PRS-300 PRS-300 behaving badly

docusk · 03-22-2012, 10:20 AM

Don't know if this is the right place to air my problem but I've been directed here so here goes.
I've had my PRS-300 for 2 years or more and till early this year it was going fairly well. (Last year I found the page turning was extremely slow and very annoying - as long as 20 seconds to tun the next page!)
Early this month (March) the slow paging returned, sometimes cured for a short while with a recharge, but after, say, 20 mins or so it returned. Other problems are that I am unable to delete the book(s) I have just finished reading, the page finder sometimes accepts the page number, the twin Arrows appear but then, screen bottom, it says 'Reloading' and takes a long time to recover and actually go to the page I asked for.

I'm sure this can't be right so if anyone has experienced this and maybe has a cure, do please let me know?
docusk

Mark Nord · 03-22-2012, 10:52 AM

Sounds like corrupted filesystem of InternalMemory (IM)

Shutdown the device via Settings.
Connect to USB and restart.
You should get the USB-connected screen
backup all your files from IM
run CHKDSK on IM, or even better
disconnect form USB, goto Settings - ?more? - ?format device? (? not sure about the correct menu titles)
restart
connect to your PC
copy back the content of \database\media\books

docusk · 03-22-2012, 11:46 AM

Thanks Mark. I have to go out now but wait till tomorrow!!! I'll sort his little bandwagon. Again, thanks.
Gee all the way from Austria, how the Book readers travel.
Regards, docusk

03-22-2012, 10:20 AM	#1
docusk Member Posts: 11 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2011 Location: Berkshire Device: Sony PRS 300	PRS-300 behaving badly Don't know if this is the right place to air my problem but I've been directed here so here goes. I've had my PRS-300 for 2 years or more and till early this year it was going fairly well. (Last year I found the page turning was extremely slow and very annoying - as long as 20 seconds to tun the next page!) Early this month (March) the slow paging returned, sometimes cured for a short while with a recharge, but after, say, 20 mins or so it returned. Other problems are that I am unable to delete the book(s) I have just finished reading, the page finder sometimes accepts the page number, the twin Arrows appear but then, screen bottom, it says 'Reloading' and takes a long time to recover and actually go to the page I asked for. I'm sure this can't be right so if anyone has experienced this and maybe has a cure, do please let me know? docusk

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03-22-2012, 10:52 AM	#2
Mark Nord 2B \|\| !2B Posts: 851 Karma: 194010 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Austria Device: Sony PRS505/650/T1/tolino vision 5	Sounds like corrupted filesystem of InternalMemory (IM) Shutdown the device via Settings. Connect to USB and restart. You should get the USB-connected screen backup all your files from IM run CHKDSK on IM, or even better disconnect form USB, goto Settings - ?more? - ?format device? (? not sure about the correct menu titles) restart connect to your PC copy back the content of \database\media\books

03-22-2012, 11:46 AM	#3
docusk Member Posts: 11 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2011 Location: Berkshire Device: Sony PRS 300	Thanks Mark. I have to go out now but wait till tomorrow!!! I'll sort his little bandwagon. Again, thanks. Gee all the way from Austria, how the Book readers travel. Regards, docusk

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