First Sony Reader Update Available! - Page 3

flumbo · 02-09-2007, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by NatCh

If it's not a bit faster, then I guess I've had too much coffee too ... and I don't drink coffee.

Maybe we're both having a stroke...

NatCh · 02-09-2007, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by MikiBroki

Hi guys,

What about SD power drainning ?

I haven't seen anything on it specifically, but I'm pretty sure that at least some increased power drain is unavoidable for memory card usage (SD and MemStick both), since the cards have to draw power in order to operate. I don't know how much room they have to play with on that (we've seen reports here on MR that the extra drain seems to vary with card brands), for all I know, they may already be up against the efficiency limits of the cards themselves.

MikiBroki · 02-09-2007, 04:26 PM

It's strange, I copied my books to the internal memory and droped my Kingston SD 512mb two weeks ago... and no more power drainning when the Reader is off (I haven't update yet).

Aprilbeginnings · 02-09-2007, 04:28 PM

I tell you what, after the update my batter power from one notch down went two notices down........ yikes, doesn't make sense. Either way maybe from looking at the three pictures I put on there, thinking I would see them in color only to find the color is on the connect software only.

charging the battery now..

kacir · 02-09-2007, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by TadW

It's pretty easy to extract the content of cramfs.Fsk.img and cramfs.Rootfs.img (see attached files). Likewise, it would probably be easy to replace the images with our own images, meaning that this way we could also flash anything we want to the Reader. The checksum file would have to be adjusted, or, if we couldn't find out the checksum algorithm used, the flash executable would have to be patched to ignore wrong checksums.

Holy $DEITY.
What a find.
I wonder what would happen if we replaced file
/sony/ebook/FONT/tt0003m_.ttf
in cramfs.Fsk.img
with the one that supports non-english language. Like Russian, or Latin 2, or ...
I am pretty sure that Igorsk or other *senior hacker* here will find out very soon.

The other image seems to be a *complete* working Linux filesystem with man pages, editors, pagers, network tools, and even perl 5.6.1. Please notice file cksum - could it be the tool for creating checksums? ;-)
It looks like Sony has provided us with many things to play with.
Name of file /usr/sbin/arm_920t_le-initdconfig, for example, could tell us, exactly what processor the device is using.

I also wonder who will be the brave soul willing to risk bricking the Reader by applying the patched patch ;-)

igorsk · 02-09-2007, 05:12 PM

I guess you didn't read my "reader internals" thread.

Leaping Gnome · 02-09-2007, 05:15 PM

No clock? I demand a clock!

NatCh · 02-09-2007, 05:15 PM

At least, we have the original files to flash it back to, kacir.

@Aprilbeginnings -- I think Laurens was cracking wise about the color thing -- My pix have displayed in color in the ConnSoft from the beginning, at any rate.

yvanleterrible · 02-09-2007, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by flumbo

Excellent! This is a good start. Put a partial complete on my request for the update status to be more obvious.

Could be my imagination, but the page turn/ refresh on the device seems a little faster... Maybe I've had too much coffee today.

Coffe speeds you up if you feel the reader is faster then you're slower or tired.

NatCh · 02-09-2007, 05:37 PM

So, not enough coffee, you're saying? That might be.

WilliamG · 02-09-2007, 06:04 PM

Aside from the Vista functionality, not much of an "upgrade."

Be nice if Sony would add functionality to the Reader like they do to their PSP. Heck, the PSP has had over 26,000 firmwares since it was released.

bingle · 02-09-2007, 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by WilliamG

Aside from the Vista functionality, not much of an "upgrade."

Be nice if Sony would add functionality to the Reader like they do to their PSP. Heck, the PSP has had over 26,000 firmwares since it was released.

Heheh. Find a way to crack the copy protection on the Reader and I bet you'd see a *real* quick firmware update ;-)

Aprilbeginnings · 02-09-2007, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by NatCh

At least, we have the original files to flash it back to, kacir.

@Aprilbeginnings -- I think Laurens was cracking wise about the color thing -- My pix have displayed in color in the ConnSoft from the beginning, at any rate.

I can't remember now for sure if they displayed color from the beginning or not.

I do know this. My page turning isn't any faster than before.

Figured I would just add this hear instead of a new line of talk, LOL....

scotty1024 · 02-09-2007, 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by TadW

It's pretty easy to extract the content of cramfs.Fsk.img and cramfs.Rootfs.img (see attached files).

There is a cramfs for FUSE so you don't need to extract those images you can just mount them.

To use the Sony flasher I think we'll need to find the version string. I seem to recall the Librie flasher wouldn't flash you unless you had a higher version number firmware to flash into the device...

WilliamG · 02-09-2007, 06:53 PM

Well, for what it's worth, I updated my Reader. Heck, it even remembered where I was in my book, and kept track of all my bookmarks.

02-09-2007, 04:26 PM	#33
MikiBroki Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2006 Device: Sony Reader	It's strange, I copied my books to the internal memory and droped my Kingston SD 512mb two weeks ago... and no more power drainning when the Reader is off (I haven't update yet). Last edited by MikiBroki; 02-09-2007 at 04:59 PM.

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02-09-2007, 04:28 PM	#34
Aprilbeginnings Guru Posts: 632 Karma: 404 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Southern CA Device: Sony PRS-500 /prs 650 soon	I tell you what, after the update my batter power from one notch down went two notices down........ yikes, doesn't make sense. Either way maybe from looking at the three pictures I put on there, thinking I would see them in color only to find the color is on the connect software only. charging the battery now..

02-09-2007, 05:12 PM	#36
igorsk Wizard Posts: 3,442 Karma: 300001 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Belgium Device: PRS-500/505/700, Kindle, Cybook Gen3, Words Gear	I guess you didn't read my "reader internals" thread.

02-09-2007, 05:15 PM	#37
Leaping Gnome Evangelist Posts: 490 Karma: 1641 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Louisville Device: Sony Reader PRS-500	No clock? I demand a clock!

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NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	At least, we have the original files to flash it back to, kacir. @Aprilbeginnings -- I think Laurens was cracking wise about the color thing -- My pix have displayed in color in the ConnSoft from the beginning, at any rate.

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NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	So, not enough coffee, you're saying? That might be.

02-09-2007, 06:04 PM	#41
WilliamG Addict Posts: 303 Karma: 60998 Join Date: Sep 2006	Aside from the Vista functionality, not much of an "upgrade." Be nice if Sony would add functionality to the Reader like they do to their PSP. Heck, the PSP has had over 26,000 firmwares since it was released.

02-09-2007, 06:53 PM	#45
WilliamG Addict Posts: 303 Karma: 60998 Join Date: Sep 2006	Well, for what it's worth, I updated my Reader. Heck, it even remembered where I was in my book, and kept track of all my bookmarks.

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