New! Sony Reader firmware update #2 is available! - Page 2

JRAWKER · 08-01-2007, 06:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

Geez, people moan at Sony for not fixing the battery bug, and then when they do fix it, they're still not happy.

.

Er....ever see how extensive the wishlist is for added functionality?

HarryT · 08-01-2007, 06:28 AM

Certainly I have, but why should people "expect" Sony to add that functionality? One buys a device based on what it will do now, rather than what one wishes it might do (or at least I do

). All that I would expect from firmware updates are bug fixes, and that's exactly what we've got.

scampos · 08-01-2007, 07:03 AM

Hi,

There is a way of flipping pages using the joystick ? Could you point me towards that ? I find that being left handed, I frequently try to change pages using my right hand, and that would make things much simpler.

Thanks.

athlonkmf · 08-01-2007, 07:13 AM

One of the hacks for the universal flasher does that:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...ewpost&t=10900

Arek_W · 08-01-2007, 07:20 AM

i dont think that they will do the fix for 2+GB SD cards due to different way of writing to SD cards above this capacity.

Why in hell would you need bigger card??

HarryT · 08-01-2007, 07:26 AM

People who use the Reader as an MP3 player, or for large comics, etc, have said that such support would be useful.

athlonkmf · 08-01-2007, 07:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arek_W

i dont think that they will do the fix for 2+GB SD cards due to different way of writing to SD cards above this capacity.

Why in hell would you need bigger card??

Think beyond your personal boundaries and you will come across situations you never could have imagined.

Alexander Turcic · 08-01-2007, 08:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MacBeezle

I did.^^

See here : https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...t=12544&page=3

Glad your Reader is alive again!

Alexander Turcic · 08-01-2007, 08:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by athlonkmf

4GB sd-cards are still limited at 2GB though.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arek_W

i dont think that they will do the fix for 2+GB SD cards due to different way of writing to SD cards above this capacity.

Why in hell would you need bigger card??

I think official SD cards were never meant to be above 2GB. Everything above 2GB is out of the specs; to address that issue, the SDHC standard was created.

Alexander Turcic · 08-01-2007, 08:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by athlonkmf

Think beyond your personal boundaries and you will come across situations you never could have imagined.

Peace!!

angelyne · 08-01-2007, 08:24 AM

I can report it does fix the battery issue. My battery was drained, so I charged it up to full overnight. This morning when I turned it back on, it still said low battery and used to operate. I came here to reread the thread on the battery issue and lo and behold there is an update! Talk about being timely. I applied the update and when it was done, the battery was correctly registering as full. Hurray!

HarryT · 08-01-2007, 08:26 AM

Everybody's battery seems to be showing as "full" following the update. Question is, will the meter "fall" again to show the correct setting?

iacchi · 08-01-2007, 08:31 AM

Great news, my reader arrived this morning, so I can update the firmware before starting to use it.

iacchi · 08-01-2007, 08:34 AM

I installed the Connect software without problems in my Win2000 PC. Do you think there could be problems if I upgrade the firmware with my SO instead of WinXP?

HarryT · 08-01-2007, 08:37 AM

As long as your PC can "talk to" the Reader via USB, there should be no problem at all.

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08-01-2007, 06:28 AM	#17
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Certainly I have, but why should people "expect" Sony to add that functionality? One buys a device based on what it will do now, rather than what one wishes it might do (or at least I do ). All that I would expect from firmware updates are bug fixes, and that's exactly what we've got.

08-01-2007, 07:03 AM	#18
scampos Member Posts: 22 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Brasil Device: Sony Reader	Hi, There is a way of flipping pages using the joystick ? Could you point me towards that ? I find that being left handed, I frequently try to change pages using my right hand, and that would make things much simpler. Thanks.

08-01-2007, 07:13 AM	#19
athlonkmf Guru Posts: 714 Karma: 1014039 Join Date: May 2007 Device: Sony PRS-500, Sony PRS-505, Kindle 3, Sony PRS350, iPad 64GB	One of the hacks for the universal flasher does that: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...ewpost&t=10900

08-01-2007, 07:20 AM	#20
Arek_W Connoisseur Posts: 76 Karma: 24 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Wroclaw, Poland Device: PRS-505, ASUS N636	i dont think that they will do the fix for 2+GB SD cards due to different way of writing to SD cards above this capacity. Why in hell would you need bigger card??

08-01-2007, 07:26 AM	#21
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	People who use the Reader as an MP3 player, or for large comics, etc, have said that such support would be useful.

08-01-2007, 08:24 AM	#26
angelyne Connoisseur Posts: 57 Karma: 50 Join Date: Jun 2007 Device: Sony Reader PRS-500	I can report it does fix the battery issue. My battery was drained, so I charged it up to full overnight. This morning when I turned it back on, it still said low battery and used to operate. I came here to reread the thread on the battery issue and lo and behold there is an update! Talk about being timely. I applied the update and when it was done, the battery was correctly registering as full. Hurray!

08-01-2007, 08:26 AM	#27
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Everybody's battery seems to be showing as "full" following the update. Question is, will the meter "fall" again to show the correct setting?

08-01-2007, 08:31 AM	#28
iacchi Zealot Posts: 122 Karma: 66 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Melbourne Device: PRS-500; Boox C67ML; Boox Max	Great news, my reader arrived this morning, so I can update the firmware before starting to use it.

08-01-2007, 08:34 AM	#29
iacchi Zealot Posts: 122 Karma: 66 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Melbourne Device: PRS-500; Boox C67ML; Boox Max	I installed the Connect software without problems in my Win2000 PC. Do you think there could be problems if I upgrade the firmware with my SO instead of WinXP?

08-01-2007, 08:37 AM	#30
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	As long as your PC can "talk to" the Reader via USB, there should be no problem at all.