10-11-2011, 08:32 AM | #91 |
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also now that exist a recovery via serial, any luck on playing towards a uncripling the recovery on this device, like a rom manager or something? I really do not feel confident in opening my device, also the bad device, bad sku, do you think will be resolved via serial boot?
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10-11-2011, 09:00 AM | #92 | |
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Now both my PE have an access hole in the side for serial console. Let the fun begin! I'll probably put together a wiki page too... using forums for reference is painful. |
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10-11-2011, 09:43 AM | #93 |
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USB to serial: http://www.monoprice.com/products/pr...t=1#largeimage Serial to chop up: http://www.monoprice.com/products/pr...seq=1&format=2 Cable to cut header off of: http://www.monoprice.com/products/pr...=2#description (they don't seem to have a modular header block like sparkfun, but this cable is $0.77 and has a 3 pin header block on one end you can snip off and reuse) |
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10-11-2011, 10:06 AM | #95 |
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we do not need device check if the recovery procedure is in place.
boot recovery and select your desired rom. you bork, than just go into recovery... |
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nikkie, toyz,
congrats on job well done!!! Last edited by ptsenter; 10-11-2011 at 12:37 PM. |
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Opening the case is actually really easy, and you only have to do one side (the e-Ink side). You don't have to remove the motherboard. Just remove the footers over the screw holes (or peel them back) and unscrew the case. Then use your fingernail slowly around the edge to pop the cover off, and you're done. Making the cable is the only part of this process that is at all difficult, and you could simplify that more by using alligator clips if you don't want to solder things together. Is this the only description of your device? Does your device show the inverted logo on your screen? If so, then this will definitely fix it. Otherwise, using the serial cable will at least let you (and us) know what is actually going wrong with your flashing process, or whatever else is wrong with your device. I highly recommend you do it. |
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10-11-2011, 04:13 PM | #99 |
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my device is working fine on lcd only. I know that eink is not hardware faulty as i blanking out than reinitializing, also on hibernate showed hibernation screen after loading the framebuffers manually, so it is a software. my serial seems deleted with bad serial, bad sku.
I will dig for a serial cable, I have one in the loft for sure, also I have a desktop with serial port still running win7. I will look on the net for some interface, in uk we only have maplin but do not think I will find them. than if i follow the instruction I should be able to do the update.zip for pe even I have bad serial, bad sku? Partitioning looks screwed on this device |
10-11-2011, 04:22 PM | #100 |
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do you think i can use those?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/6-PCS-Mini...item2567d4fbc6 |
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10-11-2011, 04:40 PM | #102 |
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I built my own cable from my junk pile. Soldered it after many uses. I had a db9 gender changer so these two parts did it for me: 9pin connector connected to a backplate, it normally plugged into a motherboard with th ribbon cable. Then a 4pin connector that connected motherboard sound to a cdrom drive. (I had to move one pin to center) Soldered them up... have to time to purchase things.
Also, I dremel tooled a hole in both of my PE just right for the 3 pin connector to fit through. I think this is a must if you want to fiddle. |
10-11-2011, 05:21 PM | #103 | |
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Colour code: black - 0 shifted -1 brown - 1 shifted - 2 red - 2 shifted - 3 orange - 3 shifted - 4 yellow - 4 shifted - 5 green - 5 shifted - 6 blue - 6 shifted - 7 purple - 7 shifted - 8 grey - 8 shifted - 9 white - 9 shifted - - That is how the old cables were wired that we have and it is also how most, but not all*, of the cheap chinese cables we cut up are wired. *some cables use only 8 wires, 1 to 8 and follow the ethernet 568B wiring colour code. |
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The only thing you have to take care with is to have a long enough flexible cable so you don't pull them off when you are doing something. In fact we use them here on a regular basis for testing equipment. |
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10-11-2011, 07:06 PM | #105 |
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pictures of the hole please?
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