Sony PRS-T2: update firmware 1.0.05.12140 carefully

Irene Benavides

2 minutes

It is not a question of being alarmist, but if you are still doubting and have not decided whether or not to root your Sony PRS-T2, it is I recommend that you wait a bit before installing the new Sony firmware version 1.0.05.12140.

Apparently the latest firmware update for the device (1.0.05.12140) comes with a surprise: after installing it it is impossible to root the device (at least for now).

True that Sony has closed the door that existed on the device to root it and access it with administrator privileges, but only for those cases where the PRS-T2 was not already unprotected. If you've already gotten your hands on the device, you have nothing to worry about, because updating the firmware does not undo the jailbreak; but otherwise it may be advisable to wait, think about it calmly and not install it until you have made a decision about rooting.

But wait for what? Well you have three basic options:

  1. You can decide to do not root it, so you install the update with complete peace of mind (this one, for now, has no going back).
  2. You can wait to find a new tailgate For firmware 1.0.05.12140, you install the update and then root the PRS-T2 whenever you want.
  3. You can wait to make the decision and, if you want to root it, do it before updating the firmware (in case the second option has not already been given).

It is clear that manufacturers normally prefer that no one accesses with administrator privileges to their devices, so users depend on them when installing programs and applications or adjusting the device to their reading preferences. Not only Sony, Amazon also does not like us to rummage through the trunks of their devices (here you can compare two of them Sony PRS-T2 vs Kindle Paperwhite: Duel of the Titans?)

Normally a new firmware can solve security problems, improve performance or provide new functions, precisely for that reason I do not say that it is not installed, simply that you keep in mind that, at least for the moment, after installing it you will not be able to root your device. In the case of this firmware, the highlight is that improves the display of ePUB content.

More information - Sony PRS-T2 vs Kindle Paperwhite: Duel of the Titans?

Source - cme.at (in German), Cme.at forum

Image - Sony


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     Berria said
    12 years August

    the bad thing is that once the firmware is installed (if no jailbreak has been installed before) Caliber does not recognize the reader.

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