a card reader.
- Reading Applications
- FBReader by Mackx and Iñigo, latest version v0.12.10 this forum thread (free eBook reader, adds multiple file formats, FBReader web site).
- fb2 and djvu plugins by luite and yuri_b this forum thread (fb2 plugin is an alternative to FBreader)
- CBZ by Kolenka and dima_tr this forum thread (comics viewer)
- techPDF by GregorRichards this forum thread (pdf viewer)
- epdfview by Iñigo this forum thread (pdf viewer)
- experimental pdf viewer by Iñigo this forum thread (pdf viewer)
- StarDict by dima_tr this forum thread (dictionary, can be used with FBReader)
- Spreadsheet for cvs files by Mackx, see python
- Other Applications
- Xournal by Mackx, first message of this forum thread (note taking app, Xournal web site)
- Zipped archive website browser by luite this forum thread
- Keyboardhack by Mackx this forum thread
- Midnight Commander by dima_tr this forum thread (file manager)
- Changing fonts by dima_tr this forum thread
- Font smoothing by dima_tr this forum thread
- Poweroff by Shaggy, GregorRichards and dima_tr, latest version message # 34 on page 3 this forum thread (poweroff DR completely)
- Midori by dixon, latest version message # 26 this forum thread (webbrowser)
- rxvt by GregorRichards this forum thread (terminal emulator)
- usbnet+vnc by GregorRichards, rvs, dima_tr, see message # 6 of this forum thread, relevant earlier posts for DR800 this forum thread and for DR1000 this forum thread
- gnuplot by GregorRichards this forum thread (2D/3D plotting program)
- Osmo by Iñigo this forum thread (personal organizer)
- galculator and leafpad by Iñigo this forum thread (calculator and notepad)
- Icons by Iñigo this forum thread (icon generator for applications and fb2 files)
- SysInfo by Iñigo this forum thread (information about hardware and processes of the device, included in latest version of DR800+)
- Navigator by Iñigo this forum thread (file system browser)
- Development
- lua by Iñigo this forum thread (scripting language, contains multicalc, debug script and icons script, see also this forum thread)
- vala by Iñigo this forum thread (scripting language)
- Python + pyGTK package by Mr. X, Iñigo and Mackx (applications: spreadsheet for cvs files, mines game) this forum thread
- Debian by GregorRichards this forum thread
- Games
- GTKSudoku by Adam B this forum thread
- xMahjongg by dima_tr this forum thread (addictive board game with tiles)
- Go + Reversi + Amazons by by dima_tr this forum thread
- Chess by Iñigo this forum thread
- Mines by Mr. X, see python
[edit] Development Environment
- Development VMWare Image this forum thread. The DR1000 VMWare Image can be used for DR800 development as well, just install the appropriate SDK (version 3.0).
- Blog on how to get started by Mackx [6]
- More instructions this forum thread
[edit] Forums
[edit] Obsolete
- Firmware-release Release Candidate has been released for the 2.0 firmware on June 3, 2010, see [7]. Improvements from v2.0-beta: Cycle through pen states in document viewer by clicking status bar icon, Add “Shortcuts” button next to “Search” button for quick access, Enhanced text contrast in document viewer, Pen calibration improved and reduced accidental input with tilted stylus, Improved Notepad application (Show Thumbnail for Notes/Improved performance when navigating in Notepad/ Improved writing speed, especially for thick lines),Improved page turning speed in complex document, Fixed position and scaling of Scribbles converted from 1.7 firmware, Fixed a bug that would occasionally drain the battery quickly while in Suspend (white screen), Fixed a bug in Scribble on PDF that allowed you to write outside of the physical PDF page, Many other smaller improvements and bugfixes. Firmware-release 2.0 Beta has been released April 1, 2010, see [8]. Improvements: support for Adobe RMSDK 9.1 EPUB & PDF rendering engine, more responsive GUI, localized GUI (English, German, French, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Greek), minor improvements to power management(?), metadata search, bugfixes. Regressions: no Mobipocket support, no dictionary support, ‘Hide Margins’ zoom factor option removed (at least from beta), v1.7 scribbles might/do not show correctly on v2.0-beta. Firmware-release 2.0 has been announced March 2, 2010. Firmware-release 1.7 has been released August 17th, 2009, see [9]. Improvements: Tabbed task manager, bugfixes. Firmware-release 1.6 has been released May 13th, 2009, see [10]. Improvements: power consumption, performance, PressReader. Firmware-release 1.5 has been released February 4th, 2009, see [11]. Firmware 1.5 adds long awaited power management, plus other features, i.e customizable toolbar etc. Firmware-release 1.02 has been released November 17th, 2008. A new Firmware-Release 1.01 that fixes some of the initial problems has been published by IRex. You can find it here.
- DR1000S iRex tools. A flexible tool for merging handwritten notes with PDF files. For Linux or Mac. Website or this forum thread
- DR800: You can add these applications and features to your Digital Reader by copying them to the "Personal Documents" folder of your SD card which can be accessed by connecting your DR to your computer or using a card reader. Note the folder change from "Programs" to "Personal Documents" if trying to run SD1000 software! "Folder Hack" (browse SD card folder hierarchy). See instructions in this forum thread. CTBPlus by Kolenka. Download from this forum thread
- FBReader (free eBook reader, adds multiple file formats). FBReader 0.10.2 for the DR1000 firmware 1.7.1. Download from this forum thread. FBReader 0.8.10 for the DR1000, initial port. Download from this forum thread.
- DjVu (by Luite) — download from this forum thread
- Xournal for the DR1000/DR800 (note taking app). Latest update for R1.7.1 (DR1000) in this forum thread
- Matchbox Keyboard Update by Grimulkan. Download from this forum thread
- Evince viewer for files in DjVu format. Download from this forum thread
- Change page rotation direction (clockwise, anticlockwise) + set timeout period (15-30-60 minutes). Download from this forum thread
