PRS-500 Sony Reader PRS-500 universal flasher - Page 13

pcinfoman · 08-14-2007, 10:21 PM

I have 85.7MB free on my Sony Reader and my memory card has 479MB free

pcinfoman · 08-14-2007, 11:04 PM

OK, I found the solution at https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...5&postcount=20

The files need to be in the root directory of the SD card.

NatCh · 08-15-2007, 09:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pcinfoman

I have 85.7MB free on my Sony Reader and my memory card has 479MB free

That should certainly be enough.

Quote:

Originally Posted by pcinfoman

OK, I found the solution at https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...5&postcount=20

The files need to be in the root directory of the SD card.

Ach!

Yeah, that'll do it. Always somethin' simple that trips a body up. Unless it's a bunch of somethings simple.

Anyway, glad you got it worked out.

JSWolf · 08-21-2007, 08:31 PM

igorsk (or anyone who knows), when you say to connect the reader to the USB and then run Connect to save the info before turning it off or flashing it, what exactly needs to be done? Does that mean to double click on Sony Reader in Connect once Connect is running and the Sony is plugged into the USB?

nerys · 08-31-2007, 04:38 AM

PDB support would be soooo nice :-) I have sooo mamy books in PDB :-)

mosteo · 08-31-2007, 05:31 AM

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Originally Posted by nerys

PDB support would be soooo nice :-) I have sooo mamy books in PDB :-)

Me too have some lots of pdb. I guess at the very least, a pdb->lrf must be if not easy, quite doable, given already existing tools.

JSWolf · 08-31-2007, 09:18 AM

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Originally Posted by mosteo

Me too have some lots of pdb. I guess at the very least, a pdb->lrf must be if not easy, quite doable, given already existing tools.

if the PDB is not full of DRM, Book Designer should be able to load it.

mosteo · 08-31-2007, 09:39 AM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

if the PDB is not full of DRM, Book Designer should be able to load it.

For sure my pdb aren't.

Alexander Turcic · 08-31-2007, 11:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nerys

PDB support would be soooo nice :-) I have sooo mamy books in PDB :-)

.pdb is just a container. It could contain e-books in the eReader format, as well as e-books in other formats such as iSilo, Plucker, ...

nerys · 08-31-2007, 08:08 PM

I just want to be able to drop a pdb onto the memory card without having to do any conversion. I have over 9000 of them :-)

JSWolf · 08-31-2007, 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by nerys

I just want to be able to drop a pdb onto the memory card without having to do any conversion. I have over 9000 of them :-)

you can do that. But your Sony won't display any of them. not without conversion.

mdhuang · 08-31-2007, 11:13 PM

Does the flasher work under the latest firmware 1.0.03.07170? Has anyone tried it? I receive my reader today, can't wait to install all those hacks!

JSWolf · 08-31-2007, 11:28 PM

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Originally Posted by mdhuang

Does the flasher work under the latest firmware 1.0.03.07170? Has anyone tried it? I receive my reader today, can't wait to install all those hacks!

yes, they all work with the latest firmware. Have fun!

beartard · 09-04-2007, 06:23 PM

Might be a dumb question, but can the universal flasher be used to unbrick from a wanton hack application session?

I must've gotten something wrong in the last one I made up and I get stuck on the "Starting Up" screen.

I just need /opt re-flashed. My firmware should be fine. ;-)

Nogg · 09-04-2007, 07:00 PM

If the menu comes up when you insert the card, then yeah, just reflash with a good set of files.

If not, and you're still bricked after a reset, you'll likely have to reapply the firmware.

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08-14-2007, 10:21 PM	#181
pcinfoman Enthusiast Posts: 42 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2007 Device: Sony eReader PRS-500	I have 85.7MB free on my Sony Reader and my memory card has 479MB free

08-14-2007, 11:04 PM	#182
pcinfoman Enthusiast Posts: 42 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2007 Device: Sony eReader PRS-500	OK, I found the solution at https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...5&postcount=20 The files need to be in the root directory of the SD card.

08-21-2007, 08:31 PM	#184
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 80,782 Karma: 150249619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	igorsk (or anyone who knows), when you say to connect the reader to the USB and then run Connect to save the info before turning it off or flashing it, what exactly needs to be done? Does that mean to double click on Sony Reader in Connect once Connect is running and the Sony is plugged into the USB?

08-31-2007, 04:38 AM	#185
nerys Addict Posts: 243 Karma: 48 Join Date: Dec 2006 Device: PRS 500 - REB 1200	PDB support would be soooo nice :-) I have sooo mamy books in PDB :-)

08-31-2007, 08:08 PM	#190
nerys Addict Posts: 243 Karma: 48 Join Date: Dec 2006 Device: PRS 500 - REB 1200	I just want to be able to drop a pdb onto the memory card without having to do any conversion. I have over 9000 of them :-)

08-31-2007, 11:13 PM	#192
mdhuang Bookworm Posts: 113 Karma: 154 Join Date: Aug 2007 Device: Sony CLIE NX80V, PRS-500	Does the flasher work under the latest firmware 1.0.03.07170? Has anyone tried it? I receive my reader today, can't wait to install all those hacks!

09-04-2007, 06:23 PM	#194
beartard Minister of Linux Posts: 196 Karma: 73235 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Winter Haven, Florida, USA Device: nook, T-Mobile MyTouch 3G Slide	Might be a dumb question, but can the universal flasher be used to unbrick from a wanton hack application session? I must've gotten something wrong in the last one I made up and I get stuck on the "Starting Up" screen. I just need /opt re-flashed. My firmware should be fine. ;-)

09-04-2007, 07:00 PM	#195
Nogg Literate! Posts: 256 Karma: 2247 Join Date: Mar 2007 Device: PRS-500	If the menu comes up when you insert the card, then yeah, just reflash with a good set of files. If not, and you're still bricked after a reset, you'll likely have to reapply the firmware.