Universal Flasher 2.0 with PRS-505 support! - Page 9

ShellShock · 10-05-2008, 06:13 AM

Hello igorsk.

I was hoping to use the PRSCustomizer with my new PRS 505 bought in the UK, but I understand that your Universal Flasher does not support the UK firmware (1.2.00.18050). I appreciate the work that you have done already - will you able to add this UK support? I do not know much about what is involved, but I am a professional programmer (C++/C# etc) and I am willing to learn and give any help required.

igorsk · 11-19-2008, 08:07 PM

Version 2.1 with support for the UK firmware released, see first post. I also fixed the bug when trying to reflash custom image for the second time could fail.

JeffElkins · 11-19-2008, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by igorsk

Version 2.1 with support for the UK firmware released, see first post. I also fixed the bug when trying to reflash custom image for the second time could fail.

Excellent! Thank you.

JSWolf · 11-19-2008, 09:57 PM

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Originally Posted by JeffElkins

Excellent! Thank you.

When will e get a new PRSCustomizer featuring the new Universal Flasher?

JeffElkins · 11-19-2008, 10:28 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

When will e get a new PRSCustomizer featuring the new Universal Flasher?

Depends, Jon. Hopefully soon, at least for the US/Canada firmware. Swapping out the current UF for the new version for US/Canada is a no-brainer. Simply unzipping the new UF zip to replace the sdcard folder in the PRSCustomizer archive should work. I'm going to test it this weekend.

Adding support for the Brit/Euro firmware is another ball of wax. I want to do diffs on all the xml files and see just what's involved with adding support for British/Euro 505s.

I understand a dump of the firmware for UK/Europe has been produced. I'd like to see if we could hack a clone of the Sony Updater for 505.1.2.00.18050. Perhaps there's more involved than I comprehend right now...I'd like to see my cousins have the same ability to restore that I do.

gwynevans · 11-20-2008, 07:17 AM

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Originally Posted by igorsk

Version 2.1 with support for the UK firmware released, see first post. I also fixed the bug when trying to reflash custom image for the second time could fail.

Is it possible to flash a 505 from 1.1 to 1.2?

I understand it's not part of the Universal Flasher, but if a dumped image was used, do you know if it'd work? (IA very quick look suggests it's just a matter of copying the image from the SD card then flashing, but I'm not sure I'm straight with what partition's where...)

igorsk · 11-20-2008, 08:47 AM

The script already includes that option, called "copy image from the card". The image should be named "new_opt.img".

JSWolf · 11-20-2008, 08:47 AM

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Originally Posted by JeffElkins

Depends, Jon. Hopefully soon, at least for the US/Canada firmware. Swapping out the current UF for the new version for US/Canada is a no-brainer. Simply unzipping the new UF zip to replace the sdcard folder in the PRSCustomizer archive should work. I'm going to test it this weekend.

Thanks. I was planning on reflashing soon to get the fixed clock. But I'll wait till the fixed version is ready to rock.

JeffElkins · 11-20-2008, 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by igorsk

Version 2.1 with support for the UK firmware released, see first post. I also fixed the bug when trying to reflash custom image for the second time could fail.

FYI, the new flasher displays 2.0 when run, not 2.1

igorsk · 11-20-2008, 12:06 PM

Oops.

Valloric · 11-20-2008, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

Thanks. I was planning on reflashing soon to get the fixed clock.

Fixed clock? What was fixed, and where?

JeffElkins · 11-20-2008, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Valloric

Fixed clock? What was fixed, and where?

There was a bug in the javascript clock routine I fixed a while back. Time was thrown off between 2300-0100.

gwynevans · 11-20-2008, 06:07 PM

Just to confirm (having flashed my 505 to a stock 1.2 base first), that the 'basic' tweaks such as 'uniform fonts', the clock & custom icons/'Reader' logo still work as expected.

Jeff, note that the main.xml is expanded a bit in 1.2, so it's not going to be a one-size-fits-all solution! Maybe a 'Prs12Customizer' in parallel with the original might be easiest?

JeffElkins · 11-20-2008, 10:52 PM

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Originally Posted by gwynevans

Just to confirm (having flashed my 505 to a stock 1.2 base first), that the 'basic' tweaks such as 'uniform fonts', the clock & custom icons/'Reader' logo still work as expected.

Jeff, note that the main.xml is expanded a bit in 1.2, so it's not going to be a one-size-fits-all solution! Maybe a 'Prs12Customizer' in parallel with the original might be easiest?

I'm not sure how I'll deal with 1.2. I want to study the xml and I'd really like a copy of the 1.2 cramfs.Fsk.img and cramfs.Rootfs.img.

Extracting the images is straightforward:

Download the file: script_dump.zip. Extract it to the root of an SD card or a Memory stick. The directory structure must remain intact!

Insert the card into the Reader and wait for the prompt "PRS-500/505 flasher 2.0 by igorsk"

Press 3. After a few minutes you should see a see a "Script finished" message.

Connect the 505 to your PC. The img files are in a tmp folder on its main drive.

JeffElkins · 11-21-2008, 05:57 PM

I flashed using the Brit cramfs.Fsk.img to get 1.2 running on my 505 - Now I get the UF message "Sorry this firmare version is not supported: 505.1.2.00.18050"

Is the UF not working yet for UK?

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10-05-2008, 06:13 AM	#121
ShellShock Wizard Posts: 1,178 Karma: 2431850 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: IPad Mini 2 Retina	Hello igorsk. I was hoping to use the PRSCustomizer with my new PRS 505 bought in the UK, but I understand that your Universal Flasher does not support the UK firmware (1.2.00.18050). I appreciate the work that you have done already - will you able to add this UK support? I do not know much about what is involved, but I am a professional programmer (C++/C# etc) and I am willing to learn and give any help required.

11-19-2008, 08:07 PM	#122
igorsk Wizard Posts: 3,442 Karma: 300001 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Belgium Device: PRS-500/505/700, Kindle, Cybook Gen3, Words Gear	Version 2.1 with support for the UK firmware released, see first post. I also fixed the bug when trying to reflash custom image for the second time could fail.

11-20-2008, 08:47 AM	#127
igorsk Wizard Posts: 3,442 Karma: 300001 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Belgium Device: PRS-500/505/700, Kindle, Cybook Gen3, Words Gear	The script already includes that option, called "copy image from the card". The image should be named "new_opt.img".

11-20-2008, 12:06 PM	#130
igorsk Wizard Posts: 3,442 Karma: 300001 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Belgium Device: PRS-500/505/700, Kindle, Cybook Gen3, Words Gear	Oops.

11-20-2008, 06:07 PM	#133
gwynevans Wizzard Posts: 1,402 Karma: 2000000 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: UK Device: iPad 2, iPhone 6s, Kindle Voyage & Kindle PaperWhite	Just to confirm (having flashed my 505 to a stock 1.2 base first), that the 'basic' tweaks such as 'uniform fonts', the clock & custom icons/'Reader' logo still work as expected. Jeff, note that the main.xml is expanded a bit in 1.2, so it's not going to be a one-size-fits-all solution! Maybe a 'Prs12Customizer' in parallel with the original might be easiest?

11-21-2008, 05:57 PM	#135
JeffElkins Guru Posts: 780 Karma: 1416 Join Date: Jan 2008 Device: Kobo Clara 2E/HD, Kindle PW	I flashed using the Brit cramfs.Fsk.img to get 1.2 running on my 505 - Now I get the UF message "Sorry this firmare version is not supported: 505.1.2.00.18050" Is the UF not working yet for UK?