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Originally Posted by TerryAJ
I contacted the Sony people who said to update the firmware, which is all very well except that I have Linux and it won't do it properly. (Are they ever going to get past the Windows corporate dictatorship?) We worked and worked at trying to get it updated and just when we thought it was okay, within ten minutes it crashed again and totally locked up. 
What can I do apart from sending it back????????? |
Are you saying that with the help of Sony's support staff you succeeded in updating your firmware, but that within ten minutes it crashed anyway? If so then it does sound like faulty hardware that will need to be sent back; once the firmware is updated the question of Linux or Windows shouldn't matter.
For what it is worth, here is how I updated my PRS-T1 using only Linux:
- Downloaded the updater file (PRS-T1_UPDATER_1.0.03.11140.EXE) from Sony's support site.
- Unzipped this file under Linux using the command:
Code:
unzip PRS-T1_UPDATER_1.0.03.11140.EXE
- Connected my PRS-T1 to my Linux PC with its USB cable (causing it to automount /media/SETTING and /media/READER).
- Copied one of the unzipped files (PRS-T1 Updater.package) to the /media/READER file system using the command:
Code:
cp 'PRS-T1 Updater.package' /media/READER/
- Waited for the copy to complete, and then unmounted /media/READER.
- Made sure the PRS-T1 had a reasonable charge.
- Disconnected the PRS-T1 from the USB cable.
- Powered down the PRS-T1 (a full power off to the blank screen).
- Held down both the home button and the menu button, and, while keeping them held, pressed the power button to turn on the PRS-T1.
- Waited until the PRS-T1 showed its boot screen, and then released the home and menu buttons.
- Waited for the update to complete, after which the PRS-T1 automatically rebooted.
My reader now reports itself (Settings/About/Device Information) as running version 1.0.03.11140, so the update appears to have worked for me.
Hope this helps someone, if not TerryAJ!