Yesterday, on my way home, I saw a long awaited bit of news; CyanogenMod 7.1 has been released. This prompted a round of firmware updating for both the HTC and PocketBook (I know, that’s not an Android device – but I was looking up firmware news), and here are my notes about the experience at this very early stage.
Today, I took the plunge to update the firmware in my ebook reader. I wish the version number made sense, but they already reused the 2.0.4 number, and supposedly the new firmware update function offers a 2.0.6 that’s really 2.0.5, so there you have it – this release is D903.2.0.5 20110312_174324. And for some reason, the update archive is named sw_20110312_903_LIBRI_2.0.5_libri_user. After reformatting the internal storage memory I found out where Libri came from – this firmware has a link to libri.de instead of bookland.net for a main screen widget.
Anyway, on to the impressions. Continue reading
I’ve decided to make a public record of the things I think should be changed with the PocketBook 903. Some are serious bugs, other little niggles, and yet others things about how the company behaves. Mostly this record is so I won’t forget things to check once updates start to appear. Some issues occur in multiple categories.
Just yesterday, I got a birthday present. It’s not close to my birthday; it was on preorder back then, and then got considerably delayed. The item in question is a PocketBook Pro 903, a 9.7″ e-ink ebook reader. Here’s a collection of my early impressions.