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TallMomof2 · 01-21-2011, 10:20 AM

I've read about the problems with the Amazon non-lighted cover with the random restarts. I have the Amazon lighted cover and pretty much keep my Kindle in it all the time.

The occasional problem I have is that very occasionally my Kindle is frozen in the screensaver mode. It takes a holding the slider 30 seconds several times before it responds by turning all the way off. Then it can take holding the slider for 30 or more seconds several times before it reboots.

This was happening a few times a week with the original firmware and only rarely with the second version. Up until last night I hadn't had this problem. As I was holding the slider (with no effect) I jostled the Kindle a little bit and it finally turned off. It occurred to me that maybe the case hinges were affecting the Kindle. I removed the Kindle from the case and was able to immediately reboot it. I put my Kindle back in its case and so far haven't had anymore problems,

It has been several months since I had my Kindle freeze like that and it only freezes in the screensaver mode.

I do plan on calling Amazon CS but was looking to see if anyone else has had similar random freezes.

01-21-2011, 10:20 AM	#1
TallMomof2 Kindlephilia Posts: 2,017 Karma: 1139255 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Snowpacolypse 2010 Device: Too many to count	Problems with lighted cover? I've read about the problems with the Amazon non-lighted cover with the random restarts. I have the Amazon lighted cover and pretty much keep my Kindle in it all the time. The occasional problem I have is that very occasionally my Kindle is frozen in the screensaver mode. It takes a holding the slider 30 seconds several times before it responds by turning all the way off. Then it can take holding the slider for 30 or more seconds several times before it reboots. This was happening a few times a week with the original firmware and only rarely with the second version. Up until last night I hadn't had this problem. As I was holding the slider (with no effect) I jostled the Kindle a little bit and it finally turned off. It occurred to me that maybe the case hinges were affecting the Kindle. I removed the Kindle from the case and was able to immediately reboot it. I put my Kindle back in its case and so far haven't had anymore problems, It has been several months since I had my Kindle freeze like that and it only freezes in the screensaver mode. I do plan on calling Amazon CS but was looking to see if anyone else has had similar random freezes.