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kacir · 08-01-2008, 05:07 AM

I personally would not be willing to risk bricking MY reader by running the update on an untested configuration. There are quite a lot of things that can go wrong during a firmware update and leave you with a bricked unit.

For me, my Reader (I 'only' own PRS500) was way too expensive and the nearest Sony service center is several thousand kilometers away.

I even put the PC I was making my firmware update on on an UPS to avoid a mishap due to loss of power. Not that it ever happens here, but you know Murphys law.
You can also do the firmware update on a notebook with charged batteries.

Consider what is easier for you:
- to borrow a windows computer for 5 minutes or ask a nearest computer shop for help
- or to return bricked unit (probability 1:1000 or less)

08-01-2008, 05:07 AM	#3
kacir Wizard Posts: 3,463 Karma: 10684861 Join Date: May 2006 Device: PocketBook 360, before it was Sony Reader, cassiopeia A-20	I personally would not be willing to risk bricking MY reader by running the update on an untested configuration. There are quite a lot of things that can go wrong during a firmware update and leave you with a bricked unit. For me, my Reader (I 'only' own PRS500) was way too expensive and the nearest Sony service center is several thousand kilometers away. I even put the PC I was making my firmware update on on an UPS to avoid a mishap due to loss of power. Not that it ever happens here, but you know Murphys law. You can also do the firmware update on a notebook with charged batteries. Consider what is easier for you: - to borrow a windows computer for 5 minutes or ask a nearest computer shop for help - or to return bricked unit (probability 1:1000 or less)