HowTo Downgrade Kindle 3.x Kernel to 3.0.2 (on linux k3flasher) to provide forensic 3.3 - Page 3

knc1 · 02-17-2013, 08:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chronosxiii

Just realised one last thing: Is this error due to me doing something bad or is it because the battery is dead

Most likely you don't have libusb installed.
So install it.

hawhill · 02-17-2013, 08:58 AM

That should not be needed with the pre-compiled k3flasher binaries - they are statically linked with libusbx and will only need to dynamically load glibc (at some point I should link them statically against a friendly libc, too, so this can be overcome).

@chronosxiii: take the k3flasher-x86(_64).bin binaries from the k3flasher thread, they should be almost self-containing.

chronosxiii · 02-17-2013, 09:13 AM

i have 32bit OS Ubuntu, is the command the same?
"sudo ./k3flasher-x86.bin" etc etc

EDIT:"It is suggested you power-cycle the device."

I'm buying a new battery and then i'll let you know thanks

hawhill · 02-17-2013, 09:26 AM

chronosxiii: yes, the same. or just rename it to k3flasher. make sure it is executable, though: you may need a "chmod +x k3flasher-x86.bin" to make it. I'm not sure if I would buy a battery when the outcome is still not clear.

twobob · 02-17-2013, 09:42 AM

agreed. I wouldn't buy anything neither yet.

test the other binary as suggested.

chronosxiii · 02-17-2013, 11:10 AM

I had changed permission before you even posted it by reading on the other thread somewhere that someone suggested to change it, yet still the same outcome!

twobob · 02-17-2013, 11:34 AM

hmm. charge it for a day? Guess you tried that.

Test the battery level with a multimeter???

chronosxiii · 02-17-2013, 03:12 PM

bought a battery for less than 10gbp on ebay, it's my last chance before i just bin everything

chronosxiii · 02-22-2013, 05:44 AM

Ok the Kindle is Fried! I changed the battery and all, plug it to USB, its recognized for a few seconds but then K3flasher says that I need to 'POWERCYCLE' the device.. I tried to charge it overnight 2x and nothing changed. I am now facing a dilemma

1) Sell it on the bay as/for spare parts
2) Buy a kindle with broken screen, and use my working screen on that one
3) Bin everything and buy a new K5 (not the paperwhite cause I don't think it's worth the money)

What do you suggest

hawhill · 02-22-2013, 06:36 AM

Errrm. That's the standard message when k3flasher fails. What is the exact error description it has given?

What of your options to chose would depend on your attitude, I guess. Can't help you there. However, I think 1+3 could be combined.

chronosxiii · 02-22-2013, 10:05 AM

Quote:

I: success.
I: found suitable device
E: reading data from device: LIBUSB_ERROR_IO
E: sending data to device: LIBUSB_ERROR_IO
E: aborting. It is suggested you power-cycle the device.

This is the message

hawhill · 02-22-2013, 11:45 AM

Oh. It might be a bad cable, or you might not be running it with sufficient permissions? Try running it with the root user! ("su" or "sudo k3flasher ...")
But OTOH of course it might just be broken beyond repair...

chronosxiii · 02-22-2013, 05:30 PM

I run all commads as sudo, also I can't seem to be able to find a broken kindle so I can try to replace my logic board with that, do you know of any sites that sell the internals?

hawhill · 02-23-2013, 08:49 AM

Sorry, I don't. I guess there's only a private market for those, so ebay is your best bet, I guess...

chronosxiii · 02-26-2013, 03:26 PM

I have resovled by swapping logic boards with a broken Kindle bought on ebay and then it worked perfectly.

I don't know how my logic board exploded or got corrupted, thing is I will never install duokan again

02-17-2013, 09:13 AM	#33
chronosxiii Member Posts: 18 Karma: 33040 Join Date: Feb 2013 Device: Kindle 3	i have 32bit OS Ubuntu, is the command the same? "sudo ./k3flasher-x86.bin" etc etc EDIT:"It is suggested you power-cycle the device." I'm buying a new battery and then i'll let you know thanks Last edited by chronosxiii; 02-17-2013 at 09:23 AM.

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02-17-2013, 08:58 AM	#32
hawhill Guru Posts: 769 Karma: 1646497 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Goettingen, Germany Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Kindle 3 WiFi	That should not be needed with the pre-compiled k3flasher binaries - they are statically linked with libusbx and will only need to dynamically load glibc (at some point I should link them statically against a friendly libc, too, so this can be overcome). @chronosxiii: take the k3flasher-x86(_64).bin binaries from the k3flasher thread, they should be almost self-containing.

02-17-2013, 09:26 AM	#34
hawhill Guru Posts: 769 Karma: 1646497 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Goettingen, Germany Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Kindle 3 WiFi	chronosxiii: yes, the same. or just rename it to k3flasher. make sure it is executable, though: you may need a "chmod +x k3flasher-x86.bin" to make it. I'm not sure if I would buy a battery when the outcome is still not clear.

02-17-2013, 11:10 AM	#36
chronosxiii Member Posts: 18 Karma: 33040 Join Date: Feb 2013 Device: Kindle 3	I had changed permission before you even posted it by reading on the other thread somewhere that someone suggested to change it, yet still the same outcome!

02-17-2013, 03:12 PM	#38
chronosxiii Member Posts: 18 Karma: 33040 Join Date: Feb 2013 Device: Kindle 3	bought a battery for less than 10gbp on ebay, it's my last chance before i just bin everything

02-22-2013, 05:44 AM	#39
chronosxiii Member Posts: 18 Karma: 33040 Join Date: Feb 2013 Device: Kindle 3	Ok the Kindle is Fried! I changed the battery and all, plug it to USB, its recognized for a few seconds but then K3flasher says that I need to 'POWERCYCLE' the device.. I tried to charge it overnight 2x and nothing changed. I am now facing a dilemma 1) Sell it on the bay as/for spare parts 2) Buy a kindle with broken screen, and use my working screen on that one 3) Bin everything and buy a new K5 (not the paperwhite cause I don't think it's worth the money) What do you suggest

02-22-2013, 06:36 AM	#40
hawhill Guru Posts: 769 Karma: 1646497 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Goettingen, Germany Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Kindle 3 WiFi	Errrm. That's the standard message when k3flasher fails. What is the exact error description it has given? What of your options to chose would depend on your attitude, I guess. Can't help you there. However, I think 1+3 could be combined.

02-22-2013, 11:45 AM	#42
hawhill Guru Posts: 769 Karma: 1646497 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Goettingen, Germany Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Kindle 3 WiFi	Oh. It might be a bad cable, or you might not be running it with sufficient permissions? Try running it with the root user! ("su" or "sudo k3flasher ...") But OTOH of course it might just be broken beyond repair...

02-22-2013, 05:30 PM	#43
chronosxiii Member Posts: 18 Karma: 33040 Join Date: Feb 2013 Device: Kindle 3	I run all commads as sudo, also I can't seem to be able to find a broken kindle so I can try to replace my logic board with that, do you know of any sites that sell the internals?

02-23-2013, 08:49 AM	#44
hawhill Guru Posts: 769 Karma: 1646497 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Goettingen, Germany Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Kindle 3 WiFi	Sorry, I don't. I guess there's only a private market for those, so ebay is your best bet, I guess...

02-26-2013, 03:26 PM	#45
chronosxiii Member Posts: 18 Karma: 33040 Join Date: Feb 2013 Device: Kindle 3	I have resovled by swapping logic boards with a broken Kindle bought on ebay and then it worked perfectly. I don't know how my logic board exploded or got corrupted, thing is I will never install duokan again


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