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gandro · 07-30-2011, 07:20 AM

My Kindle 3 WiFi (almost a year old) suddenly started to behave very strange yesterday:

It just froze while reading a book - after 5 minutes it rebooted automatically. Not long after it finished booting and was up and running it just froze again.

Since then, this cycle just repeats: It reboots, comes up just fine, but then freezes after less than 60 seconds, then reboots after some time again.

Holding the power-switch for 20 seconds does neither reboot it manually nor solve the problem. I'm running the latest Kindle 3.1 firmware (without jailbreak) and I do not own an Amazon Cover.

Edit: I've tried a factory default. Didn't help, kindle just froze while displaying the "Welcome" text.

I'd be grateful for any advice.

07-30-2011, 07:20 AM	#1
gandro Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Kindle 3	Kindle 3 Keeps Freezing/Rebooting My Kindle 3 WiFi (almost a year old) suddenly started to behave very strange yesterday: It just froze while reading a book - after 5 minutes it rebooted automatically. Not long after it finished booting and was up and running it just froze again. Since then, this cycle just repeats: It reboots, comes up just fine, but then freezes after less than 60 seconds, then reboots after some time again. Holding the power-switch for 20 seconds does neither reboot it manually nor solve the problem. I'm running the latest Kindle 3.1 firmware (without jailbreak) and I do not own an Amazon Cover. Edit: I've tried a factory default. Didn't help, kindle just froze while displaying the "Welcome" text. I'd be grateful for any advice. Last edited by gandro; 07-30-2011 at 07:36 AM.