How and where to start hacking the 505? - Page 4

Rick C · 03-28-2008, 05:39 PM

I see...so have there been any serious problems with using this flash on the 505?Anybody made a brick?

gwynevans · 03-28-2008, 08:49 PM

None reported using the prepared images - rolling your own involves more risk & I'd not recommend that unless you can read Russian & can thus take advantage of the expertise available over at the e-book forum.

electristan · 03-29-2008, 03:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gwynevans

See my post here for links, etc.

Just did it now using the instructions above, worked like a charm. much nicer icons and the clock is great.

DasFool · 04-07-2008, 05:08 AM

Just in case I would like to flash back to the original firmware, after flashing this image I'd have just have to replace the "new_opt.img" with this one, right?

TedPark · 07-05-2008, 09:25 PM

OK - I bit the bullet and did it - WOW - quick and easy and painless.
I loaded these three things:
1. Icons/Theme - this is what I was originally going for. Just love them. They are SOOOOOO much better.
2. Clock - didn't ring my chimes all that much - but hey on second thought it's going to be handy.
3. Unified Font. OMG this is to die for. I knew I didn't like what it was doing, but I didn't know how much I didn't like it. Now everything is the same and uniform.
Total score for the package of three: SMOKIN' AWESOME!

dordale · 07-06-2008, 12:26 AM

Ted--I'm in total agreement. It took me awhile to get up the nerve to load the hack, but I love it. I really wanted the clock, but now I'm lovin' the icons and the unified font. Makes my 505 interface look soooo much better!!

dordale

TedPark · 07-15-2008, 11:49 PM

Do any of these hacks destroy the fixed pitch font? I can't get my PRS-505 to display anything other than the two proportional pitch fonts. I never tried it before I installed the hacks, so I really don't know. But it certainly doesn't work now. Anybody know anything about this - whether or not it is related to a hack? I posted a question on another forum many days ago and nobody supplied any response at all. Sigh.

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03-28-2008, 05:39 PM	#46
Rick C Seeker Posts: 53 Karma: 363 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Ontario, Canada Device: Sony PRS-505	I see...so have there been any serious problems with using this flash on the 505?Anybody made a brick?

03-28-2008, 08:49 PM	#47
gwynevans Wizzard Posts: 1,402 Karma: 2000000 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: UK Device: iPad 2, iPhone 6s, Kindle Voyage & Kindle PaperWhite	None reported using the prepared images - rolling your own involves more risk & I'd not recommend that unless you can read Russian & can thus take advantage of the expertise available over at the e-book forum.

04-07-2008, 05:08 AM	#49
DasFool Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2006 Device: Sony PRS-505; Kindle DXG	Just in case I would like to flash back to the original firmware, after flashing this image I'd have just have to replace the "new_opt.img" with this one, right?

07-05-2008, 09:25 PM	#50
TedPark Zealot Posts: 135 Karma: 17148 Join Date: May 2008 Location: California Device: Sony 505	OK - I bit the bullet and did it - WOW - quick and easy and painless. I loaded these three things: 1. Icons/Theme - this is what I was originally going for. Just love them. They are SOOOOOO much better. 2. Clock - didn't ring my chimes all that much - but hey on second thought it's going to be handy. 3. Unified Font. OMG this is to die for. I knew I didn't like what it was doing, but I didn't know how much I didn't like it. Now everything is the same and uniform. Total score for the package of three: SMOKIN' AWESOME!

07-06-2008, 12:26 AM	#51
dordale Wizard Posts: 1,731 Karma: 3472866 Join Date: Apr 2008 Device: Sony PRS-650 & 350; Kindle Voyage; Kobo Aura HD, Aura One, and Forma	Ted--I'm in total agreement. It took me awhile to get up the nerve to load the hack, but I love it. I really wanted the clock, but now I'm lovin' the icons and the unified font. Makes my 505 interface look soooo much better!! dordale

07-15-2008, 11:49 PM	#52
TedPark Zealot Posts: 135 Karma: 17148 Join Date: May 2008 Location: California Device: Sony 505	Do any of these hacks destroy the fixed pitch font? I can't get my PRS-505 to display anything other than the two proportional pitch fonts. I never tried it before I installed the hacks, so I really don't know. But it certainly doesn't work now. Anybody know anything about this - whether or not it is related to a hack? I posted a question on another forum many days ago and nobody supplied any response at all. Sigh.