PRS-650 Flashing the firmware - Page 7

marcins · 11-10-2010, 08:16 AM

@porkupan:
The patch works great. Thank you very much.

porkupan · 11-11-2010, 04:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 650user

My prs-650 reboots infinitely after this firmware updating. The firmware itself does not seem to have any problem since many users do not have same problem as mine. I did everything, soft reset, hard reset.. rebooting 10 times which works on 505, but no hope.
I had had prs-600, I could use USB even if I had some problem when I updated firmware on prs-600, so I could recover it. However, on prs-650, USB does not work once it stuck on infinite reboot.
I think there would be a way to bring it to 'update mode' or 'usb mode'.
I found another guy in this forum who experienced same problem as mine, but no answer yet.

Have you tried doing a hard reset? When the "scrollbar" shows up, press and hold "<" and "+". If the "Reset All" screen comes up, hit OPTIONS. Perhaps this will help recover the reader.

doremifaso · 11-11-2010, 06:14 PM

I was able to flash my reader successfully

But I still have some problem with the epub ccs customization. I was trying to set the font size, but I couldn't make it work.

Following koadic's advice, I have tried setting my font size in the html tag, but it doesn' t seem to have any affect at all. Perhaps my epub file has both the html tag and the body tag, and the device epub customization couldn't override the css in the file? Any suggestions on how to make it work?

Thanks!

sherman · 11-11-2010, 08:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by doremifaso

I was able to flash my reader successfully

But I still have some problem with the epub ccs customization. I was trying to set the font size, but I couldn't make it work.

Following koadic's advice, I have tried setting my font size in the html tag, but it doesn' t seem to have any affect at all. Perhaps my epub file has both the html tag and the body tag, and the device epub customization couldn't override the css in the file? Any suggestions on how to make it work?

Thanks!

Setting the font-size for the body tag is sufficient. The problem will most likely be in the epub file. Basically, any css declared in the epub file will override the same "setting" in userStyle.css. Therefore, if the font-size is set in the epub, that will get used in preference over the userStyle.css styles.

NOTE: if you have calibre re-sizing fonts on conversion, it will set font-size: 1em for the body tag of the epub.

koadic · 11-11-2010, 09:21 PM

@doremifaso From the way it sounds, I believe that the css file in your epub may have the font size set at a constant size (12pt, etc) instead of a relative size (% or em). If this is indeed the case, there are probably many different tags with a specified font size, such as h1-h6, p, div, etc. and it would involve a bit more than what a simple change in the custom css can do.

If you would like, PM me with the contents of the embedded css file for that epub and I will take a look at it

650user · 11-12-2010, 03:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by porkupan

Have you tried doing a hard reset? When the "scrollbar" shows up, press and hold "<" and "+". If the "Reset All" screen comes up, hit OPTIONS. Perhaps this will help recover the reader.

YES, I did hard reset, but it does not work.
Hard reset used to work before 'firmware failure'.

doremifaso · 11-12-2010, 01:20 PM

Thanks sherman and koadic.

I did some more testing and found that the css file I have actually works on other epub files, except the ones that I converted from Calibre. So, I set a larger font in Calibre, and everything works fine now.

yolan · 11-17-2010, 05:57 PM

@porkupan

Is it possible with the russified firm to set a different default font for the 650 reader (for LRF)?
With PRS+, I have Verdana on my 505 and I love how it looks.
I would like to be able to replace the default font also in my future 650.
Thanks

Nick_1964 · 11-19-2010, 05:42 AM

To bad it replaced the Dutch language.. I am Dutch and want to keep the language.
Hope there will ever come a version where the dutch language is still there.

zisoft · 11-24-2010, 03:01 PM

I crossed my fingers and flashed my 4 weeks old PRS-650. All went fine. Now I have Georgia as my default font. I love it.

Thanks for this great piece of work!

mpd123 · 11-24-2010, 07:46 PM

hi there,
is there a "no scan" option available with this hack aswell as folders

cheers,mick.

porkupan · 11-24-2010, 09:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mpd123

is there a "no scan" option available with this hack aswell as folders

If you mean PRS+, than the answer is not yet. Maybe soon. Need to get the PRS+ develper an x50 device first. So, everyone can help.

zisoft · 11-26-2010, 09:14 AM

Is it possible to include an english README.TXT to the russified firmware package which contains

Installation steps
Release notes
A short description of the added features and how to use them (i.e. how to make screenshots and where to find them on the reader)

I use Google translator to read the forum on www.the-ebook.org and sometimes it is really hard to understand what's going on there.

Papi · 11-27-2010, 07:05 PM

I flashed the firmware with version 1.05f, everything seemed to go well, and on the "about" the buttons to change settings are indeed showing, but there's no "hack information" where I could actually see the "hack settings"...See screenshot below. Anyone had the same problem ?

Also, I tried Xaphiosis's method for setting up a serial console (see here), and it involves running a script from a SD card, but doesn't seem to work on the 650 (the method described is for the 600), as when I hit Vol + and Home simultaneously, then insert the SD card, nothing happens...But maybe this is the wrong thread for this question. Anyway, any help is appreciated.

porkupan · 11-27-2010, 11:42 PM

To see the hack info and the settings you are going to have to switch to English or Russian. Sorry, I didn't bother to change the assets and about files for any other languages (no disrespect, it just was not practical for me to do so).

To get serial console you are going to need to use a special login update from my tools package. The login update has an update file PRSx50.Updater Package that switches the reader into serial console (serial over usb) mode. You would need to copy the update file into the internal memory and then switch to recovery mode (um recovery). The the flash_reader.bat file for an example script.

The autorun doesn't work the same way on x50, so don't bother with any autorun packages for now.

11-17-2010, 05:57 PM	#98
yolan Connoisseur Posts: 51 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: Sony PRS-650 & Kindle PW	lrf fonts in russified firm @porkupan Is it possible with the russified firm to set a different default font for the 650 reader (for LRF)? With PRS+, I have Verdana on my 505 and I love how it looks. I would like to be able to replace the default font also in my future 650. Thanks Last edited by yolan; 11-18-2010 at 06:09 AM.

11-24-2010, 03:01 PM	#100
zisoft Enthusiast Posts: 30 Karma: 33985 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: Pocketbook HD Touch 3	I crossed my fingers and flashed my 4 weeks old PRS-650. All went fine. Now I have Georgia as my default font. I love it. Thanks for this great piece of work! Attached Thumbnails Last edited by zisoft; 11-24-2010 at 03:04 PM.

11-26-2010, 09:14 AM	#103
zisoft Enthusiast Posts: 30 Karma: 33985 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: Pocketbook HD Touch 3	Is it possible to include an english README.TXT to the russified firmware package which contains Installation steps Release notes A short description of the added features and how to use them (i.e. how to make screenshots and where to find them on the reader) I use Google translator to read the forum on www.the-ebook.org and sometimes it is really hard to understand what's going on there.

11-27-2010, 07:05 PM	#104
Papi Addict Posts: 311 Karma: 547600 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Paris Device: Kindle Keyboard, Kindle NT, PRS-650	I flashed the firmware with version 1.05f, everything seemed to go well, and on the "about" the buttons to change settings are indeed showing, but there's no "hack information" where I could actually see the "hack settings"...See screenshot below. Anyone had the same problem ? Also, I tried Xaphiosis's method for setting up a serial console (see here), and it involves running a script from a SD card, but doesn't seem to work on the 650 (the method described is for the 600), as when I hit Vol + and Home simultaneously, then insert the SD card, nothing happens...But maybe this is the wrong thread for this question. Anyway, any help is appreciated. Attached Thumbnails

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11-10-2010, 08:16 AM	#91
marcins Member Posts: 17 Karma: 444 Join Date: Jul 2009 Device: iRex DR1000S, Sony PRS-650	@porkupan: The patch works great. Thank you very much.

11-11-2010, 06:14 PM	#93
doremifaso Connoisseur Posts: 50 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2010 Device: Kindle Oasis 2, PW2	I was able to flash my reader successfully But I still have some problem with the epub ccs customization. I was trying to set the font size, but I couldn't make it work. Following koadic's advice, I have tried setting my font size in the html tag, but it doesn' t seem to have any affect at all. Perhaps my epub file has both the html tag and the body tag, and the device epub customization couldn't override the css in the file? Any suggestions on how to make it work? Thanks!

11-11-2010, 09:21 PM	#95
koadic Member Posts: 16 Karma: 172 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: prs-650	@doremifaso From the way it sounds, I believe that the css file in your epub may have the font size set at a constant size (12pt, etc) instead of a relative size (% or em). If this is indeed the case, there are probably many different tags with a specified font size, such as h1-h6, p, div, etc. and it would involve a bit more than what a simple change in the custom css can do. If you would like, PM me with the contents of the embedded css file for that epub and I will take a look at it

11-12-2010, 01:20 PM	#97
doremifaso Connoisseur Posts: 50 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2010 Device: Kindle Oasis 2, PW2	Thanks sherman and koadic. I did some more testing and found that the css file I have actually works on other epub files, except the ones that I converted from Calibre. So, I set a larger font in Calibre, and everything works fine now.

11-19-2010, 05:42 AM	#99
Nick_1964 Bookworm Posts: 975 Karma: 768585 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Netherlands Device: Sony prs-650, Kobo Glo HD (2x), Kobo Glo	To bad it replaced the Dutch language.. I am Dutch and want to keep the language. Hope there will ever come a version where the dutch language is still there.

11-24-2010, 07:46 PM	#101
mpd123 Zealot Posts: 115 Karma: 8038 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: liverpool Device: kobo glo / samsung note 10.1	hi there, is there a "no scan" option available with this hack aswell as folders cheers,mick.

11-27-2010, 11:42 PM	#105
porkupan Fanatic Posts: 556 Karma: 1057213 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: North Eastern U.S. Device: Sony Reader	To see the hack info and the settings you are going to have to switch to English or Russian. Sorry, I didn't bother to change the assets and about files for any other languages (no disrespect, it just was not practical for me to do so). To get serial console you are going to need to use a special login update from my tools package. The login update has an update file PRSx50.Updater Package that switches the reader into serial console (serial over usb) mode. You would need to copy the update file into the internal memory and then switch to recovery mode (um recovery). The the flash_reader.bat file for an example script. The autorun doesn't work the same way on x50, so don't bother with any autorun packages for now.

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