Flashing a Kindle Touch, but getting "waiting for device"

Frotz · 01-25-2013, 05:44 PM

I have acquired a Kindle Touch demo unit with the intention of reflashing the firmware to make it operate as a regular Kindle. Geekmaster's post on debricking (http://www.mobileread.mobi/forums/sh...d.php?t=170929) seems to be the right path to follow, but it doesn't explain the process of getting the device into fastboot mode. Instead the reader is directed to a "Select Boot" thread (http://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho....php?t=169645&). In a WinXP VM in Virtualbox I ran mfgtool.exe on the device after I put it into recovery mode, selecting the "kindle fastboot" profile. lsusb now shows the device as "Bus 001 Device 058: ID 1949:d0d0 Lab126". At this point, I think I'm supposed to be able to run fastboot, but it stalls with "< waiting for device >". What am I missing?

urbster1 · 01-25-2013, 07:40 PM

You're in luck! I just followed this procedure today. At this point you need to run libusb and install the .inf file (or just install it manually if you can). You should show "Kindle" or "Fastboot Kindle" and at that point running fastboot should connect instead of waiting for the device.

Frotz · 01-25-2013, 07:55 PM

Perfect! That did the trick. I'll have to write up a distillation of what I see here into a single PDF for Linux users.

urbster1 · 01-25-2013, 07:57 PM

You're welcome! Like you, I was confused about this yesterday but I figured it out today. Glad to help!

knc1 · 01-25-2013, 10:21 PM

Some of them will win,
Some of them will lose,
Some are born to sing the blues.

shafin · 02-04-2013, 07:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by urbster1

You're in luck! I just followed this procedure today. At this point you need to run libusb and install the .inf file (or just install it manually if you can). You should show "Kindle" or "Fastboot Kindle" and at that point running fastboot should connect instead of waiting for the device.

I'm having exactly the same problem. How do I run libusb in linux (ubuntu) ?

urbster1 · 02-04-2013, 08:05 PM

Try "sudo apt-get install libusb-dev" -- you shouldn't have to "run" anything AFAIK. Someone with more linux experience can correct me if I'm wrong, but once the package is installed it should detect the device.

shafin · 02-04-2013, 08:18 PM

I already had libusb-dev installed. My system is 64 bit, so I also installed the 32 bit library, libusb-dev:i386, but still stuck at the same prompt

Edit: Nevermind, it was my mistake. I tried to use ubuntu built in fastboot, which apparantly does not play nice with kindle. After using kindle specific fastboot script, its working now.

01-25-2013, 05:44 PM	#1
Frotz Member Posts: 11 Karma: 750010 Join Date: Jan 2013 Device: kindle touch	Flashing a Kindle Touch, but getting "waiting for device" I have acquired a Kindle Touch demo unit with the intention of reflashing the firmware to make it operate as a regular Kindle. Geekmaster's post on debricking (http://www.mobileread.mobi/forums/sh...d.php?t=170929) seems to be the right path to follow, but it doesn't explain the process of getting the device into fastboot mode. Instead the reader is directed to a "Select Boot" thread (http://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho....php?t=169645&). In a WinXP VM in Virtualbox I ran mfgtool.exe on the device after I put it into recovery mode, selecting the "kindle fastboot" profile. lsusb now shows the device as "Bus 001 Device 058: ID 1949:d0d0 Lab126". At this point, I think I'm supposed to be able to run fastboot, but it stalls with "< waiting for device >". What am I missing?

01-25-2013, 10:21 PM	#5
knc1 Embedded Cheerleader Posts: 4,096 Karma: 3827911 Join Date: Feb 2012 Device: Intel 4004	Some of them will win, Some of them will lose, Some are born to sing the blues. __________________ "Hack is just a four letter word." - - With apologies to B. Dylan

02-04-2013, 08:18 PM	#8
shafin Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 11138 Join Date: Feb 2013 Device: Kindle	I already had libusb-dev installed. My system is 64 bit, so I also installed the 32 bit library, libusb-dev:i386, but still stuck at the same prompt Edit: Nevermind, it was my mistake. I tried to use ubuntu built in fastboot, which apparantly does not play nice with kindle. After using kindle specific fastboot script, its working now. Last edited by shafin; 02-04-2013 at 10:38 PM.

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01-25-2013, 07:40 PM	#2
urbster1 Member Posts: 11 Karma: 11142 Join Date: Apr 2012 Device: Kindle Touch	You're in luck! I just followed this procedure today. At this point you need to run libusb and install the .inf file (or just install it manually if you can). You should show "Kindle" or "Fastboot Kindle" and at that point running fastboot should connect instead of waiting for the device.

01-25-2013, 07:55 PM	#3
Frotz Member Posts: 11 Karma: 750010 Join Date: Jan 2013 Device: kindle touch	Perfect! That did the trick. I'll have to write up a distillation of what I see here into a single PDF for Linux users.

01-25-2013, 07:57 PM	#4
urbster1 Member Posts: 11 Karma: 11142 Join Date: Apr 2012 Device: Kindle Touch	You're welcome! Like you, I was confused about this yesterday but I figured it out today. Glad to help!

02-04-2013, 08:05 PM	#7
urbster1 Member Posts: 11 Karma: 11142 Join Date: Apr 2012 Device: Kindle Touch	Try "sudo apt-get install libusb-dev" -- you shouldn't have to "run" anything AFAIK. Someone with more linux experience can correct me if I'm wrong, but once the package is installed it should detect the device.


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