Sony PRS 505 not recognized - Page 2

simwi · 06-28-2010, 03:45 PM

I'm running Windows 7 Enterprise. Explorer does detect the device as a removable disk but I'm unable to see the contents. The reader is also listed as a Sony Portable Reader System in the Control Panel.

I'll try to run calibre on Ubuntu also, to see if it works any better there.

kovidgoyal · 06-28-2010, 03:50 PM

If you can't see the drive contents then you should probably reformat your sony memory (you can do this via the menu on the sony)

simwi · 06-29-2010, 02:15 AM

Thanks kovidgoyal, it all works now, though I'm not sure why. I initiated a formatting, got the message Formatting Internal Memory, then the reader froze completely. I left it over the night just in case a formatting really would take several hours. A reset this morning fixed the freeze with all my contents still intact on the reader, which means it can't have been formatted. But now at least calibre recognizes it, so I'm happy with that.
Thanks again, you're all very helpful.

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06-28-2010, 03:45 PM	#16
simwi Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: SONY PRS-505	I'm running Windows 7 Enterprise. Explorer does detect the device as a removable disk but I'm unable to see the contents. The reader is also listed as a Sony Portable Reader System in the Control Panel. I'll try to run calibre on Ubuntu also, to see if it works any better there.

06-28-2010, 03:50 PM	#17
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,835 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	If you can't see the drive contents then you should probably reformat your sony memory (you can do this via the menu on the sony)

06-29-2010, 02:15 AM	#18
simwi Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: SONY PRS-505	Thanks kovidgoyal, it all works now, though I'm not sure why. I initiated a formatting, got the message Formatting Internal Memory, then the reader froze completely. I left it over the night just in case a formatting really would take several hours. A reset this morning fixed the freeze with all my contents still intact on the reader, which means it can't have been formatted. But now at least calibre recognizes it, so I'm happy with that. Thanks again, you're all very helpful.