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Old 12-29-2010, 01:45 PM   #158
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Device: iPad 4, iPhone 4, iPod touch, Sony PRS 300
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Originally Posted by kartu View Post
To elaborate on problems with deletes/formats (weird if you have to format more than once). Sony's software is caching UI files. It does NOT support working with files that get deleted / changed, for obvious reason. So when you start ebookapps, then change its files in internal memory, you get cache that is half broken as well as file system that is half broken.

So if ebookapps has started, you have NO clean way to modify its files! On the bright side, it doesn't start if you connect it to USB while reader is booting. So as a rule of thumb, when modifying something related to it:

a) restart the reader (settings => advanced settings => shutdown, then switch it on)
b) immediately connect it to USB while it's still booting
c) now you can change files on Internal Memory
kartu,

Thanks for your patience.

I performed a Hard Reset and then I did what you suggested above. However, when I unplug the USB cord from the PRS-300, I immediately get the Boot Menu with the 2 choices of ebook applications and Sony. I chose ebook applications and got no response. I chose Sony and then went through the Settings menus and shut down the reader. I powered the reader back on and got the Boot menu again. I tried selecting ebook applications and waited...nothing. I chose Sony and the PRS+ menus came back up.

There's got to be something I'm missing.

P.S. I did neglect to say that when I connected the Sony to my Windows 7 PC, I got a pop up box asking me if I wanted to Scan and Fix Removable Disk. I chose Continue without Scanning. Should I choose Scan and Fix?
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