12-31-2010, 11:23 AM | #1 |
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Screen Saver not uninstalling from 2.1
I've gotten myself well and truly confused.
I have a Kindle DX with the 2.1 firmware and SSDX 0.1 (yeah, I'm behind on my updates) that I wanted to update to 2.5. I can't seem to get the Screen Saver hack to uninstall completely. I've followed the uninstall instructions a few times. My kindle will say that the SSDX is gone, but the screen saver folder still shows when I plug it into my computer (Mac OSX 10.4). The first time I did so, my custom screen savers were still showing up. I tried reinstalling & uninstalling again based on threads I found here. I've managed to get the original DX screen savers showing up both on the kindle and my computer after two or three rounds of that. I have versions of the .01 hack from both 06/09 and 11/09, but neither seems to uninstall. Any other things I can try? Thanks for letting me pick your brains- it's appreciated. |
12-31-2010, 11:29 AM | #2 |
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It just so happens I went through this yesterday morning with another Kindle owner.
Try the link (not the download) from post #10. If the DX un-install does not work from that one, we'll try something else. https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=113639 |
12-31-2010, 03:00 PM | #3 |
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Get a "this update was not successful. Kindle is restarting" error message- which is new and different than anything I'd seen before.
That's progress, right? |
12-31-2010, 03:30 PM | #4 |
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Okay here is another one but it is for the original US Sprint version of the DX. What does your KDX serial number start with?
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12-31-2010, 04:00 PM | #5 |
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B004 182. It is one of the early Sprint DXs from June 09.
That removed the SD from the settings page, but there's still a screen saver folder in the system folder. Last edited by TaraCuda; 12-31-2010 at 04:02 PM. Reason: broken image link |
12-31-2010, 04:08 PM | #6 |
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Try deleting the screen_saver folder then restarting your Kindle (home > menu > settings > menu > restart).
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12-31-2010, 04:21 PM | #7 |
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Nope- Screen saver folder stayed gone, but "update your kindle" still grayed out when I drop the update to 2.5.4 in.
I pulled the update down from Amazon & double checked that it matches my serial, just to be sure. Apparently, I was trying a K2 update yesterday to add to the confusion.... <ugh> |
12-31-2010, 04:25 PM | #8 |
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Weird things are happening when I post today.
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12-31-2010, 04:42 PM | #10 |
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Update failed on the jailbreak. Tried a restart and installing, but failed again.
Looks like it will be no collections (but better screen savers!) for me for a while. Thanks for trying. |
12-31-2010, 04:51 PM | #11 |
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Tried reinstalling the .1 2 screensaver (successful) then adding the jailbreak (not successful).
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12-31-2010, 05:13 PM | #13 |
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Nope. No luck with the jailbreak or the update.
My guess is that there's something not getting completely removed by the uninstall because I had to manually remove the screen saver folder again. |
12-31-2010, 05:32 PM | #14 |
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Is the screensaver the only hack you have on your DX?
Also, I just remembered something. You will have to update to 2.3 and then to 2.5.x. I'll see if I can find 2.3 for the DX. |
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