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DickeFix · 05-29-2011, 05:59 PM

Freezer2k, I have similar experience with firmware 3.1 on the DXG; it sometimes takes 6-7 seconds until Kindle starts up if it has been asleep for a long time. The 3.1 firmware is considerable (around 1.5 times) slower on my DXG than on my 3G but it can not fully explain this delay.

There are some other glitches with the 3.1 firmware on the DXG apart from the known bugs with the sound and active content (azw2 files). I experience that battery sometimes runs down in sleep mode. Yesterday the battery was down to 60% from fully charged within six hours in sleep mode with radio on. Maybe the Kindle was occupied with indexing. Another thing that is a bit annoying is that the automatic screen rotation on the DXG - which I always turn off - is automatically set when Kindle is restarted. I don´t remember if it was the same with the 2.5.8 firmware. In any case these are trifles compared with the advantages of firmware 3.1.

05-29-2011, 05:59 PM	#198
DickeFix Enthusiast Posts: 43 Karma: 4733 Join Date: Apr 2011 Device: Kindle 3Wifi+3G and DX	Freezer2k, I have similar experience with firmware 3.1 on the DXG; it sometimes takes 6-7 seconds until Kindle starts up if it has been asleep for a long time. The 3.1 firmware is considerable (around 1.5 times) slower on my DXG than on my 3G but it can not fully explain this delay. There are some other glitches with the 3.1 firmware on the DXG apart from the known bugs with the sound and active content (azw2 files). I experience that battery sometimes runs down in sleep mode. Yesterday the battery was down to 60% from fully charged within six hours in sleep mode with radio on. Maybe the Kindle was occupied with indexing. Another thing that is a bit annoying is that the automatic screen rotation on the DXG - which I always turn off - is automatically set when Kindle is restarted. I don´t remember if it was the same with the 2.5.8 firmware. In any case these are trifles compared with the advantages of firmware 3.1.