Thread: Sony reboots while re-formatting a Book
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Old 01-15-2008, 11:25 AM   #4
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The root cause is bad algorithm design in the SONY reader software. Basically it runs out of memory while re-formatting. Some kinds of LRF files (those with a lot of TextBlocks for e.g.) have a tendency to stress the algorithm more than others.
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