DR1000 Power on defect / Only reset

lyceum · 10-02-2010, 10:59 AM

My irex 1000s is working normally (1.71 as well as 2.0 rc3). But startup is only possible by reset. Pressing the normal startup button results in blinking leds but in no display operation. It seems like the device is starting up normally but just without a working display. Is there some "full reset" (how do I perform this) or some other way to solve this problem?

desertgrandma · 10-02-2010, 11:00 AM

Welcome to MobileRead, lyceum

Perhaps, once your problems are sorted out, you'd like to use the "introduce yourself" link below?

Groen · 10-04-2010, 02:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lyceum

My irex 1000s is working normally (1.71 as well as 2.0 rc3). But startup is only possible by reset. Pressing the normal startup button results in blinking leds but in no display operation. It seems like the device is starting up normally but just without a working display. Is there some "full reset" (how do I perform this) or some other way to solve this problem?

There are at least two different resets, although I am not sure what the difference is. The normal reset is just pressing the reset button as you are already doing to power up. Apparently, there is also a more extensive reset by holding the reset button for some time. However, I have seen different durations mentioned in the forums, the shortest being 5 seconds and the longest being 30 seconds (which sound awfully long for doing a reset). I think one of the developers (Gert-Jan perhaps) mentioned something like 5 seconds not too far back, but I don't remember any details.

I suggest holding the reset button for over 5 seconds. If that doesn't solve the issue, you might try longer (until over 30 seconds). If that doesn't work, I am out of ideas.

Good luck,
Mark

Gwaihir · 10-04-2010, 03:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Groen

If that doesn't work, I am out of ideas.

You could try holding it for over a minute next..

Something in the back of my mind also says it's just five seconds. People tend to make that in to three or four though, if you tell them "hold it for five seconds", so I guess that's where the longer advices might come from.

However, lyceum, you seem to imply that not even a firmware flash helped? In that case I'm not too confident this will either, but well, it's worth a try of course.

lyceum · 10-08-2010, 01:53 AM

thank you all for your advice.

more or less I actually had the same information about reset. But it does not work! So I thought there is a special trick I didin't yet try to hold the reset button for more than a minute, but definitely longer than 30 seconds. And in any case, it's not easy to safely hold the button as long.

As nothing seems to help, I obviously have to live with this defect. But I am still wondering wether nobody else has encountered the same problem.

sarikan · 10-09-2010, 07:10 AM

Hi Lyceum,
This feels similar to a problem I had before. The device initially did not boot, with leds on the right staying on, and the one on the top blinking red.
It worked some days, and did not in others, but finally it got stuck in this state. I've send it to Irex where they replaced the board.
I hope yours is not the case. Is it possible to get paid repairs etc from Irex at the moment, especially with the recent changes/troubles they've gone through?

Lord Thomas · 10-10-2010, 02:35 PM

I experience the same problem as Lyceum, though after starting by means of a reset, the bottom sensor still doesn't work. That is why I think the sensor might be broken. However the weird thing is that after a charge, the sensor sometimes works again, in which case I can also start up in the normal way.

It would help if you could assign the functionallity of the bottom sensor to one of the side sensors, however I have never heard of this option.

I have experienced the problem in both 1.6.5 as well as in 1.7.1. I have not (yet) intalled 2.0. I was planning to install this once the final version would be available (which might never happen now).

10-02-2010, 10:59 AM	#1
lyceum Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: irex 1000s	Power on defect / Only reset My irex 1000s is working normally (1.71 as well as 2.0 rc3). But startup is only possible by reset. Pressing the normal startup button results in blinking leds but in no display operation. It seems like the device is starting up normally but just without a working display. Is there some "full reset" (how do I perform this) or some other way to solve this problem? Last edited by lyceum; 10-02-2010 at 11:01 AM.

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10-02-2010, 11:00 AM	#2
desertgrandma Enjoying the show.... Posts: 14,270 Karma: 10462841 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Arizona Device: A K1, Kindle Paperwhite, an Ipod, IPad2, Iphone, an Ipad Mini & macAir	Welcome to MobileRead, lyceum Perhaps, once your problems are sorted out, you'd like to use the "introduce yourself" link below?

10-08-2010, 01:53 AM	#5
lyceum Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: irex 1000s	thank you all for your advice. more or less I actually had the same information about reset. But it does not work! So I thought there is a special trick I didin't yet try to hold the reset button for more than a minute, but definitely longer than 30 seconds. And in any case, it's not easy to safely hold the button as long. As nothing seems to help, I obviously have to live with this defect. But I am still wondering wether nobody else has encountered the same problem.

10-09-2010, 07:10 AM	#6
sarikan Zealot Posts: 131 Karma: 34 Join Date: Oct 2008 Device: none	Hi Lyceum, This feels similar to a problem I had before. The device initially did not boot, with leds on the right staying on, and the one on the top blinking red. It worked some days, and did not in others, but finally it got stuck in this state. I've send it to Irex where they replaced the board. I hope yours is not the case. Is it possible to get paid repairs etc from Irex at the moment, especially with the recent changes/troubles they've gone through?

10-10-2010, 02:35 PM	#7
Lord Thomas Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Maastricht, The Netherlands Device: DR-1000	I experience the same problem as Lyceum, though after starting by means of a reset, the bottom sensor still doesn't work. That is why I think the sensor might be broken. However the weird thing is that after a charge, the sensor sometimes works again, in which case I can also start up in the normal way. It would help if you could assign the functionallity of the bottom sensor to one of the side sensors, however I have never heard of this option. I have experienced the problem in both 1.6.5 as well as in 1.7.1. I have not (yet) intalled 2.0. I was planning to install this once the final version would be available (which might never happen now).