PRS-T1 Device broken - no recovery mode

Rahula · 02-09-2014, 01:16 PM

[Edited - MODERATOR]

Hello,

I tried to find solutions on this wiki but did not find any. All that I read supposed a way to access the PRS-T1 remotely.
I did a rupor root (I cannot remember which firmware, I think 1.04) and I augmented my partition size using the kamikaze way (as described in the wiki). Then, all went smoothly for a while and all of a sudden, over a year ago, it just got stucked (showing "Opening book" with an empty progress bar) and random reboots that the device does mainly when it is charging. There is a yellow blinking light on startup and then it stops.
I tried to use rupor-rescue to access it remotely but, as the progress bar is never filled, it is pretty doomed.
What can I do ? Please help me, this is an expensive machine to replace.

bla · 02-16-2014, 10:30 AM

The blinking yellow led is usually a sign that the device is reading the sd card I assume you have tried all the usual things? like making sure it is fully charged ... taking the sd card out etc.... it's probably redundant to mention this but this is what you risk by rooting.. I bought a cheap android tablet that does all the tablet things (games etc) and leaves my T1 as a reader as it was designed.. but it .sounds like you have trashed the firmware... therei s info elsewhere on this board about doing a complete hard reset/reloading firmware.. good luck

cybmole · 02-17-2014, 11:49 AM

painless procedure so far. sony e-mailed me return instructions, to a freepost address, so the T3 is now in the post to them.
they stressed that proof of purchase is needed for in-guarantee repairs but sony store had downloadable copy of my invoice.

So it's wait & see time now.

02-09-2014, 01:16 PM	#1
Rahula Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2012 Device: PRS-T1	Device broken - no recovery mode [Edited - MODERATOR] Hello, I tried to find solutions on this wiki but did not find any. All that I read supposed a way to access the PRS-T1 remotely. I did a rupor root (I cannot remember which firmware, I think 1.04) and I augmented my partition size using the kamikaze way (as described in the wiki). Then, all went smoothly for a while and all of a sudden, over a year ago, it just got stucked (showing "Opening book" with an empty progress bar) and random reboots that the device does mainly when it is charging. There is a yellow blinking light on startup and then it stops. I tried to use rupor-rescue to access it remotely but, as the progress bar is never filled, it is pretty doomed. What can I do ? Please help me, this is an expensive machine to replace. Last edited by Dr. Drib; 02-18-2014 at 08:16 AM.

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
PRS-T2 can't access recovery mode	Byske	Sony Reader Dev Corner	2	01-08-2013 05:02 PM
PRS-T2 Recovery (Diagnostic) Mode on an Unrooted Device	ebmr	Sony Reader Dev Corner	0	10-13-2012 01:10 PM
PRS-T1 HOWTO: improving recovery mode	uboot	Sony Reader Dev Corner	20	09-16-2012 03:28 AM
Request Safe mode or recovery mode for Pocket Edge?	felixblackcat	enTourage eDGe	25	01-08-2012 05:07 PM
Update Kindle 3 through Recovery Mode	nhanh	Kindle Developer's Corner	2	07-27-2011 03:27 AM

02-16-2014, 10:30 AM	#2
bla E bookworm Posts: 358 Karma: 2013666 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Ontario, Canada Device: Sony PRS T1,Android Tablet, I phone	The blinking yellow led is usually a sign that the device is reading the sd card I assume you have tried all the usual things? like making sure it is fully charged ... taking the sd card out etc.... it's probably redundant to mention this but this is what you risk by rooting.. I bought a cheap android tablet that does all the tablet things (games etc) and leaves my T1 as a reader as it was designed.. but it .sounds like you have trashed the firmware... therei s info elsewhere on this board about doing a complete hard reset/reloading firmware.. good luck

02-17-2014, 11:49 AM	#3
cybmole Wizard Posts: 3,720 Karma: 1759970 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: none	painless procedure so far. sony e-mailed me return instructions, to a freepost address, so the T3 is now in the post to them. they stressed that proof of purchase is needed for in-guarantee repairs but sony store had downloadable copy of my invoice. So it's wait & see time now.

Advert