@camperbc: I'm lost with what the current state of your reader is.... is it rooted? did you manage to get adb access? did you manage to get log files?
Which recovery / root / whatever flash packages did you use exactly and in which order? At which point did you apply Sony update?
I just upgraded my reader to latest firmware. At first I unrooted the device by flashing the recovery set for 1.0.03 matching the current firmware, then I updated with sony updater to 1.0.04, then I re-rooted the device. No probs so far and I also can shut down properly.
So - if all what has been suggested to you didn't help - I need more info from you what exactly you did.
@Flying dog: what exactly is wrong with your device? Are you able to connect via serial console?
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