MobileRead Forums - View Single Post - Kindle 3.1 software for Kindle 2, 2i, & DX (under construction)

DickeFix · 05-25-2011, 08:01 AM

I am still so excited about this update. It has converted the DX/DXG to be really useful both as a pdf reader AND browser. I needed to use Duokan before to use the pdf function efficiently because many pdfs need contrast enhancement to be readable. Now I am using the Kindle OS all the time except for two-columns pdfs which Duokan still is superior to handle.

I am a bit surprised that not more than around 100 Kindle owners have downloaded the software until now. I guess the explaination is twofold. Firstly, many with Kindle 2 software do not know how much better the 3.1 firmware is. Secondly, they probably don´t search outside Amazon site for it. Who would think it would be possible that someone outside the Amazon Kindle team could port 3.1 firmware (made for a six inch device with different screen size, hardware and resolution) to the Kindle 2/DX/DXG? This task demands a lot of knowledge both in Linux and the internal details of the Kindle OS. Thank you again Yifanlu!

The only problem which still is a bit annoying is that I no longer can use the Kindle for mp3 listening due to the crackling noise. Yifanlu, do you experience similar problems on your Kindle2/KindleDX or is it only Kindle DXG that has this problem?

05-25-2011, 08:01 AM	#176
DickeFix Enthusiast Posts: 43 Karma: 4733 Join Date: Apr 2011 Device: Kindle 3Wifi+3G and DX	I am still so excited about this update. It has converted the DX/DXG to be really useful both as a pdf reader AND browser. I needed to use Duokan before to use the pdf function efficiently because many pdfs need contrast enhancement to be readable. Now I am using the Kindle OS all the time except for two-columns pdfs which Duokan still is superior to handle. I am a bit surprised that not more than around 100 Kindle owners have downloaded the software until now. I guess the explaination is twofold. Firstly, many with Kindle 2 software do not know how much better the 3.1 firmware is. Secondly, they probably don´t search outside Amazon site for it. Who would think it would be possible that someone outside the Amazon Kindle team could port 3.1 firmware (made for a six inch device with different screen size, hardware and resolution) to the Kindle 2/DX/DXG? This task demands a lot of knowledge both in Linux and the internal details of the Kindle OS. Thank you again Yifanlu! The only problem which still is a bit annoying is that I no longer can use the Kindle for mp3 listening due to the crackling noise. Yifanlu, do you experience similar problems on your Kindle2/KindleDX or is it only Kindle DXG that has this problem?