07-02-2009, 06:15 AM | #1 |
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Kindle DX: updating firmware through PC. Possible?
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I'll be getting my Kindle DX in exactly 8 days and I got a firmware-related question(s) here: 1. Is it possible to update DX's firmware through PC (download from pc>transfer to kindle)? 2. If so, where exactly can I get the latest firmwares? (url) I know that in the U.S. DX updates through Whispernet, but I'm based in Europe so I'm trying to figure out the best way to stay updated. Thanks a lot in advance! |
07-02-2009, 08:49 AM | #2 |
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Yes, you can update without Whispernet. A few days after the firmware is released into the wild, it gets posted on the Amazon site (and usually other places ) You simply download, copy to the root of the Kindle and use the menu command to "Update my Kindle" This has been true for the Kindle and the Kindle 2. One has to assume it will be the same for the DX.
I don't know if any updates have been posted yet for the DX, so I can't point you to a URL, sorry. |
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07-02-2009, 02:17 PM | #3 | |
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The thing is that I went to Amazon, there they got a page named "Kindle Support". Under it there's a section for both Kindle DX and Kindle 2, but there is NOTHING about any updates, firmwares and the like. Search for those words doesn't show anything as well. So my question is, let's say I want to find an "official" place where they put out firmwares for Kindle 2 (since it's an older device which had a few firmwares). Where would I find that? In other words it was very weird when I couldn't find the "place" where there supposed to store firmwares (eg: a section named "Firmwares", but empty for now). But still, it's good to hear that I can at least update via PC, so thanks a bunch! P.S. Where do they announce when a firmware comes out? |
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07-02-2009, 02:39 PM | #4 | |
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Last time there were updates, they were available directly from Amazon as seen in this blog.
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Trust me, if you're active in the Kindle community, here or on other kindle sites, you won't be able to miss a firmware update (or font hacks, or screensaver hacks) |
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07-02-2009, 04:18 PM | #5 | |
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http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/custom...deId=200324680 It was the link off the page you were looking at called, "Kindle Software Updates". |
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07-03-2009, 04:52 AM | #6 | |
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tlrowley: appreciate your input as well, especially on hacks : ) |
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07-03-2009, 05:21 PM | #7 |
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One last thing... every time a new update gets released, I try and cull all of the unofficial changes into a log since there is no official changelog. These might help you if you've missed an update or two or want to wait to see what's been addressed...
Kindle DX Changelogs https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=48809 Kindle 2 Changelogs https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...479#post397479 |
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11-15-2009, 07:36 PM | #9 |
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It has been useful to me also, thanks!
Now... we must wait for a really upgrade in the pdf management... |
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06-03-2010, 07:13 PM | #11 |
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I was on the verge of buying a Kindle DX. I live in a place where Amazon's wireless service is inaccessible. Amazon doesn't sell kindle or ebooks to where I live.
Good thing I read this thread. It looks like Amazon doesn't want customers to download firmware to their PC and transfer it to the device. I don't want to own a DX that couldn't be updated at all. Sigh, I guess iPad is the way to go. |
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And I would not recommend iPad as a reading device, to start off it has an LCD display, meaning it's very bright and colorful and I'd kill myself if I had to read on that kind of screen. Two, iPad works around 10 hours or so, while my Kindle DX lasts around a month (at least with MY amount of reading). So I'm not saying get a Kindle, but what I AM saying is: get a device with a e-paper display, which is easy on the eyes and which is AS CLOSE as reading off an electronic device can get to reading a real book. |
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