PRS-505 My Sony is Bricked.

mikaelalind · 01-16-2012, 07:06 PM

So, my 505 re-booted without warning ( which isn't uncommon. It does that sometimes), however this time it kept re-booting. I reset it, but it didn't solve anything. So, I opened Calibre and deleted all the books. I safely removed it, and checked. It seemed to work properly. So I decided to connect it again, and add some books. Which was a mistake

. When I disconnected it, my was Sony blank. It didn't respond when I slided the power switch

I am at a bit of a loss. I am charging it now, in an attempt to see if my Sony works tomorrow. Otherwise I'm without an e-reader until I have the money to buy a new one. sigh.

Edit: Nope. Still shows the same behaviour. When I connected it to Calibre, an error popped up saying it was unable to communicate with the device

. I am wondering, though, if the database is corrupt.

Not that I know how to fix it...

Ashjuk · 01-17-2012, 02:26 PM

Did you do a soft or hard reset? If it was a soft one it might be worth trying a hard reset to see if that clears the problem.

I've no idea how to do that for a 505 but I'm sure the procedure is documented here somewhere.

mikaelalind · 01-17-2012, 02:46 PM

I did a soft reset. I think. I'll try a hard reset when I get home tomorrow. There might be hope after all

.

Mark Nord · 01-18-2012, 07:03 AM

mikaela,

please note that a hard-reset as described in the WIKI will wipeout InternalMemory (IM) erasing all your books, notes, bookmarks a.s.o

I would first try to:
reset the reader (paperclip ....)
flip the power-slider, amber LED should be shown,
within the next 1-2 seconds connect to USB (calibre closed)

The USB-connected screen should show up
and three removeable medias should show up in Explorer / Finder (Windows/MacOs) READER = IM and one for MemoryStick and SD-Card Slot.

Now you can backup your files and may try to run CHKDSK on IM or format it .

Remove-safely, disconnect USB, hopfulley UI will show up.

Ashjuk · 01-18-2012, 02:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mark Nord

mikaela,

please note that a hard-reset as described in the WIKI will wipeout InternalMemory (IM) erasing all your books, notes, bookmarks a.s.o

I would first try to:
reset the reader (paperclip ....)
flip the power-slider, amber LED should be shown,
within the next 1-2 seconds connect to USB (calibre closed)

The USB-connected screen should show up
and three removeable medias should show up in Explorer / Finder (Windows/MacOs) READER = IM and one for MemoryStick and SD-Card Slot.

Now you can backup your files and may try to run CHKDSK on IM or format it .

Remove-safely, disconnect USB, hopfulley UI will show up.

He/she has already deleted all the content from the device, see original post, so there is no problem with doing a hard reset.

mikaelalind · 01-18-2012, 03:02 PM

The formatting worked. Yay! Thank you Mark and Ashjuk for your help

Ashjuk · 01-19-2012, 03:39 AM

I'm glad to hear you fixed the problem. I hope for your sake it does not happen again.

01-16-2012, 07:06 PM	#1
mikaelalind Fanatic Posts: 590 Karma: 788068 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Sweden Device: Sony PRS 505, Cybook Odessey	My Sony is Bricked. So, my 505 re-booted without warning ( which isn't uncommon. It does that sometimes), however this time it kept re-booting. I reset it, but it didn't solve anything. So, I opened Calibre and deleted all the books. I safely removed it, and checked. It seemed to work properly. So I decided to connect it again, and add some books. Which was a mistake. When I disconnected it, my was Sony blank. It didn't respond when I slided the power switch I am at a bit of a loss. I am charging it now, in an attempt to see if my Sony works tomorrow. Otherwise I'm without an e-reader until I have the money to buy a new one. sigh. Edit: Nope. Still shows the same behaviour. When I connected it to Calibre, an error popped up saying it was unable to communicate with the device . I am wondering, though, if the database is corrupt. Not that I know how to fix it... Last edited by mikaelalind; 01-17-2012 at 05:48 AM.

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01-17-2012, 02:26 PM	#2
Ashjuk Fanatic Posts: 500 Karma: 3498633 Join Date: May 2011 Location: Surrey, UK Device: Kobo Aura One, Sony PRS 600/650	Did you do a soft or hard reset? If it was a soft one it might be worth trying a hard reset to see if that clears the problem. I've no idea how to do that for a 505 but I'm sure the procedure is documented here somewhere.

01-17-2012, 02:46 PM	#3
mikaelalind Fanatic Posts: 590 Karma: 788068 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Sweden Device: Sony PRS 505, Cybook Odessey	I did a soft reset. I think. I'll try a hard reset when I get home tomorrow. There might be hope after all .

01-18-2012, 07:03 AM	#4
Mark Nord 2B \|\| !2B Posts: 854 Karma: 327896 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Austria Device: Sony PRS505/650/T1/tolino vision 5	mikaela, please note that a hard-reset as described in the WIKI will wipeout InternalMemory (IM) erasing all your books, notes, bookmarks a.s.o I would first try to: reset the reader (paperclip ....) flip the power-slider, amber LED should be shown, within the next 1-2 seconds connect to USB (calibre closed) The USB-connected screen should show up and three removeable medias should show up in Explorer / Finder (Windows/MacOs) READER = IM and one for MemoryStick and SD-Card Slot. Now you can backup your files and may try to run CHKDSK on IM or format it . Remove-safely, disconnect USB, hopfulley UI will show up.

01-18-2012, 03:02 PM	#6
mikaelalind Fanatic Posts: 590 Karma: 788068 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Sweden Device: Sony PRS 505, Cybook Odessey	The formatting worked. Yay! Thank you Mark and Ashjuk for your help

01-19-2012, 03:39 AM	#7
Ashjuk Fanatic Posts: 500 Karma: 3498633 Join Date: May 2011 Location: Surrey, UK Device: Kobo Aura One, Sony PRS 600/650	I'm glad to hear you fixed the problem. I hope for your sake it does not happen again.