New Hack for the 505 - Page 4

growat · 04-29-2008, 07:48 PM

Thanks Sealbeater, that put me on AM/PM.

Corrective · 04-29-2008, 11:26 PM

making a folder called tmp in the readers drive worked great thanks for that.

also thanks for the great hack

Donnageddon · 04-30-2008, 12:48 AM

Still no joy. I have the tmp folder, but now when I try to flash at the Run script page, I get a quick "error loading libfskload to /imp/

And then a constant "Exception invalid type" on the Run script page along with the

6: flash image
9: reboot
MENU: exit

fifteenjugglers · 04-30-2008, 01:26 AM

Awesome! Worked a treat for me

Thanks very much!

15j

davidw89 · 04-30-2008, 07:05 AM

Is there any chance to make the 1 button as flip through to the next page button?

markiehill · 04-30-2008, 09:33 AM

i had the invalid exception, make sure your memory card is empty before you put the hack on it. i mistakenly allowed it to merge the contents of the hack with the existing directories on my first attempt and got exception message.

i then deleted everything off the card , re extracted the hack and it worked perfectly.

mark

electristan · 04-30-2008, 09:38 AM

This is great

the /tmp folder was the key. thanks a lot JSWolf

DrMoze · 04-30-2008, 11:08 AM

Will this flash remove the cyrillic font capability that I previously flashed onto my 505? (Along with uniform font, new icons, and clock.) Very handy feature, btw!

MSWallack · 05-01-2008, 03:31 PM

I was also able to successfully hack my 505. I made sure that the \tmp folder exited on the Reader. Also, before hacking, I copied everything off of the SD card to my computer so it was blank when I put the hack image on the card. After successfully hacking, I simply deleted the hack image from the card and copied the files back.

I'm so pleased to have the icons, unified font size, and clock back! It's funny: I like my 505 much more than I liked my 500, yet I couldn't get over not having these little upgrades. Now, if we could just hack the direction buttons to become page turn (like the old joystick hack), I'd really be set. I'm curious, given the position of the volume button (I don't listen to MP3s on my Reader) could it be changed to page forward/page back?

---Michael

JSWolf · 05-01-2008, 03:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

1.UnZip this to the root of the SD card (might work with a memory stick).
2. Power off the 505 using the power switch.
3. Insert the SD card
4. Turn on the 505.
5. Press 6 to flash the image.
6. When done, press 9 to reboot.
7. Once the screen goes blank remove the SD card
8. Once it's booted, you are all set

You will have the clock, the unified font,the new icons, and the press and hold the enter button to power down the 505.

Use at your own risk.

This new hack is the same as the previous hack except the 1 key is not a page forward key and I hope holding the 1 key works as the 1 key used to with just a press.

This modification is for bookbinder.

JSWolf · 05-01-2008, 03:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ret

My flashing worked ok

Thanks!
So, to power my 505 off I have to press the ENTER button for 5 secs? coz I do that and nothing happens until I press any other button and the screen turns blank. Is that ok?

Mine does eventually turn off on it's own without another key press. maybe you aren't wating long enough. i cannot say for sure.

JSWolf · 05-01-2008, 03:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stepanok

hi
i was wodering...does the hack make the 1 key a page forward button by default....or do i need to do something else to achieve that????
thankkkssss

The first hack I posted here does not change any of the number buttons. But the second hack I just posted is the same as the first but changes the 1 button to page forward. And I hope (not tested) holding the 1 button works as a regular 1 press does.

Donnageddon · 05-01-2008, 11:04 PM

OK... ohkay.... I figured it out.

For any other misguided souls out there, here is why Jon's hack refused to install on my 505.

I dragged the zip file onto my SD card and then extracted the files onto the same SD card.

I am not sure why it made a difference, but once I decided to "experiment" and unziped the files from my computers hard disk directly on to my SD card... it worked!

Have no explanation for why that made the difference, but it did.

Thanks Jon for a great hack!!

Ervserver · 05-02-2008, 12:31 AM

interesting, ok thats solved

growat · 05-02-2008, 12:59 AM

Hi Guys,

Wondered if anyone else had issues with the eBook Library software seeing their SD card after the hack. I erased the hack from the card but have an "error" over the SD card icon in the left hand window of the program. The reader can still see books on the card, but I have to add them manually through windows explorer.

I've only had the Reader a few days but is it the general consensus that the eBook Library is better left asleep and to stick with libprs500?

Thanks,
Graham

04-29-2008, 07:48 PM	#46
growat Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: New York Device: PRS-505	Clock Thanks Sealbeater, that put me on AM/PM.

05-02-2008, 12:59 AM	#60
growat Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: New York Device: PRS-505	SD Card post hack Hi Guys, Wondered if anyone else had issues with the eBook Library software seeing their SD card after the hack. I erased the hack from the card but have an "error" over the SD card icon in the left hand window of the program. The reader can still see books on the card, but I have to add them manually through windows explorer. I've only had the Reader a few days but is it the general consensus that the eBook Library is better left asleep and to stick with libprs500? Thanks, Graham

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04-29-2008, 11:26 PM	#47
Corrective Enthusiast Posts: 32 Karma: 46 Join Date: Apr 2008 Device: PRS-505, PRS-600, PRS-650	making a folder called tmp in the readers drive worked great thanks for that. also thanks for the great hack

04-30-2008, 12:48 AM	#48
Donnageddon Now you lishen here... Posts: 2,494 Karma: 479498 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Seattle-ish Device: Sony PRS-650. Kobo Touch, Kindle Fire	Still no joy. I have the tmp folder, but now when I try to flash at the Run script page, I get a quick "error loading libfskload to /imp/ And then a constant "Exception invalid type" on the Run script page along with the 6: flash image 9: reboot MENU: exit

04-30-2008, 01:26 AM	#49
fifteenjugglers Member Posts: 20 Karma: 113 Join Date: Mar 2008 Device: Sony Reader PRS-505	Awesome! Worked a treat for me Thanks very much! 15j

04-30-2008, 07:05 AM	#50
davidw89 Connoisseur Posts: 51 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: none atm	Is there any chance to make the 1 button as flip through to the next page button?

04-30-2008, 09:33 AM	#51
markiehill Connoisseur Posts: 94 Karma: 192 Join Date: Jul 2006	i had the invalid exception, make sure your memory card is empty before you put the hack on it. i mistakenly allowed it to merge the contents of the hack with the existing directories on my first attempt and got exception message. i then deleted everything off the card , re extracted the hack and it worked perfectly. mark

04-30-2008, 09:38 AM	#52
electristan newbie reader Posts: 102 Karma: 2122142 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Oslo Device: reMarkable, Boox T68, Kobo Mini, Nook STR, Sony PRS-505	This is great the /tmp folder was the key. thanks a lot JSWolf

04-30-2008, 11:08 AM	#53
DrMoze Booknut Posts: 858 Karma: 2852 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: West Palm Beach, Florida! Device: Sony Reader 500/505/300/350, Nook Glowlight Plus (6")	Will this flash remove the cyrillic font capability that I previously flashed onto my 505? (Along with uniform font, new icons, and clock.) Very handy feature, btw!

05-01-2008, 03:31 PM	#54
MSWallack Right, Except When Wrong Posts: 353 Karma: 3968525 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Indianapolis Device: Kindle Oasis 3 (sometimes iPad Mini).	I was also able to successfully hack my 505. I made sure that the \tmp folder exited on the Reader. Also, before hacking, I copied everything off of the SD card to my computer so it was blank when I put the hack image on the card. After successfully hacking, I simply deleted the hack image from the card and copied the files back. I'm so pleased to have the icons, unified font size, and clock back! It's funny: I like my 505 much more than I liked my 500, yet I couldn't get over not having these little upgrades. Now, if we could just hack the direction buttons to become page turn (like the old joystick hack), I'd really be set. I'm curious, given the position of the volume button (I don't listen to MP3s on my Reader) could it be changed to page forward/page back? ---Michael

05-01-2008, 11:04 PM	#58
Donnageddon Now you lishen here... Posts: 2,494 Karma: 479498 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Seattle-ish Device: Sony PRS-650. Kobo Touch, Kindle Fire	OK... ohkay.... I figured it out. For any other misguided souls out there, here is why Jon's hack refused to install on my 505. I dragged the zip file onto my SD card and then extracted the files onto the same SD card. I am not sure why it made a difference, but once I decided to "experiment" and unziped the files from my computers hard disk directly on to my SD card... it worked! Have no explanation for why that made the difference, but it did. Thanks Jon for a great hack!!

05-02-2008, 12:31 AM	#59
Ervserver Wizard Posts: 2,624 Karma: 1008294 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Iowa, USA Device: Nook Simple Touch	interesting, ok thats solved

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