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geekmaster · 11-23-2011, 10:47 AM

Amazon may have used version 2 firmware on the DXG (which uses mostly version 3 hardware) due to RAM limitations.

The kindle DX and DXG have only half the RAM of a kindle 3, and there is no swap space, so running out of RAM could cause linux to kill some processes that may lead to a slow down or crash, depending on what applications are in use (like reading a PDF with large images while listening to an MP3)...

11-23-2011, 10:47 AM	#414
geekmaster Carpe diem, c'est la vie. Posts: 6,433 Karma: 10773668 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Multiverse 6627A Device: K1 to PW3	Amazon may have used version 2 firmware on the DXG (which uses mostly version 3 hardware) due to RAM limitations. The kindle DX and DXG have only half the RAM of a kindle 3, and there is no swap space, so running out of RAM could cause linux to kill some processes that may lead to a slow down or crash, depending on what applications are in use (like reading a PDF with large images while listening to an MP3)... Last edited by geekmaster; 11-23-2011 at 02:09 PM.