12-04-2009, 04:56 PM
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one of these threads just might help:
(Some of them are concerned with the 505 but the principle is the same.) https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=44142 https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=45641 https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=58511 https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=59674 https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22130 |
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12-04-2009, 05:46 PM
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https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=44142 i cant flash through sd card as the reader doesn't recognize it https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=45641 the updater doesn't see my reader so i cant run the updater (despite it showing up in device manager) https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=58511 again flashing though sd wont work https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=59674 he just didnt have the driver installed :P https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22130 again he just used the updater, which i cant do  bad times did you find any more?
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12-05-2009, 08:46 PM
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Give Sony a call. Tell them you'll pay for shipping both ways to have your 500 upgraded. They'll probably fix it. And maybe if you are really lucky, give you a 505 in return. But you have nothing to lose except the cost of shipping.
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12-06-2009, 06:45 AM
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i may wait too see if silentspoon gets his back all fixed. thanks 
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12-06-2009, 11:41 AM
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I will let you know what happens. Might be another week or so.
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12-09-2009, 06:04 PM
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Not all bricked readers can be recovered
Sony just called.
Surprise, surprise, they cannot update my reader due to "issues with the unit freezing during upgrade". They are offering me a free exchange to the Sony PRS-300 (pocket-reader). I will probably take this offer. I will miss the SD slot and larger screen, but at least I'll have a working reader. For anyone else considering an update with the Universal Flasher, think twice. Is it worth potentially losing your reader? For a real bricked device, you won't get any support on this forum, other than what you've seen in this thread. The "unbricking" section of the wiki will not fix all bricked units. |
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12-10-2009, 06:05 AM
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damned flasher. a clock wouldst even have been worth it. |
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12-16-2009, 10:04 PM
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Sony called again a couple of days ago. They have the 505 in stock, and offered an exchange with that device instead of the 300. I took the 505. 
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