PRS-500 Hack Builder! - Page 7

Nogg · 09-06-2007, 12:01 PM

The Help menu in HackBuilder contains information about each of the hacks in more detail than the names provide.

Here's a link to very good instructions on flashing:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12573

Also, don't worry too much about bricking your reader. It's a little scary the first time, but it's pretty easy to recover from. I've been doing a bunch of development, bricking it back and forth, and have recovered every time.

flamaest · 09-06-2007, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Nogg

bricking it back and forth

could you briefly talk about how you unbrick this.. ??

do you simply load an SD card with a default hackbuilder SD-card-root; press 5, 6, and 9 on the reader.. and your are good-to-go..?

Thanks,
F.

flamaest · 09-06-2007, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Nogg

I just tested it and it should be really easy. I'll do it right now!

Done! Added the icons as one of the selectable hacks. This increases the size of the flash by about 40k, even if you don't install the new icons. That's not very big, but you can manually delete the kBookIconDiablo.png from the scripts folder after building your hacks, if you're worried about it.

will these new icons allow for showing the status of music playing while reading a book..?

Thanks,
F.

JSWolf · 09-06-2007, 03:03 PM

One more suggestion if you please Nogg...

How about the ability to save your selections so you can get them back just by loading in the settings file?

mdhuang · 09-06-2007, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

One more suggestion if you please Nogg...

How about the ability to save your selections so you can get them back just by loading in the settings file?

Good suggestion. What I do now is save a screen shot for reference.

beartard · 09-06-2007, 04:23 PM

Nogg, just out of curiosity, you mentioned that Diablo's iconset would be flashed regardless. If it's just a matter of changing the name in the xml file, there's the possibility of changing from Sony's to Diablo's icons and back at whim. Am I understanding this correctly?

One other silly question. I notice the drop-down menus for button remapping are editable. Does that mean that I can type in my own function rather than selecting the drop-down options?

Nogg · 09-06-2007, 10:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by flamaest

could you briefly talk about how you unbrick this.. ??

do you simply load an SD card with a default hackbuilder SD-card-root; press 5, 6, and 9 on the reader.. and your are good-to-go..?

Thanks,
F.

Hopefully, you won't be able to brick the Reader with HackBuilder, but if it does happen, there are plenty of posts that talk about fixing it. Usually, I have to reset the device, and then plug into usb, and then reapply the firmware.

Nogg · 09-06-2007, 10:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by flamaest

will these new icons allow for showing the status of music playing while reading a book..?

Thanks,
F.

No, this is the existing menu icon hack. I just added it into HackBuilder

Nogg · 09-06-2007, 10:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

One more suggestion if you please Nogg...

How about the ability to save your selections so you can get them back just by loading in the settings file?

I've gotten that suggestion before and I knew it would be asked for. I'll put it at the top of my list, after figuring out a good fix for the joystick flip + history conflict.

Nogg · 09-06-2007, 10:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by beartard

Nogg, just out of curiosity, you mentioned that Diablo's iconset would be flashed regardless. If it's just a matter of changing the name in the xml file, there's the possibility of changing from Sony's to Diablo's icons and back at whim. Am I understanding this correctly?

One other silly question. I notice the drop-down menus for button remapping are editable. Does that mean that I can type in my own function rather than selecting the drop-down options?

Yes, if you select the Diablo Icon hack, you'll get his. If you don't, you'll get the original Reader icons.

Hm, it should not be editable. I'll have to fix that.

Nogg · 09-07-2007, 01:19 AM

Ok, I've added the save/load config options in the File menu. You can save out a single configuration, load it back in, or load the default (no hacks) config.

It will also load the saved config when you start up the program.

(still working on joystick page flip + history issue)

jaffer1979 · 09-07-2007, 06:30 AM

Hey Nogg I just wanted to thank you for all the work you have done on this. When I got my reader a month and a half ago-ish figuring out how to blend the hacks together wasn't quite as straight forward as they are now thanks to you. This utility makes selecting the hacks you want pretty fool proof (as evidence that this fool can use it)! Very cool stuff!

flamaest · 09-07-2007, 12:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nogg

Hopefully, you won't be able to brick the Reader with HackBuilder, but if it does happen, there are plenty of posts that talk about fixing it. Usually, I have to reset the device, and then plug into usb, and then reapply the firmware.

wow, i wish all products were this easy to unbrick..

F.

mdhuang · 09-07-2007, 02:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by flamaest

wow, i wish all products were this easy to unbrick..

F.

But be warned: make sure you charge the reader before burning the firmware and make sure your Windows PC is stable as well. Someone has managed to brick his reader because his PC crashed or frozen during the firmware transfer.

flamaest · 09-08-2007, 01:28 AM

wow.. lots of new versions since i last checked.. any updates on the audio pause function and music icon?

Thanx,
F.

09-06-2007, 04:23 PM	#96
beartard Minister of Linux Posts: 196 Karma: 73235 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Winter Haven, Florida, USA Device: nook, T-Mobile MyTouch 3G Slide	Nogg, just out of curiosity, you mentioned that Diablo's iconset would be flashed regardless. If it's just a matter of changing the name in the xml file, there's the possibility of changing from Sony's to Diablo's icons and back at whim. Am I understanding this correctly? One other silly question. I notice the drop-down menus for button remapping are editable. Does that mean that I can type in my own function rather than selecting the drop-down options? Last edited by beartard; 09-06-2007 at 04:30 PM.

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09-06-2007, 12:01 PM	#91
Nogg Literate! Posts: 256 Karma: 2247 Join Date: Mar 2007 Device: PRS-500	The Help menu in HackBuilder contains information about each of the hacks in more detail than the names provide. Here's a link to very good instructions on flashing: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12573 Also, don't worry too much about bricking your reader. It's a little scary the first time, but it's pretty easy to recover from. I've been doing a bunch of development, bricking it back and forth, and have recovered every time.

09-06-2007, 03:03 PM	#94
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,736 Karma: 145864619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	One more suggestion if you please Nogg... How about the ability to save your selections so you can get them back just by loading in the settings file?

09-07-2007, 01:19 AM	#101
Nogg Literate! Posts: 256 Karma: 2247 Join Date: Mar 2007 Device: PRS-500	Ok, I've added the save/load config options in the File menu. You can save out a single configuration, load it back in, or load the default (no hacks) config. It will also load the saved config when you start up the program. (still working on joystick page flip + history issue)

09-07-2007, 06:30 AM	#102
jaffer1979 Enthusiast Posts: 30 Karma: 50 Join Date: Aug 2007 Device: SonyPrs-500/Palm T\|X	Hey Nogg I just wanted to thank you for all the work you have done on this. When I got my reader a month and a half ago-ish figuring out how to blend the hacks together wasn't quite as straight forward as they are now thanks to you. This utility makes selecting the hacks you want pretty fool proof (as evidence that this fool can use it)! Very cool stuff!

09-08-2007, 01:28 AM	#105
flamaest Groupie Posts: 155 Karma: 1044459 Join Date: Jul 2007 Device: prs-500	wow.. lots of new versions since i last checked.. any updates on the audio pause function and music icon? Thanx, F.

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