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I own one and would like a place to discuss issues with it.
I own one and would like a place to discuss issues with it.
OK but is it possible to hack these units? I have two or three of them that I bought cheap and I would like to be able to do other things with them besides what the default firmware lets me do. In particular I would like to get a root shell or terminal on the system so I can dig around and see how they work. I am an experienced Linux senior admin and these new devices interest me.Technically, they are not Android based but run a version of Linux. Yeah, I know Android is derived from Linux, but for the most part it's considered a separate OS from Linux. I recommend http://www.mobileread.com/forums/ for discussion on this ereader.
I don't have one but I'm sure they can be modified I'd be interested to look around in one any idea what kernel it runs or what soc is insideOK but is it possible to hack these units? I have two or three of them that I bought cheap and I would like to be able to do other things with them besides what the default firmware lets me do. In particular I would like to get a root shell or terminal on the system so I can dig around and see how they work. I am an experienced Linux senior admin and these new devices interest me.
Also I would like to be able to design new uses to put them to like get rid of the standard "desktop" environment they come with and repurpose them into single function devices. I.E. boot up to a specific app running full screen.
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Steve
The screen is capacative so I touch it with the pad of my finger, rather than with my fingernail as on my WPDN. I only tap it lightly and it will work, but it does take 1/2 second to respond and the screen to update. Sometime it seems like it is not working, but eventually it will update without any further tap.Recently picked one up from 1 Sale a Day.
Still trying to figure it out.
Find the screen to require a hard push to respond. Anyone else have this experience?