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Pi Squared · 09-30-2010, 06:14 AM

I've had a UK PRS-505 for a couple of years and been reasonably satisfied with it (like all things Sony IMHO, hardware Alpha+, software Delta-).

For some reason I decided to try to 'improve' it as per the various instructions in this forum. And sure enough I screwed things up. Unfortunately I didn't keep a record of everything I did as I did it, so I can't describe accurately how I arrived at this situation. Anyway, I've managed to recover from the never-ending "Starting up ..." cycle, and various other errors along the way.

Currently I'm left with a US Firmware 1.1.00.18040 version, rather than the UK 1.2 I started with. Am I right in deducing from what I've read that there is no way back to a full UK virgin firmware setup?

I can't seem to locate instructions and/or firmware files to complete this. If not then I'll stop looking and put it down as another of life's interesting experiences. But if there is a way, I'd be interested in having a stab at it.

Thanks in advance

09-30-2010, 06:14 AM	#1416
Pi Squared Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Sony PRS 505	Just seeking confirmation about recovering UK firmware I've had a UK PRS-505 for a couple of years and been reasonably satisfied with it (like all things Sony IMHO, hardware Alpha+, software Delta-). For some reason I decided to try to 'improve' it as per the various instructions in this forum. And sure enough I screwed things up. Unfortunately I didn't keep a record of everything I did as I did it, so I can't describe accurately how I arrived at this situation. Anyway, I've managed to recover from the never-ending "Starting up ..." cycle, and various other errors along the way. Currently I'm left with a US Firmware 1.1.00.18040 version, rather than the UK 1.2 I started with. Am I right in deducing from what I've read that there is no way back to a full UK virgin firmware setup? I can't seem to locate instructions and/or firmware files to complete this. If not then I'll stop looking and put it down as another of life's interesting experiences. But if there is a way, I'd be interested in having a stab at it. Thanks in advance