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zeroxia · 08-23-2013, 11:45 AM

Hi,

I have my kindle paperwhite jailbroken when it's version 5.3.5. Then the device upgraded to 5.3.6, and I re-installed usbnetwork, as well as the rescue pack.

The usbnetwork is configured to use wifi only, and automatically starts (I created both empty files "auto" and "verbose").

I had also installed the kindlet jailbreak, the KUAL launcher, and the JBPatch, then uninstalled them.

Then I added a symlink at /etc/fonts/conf.d/99-zh.conf, pointing to /mnt/us/fonts/99-zh.conf.

After I tried some fonts at /mnt/us/fonts, when I restarts the device, it is stuck at the spinning circle, with the bottom status line showing:

Code:

N tweaking iptables config

Then I ssh into the system and removed the /etc/fonts/conf.d/99-zh.conf symlink. But restarting the device still got stuck at that point.

But the SSH was reachable, when I login via ssh, the console output this message:

Code:

WARNING! The remote SSH server rejected X11 forwarding request.
#################################################
#     E R R O R  *  E R R O R  *  E R R O R     #
#################################################
# x.conf failed to start. Reboot limit reached
# REBOOTS=2, REBOOT_LIMIT=1
# To log into the device, remove files:
# /var/local/upstart/x.restarts
# /var/run/upstart/x.restarts
#################################################
[root@kindle root]#

I can find one of above "x.restarts" file, but I forgot which one. And removing that file still couldn't get pass the spinning circle. And that "x.restarts" file just showd up again.

Then I made this disastrous move:

Code:

dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/mmcblk0p3

I thought erasing the /var partition would get away of those annoying restart counter files.

Now the device is totally stuck at the spinning circle, plugging it to computer can show a new driver letter (on Windows), but there is no drive found (as prompted by Windows), and after a few minutes, the device restarts automatically, freezes at the spinning circle again for a couple of minutes, finally it shows the "Your Kindle Needs Repair" screen.

On the starting screen, there are the "verbose" status lines, but I just realize that the Wifi connection setup is probably stored at /var, and that's missing now, so without network the SSH shell is not available anymore....

Is there anyway to rescue this? Thanks in advance.

08-23-2013, 11:45 AM	#1
zeroxia Member Posts: 11 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2013 Device: Kindle 4	I bricked my Kindle PaperWhite Hi, I have my kindle paperwhite jailbroken when it's version 5.3.5. Then the device upgraded to 5.3.6, and I re-installed usbnetwork, as well as the rescue pack. The usbnetwork is configured to use wifi only, and automatically starts (I created both empty files "auto" and "verbose"). I had also installed the kindlet jailbreak, the KUAL launcher, and the JBPatch, then uninstalled them. Then I added a symlink at /etc/fonts/conf.d/99-zh.conf, pointing to /mnt/us/fonts/99-zh.conf. After I tried some fonts at /mnt/us/fonts, when I restarts the device, it is stuck at the spinning circle, with the bottom status line showing: Code: N tweaking iptables config Then I ssh into the system and removed the /etc/fonts/conf.d/99-zh.conf symlink. But restarting the device still got stuck at that point. But the SSH was reachable, when I login via ssh, the console output this message: Code: WARNING! The remote SSH server rejected X11 forwarding request. ################################################# # E R R O R * E R R O R * E R R O R # ################################################# # x.conf failed to start. Reboot limit reached # REBOOTS=2, REBOOT_LIMIT=1 # To log into the device, remove files: # /var/local/upstart/x.restarts # /var/run/upstart/x.restarts ################################################# [root@kindle root]# I can find one of above "x.restarts" file, but I forgot which one. And removing that file still couldn't get pass the spinning circle. And that "x.restarts" file just showd up again. Then I made this disastrous move: Code: dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/mmcblk0p3 I thought erasing the /var partition would get away of those annoying restart counter files. Now the device is totally stuck at the spinning circle, plugging it to computer can show a new driver letter (on Windows), but there is no drive found (as prompted by Windows), and after a few minutes, the device restarts automatically, freezes at the spinning circle again for a couple of minutes, finally it shows the "Your Kindle Needs Repair" screen. On the starting screen, there are the "verbose" status lines, but I just realize that the Wifi connection setup is probably stored at /var, and that's missing now, so without network the SSH shell is not available anymore.... Is there anyway to rescue this? Thanks in advance.