Pandigital firmware R61B200 NOT for the WPDN

Pandigital firmware R61B200 NOT for the WPDN This is for the 6 inch ePaper novel

#1 sainthooligan

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Posted 03 May 2011 - 11:37 AM

Without trying to mix this thread into something even more spooky..but somebody somewhere is noticing it, too- so may as well say it....looks like there is some FW now posted for an R61B200...doesn't look like newer version of the device that's this thread is about. Or even JAPF (yes I did that- short for "Just Another Picture Frame")? Naw... You know, looking at the FW name and a little google searching (because I'm light on my fingers)...looks like this is for the 6"....though the PD website still says no updates for it.

S11_04_28_PD_AUO6QNT_ENG_S3C2416.tar.gz searched: http://www.google.co...O+6++pandigital

S11_04_28_PD_AUO6QNT_ENG_S3C2416.tar.gz searched: http://www.google.co...2416+pandigital

anyhow--here's where: in the mirror...
http://mirror.suppor...pport/FW/Novel/

and the directory...
http://support.pandi.../Novel/R61B200/

and that's all I have to say about that one. :wacko:

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Posted 03 May 2011 - 08:16 PM

Has anyone tried to flash this?
http://www.pandigita...pport/FW/Novel/
It was added to their firmware downloads today. It's a .tar not a .zip

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Posted 03 May 2011 - 09:32 PM

mrmcl, on 03 May 2011 - 08:16 PM, said:

Has anyone tried to flash this?
http://www.pandigita...pport/FW/Novel/
It was added to their firmware downloads today. It's a .tar not a .zip

NO! This would not be a smart thing to do! Do Not flash this on your WPDN's people. This looks like the same 6 inch ePaper Novel FW sainthooligan reported earlier today.

I am splitting his post and combining it with this one.

PD product pages here:

US version: Model PRD06E20WWH8 http://www.pandigital.net/?PageID=357
Canadian version: Model R6E2WHK8EU http://pandigital.ne...3&ProductID=438

YMMV = Your Mileage May Vary - Not even OEM FW is guaranteed "safe" to flash.

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Posted 11 May 2011 - 09:58 PM

may 11 fw is here http://support.pandi.../Novel/R61B200/

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Posted 28 May 2011 - 08:46 AM

For all 6" PDN owners!!

Downloaded the latest software from PD site for the 6" and installed it. (Dated 5/23: http://pandigital.ne...l/PRD06E20WWH8/)

It is an update that works extremely well and speeds up the 6"; it seems to me. After downloading extract the software from the TAR file using 7-zip and you need to do 2 extractions until you have a file folder named qdutil. (If you have a file with an extension it is not yet a folder which is what is needed.) You copy the software folder onto a micro SD Card and put it into the external SD slot. Then power on and go to the settings and find the firmware update link under the advanced settings link. Click the update link and off it goes updating the FW. This info is not anywhere in the manuals and PDN denies even having an update for the 6"??!! I got info from some other hardware geeks and figured out how it worked on the PD Novel.

Yea!! An update for another PDN. They are working to make these purchases better.

This post has been edited by Fred: 28 May 2011 - 10:41 AM

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Posted 28 May 2011 - 01:01 PM

Alright, now that the mystery seems solved, I can reference it for the Index sticky post.

Let's get to cracking this puppy and see if it's mod worthy.

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Posted 01 June 2011 - 11:21 PM

dealpapa, on 11 May 2011 - 09:58 PM, said:

may 11 fw is here http://support.pandi.../Novel/R61B200/

Does anyone know how to make this ereader update other than the above. I have a partially bricked reader that needs this update. The reader is not responsive to screen input so I cannot gain access to the update screen. I have tried power and volume up keys, power and reset, power, volume up and reset, without any luck. The reader does power on with half a screen landscaped and icon names reversed. I do have this update on a SD card which does show up in the right corner of the screen. I thought I could swap out the internal card but there doesn't seem to be one unless it is under the metal shield, which is probably only for the cpu. Any help would be appreciated.

Reference should be to Fred's post of 05/23/2011 software. Found the internal memory - Hynix H26M21001 DAR memory chip attached to the board.

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Posted 07 July 2012 - 11:12 PM

Rickster, on 01 June 2011 - 11:21 PM, said:

I also installed the S11_05_31_PD_AUO6QNT_ENG_S3C2416 firmware (for R61B200) on my Pandigital 6" epaper Novel and now the touch screen doesn't work and the screen images are rotated 90 degrees and reversed. I have the S11_03_01B_PD_AUO6Q_ENG_S3C2416 firmware that I got at Support/FW/Novel/PRD06E20WWH8 saved onto my microSD card, but I can't get to the firmware menu to flash it since touch screen doesn't work. It seems that the R61B200 reader doesn't have touch screen and uses hardware buttons for navigation.

Were you able to reflash the correct firmware back?

I was thinking that if I could get a connection with the reader (sort of like ADB in android, even though this reader is Linux) that I could manually copy the correct firmware to the proper folders. Anybody know of a program that can do this?

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Posted 11 July 2012 - 09:05 AM

I googled around and found the solution to my problem.

I installed the R61B200 firmware thinking that it would work with the 6" epaper Novel. It installed correctly and booted up, but it screwed up the screen and touchscreen. It disabled the touchscreen so that I couldn't get to the update firmware menu.

I solution is to turn off the ereader. Then press the 1st and 3rd buttons (return and search) simulateously while turning it on.

It will then install whatever firmware that is loaded on the microSD card.

I used the S11_03_01B_PD_AUO6Q_ENG_S3C2416 firmware that I got at Support/FW/Novel/PRD06E20WWH8. You have to extract it twice, according to Fred above, and copy it to the root directory on the microSD.

Now it is back to normal.