PRS-505 Finally unbrick my prs505! - a new method

hamimelon · 07-29-2008, 11:24 PM

My prs505 got bricked (stuck on "starting up..." page), when I tried to flash Chinese font into the internal memory.

When the reader was connected to the USB, I can see the three "Removable Disk" with 0 capacity, which can not be formatted or recognized by the updater. The "soft reset 10 times" method did not work for me. But I have finally got it unbricked using the following method

:

1. Press the pinhole on the back panel(do not exercise the power switch ).
2. Connect the reader to USB. The reader will still show "starting up...", BUT the light beside the power switch turn red and the computer can read the internal memory of the reader now.
3. Format the internal memory using FAT.
4. Unconnect the reader and exercise the power switch to soft reset it.

This is how I got my prs505 unbricked. Hope this will be of some use to some other people...

kitycat · 08-01-2008, 02:31 AM

Wow,it seems a good method. I never think of this way.

mrsonyreader · 08-21-2008, 02:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hamimelon

My prs505 got bricked (stuck on "starting up..." page), when I tried to flash Chinese font into the internal memory.

When the reader was connected to the USB, I can see the three "Removable Disk" with 0 capacity, which can not be formatted or recognized by the updater. The "soft reset 10 times" method did not work for me. But I have finally got it unbricked using the following method

:

1. Press the pinhole on the back panel(do not exercise the power switch ).
2. Connect the reader to USB. The reader will still show "starting up...", BUT the light beside the power switch turn red and the computer can read the internal memory of the reader now.
3. Format the internal memory using FAT.
4. Unconnect the reader and exercise the power switch to soft reset it.

This is how I got my prs505 unbricked. Hope this will be of some use to some other people...

It may be of some help to me, I did the Chinese hack, now stuck in the starting up screen, currently reformatting. Wish me luck!

cjp · 10-25-2008, 06:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hamimelon

My prs505 got bricked (stuck on "starting up..." page), when I tried to flash Chinese font into the internal memory.

When the reader was connected to the USB, I can see the three "Removable Disk" with 0 capacity, which can not be formatted or recognized by the updater. The "soft reset 10 times" method did not work for me. But I have finally got it unbricked using the following method

:

1. Press the pinhole on the back panel(do not exercise the power switch ).
2. Connect the reader to USB. The reader will still show "starting up...", BUT the light beside the power switch turn red and the computer can read the internal memory of the reader now.
3. Format the internal memory using FAT.
4. Unconnect the reader and exercise the power switch to soft reset it.

This is how I got my prs505 unbricked. Hope this will be of some use to some other people...

I had NO LUCK with any of the soft resets, doing it 10 times, etc. I was all set to do the full hard reset, when I came across this post.

Your directions worked! It was fast and easy!

Cwluc · 12-26-2009, 11:00 PM

@hamimelon you are the reason I joined this forum to say thank you jesus for posting this method to restore my 505. I've been fretting for the last two nights and had resolved to call Sony when they opened on Monday. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Sullivan · 01-26-2010, 06:53 AM

bookmarking this thread now, I was so close to bricking mine a couple of times I cannot be too cautious in the future.

sideburnt · 02-02-2010, 05:15 AM

I used this method method unknowlingly yesterday, bar the internal format.
Reading your post just reassured me that I was taking sensible steps.

I'd suggest to people to try and recover without formatting first.

sungbuk · 02-09-2010, 11:59 PM

Finally, It is working normal condition. Thanks. I have been troubled in this case.
You are the best commeter I have ever seen.

you can see more detail picture
http://blog.naver.com/sulco

From Korea.

Lilly · 02-11-2010, 05:35 AM

When you reformat the internal memory using FAT via the computer, do you lose all the reader applications? Do you have to reinstall the reader firmware or is it still intact after the formatting? I'm asking because a person is getting a is getting "Windows must format disk drive x before you can use it" every time they connect their reader to their Vista laptop.

johnedge · 06-11-2011, 05:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hamimelon

My prs505 got bricked (stuck on "starting up..." page), when I tried to flash Chinese font into the internal memory. :smack: When the reader was connected to the USB, I can see the three "Removable Disk" with 0 capacity, which can not be formatted or recognized by the updater. The "soft reset 10 times" method did not work for me. But I have finally got it unbricked using the following method:):

1. Press the pinhole on the back panel(do not exercise the power switch ).
2. Connect the reader to USB. The reader will still show "starting up...", BUT the light beside the power switch turn red and the computer can read the internal memory of the reader now.
3. Format the internal memory using FAT.
4. Unconnect the reader and exercise the power switch to soft reset it.

This is how I got my prs505 unbricked. Hope this will be of some use to some other people...

how please do I format the internal memory ?

johnedge · 06-11-2011, 05:14 AM

how please do I format the internal memory ? please reply also to johnedge007@gmail.com.

wen · 07-08-2011, 10:21 AM

hamimelon you're a star

I could kiss you!!!!!

I had to slide the power switch in the first step as the ereader was frozen otherwise. But this still worked for me.

Finally, I've got my ereader out of its coma.

Thank you so much. xxx

richyhu · 07-28-2011, 04:11 PM

Amazing solution, my PRS-700 had been stuck on the starting up screen for a couple of months now, I had given up hope until I found this - extremely grateful.

07-29-2008, 11:24 PM	#1
hamimelon Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2008 Device: palm tx	Finally unbrick my prs505! - a new method My prs505 got bricked (stuck on "starting up..." page), when I tried to flash Chinese font into the internal memory. When the reader was connected to the USB, I can see the three "Removable Disk" with 0 capacity, which can not be formatted or recognized by the updater. The "soft reset 10 times" method did not work for me. But I have finally got it unbricked using the following method: 1. Press the pinhole on the back panel(do not exercise the power switch ). 2. Connect the reader to USB. The reader will still show "starting up...", BUT the light beside the power switch turn red and the computer can read the internal memory of the reader now. 3. Format the internal memory using FAT. 4. Unconnect the reader and exercise the power switch to soft reset it. This is how I got my prs505 unbricked. Hope this will be of some use to some other people...

02-09-2010, 11:59 PM	#8
sungbuk Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: prs-505	Finally, It is working normal condition. Thanks. I have been troubled in this case. You are the best commeter I have ever seen. you can see more detail picture http://blog.naver.com/sulco From Korea. Last edited by sungbuk; 02-10-2010 at 12:01 AM.

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08-01-2008, 02:31 AM	#2
kitycat Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2008 Device: sony prs-505	Wow,it seems a good method. I never think of this way.

12-26-2009, 11:00 PM	#5
Cwluc Member Posts: 18 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: Various	@hamimelon you are the reason I joined this forum to say thank you jesus for posting this method to restore my 505. I've been fretting for the last two nights and had resolved to call Sony when they opened on Monday. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

01-26-2010, 06:53 AM	#6
Sullivan Connoisseur Posts: 65 Karma: 36 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: none	bookmarking this thread now, I was so close to bricking mine a couple of times I cannot be too cautious in the future.

02-02-2010, 05:15 AM	#7
sideburnt Connoisseur Posts: 83 Karma: 46 Join Date: May 2009 Device: Sony prs-505	I used this method method unknowlingly yesterday, bar the internal format. Reading your post just reassured me that I was taking sensible steps. I'd suggest to people to try and recover without formatting first.

02-11-2010, 05:35 AM	#9
Lilly Guru Posts: 688 Karma: 2090 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Sony PRS-505, PRS-900 & PRS-950, Amazon Kindle2	When you reformat the internal memory using FAT via the computer, do you lose all the reader applications? Do you have to reinstall the reader firmware or is it still intact after the formatting? I'm asking because a person is getting a is getting "Windows must format disk drive x before you can use it" every time they connect their reader to their Vista laptop.

06-11-2011, 05:14 AM	#11
johnedge Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Sony prs505	how please do I format the internal memory ? please reply also to johnedge007@gmail.com.

07-08-2011, 10:21 AM	#12
wen Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: UK Device: prs-505	hamimelon you're a star I could kiss you!!!!! I had to slide the power switch in the first step as the ereader was frozen otherwise. But this still worked for me. Finally, I've got my ereader out of its coma. Thank you so much. xxx

07-28-2011, 04:11 PM	#13
richyhu Enthusiast Posts: 29 Karma: 62 Join Date: May 2008 Location: London, UK Device: Sony PRS-505 (Blue), PRS-700, PRS-T1 (Black)	Amazing solution, my PRS-700 had been stuck on the starting up screen for a couple of months now, I had given up hope until I found this - extremely grateful.

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