This darn Kindle Indexing process

mdibella · 10-11-2009, 02:20 PM

I was sitting on a plane, at the start of a 13 hour journey, and discovered to my horror that my DX had suddenly decided to re-index all 1200 of my books...thus ensuring that I would not have sufficient battery life for the whole trip.

Then, when I plugged in the Gomadic battery pack I bought from Amazon for just such emergencies, instead of a solid orange light I had a BLINKING orange light. Of course the manual does not mention such a thing so I have no clue what it was telling me.

There does not seem to be a way to turn off the indexing function, or at the very least to defer it until a more convenient time.

I read only fiction on my Kindle, and frankly I can't imagine a situation where I would want to search my books (do I want to know, for example, how many books contain characters named 'Bill'? naaaaah)

I really wish the firmware had an option to turn off indexing entirely. In this instance it prevented me from using my Kindle at a time when I was depending on it.

poohbear_nc · 10-11-2009, 07:21 PM

This truly was "Nightmare at 10,000 Feet" - so sorry to hear about this. I'll bet you loaded up your DX before travel (to have something to read) and it waited until the idle time during boarding & take-off to decide to index the lot!

I don't know of any way to turn off the indexing function. I would try shutting it off and when it restarted, trying to open something to read before it could start the indexing. Yikes! I truly feel your pain.

mdibella · 10-12-2009, 10:17 AM

sadly, the indexing continues in the background even if you are reading a book. That's how I knew I had a problem, suddenly my battery indicator started dropping like a stone...

I did buy a few new books before boarding but I sure didn't buy 1200 of them, so I have no idea why it decided to re-index all of them.

poohbear_nc · 10-12-2009, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by mdibella

sadly, the indexing continues in the background even if you are reading a book. That's how I knew I had a problem, suddenly my battery indicator started dropping like a stone...

I did buy a few new books before boarding but I sure didn't buy 1200 of them, so I have no idea why it decided to re-index all of them.

Maybe it started at the beginning of your list with the new additions, and just kept going!

KlondikeGeoff · 10-12-2009, 04:02 PM

Maybe you better use your K1, put all the books on a SD card, and avoid this problem?

geneven · 10-13-2009, 12:41 AM

I saw the blinking light before, and I was using a power pack. I assumed that the power pack couldn't provide as much power as the Kindle could have accepted, so there were rushes of power, then lulls, then rushes of power -- like mobs of lemmings going thru a turnstyle before jumping off a cliff. Or something like that...

poohbear_nc · 10-13-2009, 08:46 AM

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Originally Posted by geneven

I saw the blinking light before, and I was using a power pack. I assumed that the power pack couldn't provide as much power as the Kindle could have accepted, so there were rushes of power, then lulls, then rushes of power -- like mobs of lemmings going thru a turnstyle before jumping off a cliff. Or something like that...

The best laugh (and mental image) I've ever had in the Troubleshooting forum.

mdibella · 10-13-2009, 09:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by geneven

I saw the blinking light before, and I was using a power pack. I assumed that the power pack couldn't provide as much power as the Kindle could have accepted, so there were rushes of power, then lulls, then rushes of power -- like mobs of lemmings going thru a turnstyle before jumping off a cliff. Or something like that...

Did it eventually charge the Kindle?

geneven · 10-15-2009, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by mdibella

Did it eventually charge the Kindle?

Excellent question. I had the feeling it was keeping the Kindle at its current level, but I didn't have the patience to see if it was really charging it.

poohbear_nc · 10-15-2009, 11:43 AM

I have read in other forums that the battery pack chargers won't/can't fully recharge a Kindle, but do allow you to keep on reading as long as the charger is plugged into the Kindle.

Flub · 10-21-2009, 05:17 AM

I just got my new international Kindle and dumped about 100 books onto it. Is this why it's running like a dog now? The indexing?

mdibella · 10-21-2009, 07:29 AM

That would be the cause of the barking. Once the indexing is done, it will run fine.

I really really wish they'd put in a firmware option to turn OFF the indexing. I've had Kindles since the K1 first released, and I don't think I have ever done a search...I have no earthly use for that darn index.

10-11-2009, 02:20 PM	#1
mdibella Groupie Posts: 193 Karma: 1107 Join Date: Oct 2007 Device: Infinite Kindles, Occasional Sony's	This darn Kindle Indexing process I was sitting on a plane, at the start of a 13 hour journey, and discovered to my horror that my DX had suddenly decided to re-index all 1200 of my books...thus ensuring that I would not have sufficient battery life for the whole trip. Then, when I plugged in the Gomadic battery pack I bought from Amazon for just such emergencies, instead of a solid orange light I had a BLINKING orange light. Of course the manual does not mention such a thing so I have no clue what it was telling me. There does not seem to be a way to turn off the indexing function, or at the very least to defer it until a more convenient time. I read only fiction on my Kindle, and frankly I can't imagine a situation where I would want to search my books (do I want to know, for example, how many books contain characters named 'Bill'? naaaaah) I really wish the firmware had an option to turn off indexing entirely. In this instance it prevented me from using my Kindle at a time when I was depending on it. Last edited by mdibella; 10-13-2009 at 10:25 AM.

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10-11-2009, 07:21 PM	#2
poohbear_nc Now what? Posts: 58,771 Karma: 135181808 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	This truly was "Nightmare at 10,000 Feet" - so sorry to hear about this. I'll bet you loaded up your DX before travel (to have something to read) and it waited until the idle time during boarding & take-off to decide to index the lot! I don't know of any way to turn off the indexing function. I would try shutting it off and when it restarted, trying to open something to read before it could start the indexing. Yikes! I truly feel your pain.

10-12-2009, 10:17 AM	#3
mdibella Groupie Posts: 193 Karma: 1107 Join Date: Oct 2007 Device: Infinite Kindles, Occasional Sony's	sadly, the indexing continues in the background even if you are reading a book. That's how I knew I had a problem, suddenly my battery indicator started dropping like a stone... I did buy a few new books before boarding but I sure didn't buy 1200 of them, so I have no idea why it decided to re-index all of them.

10-12-2009, 04:02 PM	#5
KlondikeGeoff Wombat Aficionado Posts: 481 Karma: 733 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Arizona Device: Fire, Kindle1, Sony PRS-500 Reader, Rocket 1100 eBook	Maybe you better use your K1, put all the books on a SD card, and avoid this problem?

10-13-2009, 12:41 AM	#6
geneven Member Retired Posts: 124 Karma: 340 Join Date: Aug 2008 Device: Nokia N800, N810, Kindle 2	I saw the blinking light before, and I was using a power pack. I assumed that the power pack couldn't provide as much power as the Kindle could have accepted, so there were rushes of power, then lulls, then rushes of power -- like mobs of lemmings going thru a turnstyle before jumping off a cliff. Or something like that...

10-15-2009, 11:43 AM	#10
poohbear_nc Now what? Posts: 58,771 Karma: 135181808 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	I have read in other forums that the battery pack chargers won't/can't fully recharge a Kindle, but do allow you to keep on reading as long as the charger is plugged into the Kindle.

10-21-2009, 05:17 AM	#11
Flub Groupie Posts: 164 Karma: 70995 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: United Kingdom Device: iPhone, PRS-505, K2i, iPad 64GB+3G, K3, Nexus S	I just got my new international Kindle and dumped about 100 books onto it. Is this why it's running like a dog now? The indexing?

10-21-2009, 07:29 AM	#12
mdibella Groupie Posts: 193 Karma: 1107 Join Date: Oct 2007 Device: Infinite Kindles, Occasional Sony's	That would be the cause of the barking. Once the indexing is done, it will run fine. I really really wish they'd put in a firmware option to turn OFF the indexing. I've had Kindles since the K1 first released, and I don't think I have ever done a search...I have no earthly use for that darn index.

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