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Old 12-07-2020, 06:13 PM   #1
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Kindle 3rd Gen won't update

Hi all,
It's been a while for me here and I want you to know that I appreciate all you've done to get our Kindles working like they should have been right out of the Amazon box.

Here's my issue:
I have a jail broken Kindle 3rd gen keyboard that I had left sitting on a shelf for years after getting a new Paperwhite model. I had to replace the battery because it wouldn't charge anymore. It now works but, won't let me download any new books apparently because I missed a critical update.
I've tried to update from firmware 3.3 to 3.4 but it won't do it.

My question is:
Is there some process in the jail break that has stopped me from updating?
I only remember doing the screensaver hack but it's been soooo long since I've dealt with any of this stuff that I just don't remember doing anything else.

It seems that there was a hack that supposedly removed Amazon's ability to automatically install updates but I can't put my finger on it.

Any insight to solving this dilemma would be greatly appreciated.
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Old 12-07-2020, 09:40 PM   #2
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Check the system logs (;dm), it'll spit out which file it's tripping on, which should help illuminate which hack might be causing the issue.

Or, just throw Kubrick at it to re-image it.
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Old 12-08-2020, 02:05 PM   #3
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I must be really rusty at this stuff.
I plugged the device into the USB port on my computer but could not find any log files.

Re-imaging sounds dangerous. I don't want to lose any content. Shoot I can't even remember the password that I used to create this account.
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