Cover view? - Page 2

Mikemk · 08-20-2016, 06:04 PM

I didn't but it. My 80 year old grandpa gave it to. He had bought it from a "friend" from work for $200 and decided he didn't like it. No clue where this guy got it from or how long ago that was.
By folder support, I mean organizing books into folders. As in, an inheritance series folder, a this-or-that folder, a star trek folder containing an original series folder and a next generation folder, etc.

Mikemk · 08-20-2016, 06:06 PM

It's not a paperwhite, it doesn't have lights. I assumed it's a kindle touch based on http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/blog/2014...-kindle-model/

Cinisajoy · 08-20-2016, 06:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mikemk

It's not a paperwhite, it doesn't have lights. I assumed it's a kindle touch based on http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/blog/2014...-kindle-model/

Please change your device info.
You do have a K5.
Now can I guess it is from the UK?

Here is our list.
https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Kindle_Serial_Numbers

Hun,
I would not call that guy a "friend".
Especially if this is a US kindle.

And I think you mean collections?

Cinisajoy · 08-20-2016, 06:19 PM

Or if you are visiting the US from the UK, how are you liking the heat?

Mikemk · 08-20-2016, 08:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cinisajoy

Please change your device info.
You do have a K5.

I marked that I had a K5, what do I need to change?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cinisajoy

Now can I guess it is from the UK?

Can't say for certain, but doubt it. Why do you think it is?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cinisajoy

Hun,
I would not call that guy a "friend".
Especially if this is a US kindle.

My grandpa it's a professional gambler in vegas. People take advantage of him when they can.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cinisajoy

And I think you mean collections?

Probably so.

Cinisajoy · 08-20-2016, 08:34 PM

I was trying to determine where you were from.
And look under your avatar, your device says you have a Paperwhite 3.

Oh and the touches retail new for $99.

Cinisajoy · 08-21-2016, 11:08 AM

I just found your menu though now I am really confused.
Your serial number says you have a k5, yet your menu is for a k4.
The k4 had no cover view.
Makes me wonder what happened to your kindle before you got it.
Oh is it registered at Amazon?

knc1 · 08-21-2016, 12:04 PM

The case described is also a K5.
I would say it is time to run Kubrick on it so you can start over with a full K5 system image.

SKK · 08-21-2016, 02:51 PM

You need to update your kindle to at least 5.3.2.1 to have The cover view option.

eschwartz · 08-28-2016, 02:00 PM

If you are on firmware 5.1.1, well, that is one of the really early Kindle Touch firmwares. Like, really early.
Like, the Kindle Touch version of the Kindle 4 Non-Touch interface, which once again, is just embarrassingly early and has been completely revamped in a major, major way.

There is nothing wrong with it (or at least, no reason for us to think so), except for the fact that it hasn't been updated since it was originally built.

Please update it following the instructions here: http://amzn.com/kindlesoftwareupdates/touch
You will then have the menu settings that we expected to see, which means you will have the Cover View setting you want.

There is no need to use Kubrick as knc1 suggested, since that would just get you the same version that you currently have (although it is useful for fixing damaged firmware, which again, we have no indication that that is the case). Or, technically, the minor patch version immediately after your current firmware, which is basically the same.

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08-20-2016, 06:04 PM	#16
Mikemk Member Posts: 15 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2016 Device: Kindle Touch 2011 & KT 2017	I didn't but it. My 80 year old grandpa gave it to. He had bought it from a "friend" from work for $200 and decided he didn't like it. No clue where this guy got it from or how long ago that was. By folder support, I mean organizing books into folders. As in, an inheritance series folder, a this-or-that folder, a star trek folder containing an original series folder and a next generation folder, etc.

08-20-2016, 06:06 PM	#17
Mikemk Member Posts: 15 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2016 Device: Kindle Touch 2011 & KT 2017	It's not a paperwhite, it doesn't have lights. I assumed it's a kindle touch based on http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/blog/2014...-kindle-model/

08-20-2016, 06:19 PM	#19
Cinisajoy Just a Yellow Smiley. Posts: 19,161 Karma: 83862859 Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Texas Device: K4, K5, fire, kobo, galaxy	Or if you are visiting the US from the UK, how are you liking the heat?

08-20-2016, 08:34 PM	#21
Cinisajoy Just a Yellow Smiley. Posts: 19,161 Karma: 83862859 Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Texas Device: K4, K5, fire, kobo, galaxy	I was trying to determine where you were from. And look under your avatar, your device says you have a Paperwhite 3. Oh and the touches retail new for $99.

08-21-2016, 11:08 AM	#22
Cinisajoy Just a Yellow Smiley. Posts: 19,161 Karma: 83862859 Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Texas Device: K4, K5, fire, kobo, galaxy	I just found your menu though now I am really confused. Your serial number says you have a k5, yet your menu is for a k4. The k4 had no cover view. Makes me wonder what happened to your kindle before you got it. Oh is it registered at Amazon?

08-21-2016, 12:04 PM	#23
knc1 Going Viral Posts: 17,212 Karma: 18210809 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Central Texas Device: No K1, PW2, KV, KOA	The case described is also a K5. I would say it is time to run Kubrick on it so you can start over with a full K5 system image.

08-21-2016, 02:51 PM	#24
SKK Addict Posts: 217 Karma: 55570 Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: N/A Device: N/A	You need to update your kindle to at least 5.3.2.1 to have The cover view option.

08-28-2016, 02:00 PM	#25
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85397180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	If you are on firmware 5.1.1, well, that is one of the really early Kindle Touch firmwares. Like, really early. Like, the Kindle Touch version of the Kindle 4 Non-Touch interface, which once again, is just embarrassingly early and has been completely revamped in a major, major way. There is nothing wrong with it (or at least, no reason for us to think so), except for the fact that it hasn't been updated since it was originally built. Please update it following the instructions here: http://amzn.com/kindlesoftwareupdates/touch You will then have the menu settings that we expected to see, which means you will have the Cover View setting you want. There is no need to use Kubrick as knc1 suggested, since that would just get you the same version that you currently have (although it is useful for fixing damaged firmware, which again, we have no indication that that is the case). Or, technically, the minor patch version immediately after your current firmware, which is basically the same.

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