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Originally Posted by Valloric
Flash the Reader with PRSCustomizer using the localization options. Then you will be able to switch to English or one of the other languages provided. |
That will brick his Reader due to firmware changes in 1.3
This new French (1.3) firmware introduces "official" localization that depends on external language files: for the French firmware (1.3) kbookLanguageAssets_en-US.xml or
kbookLanguageAssets_fr-FR.xml. To select English the main.xml must be modified. I haven't discovered a keystroke to make the switch.
In main.xml change
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<kbookLanguages id="LANG" default="fr" width="0" height="0" visible="false">
to
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<kbookLanguages id="LANG" default="en" width="0" height="0" visible="false">
I've attached a main.xml file that you can use to swap languages on your 505. Download a copy of
PRSCustomizer and copy the
contents of its folder sdcard to the root of an sd card. Be sure to copy the folder's contents, not the folder itself!
Copy the attached main.xml file into the sdcard folder: files.505.1.3.00.22070/opt/sony/ebook/application/resources/scripts
Put the card in your Reader and let Igorsk's Universal Flasher start. From it's menu, choose options #5, then #6. When your Reader reboots, it should be in English. It works here, but try this at your own risk.
If you want to switch to the US firmware you can use the
US/Canadian Sony Updater.
If you are unable to run the Sony Updater because it complains that your Reader firmware is current you have two options.
1. Run Igorsk's Universal Flasher and choose option #7. This will put your Reader into firmware update mode. Then re-run the Sony Updater.
2. Uncompress the Sony Updater (it's really a big zip file) and change the file prs505/eBookUpdater/assets/updaterAssets/PRSVersion.dat so that 110018040 reads 130022071 - once that's done, the Sony Updater work at any time.