Comments on: FBReader running on OLPC laptop. Epub books soon for One Laptop per Child kids—and public libraries interested in laptop? http://www.teleread.org/blog/2007/12/28/eureka-fbreader-already-running-on-olpc-laptop-epub-books-in-time-for-one-laptop-per-child-kids/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:31:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: BDan http://www.teleread.org/blog/2007/12/28/eureka-fbreader-already-running-on-olpc-laptop-epub-books-in-time-for-one-laptop-per-child-kids/#comment-842798 BDan Sat, 05 Jul 2008 23:04:28 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2007/12/28/eureka-fbreader-already-running-on-olpc-laptop-epub-books-in-time-for-one-laptop-per-child-kids/#comment-842798 On OLPC Build 703 (the current stable build, as of this writing), the process is trivial: first 'su', then 'yum install fbreader'. The only oddity is that the actual binary name is capitalized: 'FBReader'. On OLPC Build 703 (the current stable build, as of this writing), the process is trivial: first ’su’, then ‘yum install fbreader’. The only oddity is that the actual binary name is capitalized: ‘FBReader’.

]]> By: darusha http://www.teleread.org/blog/2007/12/28/eureka-fbreader-already-running-on-olpc-laptop-epub-books-in-time-for-one-laptop-per-child-kids/#comment-704027 darusha Fri, 01 Feb 2008 06:49:39 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2007/12/28/eureka-fbreader-already-running-on-olpc-laptop-epub-books-in-time-for-one-laptop-per-child-kids/#comment-704027 UPDATE: I got FBReader to remember my settings by mapping Ctrl-X to Quit in the key bindings. It's working very nicely now. UPDATE: I got FBReader to remember my settings by mapping Ctrl-X to Quit in the key bindings. It’s working very nicely now.

]]> By: darusha http://www.teleread.org/blog/2007/12/28/eureka-fbreader-already-running-on-olpc-laptop-epub-books-in-time-for-one-laptop-per-child-kids/#comment-700792 darusha Tue, 29 Jan 2008 02:51:58 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2007/12/28/eureka-fbreader-already-running-on-olpc-laptop-epub-books-in-time-for-one-laptop-per-child-kids/#comment-700792 I fought with installing FBReader for a couple of days, and in the processes killed my XO. I restored the OS using the "Activated Upgrade" instructions <a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Activated_Upgrade#Upgrade_the_Activated_Laptop" rel="nofollow">here</a>. I finally got FBReader installed using the instructions and file on <a href="http://imagic.weizmann.ac.il/~dov/olpc/" rel="nofollow">Dov's page</a>. Works like a champ, now! I haven't figured out how to save my settings, though, which is making things a bit tricky. Still working on it though, and I'm happy to see that FBReader reads the plucker files from my old Palm device nicely. I fought with installing FBReader for a couple of days, and in the processes killed my XO. I restored the OS using the “Activated Upgrade” instructions here. I finally got FBReader installed using the instructions and file on Dov’s page. Works like a champ, now!

I haven’t figured out how to save my settings, though, which is making things a bit tricky. Still working on it though, and I’m happy to see that FBReader reads the plucker files from my old Palm device nicely.

]]> By: David Rothman http://www.teleread.org/blog/2007/12/28/eureka-fbreader-already-running-on-olpc-laptop-epub-books-in-time-for-one-laptop-per-child-kids/#comment-696166 David Rothman Wed, 23 Jan 2008 09:12:53 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2007/12/28/eureka-fbreader-already-running-on-olpc-laptop-epub-books-in-time-for-one-laptop-per-child-kids/#comment-696166 Doug and Dov: Thanks, both of you. Really appreciated the info that the link was obsolete. See my <a href="http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/01/23/where-to-find-fbreader-for-the-xo/" rel="nofollow">just-posted update</a>. Doug, please confirm that this worked for you. Thanks. David Addendum: Do provide the update. Will link to it! Thanks. Doug and Dov: Thanks, both of you. Really appreciated the info that the link was obsolete. See my just-posted update. Doug, please confirm that this worked for you. Thanks. David

Addendum: Do provide the update. Will link to it! Thanks.

]]> By: Dov Grobgeld http://www.teleread.org/blog/2007/12/28/eureka-fbreader-already-running-on-olpc-laptop-epub-books-in-time-for-one-laptop-per-child-kids/#comment-696085 Dov Grobgeld Wed, 23 Jan 2008 06:37:17 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2007/12/28/eureka-fbreader-already-running-on-olpc-laptop-epub-books-in-time-for-one-laptop-per-child-kids/#comment-696085 Thanks for the note about FBReader. After installing it I found that there is a line spacing bug that made the lines appear to close. I decided to investigate the bug and found the reason, and it was that FBReader was not dealing properly with the high 200dpi screen resolution of the OLPC. I submitted a bug report at: http://www.fbreader.org/mantis/view.php?id=76 If there is any interest, I can provide the fixed version at my web site, until a new version of FBReader is released. Thanks for the note about FBReader. After installing it I found that there is a line spacing bug that made the lines appear to close. I decided to investigate the bug and found the reason, and it was that FBReader was not dealing properly with the high 200dpi screen resolution of the OLPC. I submitted a bug report at:

http://www.fbreader.org/mantis/view.php?id=76

If there is any interest, I can provide the fixed version at my web site, until a new version of FBReader is released.

]]> By: Douglas K Beagley http://www.teleread.org/blog/2007/12/28/eureka-fbreader-already-running-on-olpc-laptop-epub-books-in-time-for-one-laptop-per-child-kids/#comment-695783 Douglas K Beagley Tue, 22 Jan 2008 21:06:38 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2007/12/28/eureka-fbreader-already-running-on-olpc-laptop-epub-books-in-time-for-one-laptop-per-child-kids/#comment-695783 Hi guys, Anyone have new instructions for installing FBReader? Looks like all the versions/packages linked to both in the original post, the comments, and the post in the olpc news forums point to dead links? Hi guys,
Anyone have new instructions for installing FBReader?

Looks like all the versions/packages linked to both in the original post, the comments, and the post in the olpc news forums point to dead links?

]]> By: Sherman Dorn http://www.teleread.org/blog/2007/12/28/eureka-fbreader-already-running-on-olpc-laptop-epub-books-in-time-for-one-laptop-per-child-kids/#comment-682819 Sherman Dorn Sat, 05 Jan 2008 17:49:05 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2007/12/28/eureka-fbreader-already-running-on-olpc-laptop-epub-books-in-time-for-one-laptop-per-child-kids/#comment-682819 Found the issue: don't try su -c. Go into superuser mode and then just type rpm - [source url] Found the issue: don’t try su -c. Go into superuser mode and then just type rpm - [source url]

]]> By: David Rothman http://www.teleread.org/blog/2007/12/28/eureka-fbreader-already-running-on-olpc-laptop-epub-books-in-time-for-one-laptop-per-child-kids/#comment-682794 David Rothman Sat, 05 Jan 2008 17:05:45 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2007/12/28/eureka-fbreader-already-running-on-olpc-laptop-epub-books-in-time-for-one-laptop-per-child-kids/#comment-682794 Sherman, if need be, call me at 703-370-6540 in Alexandria, VA, tomorrow or next week, and I'll walk you through the process. The main difference from last time is that I used the OLPC Terminal (available via Activities) rather than another approach. See if your XO has Terminal (to reach the command prompt), and look in the FAQs if it doesn't. I also took care about the FBReader command since case matters in linux). Don't mess with Yum for now. Just follow Bennett's directions exactly. Keep us posted. Same for others with problems. I want TeleRead's FBReader documentation to be as clear as possible. Both .epub and the OLPC project are dear to me, despite the flaws of both, and questions like yours are NOT clutter. Thanks, David Sherman, if need be, call me at 703-370-6540 in Alexandria, VA, tomorrow or next week, and I’ll walk you through the process. The main difference from last time is that I used the OLPC Terminal (available via Activities) rather than another approach.

See if your XO has Terminal (to reach the command prompt), and look in the FAQs if it doesn’t. I also took care about the FBReader command since case matters in linux).

Don’t mess with Yum for now. Just follow Bennett’s directions exactly. Keep us posted. Same for others with problems.

I want TeleRead’s FBReader documentation to be as clear as possible. Both .epub and the OLPC project are dear to me, despite the flaws of both, and questions like yours are NOT clutter.

Thanks,
David

]]> By: Sherman Dorn http://www.teleread.org/blog/2007/12/28/eureka-fbreader-already-running-on-olpc-laptop-epub-books-in-time-for-one-laptop-per-child-kids/#comment-682791 Sherman Dorn Sat, 05 Jan 2008 16:58:37 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2007/12/28/eureka-fbreader-already-running-on-olpc-laptop-epub-books-in-time-for-one-laptop-per-child-kids/#comment-682791 I tried using http://dag.wieers.com/rpm/packages/fbreader/fbreader-0.8.9-1.el5.rf.i386.rpm and I still get the "transfer failed - Unknown or unexpected error "warning: u 0x807d358 ctrl 0x807d988 nrefs != 0 (dag.wieers.com http) I tried using http://dag.wieers.com/rpm/packages/fbreader/fbreader-0.8.9-1.el5.rf.i386.rpm and I still get the “transfer failed - Unknown or unexpected error
“warning: u 0×807d358 ctrl 0×807d988 nrefs != 0 (dag.wieers.com http)

]]> By: Sherman Dorn http://www.teleread.org/blog/2007/12/28/eureka-fbreader-already-running-on-olpc-laptop-epub-books-in-time-for-one-laptop-per-child-kids/#comment-682787 Sherman Dorn Sat, 05 Jan 2008 16:46:51 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2007/12/28/eureka-fbreader-already-running-on-olpc-laptop-epub-books-in-time-for-one-laptop-per-child-kids/#comment-682787 Ah, shoot, didn't work. Ah, shoot, didn’t work.

]]> By: Sherman Dorn http://www.teleread.org/blog/2007/12/28/eureka-fbreader-already-running-on-olpc-laptop-epub-books-in-time-for-one-laptop-per-child-kids/#comment-682786 Sherman Dorn Sat, 05 Jan 2008 16:45:31 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2007/12/28/eureka-fbreader-already-running-on-olpc-laptop-epub-books-in-time-for-one-laptop-per-child-kids/#comment-682786 David: Yes, I had the same thing, but I solved it by tricking the XO into believing it was a Fedora core machine. $ su # yum update fbreader It's downloading right now, and we'll see what happens... David: Yes, I had the same thing, but I solved it by tricking the XO into believing it was a Fedora core machine.

$ su
# yum update fbreader

It’s downloading right now, and we’ll see what happens…

]]> By: David Rothman http://www.teleread.org/blog/2007/12/28/eureka-fbreader-already-running-on-olpc-laptop-epub-books-in-time-for-one-laptop-per-child-kids/#comment-680714 David Rothman Wed, 02 Jan 2008 00:07:27 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2007/12/28/eureka-fbreader-already-running-on-olpc-laptop-epub-books-in-time-for-one-laptop-per-child-kids/#comment-680714 Here's the <a href="http://www.teleread.org/blog/2007/12/31/if-youre-having-trouble-getting-fbreader-to-run-on-your-olpc-machine/" rel="nofollow">latest</a>, in case anyone didn't see it. My XO arrives tomorrow, and guess which program I'll be keen on trying in the next day or so. Fingers crossed. Meanwhile I'm curious if Bennett's solution worked for Sherman and Fran. David Here’s the latest, in case anyone didn’t see it. My XO arrives tomorrow, and guess which program I’ll be keen on trying in the next day or so. Fingers crossed. Meanwhile I’m curious if Bennett’s solution worked for Sherman and Fran. David

]]> By: David Rothman http://www.teleread.org/blog/2007/12/28/eureka-fbreader-already-running-on-olpc-laptop-epub-books-in-time-for-one-laptop-per-child-kids/#comment-679349 David Rothman Mon, 31 Dec 2007 05:59:04 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2007/12/28/eureka-fbreader-already-running-on-olpc-laptop-epub-books-in-time-for-one-laptop-per-child-kids/#comment-679349 Fran, Sherman and Alan W.: F: Thanks--I'll point Bennett to the latest in this thread. S: Are you getting the same error messages as Fran did? A: Got any suggestions? Getting FBReader going on the OLPC's XO machine is a top priority for me. Mine's due to arrive Wednesday. Happy holidays, David Fran, Sherman and Alan W.:

F: Thanks–I’ll point Bennett to the latest in this thread.

S: Are you getting the same error messages as Fran did?

A: Got any suggestions? Getting FBReader going on the OLPC’s XO machine is a top priority for me. Mine’s due to arrive Wednesday.

Happy holidays,
David

]]> By: Fran Toolan http://www.teleread.org/blog/2007/12/28/eureka-fbreader-already-running-on-olpc-laptop-epub-books-in-time-for-one-laptop-per-child-kids/#comment-679325 Fran Toolan Mon, 31 Dec 2007 05:16:44 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2007/12/28/eureka-fbreader-already-running-on-olpc-laptop-epub-books-in-time-for-one-laptop-per-child-kids/#comment-679325 I tried this too, but had no luck. I am decidedly not a 'linux geek' (although other kinds might be appropriate). I just get the error: skipping http://mirrors.kernal.org/fedora/updates/7/i386/fbreader-0.8.8-2.fc7.i386.rpm - transfer failed - unknown or unexpected error. Having played with this since a few days before Christmas, there is a lot that I can't figure out, and reading ebooks - except through the 'browse' app - is one of them. I know that this machine is supposed to be great for reading ebooks, but so far, it's not intuitive how to do it! I tried this too, but had no luck. I am decidedly not a ‘linux geek’ (although other kinds might be appropriate).

I just get the error: skipping http://mirrors.kernal.org/fedora/updates/7/i386/fbreader-0.8.8-2.fc7.i386.rpm - transfer failed - unknown or unexpected error.

Having played with this since a few days before Christmas, there is a lot that I can’t figure out, and reading ebooks - except through the ‘browse’ app - is one of them. I know that this machine is supposed to be great for reading ebooks, but so far, it’s not intuitive how to do it!

]]> By: David Rothman http://www.teleread.org/blog/2007/12/28/eureka-fbreader-already-running-on-olpc-laptop-epub-books-in-time-for-one-laptop-per-child-kids/#comment-677659 David Rothman Sat, 29 Dec 2007 18:24:04 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2007/12/28/eureka-fbreader-already-running-on-olpc-laptop-epub-books-in-time-for-one-laptop-per-child-kids/#comment-677659 Hi, Sherman. FBReader is dear to my heart. Don't be shy about writing up the error. Maybe someone here---for example, Allan Wallcraft---can offer a solution. I have an XO on its way to me, so I, of all people, have an interest in the details. Happy holidays. David Hi, Sherman. FBReader is dear to my heart. Don’t be shy about writing up the error. Maybe someone here—for example, Allan Wallcraft—can offer a solution. I have an XO on its way to me, so I, of all people, have an interest in the details. Happy holidays. David

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