Is it possible to get a Kindle DX out of Demo mode?

megacoupe · 09-04-2012, 09:25 PM

I have a chance to purchase a Kindle DX in Demo mode. A quick search of the forums and a browse through the "Simple debricking" thread (https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=170929) doesn't yield much information particular to the DX. I was able to glean that it might require using the serial port instead of (or in combination with) the USB port, due to it being a sort of "pre-K3" model.

I know my way around rooting devices (Kindle K3, touchpad, android phones, etc.) and I'm not afraid of the command-line (though I don't like it either). Is it possible to un-Demo a Kindle DX? Will I be able to handle the project?

The price is almost too good to pass up, and I don't mind putting in some time if there's hope of getting it working...

geekmaster · 09-04-2012, 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by megacoupe

I have a chance to purchase a Kindle DX in Demo mode. A quick search of the forums and a browse through the "Simple debricking" thread (https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=170929) doesn't yield much information particular to the DX. I was able to glean that it might require using the serial port instead of (or in combination with) the USB port, due to it being a sort of "pre-K3" model.

I know my way around rooting devices (Kindle K3, touchpad, android phones, etc.) and I'm not afraid of the command-line (though I don't like it either). Is it possible to un-Demo a Kindle DX? Will I be able to handle the project?

The price is almost too good to pass up, and I don't mind putting in some time if there's hope of getting it working...

You need to copy a firmware image from a normal kindle DX to your demo, using the serial port debricking method.

We need to discover how to get it into USB downloader mode before we can use the simple debricking method (flashing over USB).

megacoupe · 09-04-2012, 10:59 PM

Several questions:

1. Is there a kindle DX firmware image available somewhere online?
2. I gather that the serial port debricking method requires either expensive hardware or cheap hardware for those with electric circuit know-how, right?
3. Would the USB method described here work for a DX?
4. I'm out of my depth, aren't I?

twobob · 09-04-2012, 11:22 PM

1) I'm not 100% but its probably not legal.

2) More or less

3) without reading it, no. If it did I would risk bricking my Dx, which I won't, as I don't fancy the serial route much neither. (EDIT: For a Ktouch that thread I believe)

4) possibly, but the docs are decent and the work is not terribly demanding - assuming you have some technical skill. If its the first time you've ever done something like this it could be arduous but I got the sense from the way you spoke that it wasn't so who knows?

Either way and little bit of work and some fiddling could save you a bundle, or be a real pain, I wish you well and hope for a positive outcome. : )

09-04-2012, 09:25 PM	#1
megacoupe Connoisseur Posts: 80 Karma: 8682 Join Date: Aug 2007 Device: Kindle Voyage	Is it possible to get a Kindle DX out of Demo mode? I have a chance to purchase a Kindle DX in Demo mode. A quick search of the forums and a browse through the "Simple debricking" thread (https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=170929) doesn't yield much information particular to the DX. I was able to glean that it might require using the serial port instead of (or in combination with) the USB port, due to it being a sort of "pre-K3" model. I know my way around rooting devices (Kindle K3, touchpad, android phones, etc.) and I'm not afraid of the command-line (though I don't like it either). Is it possible to un-Demo a Kindle DX? Will I be able to handle the project? The price is almost too good to pass up, and I don't mind putting in some time if there's hope of getting it working...

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09-04-2012, 10:59 PM	#3
megacoupe Connoisseur Posts: 80 Karma: 8682 Join Date: Aug 2007 Device: Kindle Voyage	Several questions: 1. Is there a kindle DX firmware image available somewhere online? 2. I gather that the serial port debricking method requires either expensive hardware or cheap hardware for those with electric circuit know-how, right? 3. Would the USB method described here work for a DX? 4. I'm out of my depth, aren't I?

09-04-2012, 11:22 PM	#4
twobob ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°){ʇlnɐɟ ƃǝs}Týr Posts: 6,586 Karma: 6299991 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: uti gratia usura (Yao ying da ying; Mo ying da yieng) Device: PW-WIFI\|K5-3G+WIFI\| K4\|K3-3G\|DXG\|K2\| Rooted Nook Touch	1) I'm not 100% but its probably not legal. 2) More or less 3) without reading it, no. If it did I would risk bricking my Dx, which I won't, as I don't fancy the serial route much neither. (EDIT: For a Ktouch that thread I believe) 4) possibly, but the docs are decent and the work is not terribly demanding - assuming you have some technical skill. If its the first time you've ever done something like this it could be arduous but I got the sense from the way you spoke that it wasn't so who knows? Either way and little bit of work and some fiddling could save you a bundle, or be a real pain, I wish you well and hope for a positive outcome. : )

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