PRS-650 installing PRS+ Sony 650/Mac

elemenoP · 09-03-2012, 10:27 AM

Hi guys, is there an installer for Mac? I am curious about PRS+, but I don't see anything about how to install it (for any platform). I have looked at the "InstallGuide" here:

http://code.google.com/p/prs-plus/wiki/InstallGuide

and there seems to be nothing there about installing it? Likewise the user guide here:

http://code.google.com/p/prs-plus/wiki/UserGuide

Nothing about how to install. What am I missing? Where should I be looking?

Thanks,
eP

EldRick · 09-03-2012, 12:20 PM

Unfortunately, you should be looking for a PC running windows. I tried with Crossover and Parallels, but had to break down and use a real PC for the five minutes it takes.

Mark Nord · 09-03-2012, 03:46 PM

Hi elemenoP,

here is the link to the readme, mentioned in the PRS+ project-page-WIKI

And here is the text:

Spoiler:

Unfortunately updating/flashing the Sony PRS650 rely on a windows-dll.
But as EldRick wrote, this is only neccessary once. To install the PRS+ enabled base-firmware.

elemenoP · 09-03-2012, 10:46 PM

Thanks, guys! So the Windows machine doesn't need Sony Reader software or anything else on it, right?

eP

Mark Nord · 09-04-2012, 02:05 AM

right!

09-03-2012, 10:27 AM	#1
elemenoP Wizard Posts: 1,717 Karma: 3790058 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: NYC Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Sony 650	installing PRS+ Sony 650/Mac Hi guys, is there an installer for Mac? I am curious about PRS+, but I don't see anything about how to install it (for any platform). I have looked at the "InstallGuide" here: http://code.google.com/p/prs-plus/wiki/InstallGuide and there seems to be nothing there about installing it? Likewise the user guide here: http://code.google.com/p/prs-plus/wiki/UserGuide Nothing about how to install. What am I missing? Where should I be looking? Thanks, eP

09-03-2012, 03:46 PM	#3
Mark Nord 2B \|\| !2B Posts: 851 Karma: 194010 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Austria Device: Sony PRS505/650/T1/tolino vision 5	Hi elemenoP, here is the link to the readme, mentioned in the PRS+ project-page-WIKI And here is the text: Spoiler: Installation: Warning: MAKE SURE YOUR READER IS AT LEAST 75% CHARGED before starting installation!!! 1) Connect your reader to the PC 2) Double-click the setup.exe on the PC. The program will give you all necessary instructions on your PC screen. Linux / MacOS users You will need Windows for the first installation. Subsequent updates could be installed by simply unpacking update.zip to internal memory and rebooting the reader. Unfortunately updating/flashing the Sony PRS650 rely on a windows-dll. But as EldRick wrote, this is only neccessary once. To install the PRS+ enabled base-firmware.

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09-03-2012, 12:20 PM	#2
EldRick Evangelist Posts: 470 Karma: 112801 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Aura H2O (i86, M96C, Mini&Glo, PRS-950, STR, K-Touch, K-DX, K-3)	Unfortunately, you should be looking for a PC running windows. I tried with Crossover and Parallels, but had to break down and use a real PC for the five minutes it takes.

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elemenoP Wizard Posts: 1,717 Karma: 3790058 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: NYC Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Sony 650	Thanks, guys! So the Windows machine doesn't need Sony Reader software or anything else on it, right? eP

09-04-2012, 02:05 AM	#5
Mark Nord 2B \|\| !2B Posts: 851 Karma: 194010 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Austria Device: Sony PRS505/650/T1/tolino vision 5	right!