Hacking the 505 for 1.1.00.18040

[jakewastaken]

Originally Posted by Donnageddon

The hack feature I miss most is the one button "off" feature.

I hear you. I updated to the latest firmware and using the latest Universal Flasher was able to get back the clock. I also edited the main xml file for uniformly small font in the menus. Those are nice and all, but I really want the easy shutdown button back. Better icons would just be icing on the cake

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by fifteenjugglers

I just flashed the new icons, clock and unified font image from e-book.org. All else appears well. Thanks for all your work.

cheers

15j

Do you have a link to this image please? I'd like to see if it really is for the new firmware.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by zemj

@JSWOLF: porkupan is right, as I wrote it is from the-ebook.com and I have in menu "deleting" ... see the screen, there you can see number of version and down there string "clock on" (this is verification of new firm with right patch), this is photo of my PRS-505

I just took a look at your sd.zip attachment. And yes, it is for the new firmware. The new icons I am going to pull and use them for my hacks. Then I'll be all set. I don't want the joystick messed with as we already have good page turn buttons on the right.

[DrMoze]

Originally Posted by porkupan

The images referenced on the forum the-ebook.org have been created under FW v. 1.1.00.18040. In fact, the images in the beginning of the head topic message were included just yesterday night, updated for the latest FW version. I am not sure where zemj got his image, but if he took one of the latest images (Russian/East European font support+new icons+clock+joystick+uniform headers), those have been properly updated for the latest FW version.

I just tried this (am still trying!) and itisn't working for me. Already updated to fw 1.1, and I unpacked the files to the root level of an empty SD card. When I put it in my Reader, I get they grayed-out screen and the circle with arrows in the middle, very slowly rotating, for many minutes (5+) with no flasher menu appearing so I can press 6.

Any ideas? Thx!

[UPDATE] Left it alone for a while longer and the menu finally appeared. It took a long time, though. I have about 100 books in my Reader, no other memory card was inserted.

Flash worked perfectly: Cyrillic, clock, icons, uniform menus...

[fifteenjugglers]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Do you have a link to this image please? I'd like to see if it really is for the new firmware.

Got back late to your reply JS, apologies. That'll be time zones for you . I see you've had a peek at zemj's attachment so you probably don't need this any more, but just in case here it is.

Cheers

15j

[JSWolf]

What I plan on doing is making an image that will be flashable that will have the clock, the new icons, uniform fonts, and shut down by holding the enter button. I have no need for cryllic and changing the joypad.

[fifteenjugglers]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

What I plan on doing is making an image that will be flashable that will have the clock, the new icons, uniform fonts, and shut down by holding the enter button. I have no need for cryllic and changing the joypad.

And I'll be cheering you all the way!

I have no need for the Cyrillic fonts either, and I don't use the joystick to turn pages. But I had to have my icons, clock and the uniform fonts back; somehow; anyhow

Thanks everyone for all of your efforts.

15j

[mcramer]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

What I plan on doing is making an image that will be flashable that will have the clock, the new icons, uniform fonts, and shut down by holding the enter button. I have no need for cryllic and changing the joypad.

Along with fifteenjugglers I wait with bated breath I used your file for the previous fw version and I miss my clock

[Mr. Goodbar]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

What I plan on doing is making an image that will be flashable that will have the clock, the new icons, uniform fonts, and shut down by holding the enter button. I have no need for cryllic and changing the joypad.

I'm anxiously waiting as well. I used your previous version and I really miss the fonts and clock. Thanks for your effort on this.

[SurgE]

Originally Posted by mcramer

Along with fifteenjugglers I wait with bated breath I used your file for the previous fw version and I miss my clock

I got the unified font size, custom fonts(optional), shutdown and clock working on a firmware i modded from chinese sources(I remove the chinese menus but kept the chinese-enhanced fonts). All i need now is the new kBookicon.png for the new icons

[The Old Man]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

What I plan on doing is making an image that will be flashable that will have the clock, the new icons, uniform fonts, and shut down by holding the enter button. I have no need for cryllic and changing the joypad.

I, too, will delay updating until the your new hack is available.

[porkupan]

Originally Posted by SurgE

All i need now is the new kBookicon.png for the new icons

That's been around for a while.

[porkupan]

SurgE,

Can you point me to an image with the Chinese menus? I just wanted to see how they implemented those. To compare with the Russian menus. I happen to know the idea behind the Russian menus implementation, and this is just a personal interest, to figure out who came up with it first.

[SurgE]

Originally Posted by porkupan

SurgE,

Can you point me to an image with the Chinese menus? I just wanted to see how they implemented those. To compare with the Russian menus. I happen to know the idea behind the Russian menus implementation, and this is just a personal interest, to figure out who came up with it first.

IMO, they probably modified the russification code.

edit: attached the rar instead.

[SurgE]

Originally Posted by porkupan

That's been around for a while.

WHOOPS i must have missed that. I can't read russian, so I got a problem browing thru the-ebook forums. On the flip side, my fluency in chinese allows me to lurk in hi-pda :P