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geekmaster · 09-28-2012, 08:43 AM

@equinox1: Be sure to fully recharge your battery. A bricked kindle does not "sleep" and can fully DISCHARGE the battery while it is sitting idle. Try keeping the USB cable plugged into a charger or computer while debricking it with the serial port.

Also, several kindle models seem to have unreliable GND connections on the serial port. It helps to have a USB cable attached to the same host PC as the serial adapter (for an extra ground path). Try that.

09-28-2012, 08:43 AM	#74
geekmaster Carpe diem, c'est la vie. Posts: 6,433 Karma: 10773668 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Multiverse 6627A Device: K1 to PW3	@equinox1: Be sure to fully recharge your battery. A bricked kindle does not "sleep" and can fully DISCHARGE the battery while it is sitting idle. Try keeping the USB cable plugged into a charger or computer while debricking it with the serial port. Also, several kindle models seem to have unreliable GND connections on the serial port. It helps to have a USB cable attached to the same host PC as the serial adapter (for an extra ground path). Try that. Last edited by geekmaster; 09-28-2012 at 09:38 AM.