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megacoupe · 09-18-2012, 08:12 PM

Some more info (and questions):

I was able to run SirAlex's kindlediagnostictool while plugged in through the USB port. I now have the serial and recovery password (Finally, a victory!!!... I think).

I've set up my serial connections according to stranger_st's post here, although I did pull the 5V cable out on knc1's recommendation (BTW, I have the same USB-to-TTL adapter that is pictured in that post). However, I seem to be having trouble communicating with the DXG:

In Windows 7 (64-bit): Detected as Prolific USB-to-Serial Comm Port. Cannot connect through ATK ("No USB detected" error").

In Virtualized Win XP (32-bit): Detected as USB-Serial Controller but the drivers found by Windows don't work. Running the .bat file located in C:/Program Files/Freescale/windriver doesn't work. ATK gives the same error as above.

In VirtualBox Ubuntu (32-bit): Doesn't appear to be detected (but I don't really know my way around linux so well). Tried running "fdisk -l" in a terminal window but nothing shows up (running "dmesg" gave me a long and discouraging output that I couldn't make heads or tails out of).

The big question is: which OS do I need to be using for this project? Obviously, I'm more comfortable in the Windows environment, but I'll work in linux if someone holds my hand through it.

One thing I have managed to do is get into recovery mode by holding Power until screen flashes, then holding Home until a message appears asking if I want to reset the device (I type "R E S E T" to get to the Recovery screen). After getting to the recovery screen, I hit the "E 3" button and then entered my recover password from earlier: fiona**** (having little experience with kindles, I assumed that you have to hold "alt" to enter numbers instead of letter). Entering the password seems to have no effect (unless I'm doing something wrong).

Another thing I though I should mention are the threads I've been referencing to figure out how to do this (seemingly impossible) task:

Stangri's [K3]+[DXG] Un-demo information

stranger_st's post in HELP: Technical assistance unbricking a Kindle DX Graphite

ebs's Kindle DX serial console

So that's basically where I'm at and I don't know how to proceed. Any ideas?

09-18-2012, 08:12 PM	#13
megacoupe Connoisseur Posts: 80 Karma: 8682 Join Date: Aug 2007 Device: Kindle Voyage	Some more info (and questions): I was able to run SirAlex's kindlediagnostictool while plugged in through the USB port. I now have the serial and recovery password (Finally, a victory!!!... I think). I've set up my serial connections according to stranger_st's post here, although I did pull the 5V cable out on knc1's recommendation (BTW, I have the same USB-to-TTL adapter that is pictured in that post). However, I seem to be having trouble communicating with the DXG: In Windows 7 (64-bit): Detected as Prolific USB-to-Serial Comm Port. Cannot connect through ATK ("No USB detected" error"). In Virtualized Win XP (32-bit): Detected as USB-Serial Controller but the drivers found by Windows don't work. Running the .bat file located in C:/Program Files/Freescale/windriver doesn't work. ATK gives the same error as above. In VirtualBox Ubuntu (32-bit): Doesn't appear to be detected (but I don't really know my way around linux so well). Tried running "fdisk -l" in a terminal window but nothing shows up (running "dmesg" gave me a long and discouraging output that I couldn't make heads or tails out of). The big question is: which OS do I need to be using for this project? Obviously, I'm more comfortable in the Windows environment, but I'll work in linux if someone holds my hand through it. One thing I have managed to do is get into recovery mode by holding Power until screen flashes, then holding Home until a message appears asking if I want to reset the device (I type "R E S E T" to get to the Recovery screen). After getting to the recovery screen, I hit the "E 3" button and then entered my recover password from earlier: fiona**** (having little experience with kindles, I assumed that you have to hold "alt" to enter numbers instead of letter). Entering the password seems to have no effect (unless I'm doing something wrong). Another thing I though I should mention are the threads I've been referencing to figure out how to do this (seemingly impossible) task: Stangri's [K3]+[DXG] Un-demo information stranger_st's post in HELP: Technical assistance unbricking a Kindle DX Graphite ebs's Kindle DX serial console So that's basically where I'm at and I don't know how to proceed. Any ideas?