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dsmid · 02-09-2013, 01:00 PM

1. Connect the Kindle to PC with a USB cable

2. Get your Kindle into USB downloader mode:

Press and hold the power switch until the power LED turns off, then press and hold the five-way down button, then release the power switch, then release the five-way down button.

3. Change into k4flash dir:

Code:

cd ~/k4flash

4. Become root

In Ubuntu & derivatives:

Code:

sudo su

everywhere else:

Code:

su

5. Get your Kindle into fastboot mode:

Code:

./imx_usb boot_to_builtin_fastboot.bin

6. Make sure we're in fastboot mode:

Code:

./fastboot getvar bootmode

7. Flash the main kernel:

Code:

./fastboot flash kernel main_kernel

8. Flash the diags kernel:

Code:

./fastboot flash diags_kernel diags_kernel.bin

9. Flash the diags partition:

Code:

./fastboot flash diags mmcblk0p2.img

10. Change the bootmode:

Code:

./fastboot setvar bootmode diags

11. Reboot into diags:

Code:

./fastboot reboot

12. Select menu items N) U) Z) X). Wait 20 seconds for dropbear to startup.

13. Assign an IP address to your PC's end of the cable:

Code:

ifconfig usb0 192.168.15.201

14. Copy the main partition image to user store via SSH, the password is mario :

Code:

scp mmcblk0p1.img 192.168.15.244:/mnt/us/

15. Log in to your Kindle, the password is mario :

Code:

ssh 192.168.15.244

16. Flash the main partition:

Code:

dd if=/mnt/us/mmcblk0p1.img of=/dev/mmcblk0p1 bs=4K

17. Change the bootmode to main:

Code:

idme -d --bootmode main

18. Wait for all the data being written:

Code:

sync

19. Reboot Kindle, close the SSH session:

Code:

reboot; exit

20. Your Kindle should boot as a regular Kindle

21. Perform a factory reset (Menu->Settings, Menu->Reset to factory defaults)

02-09-2013, 01:00 PM	#7
dsmid Linux devotee Posts: 598 Karma: 2069047 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: Kindle 3, Kindle 4B, Kindle PW2	1. Connect the Kindle to PC with a USB cable 2. Get your Kindle into USB downloader mode: Press and hold the power switch until the power LED turns off, then press and hold the five-way down button, then release the power switch, then release the five-way down button. 3. Change into k4flash dir: Code: cd ~/k4flash 4. Become root In Ubuntu & derivatives: Code: sudo su everywhere else: Code: su 5. Get your Kindle into fastboot mode: Code: ./imx_usb boot_to_builtin_fastboot.bin 6. Make sure we're in fastboot mode: Code: ./fastboot getvar bootmode 7. Flash the main kernel: Code: ./fastboot flash kernel main_kernel 8. Flash the diags kernel: Code: ./fastboot flash diags_kernel diags_kernel.bin 9. Flash the diags partition: Code: ./fastboot flash diags mmcblk0p2.img 10. Change the bootmode: Code: ./fastboot setvar bootmode diags 11. Reboot into diags: Code: ./fastboot reboot 12. Select menu items N) U) Z) X). Wait 20 seconds for dropbear to startup. 13. Assign an IP address to your PC's end of the cable: Code: ifconfig usb0 192.168.15.201 *14. Copy the main partition image to user store via SSH, the password is mario* : Code: scp mmcblk0p1.img 192.168.15.244:/mnt/us/ 15. Log in to your Kindle, the password is mario : Code: ssh 192.168.15.244 16. Flash the main partition: Code: dd if=/mnt/us/mmcblk0p1.img of=/dev/mmcblk0p1 bs=4K 17. Change the bootmode to main: Code: idme -d --bootmode main 18. Wait for all the data being written: Code: sync 19. Reboot Kindle, close the SSH session: Code: reboot; exit 20. Your Kindle should boot as a regular Kindle 21. Perform a factory reset (Menu->Settings, Menu->Reset to factory defaults)**