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02-24-2013, 04:41 PM | #1 |
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Cannot connect to WiFi, cannot reset... debricking needed?
Hey,
this is my first post in this forum. I hope someone would be able to help me. Today I found out that my Kindle 4 (sofware 4.1.1, no jailbraking) can't connect to WiFi: displaying than no network is available (there are many around). "View" option near "WiFi" when clicked doesn't react. I tried to restart it in many ways (20 sec, 60 sec pressing the button) - nothing help. I resorted to reseting it to factory defaults but to my suprise it doesn't work either: popup with warning that files will be erased is displayed, but clicking OK doesn't do anything. Then I recollected that the device has been recently unstable: it restarted with no apparent reason while being used. I've contacted Amazon, they told me it's broken out of warranty, so I should buy a new one. As you can imagine I'm not happy. Any solutions? |
02-24-2013, 06:14 PM | #2 |
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Give it a shot and reinstall it. (Also select "Wipe internal data partition" near the end of the procedure).
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02-25-2013, 03:59 AM | #3 |
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Thanks for the answer. Do I understand correctly that standard PC is required for this method? I have only Macs around...
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02-25-2013, 07:54 AM | #4 | |
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02-25-2013, 03:57 PM | #5 | |
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As for the wi-fi, it stinks that it isn't working, but the device is certainly useable without it. I rarely use the wi-fi, preferring to download my books from Amazon into Calibre, and transferring via USB. |
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03-10-2013, 01:09 PM | #6 |
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Success!
So if anyone has same problem: debricking does the trick BUT please do full reset, wipe settings too! Thanks for all help. |
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