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Originally Posted by Nick_1964
I now have a window:
Reader: firmware did not complete succesfully.
No posibility to reboot, it bricked.
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This shoudn't happen, and it is virtual impossible to brick a 505.
Try these to unbirck the device:
Recovering From Catastrophic Failure (Unbricking) both extracted form the wiki-pages
A)
Recovering a brick
Note: Some have reported that this does not work. Then try solution B)
1. You're stuck at "Reader starting up"
2. Paperclip the reset button then slide the power toggle.
3. When the screen goes blank, quickly connect the PC usb cable.
The Reader should reboot and show the USB connect in a minute or so, then you can use the Sony Updater to reflash your Reader.
Hint: if the reader is seen by the PC, check the drive refering to readers internal memory, run CHKDSK on it and free as much memory as possible
Solution B)
If you manage to completely brick the device to where it cannot boot at all (remains at "Starting up..." page indefinitely), you will need to do the following to recover to the factory flash image.
1. Charge the device overnight to make sure it has enough power for the recovery process. (or use a externeal wall-charger)
2. Use a paper clip or pin to depress the reset button in the small hole on the back of the unit. Turn the unit on.
3. Wait until the "Starting up..." page is displayed for a few seconds and you see the orange LED blinking. Just count like 3 to 4 sec. from the moment you see the LED blinking.
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 ten times.
5. On the tenth reset let the Reader boot and after a few minutes the message "Firmware update is not finished correctly. Please execute firmware update again." will be displayed.
6. Connect the USB cable and the device will automatically go into recovery ("Updating firmware now...") mode.
7. Flash the device with the original PRS500 updater.
( 8. Make sure you have installed the original Connect Library software that came with the CD. The drivers in Calibre or from a more recent version of the Connect Library software may not let the Firmware updater recognise the device properly, so make sure you are using the original drivers from the CD.
9. Always check if there is not a newer version. This is version 1.0.03.07170. )
Sorry that you face problems, good luck!