Latest firmware 1.1 or 1.2?

ahi · 05-20-2009, 12:34 PM

What is the latest firmware? On Sony's website it looks to me like it's 1.1, but PRSCustomizer claims to support 1.2 Firmware as well.

Can somebody clear up my considerable confusion?

Also, what's the difference between the various versions of the firmware?

gwynevans · 05-20-2009, 01:41 PM

A UK 505 will have a 1.2.xxx firmware, which mainly differs from the US 1.1.xxxx firmware in that the displayed date format is in dd/mm/yyyy format, rather than the US mm/dd/yyyy format.

ahi · 05-21-2009, 11:23 AM

Is there any indication that Sony is working on any updates to the firmware to be released in the foreseeable future?

If so, are there any hints as to what improvements it might bring?

just_jeepin · 05-21-2009, 01:18 PM

I just received my refurbished US PRS-505 from Dell yesterday. And just now checked the firmware and I have a newer firmware (1.1.01.25200) than what's reported on Sony's site (1.1.00.18040).

Unfortunately I'm new to the PRS-505 so I don't know what's changed.

gwynevans · 05-21-2009, 06:34 PM

They've only done the one public update, which was the 1.1 which added ePub & PDF reflow, although the UK, French & German releases came with 1.2, 1.3 & (iirc) 1.4 firmwares. The core behaviour appears the same, with the 1.2 having a European date format, while 1.3 has localisation support (not sure about 1.4).

As noted, the point versions have been creeping up, but there's no information about what the changes are nor any way of updating to them...

jgray · 05-21-2009, 09:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by just_jeepin

I just received my refurbished US PRS-505 from Dell yesterday. And just now checked the firmware and I have a newer firmware (1.1.01.25200) than what's reported on Sony's site (1.1.00.18040).

Unfortunately I'm new to the PRS-505 so I don't know what's changed.

I just picked up a PRS-505 at Target (I finally gave in). I also have the 1.1.01.25200 firmware. Does anyone know what's different, fixed, broken, etc.? I wonder why Sony has older firmware posted for download.

gwynevans · 05-22-2009, 04:07 AM

I hope/guess it's an indication that the issues it fixes aren't serious or frequent enough to make it worth creating a new update release!

I guess if someone could dump their 1.1.01 firmware (via the Univeral Flasher utility) & upload it somewhere, we coud try & compare, but I'm not sure how much info we'd get.

gwynevans · 05-22-2009, 04:29 AM

notsure · 05-22-2009, 07:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gwynevans

I hope/guess it's an indication that the issues it fixes aren't serious or frequent enough to make it worth creating a new update release!

I guess if someone could dump their 1.1.01 firmware (via the Univeral Flasher utility) & upload it somewhere, we coud try & compare, but I'm not sure how much info we'd get.

I'd gladly be willing to do this... but does the universal flasher work on linux? I can only see zip files there and that's not usually a good sign for me.

gwynevans · 05-22-2009, 08:08 AM

You'll need an SD card, but it should just be a matter of unzipping the UF onto the card then inserting it into the 505, at which point a menu should be shown, which (IIRC) should have something like a "Backup" option. AIUI, that should create a backup image in a 'tmp' folder somewhere (either on the card or on the Reader itself, I think) which should then be accessable via the normal USB access.

(I've not tried this myself & it's been a while since I did use the UF, so this is partly from memory & partly from memory of reading the script!)

notsure · 05-22-2009, 09:19 AM

Thanks gwynevans, I'll give it a go over the weekend and report back.

Cheers.

notsure · 05-22-2009, 07:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gwynevans

You'll need an SD card, but it should just be a matter of unzipping the UF onto the card then inserting it into the 505, at which point a menu should be shown, which (IIRC) should have something like a "Backup" option. AIUI, that should create a backup image in a 'tmp' folder somewhere (either on the card or on the Reader itself, I think) which should then be accessable via the normal USB access.

(I've not tried this myself & it's been a while since I did use the UF, so this is partly from memory & partly from memory of reading the script!)

I see no backup option... do you mean 5. make a new image?

gwynevans · 05-25-2009, 09:07 AM

Sorry - been away for the w/e (and still got some things to sort here). No, I thought there was an explict option to backup the device - I'll need to have a dig around & re-post when I've investigated...

gwynevans · 05-25-2009, 01:15 PM

It's the dump script mentioned here I was thinking of. You should see just the one menu item ("3. Run script.sh") which when run, will take a couple of mins to complete. Once complete if you then plugin the Reader to a PC, there'll be a tmp/ folder with 2 img file & a log file.

05-20-2009, 12:34 PM	#1
ahi Wizard Posts: 1,790 Karma: 507333 Join Date: May 2009 Device: none	Latest firmware 1.1 or 1.2? What is the latest firmware? On Sony's website it looks to me like it's 1.1, but PRSCustomizer claims to support 1.2 Firmware as well. Can somebody clear up my considerable confusion? Also, what's the difference between the various versions of the firmware?

05-21-2009, 11:23 AM	#3
ahi Wizard Posts: 1,790 Karma: 507333 Join Date: May 2009 Device: none	Is there any indication that Sony is working on any updates to the firmware to be released in the foreseeable future? If so, are there any hints as to what improvements it might bring? Last edited by ahi; 05-21-2009 at 11:23 AM. Reason: added one more question

05-25-2009, 01:15 PM	#14
gwynevans Wizzard Posts: 1,402 Karma: 2000000 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: UK Device: iPad 2, iPhone 6s, Kindle Voyage & Kindle PaperWhite	It's the dump script mentioned here I was thinking of. You should see just the one menu item ("3. Run script.sh") which when run, will take a couple of mins to complete. Once complete if you then plugin the Reader to a PC, there'll be a tmp/ folder with 2 img file & a log file. Last edited by gwynevans; 05-25-2009 at 01:17 PM. Reason: fix typo

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05-20-2009, 01:41 PM	#2
gwynevans Wizzard Posts: 1,402 Karma: 2000000 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: UK Device: iPad 2, iPhone 6s, Kindle Voyage & Kindle PaperWhite	A UK 505 will have a 1.2.xxx firmware, which mainly differs from the US 1.1.xxxx firmware in that the displayed date format is in dd/mm/yyyy format, rather than the US mm/dd/yyyy format.

05-21-2009, 01:18 PM	#4
just_jeepin Addict Posts: 297 Karma: 1010848 Join Date: Oct 2005 Device: Kobo Libra 2	I just received my refurbished US PRS-505 from Dell yesterday. And just now checked the firmware and I have a newer firmware (1.1.01.25200) than what's reported on Sony's site (1.1.00.18040). Unfortunately I'm new to the PRS-505 so I don't know what's changed.

05-21-2009, 06:34 PM	#5
gwynevans Wizzard Posts: 1,402 Karma: 2000000 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: UK Device: iPad 2, iPhone 6s, Kindle Voyage & Kindle PaperWhite	They've only done the one public update, which was the 1.1 which added ePub & PDF reflow, although the UK, French & German releases came with 1.2, 1.3 & (iirc) 1.4 firmwares. The core behaviour appears the same, with the 1.2 having a European date format, while 1.3 has localisation support (not sure about 1.4). As noted, the point versions have been creeping up, but there's no information about what the changes are nor any way of updating to them...

05-22-2009, 04:07 AM	#7
gwynevans Wizzard Posts: 1,402 Karma: 2000000 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: UK Device: iPad 2, iPhone 6s, Kindle Voyage & Kindle PaperWhite	I hope/guess it's an indication that the issues it fixes aren't serious or frequent enough to make it worth creating a new update release! I guess if someone could dump their 1.1.01 firmware (via the Univeral Flasher utility) & upload it somewhere, we coud try & compare, but I'm not sure how much info we'd get.

05-22-2009, 04:29 AM	#8
gwynevans Wizzard Posts: 1,402 Karma: 2000000 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: UK Device: iPad 2, iPhone 6s, Kindle Voyage & Kindle PaperWhite	<Not sure if it's MR or my browser, but something odd happened there to cause a double-post...>

05-22-2009, 08:08 AM	#10
gwynevans Wizzard Posts: 1,402 Karma: 2000000 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: UK Device: iPad 2, iPhone 6s, Kindle Voyage & Kindle PaperWhite	You'll need an SD card, but it should just be a matter of unzipping the UF onto the card then inserting it into the 505, at which point a menu should be shown, which (IIRC) should have something like a "Backup" option. AIUI, that should create a backup image in a 'tmp' folder somewhere (either on the card or on the Reader itself, I think) which should then be accessable via the normal USB access. (I've not tried this myself & it's been a while since I did use the UF, so this is partly from memory & partly from memory of reading the script!)

05-22-2009, 09:19 AM	#11
notsure Zealot Posts: 123 Karma: 76 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Sony PRS-505, PRS-350	Thanks gwynevans, I'll give it a go over the weekend and report back. Cheers.

05-25-2009, 09:07 AM	#13
gwynevans Wizzard Posts: 1,402 Karma: 2000000 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: UK Device: iPad 2, iPhone 6s, Kindle Voyage & Kindle PaperWhite	Sorry - been away for the w/e (and still got some things to sort here). No, I thought there was an explict option to backup the device - I'll need to have a dig around & re-post when I've investigated...