Cybook owners can download a new PDF viewer, a fresh version of the µBook Reader, and operating system improvements, among other goodies. The perfect holiday gift from Bookeen! Click on the just-given download link and scroll down to the French or English version of “new firmware upgrade.” I’ll reproduce the full letter from Bookeen President Laurent Picard, with some formatting mangled.
Dear Cybook owners,
Bookeen has the pleasure to announce the release of a new Cybook automated firmware upgrade.
This utility will allow you to automatically install the newest Cybook operating system version (build 155 US). With this upgrade, you will benefit from our latest features and software versions.
We wish you very happy holidays and, as always, a great e-reading experience.
With our best regards,
Bookeen Team
Bookeen – www.bookeen.com
Ubibooks – www.ubibooks.comA. Identification
– Version:
Build 155 US– Date:
December 16, 2005– File name:
“2005-12-16 (155 US) cybUpgrade.exe”– File size:
10 654 208 bytesB. What’s New?
– PDF Viewer:
New! Latest version (beta 3) embedded– µBook Reader:
Latest version (0.9f)English, French, German, Spanish, Italian & Hungarian user interfaces
Many different improvements (TXT, RTF, HTML, PML, PDB, PRC (non-secure), CHM & RB – PDF raw text extraction – ZIP archives – JPG, GIF, PNG, WMF, BMP)
– Internet Explorer:
New user interface (+favorite web site management)– ActiveSync:
New! Possibility to browse the web from the Cybook with the USB cable connected to an online PC– Pocket Inbox:
Issue with attachments fixed– Wi-Fi:
Ambicom WL1100 driver automatically installed if checked– Network:
New taskbar icon when network connectivity cannot be established– PCMCIA:
Larger transfer bandwidth for storage cardsFaster recognition and loading
Issue with some non recognized large capacity (or very fast) CF cards fixed
Issue with some non fully powered down cards fixed
– USB:
Faster upload speed (PC -> Cybook transfers)Sensibility to PC noise diminished
Issue with some startup failing connection fixed
– Video:
Always faster video driverC. Where to download?
– Go to www.bookeen.com, “Community”, “Downloads”.
– Log in and download the archive file (“2005-12-16 (155 US) cybUpgrade.zip”) on your computer.
D. Upgrade procedure
– Cautiously follow this procedure as it is a sensitive process (the equivalent of flashing a BIOS update on a PC).
– Extract the firmware upgrade program (“2005-12-16 (155 US) cybUpgrade.exe”) from the archive and copy it on your storage card.
– Plug your Cybook onto AC power (keep it on power during the upgrade).
– If needed, save the documents present on your Cybook (a hard reset will be processed at the end of the procedure).
– Insert the storage card into the Cybook’s PCMCIA slot, open the
directory and double click on the upgrade file. – Follow the on-screen instructions.
– Once launched, the whole process takes a few minutes during which your Cybook’s internal flash memory is updated.
– Watch out: if ever an error occurs during the process, please carefully note the corresponding message and report back to Bookeen. This should not happen but – should it happen – keep your Cybook on power (you can switch it off) and do not reset or hard-reset your Cybook until you have achieved a successful upgrade.
– Once the upgrade is successfully completed, validate; a hard-reset will be processed.
– During the hard-reset, answer “No” to the “Do you want to keep your previous administration settings?” question. The “Welcome” wizard will allow you to specify additional programs to be installed.
Reminder: The PDF viewer will not work on copy-protected books. Don’t blame Bookeen–it’s tried to address this issue. Oh, the frustrations of the Tower of eBabel.
Related: The e-mail list for the Cybook, a good way to keep up with announcements like this.
Also of interest: New PDF reader for Palm, from MobileRead.
