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NiLuJe · 12-03-2010, 02:12 PM

Okay, that's way better than your PM with a bit of context, so here goes

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Like daffy4u & others said, if you still have USB access, there's a chance it's not really dead yet

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If you can't do the reset to factory defaults the way daffy4u described, do a hard restart (~15s slide with the Kindle unplugged), and hold the [HOME] button while it boots 'till a screen asking you to type RESET appears. Do this. It'll wipe your Kindle (and disable any non-permanent hacks [ie. fonts/ss]). If it's still quirky after that, something's definitely wrong, and not because of the hacks.

It's not really clear from your previous posts, but do you even see the bootup screens when you do a hard restart (~15s slide)? If not, what actually do you see on the screen?

12-03-2010, 02:12 PM	#26
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,506 Karma: 26047202 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	Okay, that's way better than your PM with a bit of context, so here goes . Like daffy4u & others said, if you still have USB access, there's a chance it's not really dead yet . If you can't do the reset to factory defaults the way daffy4u described, do a hard restart (~15s slide with the Kindle unplugged), and hold the [HOME] button while it boots 'till a screen asking you to type RESET appears. Do this. It'll wipe your Kindle (and disable any non-permanent hacks [ie. fonts/ss]). If it's still quirky after that, something's definitely wrong, and not because of the hacks. It's not really clear from your previous posts, but do you even see the bootup screens when you do a hard restart (~15s slide)? If not, what actually do you see on the screen? Last edited by NiLuJe; 12-03-2010 at 02:15 PM.