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Mark Cameron · 02-09-2009, 08:06 AM

Calling the experts...any help gratefully appreciated to recover my brick!!

Have a shiny new PRS-505, UK F/W 1.2.00etc. Used the flasher successfully, to customise the buttons. Today, went one step further - TRIED to customise the 'Reader' header by editing the PNG files.... now I'm in trouble...

I hadn't spotted that I'd inadvertently cropped the kBookAssets.png file until after reflashing the PRS-505. That, plus the png file I saved was in non-interlaced format (wasn't mentioned in the instructions, I guessed which option but have subsequently found someone here advising it should be in interlaced format).

SYMPTOMS - the main page is garbled and I can't seem to complete the reflash. However, I seem able to select the various options in the flasher, although they are superimposed on the jumbled screen entries. I have now learned that the US/NA firmware upgade recovery solution doesn't work with the UK firmware - says it's a later version so just stops...no help there)

POSSIBLE SOLUTION? - I can get to choose the flasher's Firmware Update option, so I'm hoping you can advise me how to re-install the as-shipped firmware (I did make a backup before flashing originally)

Thanks!

02-09-2009, 08:06 AM	#177
Mark Cameron Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: SONY PRS-505	Calling the experts...any help gratefully appreciated to recover my brick!! Have a shiny new PRS-505, UK F/W 1.2.00etc. Used the flasher successfully, to customise the buttons. Today, went one step further - TRIED to customise the 'Reader' header by editing the PNG files.... now I'm in trouble... I hadn't spotted that I'd inadvertently cropped the kBookAssets.png file until after reflashing the PRS-505. That, plus the png file I saved was in non-interlaced format (wasn't mentioned in the instructions, I guessed which option but have subsequently found someone here advising it should be in interlaced format). SYMPTOMS - the main page is garbled and I can't seem to complete the reflash. However, I seem able to select the various options in the flasher, although they are superimposed on the jumbled screen entries. I have now learned that the US/NA firmware upgade recovery solution doesn't work with the UK firmware - says it's a later version so just stops...no help there) POSSIBLE SOLUTION? - I can get to choose the flasher's Firmware Update option, so I'm hoping you can advise me how to re-install the as-shipped firmware (I did make a backup before flashing originally) Thanks!