11-13-2012, 08:24 PM | #16 |
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This certainly looks like a 3G, mini-PCIe card to me:
http://guide-images.ifixit.net/igi/c...toUEdAtbQ.huge Shown in step 6 of: http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Kindle-2-Teardown/624/1 |
11-13-2012, 08:37 PM | #17 | |
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If so, give a link so we can fix it. Note: In Linux (all *nix, including MAC OSx) file names are case sensitive and the file name includes all characters. PS: That "aux" antenna connector on your card is the GPS antenna connection (not used). Last edited by knc1; 11-13-2012 at 08:59 PM. |
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11-13-2012, 09:11 PM | #18 | |
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It didn't work.
After the change serial number key I got the following message:
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Now, I wonder why they sell these motherboards if they can't be used? Should they have included a SIM card with the item, the one that's matched to the board? |
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11-13-2012, 09:21 PM | #19 |
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You might be interested in this thread:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=145702 Not for the details of the K3 but for those about the card used in the K2. |
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11-14-2012, 12:56 AM | #21 | |
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Here's the message I get when I try to register:
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11-14-2012, 03:52 AM | #22 |
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I suggest to go and try using the "idme" command (I guess it's also there on the K2) to set the serial number and board ID of your new motherboard (back it up!) to the data of your old motherboard. I think this is the logical approach after failing to retrieve or change the WAN MAC address.
Additional note: If it's somewhat like the K3, the WAN MAC address is stored in a section at the beginning of the flash memory, near where the serial number and board id are stored. Should be retrievable and changeable by someone who knows her/his hex editor. As for the question "Now, I wonder why they sell these motherboards if they can't be used?", I guess the answer simply is: "because people buy them" and this way, they can make a bit of money out of the debris left after having destroyed the screen substrate in some stupid accident. I guess these boards won't ever work as a replacement out-of-the-box. |
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11-14-2012, 08:33 AM | #24 |
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11-14-2012, 12:10 PM | #25 | |
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I've programmed in hex back in the days of the Commodore 64. Do you mean you can launch a hex editor on a pc and alter the contents of the card? What hex editor would you use for that? Update: I gather from talking to their customer support that it didn't even occur to them that there'd be this kind of limitation, and their technical support didn't even think there *was* an onboard SIM on these mobos. They wanted me to send them a picture with the SIM slot prominent. I don't know how you could miss it, but I complied. Haven't heard back yet. Last edited by freewheeling; 11-14-2012 at 02:16 PM. |
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11-14-2012, 03:12 PM | #26 | |
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BTW, it won't even recognize AZW or AZW3 files whether they've been de-DRMed or not. It'll play MOBIs and PDFs, and that's about it. And TXT, I guess. Last edited by freewheeling; 11-14-2012 at 03:14 PM. |
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11-15-2012, 10:25 AM | #27 | |
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11-15-2012, 03:12 PM | #28 |
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PowerBookMedic has given me an RMA to return the motherboard, but I just wanted to check one last time to find out if anyone has any ideas about changing the serial number or getting it to work with my current SIM. What is a "board monitor" for instance. Is that a piece of specialized hardware?
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11-15-2012, 03:20 PM | #29 | |
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I was looking at the K2 index page, not much of the activity ever got indexed - that is a really old machine that hasn't gotten much recent attention. |
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11-15-2012, 09:26 PM | #30 | |
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Also, it occurs to me that exactly the same tech is used in the Kindle Keyboard which is still being sold, and I'll bet the same message about the "board monitor" comes up in that. Last edited by freewheeling; 11-15-2012 at 10:14 PM. |
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