Sony Reader

[kr651129]

I've got a sony reader that I'd like to get working on my FreeBSD box, does anyone know of any Unix/Linux software I can use to upload books?

 

[phoenix]

If you plug it into a Windows box, does it appear like a normal removable USB drive? Or, does it appear as some special device that can only be accessed via special Sony software?

If the former (USB mass storage device), then you should see it mentioned in dmesg output when you plug it into the FreeBSD box, along with a device node like /dev/da1. Try to mount that like any other USB stick and you should get the partitions to appear as /dev/da1s1 or similar. And you should be able to mount that and copy files to it like any other USB stick.

If the latter, you're probably SoL.

 

[kr651129]

Thanks for the reply! It mounts as a USB device so I was able to just upload PDF's to it. I'm still looking for some software to maintain my ebook collection. It's a PRS-600 if anyone was wondering.

 

[bsdtechie]

Re: Sony Reader
Thanks for the reply! It mounts as a USB device so I was able to just upload PDF's to it. I'm still looking for some software to maintain my ebook collection. It's a PRS-600 if anyone was wondering.

Have you found any software yet? I've got a PRS-600 too

 

[kr651129]

Yes and no, I've found the best solution is to mount it as a USB drive and cp the pdf's over.

 

[graudeejs]

Have you checked deskutils/calibre?

 

[kr651129]

Have you checked deskutils/calibre?

for what its worth I did and wasn't a fan of that port.