PRS-T1 Testmode / Enable ADB on stock (non-rooted) readers!

[uboot]

I have not tried that because I want to stay with my rooted reader, but there seems to be a way to enable ADB on non-rooted readers too, which should handy for many things:

At first you have to run testmode app. It is installed on every stock reader and can be invoked via http://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/PRST...ering_Testmode

With testmode you can

• dump system log to a text file for troubleshooting
• do factory reset
• boot into recovery mode (provided that you have recovery root file system on internal or external sd card)
• brick your device by hitting buttons you do not know what they are for, so be carefull!

And there is a Switch ADB button in testmode app - guess what it does

With ADB enabled, you can access the reader via ADB shell as described here: http://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/PRST...ng_ADB_to_work


Now, you should be able to do things like installing apps without having to root the device!

adb install myshinynewapp.apk

Of course, you will need an app launcher to run custom apps...

Also you may do battery recalibration by

adb shell rm /data/system/batterstats && reboot

[bookp]

Does this also work if you create the file on the external SD card only?

Edit: Yes, it works. But when I press "Switch ADB", it says "Sorry, this function is not available." How to make it available?

[uboot]

hm, ok. I suspect that you still have to install porkupan's enable-adb package or rupor's addp2sd package, which install a new initrd image...