PRS-T1 Any help to my bricked T1 is great, thanks a million!

einknewbie · 11-21-2014, 09:20 PM

There has been a long time since last thread. But my T1 is just the same - bricked as normal.

So I write this new thread in short.

1. My T1 is bricked.

2. I did a full charge to my T1. With 1.03 packed TF card in, keeping "home+menu" down and powering on the device is useless. Because -

There is
no processing bar on the screen,
no opening book sign,
no arrows.

Its screen is stick as usual since bricked.

The power led is kept twinking in amber (yellow) color.

The sd card indictor is dark, no flashing.

3. That's it. The amber color won't be twinking until the power is off.

And how could I possibly repair my SONY PRS-T1? Any help to my bricked T1 is great, thanks a million!

Rizla · 11-21-2014, 09:34 PM

You attempted repartition. That's how T1s get bricked. Try hard reset, and search for rwcovery packages. But I think you killed it with repartition.
If you are in N.America you can get a T2 cheap on ebay. But not all T2s can be rooted. See what you can get cheap.

einknewbie · 11-21-2014, 09:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rizla

You attempted repartition. That's how T1s get bricked. Try hard reset, and search for rwcovery packages. But I think you killed it with repartition.
If you are in N.America you can get a T2 cheap on ebay. But not all T2s can be rooted. See what you can get cheap.

Thank you.

There is no problem after repartition for a long time.

reset+power is hard reset, right? After that, I tried 1.03 or 1.05 recovery packages, the screen is stick as normal, and sd reader indicator is dark, no flashing at all.

If there is no hope at all. I will buy a kobo aura HD.

itisbomb · 11-21-2014, 10:59 PM

Nope, reset+power is not hard reset.

Clink on the following link for a step-by-step guide for hard reset. (I hope it is not aginst the rule to put a link in this thread.)

http://t1-reader.ru/en/reference/factory.html

Please note that the hard reset will delete all books and information you have on your PRS-T1.

Hope the hard reset can solve your problem.

Rizla · 11-22-2014, 10:04 AM

T1s do just get slow and / or die. I wasn't impressed with the T1.

didoto · 12-04-2014, 03:00 AM

Hi,

I also have two PRS T1 with different symptom:

1. The first one will not shutdown, but just got freezed on Shutting down screen.
Right now I am at the 4th cycle of charging and discharging fully the battery - I read somewehere in the forum this has helped.
It connects to computer and the drive is accessible and the content could be written/deleted
Becuase of not able to shutdown I am not able to apply fully any package, becuase all of the require shut down, which I can not accomplish and finally just reset the Reader.
Otherwise it is fully functional

, but when WiFi on, the battery is drained within 24 hours - I do not know why, maybe old battery or internal nonstop processes drain battery (and maybe it prevents the device from effectively shutting down).

2. The other one is stuck on opening book and no progress bar
No hard reset possible because bar does not move.
Tried SD recovery - package 04 and 05 and some of rupor, Only 04 works, but it happens this way:
When I initalize SD rescue the bar do not move and SD light does not blink, but after 30-40 seconds it self resets and the light of the SD starts blinking and the bar start to progress. Then it goes to Updating, after that it gives: Done. Manual reset is required,,,,
I use the reset hole and it restarts, but again no bar progress at all.... Very strange for me.

Any help would be very appreciated

As I can judge the both of them are not to be thrown to the garbage, but still they ar not OK.

Thanks a lot!

khalleron · 12-10-2014, 07:36 PM

What I would try on both of these is to first remove every book you have on there, and then try to do a hard reset.

Good luck!

didoto · 12-12-2014, 08:34 AM

Hi,

For:
1) I have tried hard reset and it started and as usually it blocks at Shutting down. Then I use reset after half an hour and the device starts and it seems that the hard reset has worked, because the content has changed (only the "factory" books are loaded in memory), but it again can not shut down.
Although I have tried this without deleting the books before that. I will try deleting them also to see.
2) I can not access internal memory to delete the books - the progress bar does not start to move and no welcome screen is reached and no device is recognized by the computer (with XP).
I am wondering is there a way to start the reader and to load welcome screen from SD only and from there to try perform reset through settings?

Thanks for ideas!

khalleron · 12-12-2014, 11:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by didoto

Hi,

For:
1) I have tried hard reset and it started and as usually it blocks at Shutting down. Then I use reset after half an hour and the device starts and it seems that the hard reset has worked, because the content has changed (only the "factory" books are loaded in memory), but it again can not shut down.
Although I have tried this without deleting the books before that. I will try deleting them also to see.
2) I can not access internal memory to delete the books - the progress bar does not start to move and no welcome screen is reached and no device is recognized by the computer (with XP).
I am wondering is there a way to start the reader and to load welcome screen from SD only and from there to try perform reset through settings?

Thanks for ideas!

A couple of questions - do you use Calibre? Do you have access to a computer with an more modern OS than XP?

didoto · 12-12-2014, 02:10 PM

No and no

didoto · 12-18-2014, 08:24 AM

Hi khalleron,

I installed the Calibre.
But the system is still XP.
Can I do something with this Calibre now to help resolve the issues?

Quote:

Originally Posted by khalleron

A couple of questions - do you use Calibre? Do you have access to a computer with an more modern OS than XP?

khalleron · 12-18-2014, 11:28 AM

You can use Calibre to remove your books from the device and keep them nice and safe on your computer while you try to save your device.

Your device should reset easier if it's not trying to reload hundreds of books.

See if Calibre will recognize your device and then let's go on from there. Remove your books, do a hard reset and see what happens.

The latest Sony software is not supported on XP, which is why I would like it if you had access to a more up-to-date operating system.

11-21-2014, 09:20 PM	#1
einknewbie Member Posts: 14 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2014 Device: sony prs t1, amazon kindle 3,	Any help to my bricked T1 is great, thanks a million! There has been a long time since last thread. But my T1 is just the same - bricked as normal. So I write this new thread in short. 1. My T1 is bricked. 2. I did a full charge to my T1. With 1.03 packed TF card in, keeping "home+menu" down and powering on the device is useless. Because - There is no processing bar on the screen, no opening book sign, no arrows. Its screen is stick as usual since bricked. The power led is kept twinking in amber (yellow) color. The sd card indictor is dark, no flashing. 3. That's it. The amber color won't be twinking until the power is off. And how could I possibly repair my SONY PRS-T1? Any help to my bricked T1 is great, thanks a million!

12-04-2014, 03:00 AM	#6
didoto Enthusiast Posts: 34 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2014 Device: Kobo H2O	Hi, I also have two PRS T1 with different symptom: 1. The first one will not shutdown, but just got freezed on Shutting down screen. Right now I am at the 4th cycle of charging and discharging fully the battery - I read somewehere in the forum this has helped. It connects to computer and the drive is accessible and the content could be written/deleted Becuase of not able to shutdown I am not able to apply fully any package, becuase all of the require shut down, which I can not accomplish and finally just reset the Reader. Otherwise it is fully functional, but when WiFi on, the battery is drained within 24 hours - I do not know why, maybe old battery or internal nonstop processes drain battery (and maybe it prevents the device from effectively shutting down). 2. The other one is stuck on opening book and no progress bar No hard reset possible because bar does not move. Tried SD recovery - package 04 and 05 and some of rupor, Only 04 works, but it happens this way: When I initalize SD rescue the bar do not move and SD light does not blink, but after 30-40 seconds it self resets and the light of the SD starts blinking and the bar start to progress. Then it goes to Updating, after that it gives: Done. Manual reset is required,,,, I use the reset hole and it restarts, but again no bar progress at all.... Very strange for me. Any help would be very appreciated As I can judge the both of them are not to be thrown to the garbage, but still they ar not OK. Thanks a lot!

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11-21-2014, 09:34 PM	#2
Rizla Member Retired Posts: 3,183 Karma: 11721895 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: Nook STR (rooted) & Sony T2	You attempted repartition. That's how T1s get bricked. Try hard reset, and search for rwcovery packages. But I think you killed it with repartition. If you are in N.America you can get a T2 cheap on ebay. But not all T2s can be rooted. See what you can get cheap.

11-21-2014, 10:59 PM	#4
itisbomb Evangelist Posts: 400 Karma: 1997754 Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Third planet from the sun Device: PaperWhite 4	Nope, reset+power is not hard reset. Clink on the following link for a step-by-step guide for hard reset. (I hope it is not aginst the rule to put a link in this thread.) http://t1-reader.ru/en/reference/factory.html Please note that the hard reset will delete all books and information you have on your PRS-T1. Hope the hard reset can solve your problem.

11-22-2014, 10:04 AM	#5
Rizla Member Retired Posts: 3,183 Karma: 11721895 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: Nook STR (rooted) & Sony T2	T1s do just get slow and / or die. I wasn't impressed with the T1.

12-10-2014, 07:36 PM	#7
khalleron Kate Posts: 1,700 Karma: 3605799 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Oregon, United States Device: MeeBook, Kobo Libra Colour	What I would try on both of these is to first remove every book you have on there, and then try to do a hard reset. Good luck!

12-12-2014, 08:34 AM	#8
didoto Enthusiast Posts: 34 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2014 Device: Kobo H2O	Hi, For: 1) I have tried hard reset and it started and as usually it blocks at Shutting down. Then I use reset after half an hour and the device starts and it seems that the hard reset has worked, because the content has changed (only the "factory" books are loaded in memory), but it again can not shut down. Although I have tried this without deleting the books before that. I will try deleting them also to see. 2) I can not access internal memory to delete the books - the progress bar does not start to move and no welcome screen is reached and no device is recognized by the computer (with XP). I am wondering is there a way to start the reader and to load welcome screen from SD only and from there to try perform reset through settings? Thanks for ideas!

12-12-2014, 02:10 PM	#10
didoto Enthusiast Posts: 34 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2014 Device: Kobo H2O	No and no

12-18-2014, 11:28 AM	#12
khalleron Kate Posts: 1,700 Karma: 3605799 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Oregon, United States Device: MeeBook, Kobo Libra Colour	You can use Calibre to remove your books from the device and keep them nice and safe on your computer while you try to save your device. Your device should reset easier if it's not trying to reload hundreds of books. See if Calibre will recognize your device and then let's go on from there. Remove your books, do a hard reset and see what happens. The latest Sony software is not supported on XP, which is why I would like it if you had access to a more up-to-date operating system.

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