PRS-700 PRS 600 firmware in a PRS 700: done?

el.astrologo · 10-31-2009, 11:14 AM

Hi guys, what's up?
I was browsing the russian forum and I seem to have stumbled on something quite interesting. There's this guy who seems to have been somewhat succesful at using the PRS600 firmware on a PRS700 unit. The link is here.

As the post says, he managed to get the 700 working as a 600 (with handwriting and all of that) with minor bugs. It's pretty exciting.

rebarnmom · 10-31-2009, 02:16 PM

Very interesting! But despite it being translated from Russian, for me it still needs to be translated into CLC (computer lingo challenged).

I just hopes that means a firmware update for the Sony 700 is eminent and soon!

I do admire those who are fearless when it comes to taking apart their device and playing around with the inner workings! I'm not so brave!

stasys · 10-31-2009, 02:20 PM

Yeah, but to make a software flasher, they need to get dump of 700 nand flash...
Here is the link to mentioned forum page: http://translate.google.com/translat...istory_state0=

el.astrologo · 10-31-2009, 02:48 PM

It still is an improvement... there hasn't been any changes in the 700 scene since it's release.

stasys · 10-31-2009, 04:29 PM

So can somebody here dump this nand flash and send the dump to Russian guys?

el.astrologo · 10-31-2009, 04:38 PM

It would be great if someone here could/would do that.

I think I chose the wrong title for this thread, I should have titled it something like "Adding features to PRS700: Work in progress" or "Adding features to PRS700: Help needed" to get more attention from the community. Should one of the mods stumble upon this thread I ask of them to please change the title accordingly.

porkupan · 10-31-2009, 05:02 PM

The "Russian guys" don't really need the dump. They (Comvel people) want the 700 dump so they could restore the reader's flash if the flasher messes it up. I guess, they don't want to restore it to 600, but want to be able to restore it to 700. Don't know why, if the 600 firmware really does work on 700 so well.

For some reason their nand programmer cannot read the flash that's on the 700, but it can read the one installed on the 600, and that is why they burned the 700 with the 600's image.

It is not clear, how to reburn the entire flash without taking the flash off the reader's main board and putting it into the flash burner. That's exactly what the Comvel's guys did. I don't see how this drastic "hacking method" can be the way to go for regular users.

So, for the time being I wouldn't be too hopeful about the prospects of turning the 700 into 600.

el.astrologo · 10-31-2009, 05:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by porkupan

The "Russian guys" don't really need the dump. They (Comvel people) want the 700 dump so they could restore the reader's flash if the flasher messes it up. I guess, they don't want to restore it to 600, but want to be able to restore it to 700. Don't know why, if the 600 firmware really does work on 700 so well.

I think that's because the 600 one flips the screen vertically and they don't want to "settle" for an inverted screen in case things go bad.

porkupan · 10-31-2009, 05:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by el.astrologo

I think that's because the 600 one flips the screen vertically and they don't want to "settle" for an inverted screen in case things go bad.

Well, if you kept reading the thread, you would have known that the "inversion" problem had a rather easy solution to it...

el.astrologo · 10-31-2009, 05:15 PM

I did read the whole thread though and had failed to understand the "Image after loading capsized in the correct orientation" bit, probably because I am not a native english speaker which greatly increases the chances of misinterpreting a machine translation from russian to english :P

I noticed the pics. Are you also boroda?

porkupan · 10-31-2009, 08:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by el.astrologo

I noticed the pics. Are you also boroda?

Yes, we are the same person.

anyone · 01-07-2011, 01:36 PM

Any news on this topic?

10-31-2009, 11:14 AM	#1
el.astrologo Groupie Posts: 164 Karma: 462 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina Device: PRS-700BC	PRS 600 firmware in a PRS 700: done? Hi guys, what's up? I was browsing the russian forum and I seem to have stumbled on something quite interesting. There's this guy who seems to have been somewhat succesful at using the PRS600 firmware on a PRS700 unit. The link is here. As the post says, he managed to get the 700 working as a 600 (with handwriting and all of that) with minor bugs. It's pretty exciting.

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10-31-2009, 02:16 PM	#2
rebarnmom Wizard Posts: 1,289 Karma: 4525055 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: rural Illinois, USA Device: Sony PRS-700 (traded in), Sony PRS-650	Very interesting! But despite it being translated from Russian, for me it still needs to be translated into CLC (computer lingo challenged). I just hopes that means a firmware update for the Sony 700 is eminent and soon! I do admire those who are fearless when it comes to taking apart their device and playing around with the inner workings! I'm not so brave!

10-31-2009, 02:20 PM	#3
stasys Zealot Posts: 151 Karma: 676 Join Date: Aug 2007 Device: Kobo Glo, Paperwhite	Yeah, but to make a software flasher, they need to get dump of 700 nand flash... Here is the link to mentioned forum page: http://translate.google.com/translat...istory_state0=

10-31-2009, 02:48 PM	#4
el.astrologo Groupie Posts: 164 Karma: 462 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina Device: PRS-700BC	It still is an improvement... there hasn't been any changes in the 700 scene since it's release.

10-31-2009, 04:29 PM	#5
stasys Zealot Posts: 151 Karma: 676 Join Date: Aug 2007 Device: Kobo Glo, Paperwhite	So can somebody here dump this nand flash and send the dump to Russian guys?

10-31-2009, 04:38 PM	#6
el.astrologo Groupie Posts: 164 Karma: 462 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina Device: PRS-700BC	It would be great if someone here could/would do that. I think I chose the wrong title for this thread, I should have titled it something like "Adding features to PRS700: Work in progress" or "Adding features to PRS700: Help needed" to get more attention from the community. Should one of the mods stumble upon this thread I ask of them to please change the title accordingly.

10-31-2009, 05:02 PM	#7
porkupan Fanatic Posts: 556 Karma: 1057213 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: North Eastern U.S. Device: Sony Reader	The "Russian guys" don't really need the dump. They (Comvel people) want the 700 dump so they could restore the reader's flash if the flasher messes it up. I guess, they don't want to restore it to 600, but want to be able to restore it to 700. Don't know why, if the 600 firmware really does work on 700 so well. For some reason their nand programmer cannot read the flash that's on the 700, but it can read the one installed on the 600, and that is why they burned the 700 with the 600's image. It is not clear, how to reburn the entire flash without taking the flash off the reader's main board and putting it into the flash burner. That's exactly what the Comvel's guys did. I don't see how this drastic "hacking method" can be the way to go for regular users. So, for the time being I wouldn't be too hopeful about the prospects of turning the 700 into 600.

10-31-2009, 05:15 PM	#10
el.astrologo Groupie Posts: 164 Karma: 462 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina Device: PRS-700BC	I did read the whole thread though and had failed to understand the "Image after loading capsized in the correct orientation" bit, probably because I am not a native english speaker which greatly increases the chances of misinterpreting a machine translation from russian to english :P I noticed the pics. Are you also boroda?

01-07-2011, 01:36 PM	#12
anyone Enthusiast Posts: 34 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2009 Device: none	Any news on this topic?

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