PRS+: Enhanced firmware for Sony Reader, Folders, Games & more

[elcreative]

Great stuff as usual, swore I wouldn't ask stuff as Alpha but does loss of "via mount option" on 505 mean that old problem of memory size limit is back or new version of direct read works round it anyway...

Originally Posted by kartu

Most stuff available to newer readers also made it into 2.x for 505, that includes opening stuff directly from sd/ms with disabled scan. "via mount" option is gone, however.
Some actions are bugged (wrongly x50 version was taken)
localization doesn't work yet.

And it's, well, alpha. So decide yourself if you want it. Major poing of this 2.x was: a) moving to 2.x codebase b) built-in fb2toepub converter.

[Ripplinger]

Has anyone tested 2.0.10 on the PRS-350 yet? With the problems I've had, I'm thinking about reverting back and doing a clean install of the newest version, without Baroda (at least if I'm reading it correctly I won't need Baroda, correct?).

[VICTORSJG]

Originally Posted by surquizu

Kartu, I installed the PRS + 2.0.10alpha in my prs-505., but the function Mark Books does not work (I have assigned keys on keyBindings). I think the kBookAssets.png file has no symbols (yes in prs-300).

The FB2toEpub converter works well with fb2 books sample in EbookApplication firm, but does not work (error message) with FB2 that there are in Spain (usually created with Book Designer or OOoFBtools). What software used you to create the FB2?

Is possible to recover the multimédia menu with the grouped options of Audio and Video?

thanks. good job

This is the apperance of menu multimedia in the before version

[VICTORSJG]

is it posible to implement the function of book history into continue reading like the before version?

[kartu]

Originally Posted by MiK77

But could you please add a fallback to English when the specific translation is missing?

English texts are not loaded (only one language is loaded at a time) so english translations simply aren't there. One thing that was possible was to remove addon name prefixes.

Originally Posted by surquizu

Kartu, I installed the PRS + 2.0.10alpha in my prs-505., but the function Mark Books does not work (I have assigned keys on keyBindings). I think the kBookAssets.png file has no symbols (yes in prs-300).

Marks do not work with 505 yet. Current solution for 300 will change as well, it is very efficient but unfortunately incompatible with sony libary.

The FB2toEpub converter works well with fb2 books sample in EbookApplication firm, but does not work (error message) with FB2 that there are in Spain (usually created with Book Designer or OOoFBtools). What software used you to create the FB2?

Report fb2 converter problems here please.

Is possible to recover the multimédia menu with the grouped options of Audio and Video?

Yes. I might also enable full menu customization via user.config.

Originally Posted by johnnyb

setup of the alpha unfortunately does not find my PRS-650 won't get past the "reader cannot be found" screen, although everything is properly set up in Parallels, Reader connects to WinXP directly etc

Most likely it is missing Microsoft's VS2008 redistributable (I guess setup didn't correctly detect that it was missing). Install it and it should work.

Originally Posted by elcreative

Great stuff as usual, swore I wouldn't ask stuff as Alpha but does loss of "via mount option" on 505 mean that old problem of memory size limit is back or new version of direct read works round it anyway...

Memory size limit is not back, one thing to remember is that Sony Library/Calibre creates cache that is referencing all books without asking you.

Originally Posted by Ripplinger

Has anyone tested 2.0.10 on the PRS-350 yet? With the problems I've had, I'm thinking about reverting back and doing a clean install of the newest version, without Baroda (at least if I'm reading it correctly I won't need Baroda, correct?).

You don't need to revert back, just install over it. superooberman has already tested it on 350.

Originally Posted by VICTORSJG

is it posible to implement the function of book history into continue reading like the before version?

Nah, this option is gone for good, but it could be possible to achieve the same with menu customizer.

Will have a look at gone "multimedia".

[ewandeep]

Originally Posted by kartu

ewandeep, I don't know what was the problem above, keep in mind that updater installs silently. You can see which version of PRS+ you have via about menu.

Regarding CSS styles, with PRS+ base flash, path and filename is different:

/database/system/PRSPlus/epub/style.css

Ok, thank you it works.
I put all my css files in the folder /database/system/PRSPlus/epub/
and removed the user.config file and all is ok.
So now I wonder if there is no possibility to have a user.config or the directory in which put it is different?

[kartu]

Originally Posted by ewandeep

So now I wonder if there is no possibility to have a user.config or the directory in which put it is different?

What would you put in the user.config? Path to it is still Beta/user.config

[ewandeep]

Originally Posted by kartu

What would you put in the user.config? Path to it is still Beta/user.config

If I put the path of css files in Beta/user.config nothing works (and with 2.0.9 it worked).
On the contrary, if I put the css file in the directory you mentioned before without using user.config, all works.
So, no problem, for me it is ok.
Probably, having installed boroda,2.0.9, then 2.01.10, then universal flasher could have caused problems, but all I need works, so I prefer not make a clean install again.

[kartu]

ewandeep
If you used ...setup.exe it has overwritten your original firmware, whatever it was.

[VICTORSJG]

Originally Posted by kartu

Nah, this option is gone for good, but it could be possible to achieve the same with menu customizer.

Will have a look at gone "multimedia".

So in this case, a good solution would be create in menu customizer apart from continue reading and book history this is done, multimedia (now playing, pictures, songs), and continue reading with bookhistory incluide.

thanks

[mgriffiths]

Dear Kartu and team,

Am sorry to bother you, but now that the new installer is ready with baseflasher, can someone please explain how I should install it?

Can I just copy the huge setup.exe to an SD card, insert the SD card, then it will run? Or should I connect my 950 to my computer, copy the huge setup file to the root directory of the 950. Then what do I do? Switch off then back on again?
Or should I copy the file over to the 950 then click on it in windows explorer?

Also I saw from an earlier answer the VS2008 redistributable was needed - I hope not. How would I implement this, or is it taken care of in your setup.exe file.

I know you did great work but I wonder whether your setup instructions are now confusing since they seem to apply for the version without base flasher (whatever that is), and not your new setup.exe file?

I am sorry to bother you but I dont want to brick my 950.
I am very keen to be able to download files using wifi and then read them. My office laptop lacks an SD reader so I cant transfer files easily. It would be great to send files to gmail or dropbox then pick up on the 950. So I see many advantages to your software and appreciate your work. I was waiting for the selfcontained version and am grateful you wrote it, but please for newbies if you can give me really basic instructions that would be great, and perhaps put in the sticky and on the wiki guide too. Or is it best for me not to try given my lack of computer knowledge?

Thanks for helping, I appreciate your efforts (and others in this forum) to write this software. Sorry for my ignorance.

[kartu]

mgriffiths
The install guide wiki page was updated.
Basically with setup.exe you just start it, and follow instructions on the screen.

Anyway it's smart enough that putting it into wrong place wont brick your reader. Basically the only (non programmatic) way to brick it that I could imagine would be by resetting the reader during flashing procedure.

[mgriffiths]

Dear Kartu,

Thank you. So I connect my 950 using usb, copy the exe file over to the root (parent) directory, switch off the 950, switch on the 950, then the 950 boots up using your setup.exe file and that's it? Is it as simple as this?

The wiki says this:
350 / 650 / 950
Simply use corresponding "...setup.exe". (Updates could also be installed manually by unpacking PRSPInstaller into internal memory and restarting the reader, as with 600. You will also need to unpack boroda or amutin launcher into internal memory, depending on firmware that you have.)
The stuff in parentheses was hard to follow and I think applied to your earlier versions, when no base flasher.

Thank you for your work - I know you did an incredible amount and may be tedious to go back and change all the instructions, also when you are writing for so many machines.

best regards

[kartu]

mgriffiths
Connect the reader and run ...setup.exe from your PC.
Stuff in parentheses is obviously for those, who are installing manually (not your case).

PS
If anyone has better wording for any part of any instruction, please, don't be shy.

[jackie_w]

Originally Posted by kartu

If anyone has better wording for any part of any instruction, please, don't be shy.

How about this:

350 / 650 / 950

1. Download the corresponding "...setup.exe" to your PC.
   
2. Connect your reader to the PC.
   
3. Double-click the .exe on the PC. The program will give you all necessary instructions on your PC screen.

Note: People who already have the boroda or amutin custom firmware loaded on their reader can also use the above instructions.