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jimad · 04-18-2008, 08:50 PM

I've taken the previous Unicode test file back down off the freekindlebooks site because my Kindle REALLY doesn't like some Unicode test point somewhere around decimal 500 -- IE Kindle dies a horrible death where it will not thereafter successfully open ANY book until you do a hard reset by sticking a sharp object into it! Ouch! So, this being very scary I don't think y'all want to be testing Kindle with this file. I can read it fine from Mobipocket Reader so I know its a "valid" file -- its just that some Unicode test point is causing Kindle to die a horrible death. If anyone else has tried this on their Kindle the way to recover is to power down, take off the back cover and stick an unbent paper clip into the "Reset" hole. *Sigh* Not Fun.

04-18-2008, 08:50 PM	#35
jimad Connoisseur Posts: 53 Karma: 52 Join Date: Apr 2008 Device: Kindle	Kindle REALLY doesn't like some Unicode code point! I've taken the previous Unicode test file back down off the freekindlebooks site because my Kindle REALLY doesn't like some Unicode test point somewhere around decimal 500 -- IE Kindle dies a horrible death where it will not thereafter successfully open ANY book until you do a hard reset by sticking a sharp object into it! Ouch! So, this being very scary I don't think y'all want to be testing Kindle with this file. I can read it fine from Mobipocket Reader so I know its a "valid" file -- its just that some Unicode test point is causing Kindle to die a horrible death. If anyone else has tried this on their Kindle the way to recover is to power down, take off the back cover and stick an unbent paper clip into the "Reset" hole. Sigh Not Fun.