From ac196d262a5e3b60bad166fba4f9e7cb536a7837 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: tastytea Date: Sun, 14 Aug 2022 20:56:06 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] pocketbook: add absolute path info and library-workaround --- content/posts/syncthing-on-pocketbook.adoc | 10 ++++++++-- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/posts/syncthing-on-pocketbook.adoc b/content/posts/syncthing-on-pocketbook.adoc index a00dc07..ad60eb9 100644 --- a/content/posts/syncthing-on-pocketbook.adoc +++ b/content/posts/syncthing-on-pocketbook.adoc @@ -65,8 +65,9 @@ Disconnect the e-reader, enable wireless LAN and start Syncthing. It should show up in “Apps” as “@syncthing”. Open a browser on your PC and connect to the IP of your PocketBook (see <> if you don't know it) on port 8384. Now link:{url-syncthing-doc}[configure -Syncthing] as normal. There is no window showing up if you start Syncthing, the -screen appears to freeze. You can get back to your start screen with the +Syncthing] as normal. Make sure to put in the folder path as absolute path, like +`/mnt/ext1/synced_books`. There is no window showing up if you start Syncthing, +the screen appears to freeze. You can get back to your start screen with the home key. Syncthing will continue to run in the background. You can close Syncthing with the “Task Manager”. @@ -92,6 +93,11 @@ from everywhere without a password and we disabled encryption. Make sure to disable the {abbr-gui} or set a password and enable {abbr-tls} if you want to configure it in insecure networks. +Newly synced files will not be visible immediately. I found that restarting +added them to my library and to the list of recent additions, others report that +they had to add the book(s) to some collection (in Library → Folders → +synced_books → long tap on the book → add to collection). + == How to find the IP address of your PocketBook Connect the e-reader to your wireless LAN. If you've installed pbterm, open it