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awilkins · 05-12-2009, 05:11 PM

After reading this and other threads, I took a deep breath and tried to customise my unhacked UK 1.2 PRS-505. As a first try, I thought I'd leave all the options unchecked, just adding contact details, hopefully gaining the clock.

As with some other UK users, I got the "/tmp/self upgrade/new_optimg not found" (at least I'm pretty sure it was that file that was reported missing). At the end of the process. I ended up with a 505 which seems exactly as it was before I started, except that operating the power slider will not put the unit into standby, and although sleep mode is enabled, the unit does put itself to sleep. The power slide does work to turn on after I've gone all the way through the menus to turn the unit off, but still won't turn the thing off.

OK, no complaints so far and I would be happy to try again. The thing is, whenever I put the SD card back in the reader, even reformatted and with the files copied back on to it, nothing happens. Sometimes (but not every time) I get a little synchronising logo for a few seconds... then nothing.

I've been using PRSCustomizer 1.04, and have tried using Universal Flasher 2.1 for good measure, but neither has further any effect when I insert the SD card.

I'd rather not lose 1.2 firmware if possible.

Any ideas?

Oh, and thanks for all the hard work you guys put into this.

05-12-2009, 05:11 PM	#641
awilkins Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: PRS-505	Another one for WTF archive? After reading this and other threads, I took a deep breath and tried to customise my unhacked UK 1.2 PRS-505. As a first try, I thought I'd leave all the options unchecked, just adding contact details, hopefully gaining the clock. As with some other UK users, I got the "/tmp/self upgrade/new_optimg not found" (at least I'm pretty sure it was that file that was reported missing). At the end of the process. I ended up with a 505 which seems exactly as it was before I started, except that operating the power slider will not put the unit into standby, and although sleep mode is enabled, the unit does put itself to sleep. The power slide does work to turn on after I've gone all the way through the menus to turn the unit off, but still won't turn the thing off. OK, no complaints so far and I would be happy to try again. The thing is, whenever I put the SD card back in the reader, even reformatted and with the files copied back on to it, nothing happens. Sometimes (but not every time) I get a little synchronising logo for a few seconds... then nothing. I've been using PRSCustomizer 1.04, and have tried using Universal Flasher 2.1 for good measure, but neither has further any effect when I insert the SD card. I'd rather not lose 1.2 firmware if possible. Any ideas? Oh, and thanks for all the hard work you guys put into this.