PRSCustomizer: Customize and personalize your PRS505 Reader

[JeffElkins]

Originally Posted by jedavis1

Somewhere, someone asked about mapping the press and hold enter to suspend instead of turn off, could this be done?

Sure. <boolean key="0x27-hold" do="doSuspend"/>

[astrodad]

Originally Posted by JeffElkins

Yes. The joypad option only affects page-forward. The left-arrow still is tied to history.

Ah, didn't read the fine print. Thanks for the info. I gotta say, with the new epub support (lightning fast font resizing!) and these hacks, my Reader is a lean, mean, book reading machine!

Thanks again for your hard work!

[JeffElkins]

Originally Posted by jplumey

Ah, didn't read the fine print. Thanks for the info. I gotta say, with the new epub support (lightning fast font resizing!) and these hacks, my Reader is a lean, mean, book reading machine!

Thanks again for your hard work!

You're welcome

[josecastanon1]

Hi Jeff, im quite new to all of this ( the reader, firmware, ¿flashing?¿ bricking?) and certainly since i bought my device in Canada and wont be travelling there in a long time, a little bit afraid what´s the worst that can happen and if can be helped, the version of firmware the Settings<About menu says I have is: 1.1.00.18040, that´s the right one in´it? i also thought about say for example the next firmware update comes out, what will happen , will it be easy to try and test it, or am i in someway attached to
the hack? thanks again and well sorry for all the trouble , and yes i do know that if i use it ,it is free software and my responsibility.

[JeffElkins]

Originally Posted by josecastanon1

Hi Jeff, im quite new to all of this ( the reader, firmware, ¿flashing?¿ bricking?) and certainly since i bought my device in Canada and wont be travelling there in a long time, a little bit afraid what´s the worst that can happen and if can be helped, the version of firmware the Settings<About menu says I have is: 1.1.00.18040, that´s the right one in´it? i also thought about say for example the next firmware update comes out, what will happen , will it be easy to try and test it, or am i in someway attached to
the hack? thanks again and well sorry for all the trouble , and yes i do know that if i use it ,it is free software and my responsibility.

You've got the correct firmware. I've never bricked my Reader using PRSCustomizer, but of course no guarantees.

[Valloric]

Originally Posted by josecastanon1

Hi Jeff, im quite new to all of this ( the reader, firmware, ¿flashing?¿ bricking?) and certainly since i bought my device in Canada and wont be travelling there in a long time, a little bit afraid what´s the worst that can happen and if can be helped, the version of firmware the Settings<About menu says I have is: 1.1.00.18040, that´s the right one in´it? i also thought about say for example the next firmware update comes out, what will happen , will it be easy to try and test it, or am i in someway attached to
the hack? thanks again and well sorry for all the trouble , and yes i do know that if i use it ,it is free software and my responsibility.

I've went through the flashing process at least 20 times now, and I've never bricked the Reader. Also, you are not forever committed to the hacks, since you can always reflash the device to the default firmware.

Also, if you ever brick it, there's an easy and sure-fire way of unbricking it.

[Peto]

Originally Posted by Valloric

I've went through the flashing process at least 20 times now, and I've never bricked the Reader. Also, you are not forever committed to the hacks, since you can always reflash the device to the default firmware.

Also, if you ever brick it, there's an easy and sure-fire way of unbricking it.

I have bricked mine like 30 times (sometimes 5 times in a day) but always when trying to replace fonts. However, there is plenty of life beyond bricking. Don't worry about it. It is not pleasant, but bricking is not an issue.

[Ebookerr]

You don't realize that a clock is handy until it is not there! I like also the about screen customization that includes my name, etc.

Great Work!

Ebookerr

[JeffElkins]

Originally Posted by Ebookerr

You don't realize that a clock is handy until it is not there! I like also the about screen customization that includes my name, etc.

Great Work!

Ebookerr

Thanks! Glad it's working out for you.

[surquizu]

Jeff, in the Credits of your PRSCustomizer web, you say: “The extra iconsets were created by others, unfortunately, I don't have names.”

The names are:

Iconset2: maggotb0y
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...light=icon+set

Iconset3: diabloNL:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12043

Iconset4 : surquizu
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...0&postcount=57

[JeffElkins]

Originally Posted by surquizu

Jeff, in the Credits of your PRSCustomizer web, you say: “The extra iconsets were created by others, unfortunately, I don't have names.”

The names are:

Iconset2: maggotb0y
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...light=icon+set

Iconset3: diabloNL:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12043

Iconset4 : surquizu
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...0&postcount=57

Thanks for the info! (and the iconset)

[^_Pepe_^]

Hi There!

Just a question (advice) for JeffElkis.

My problem is shown here (https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=29839), but basically is that after PRSCustomizer, I've found that Windows cannot detect my reader, and freezes up after disconnect.

The customization process, was ok (I guess, but rebooting wasn't automatic, and I forced it), but I still feel that SD Card files could be corrupted.

Well...and now? I can not use the PRS Updater (sony) because "no PRS505 is detected" by the software, so I can not use the 18.****0041 trick.

Any idea???

Thanks a lot,
^_Pepe_^

[JeffElkins]

Originally Posted by ^_Pepe_^

Hi There!

Just a question (advice) for JeffElkis.

My problem is shown here (https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=29839), but basically is that after PRSCustomizer, I've found that Windows cannot detect my reader, and freezes up after disconnect.

The customization process, was ok (I guess, but rebooting wasn't automatic, and I forced it), but I still feel that SD Card files could be corrupted.

Well...and now? I can not use the PRS Updater (sony) because "no PRS505 is detected" by the software, so I can not use the 18.****0041 trick.

Any idea???

Thanks a lot,
^_Pepe_^

From the wiki:

Recovering From Catastrophic Failure (Unbricking)

If you manage to completely brick the device to where it cannot boot at all (remains at "Starting up..." page indefinitely), you will need to do the following to recover to the factory flash image.

1. Use a paper clip or pin to depress the reset button in the small hole on the back of the unit. Turn the unit on.

2. Wait until the "Starting up..." page is displayed for a few seconds and you see the orange LED blinking. Just count like 3 to 4 sec. from the moment you see the LED blinking.

3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 ten times.

4. On the tenth reset let the Reader boot and after a few minutes the message "Firmware update is not finished correctly. Please execute firmware update again." will be displayed.

This worked for me when I bricked after trying some madness with font replacement. At that point I connected the USB and reflashed to the original Sony firmware. Good luck!

[Valloric]

Originally Posted by JeffElkins

This worked for me when I bricked after trying some madness with font replacement.

[JeffElkins]

Originally Posted by Valloric

Prior to your HOWTO