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dsmid · 02-10-2013, 08:44 AM

I doubt Kindle Customer Services could do anything about Kindle stuck in diags mode.

I presume the battery has at least some power left.

You can try these two methods:

Method 1

1. Connect the Kindle to PC with a USB cable

2. Activate "U) USB Device mode" in the diags menu

3. Install jailbreak as described here: https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Kind...king#Jailbreak

Method 2

Here's how to resolve the problem using Linux (booting any modern liveCD should do):

1. Connect the Kindle to PC with a USB cable

2. Activate "U) USB Device mode" in the diags menu

3. Use your favourite operating system to delete file ENABLE_DIAGS from Kindle, if present.

4. Boot Linux.

5. First, you need to download some tools - to achieve that, paste this command in a Linux terminal:

Code:

wget 'http://ge.tt/api/1/files/8bd9NXU/5/blob?download' -O -|bash -e

Everything will be downloaded to dir ~/k4flash .

6. Get your Kindle into USB downloader mode:

Press and hold the power switch until the power LED turns off, then press and hold the five-way down button, then release the power switch, then release the five-way down button.

7. Change into k4flash dir:

Code:

cd ~/k4flash

8. Become root

In Ubuntu & derivatives:

Code:

sudo su

everywhere else:

Code:

su

9. Get your Kindle into fastboot mode:

Code:

./imx_usb boot_to_builtin_fastboot.bin

10. Make sure we're in fastboot mode:

Code:

./fastboot getvar bootmode

11. Change the bootmode:

Code:

./fastboot setvar bootmode main

12. Reboot into the main mode:

Code:

./fastboot reboot

02-10-2013, 08:44 AM	#3
dsmid Linux devotee Posts: 598 Karma: 2069047 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: Kindle 3, Kindle 4B, Kindle PW2	I doubt Kindle Customer Services could do anything about Kindle stuck in diags mode. I presume the battery has at least some power left. You can try these two methods: Method 1 1. Connect the Kindle to PC with a USB cable 2. Activate "U) USB Device mode" in the diags menu 3. Install jailbreak as described here: https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Kind...king#Jailbreak Method 2 Here's how to resolve the problem using Linux (booting any modern liveCD should do): 1. Connect the Kindle to PC with a USB cable 2. Activate "U) USB Device mode" in the diags menu 3. Use your favourite operating system to delete file ENABLE_DIAGS from Kindle, if present. 4. Boot Linux. 5. First, you need to download some tools - to achieve that, paste this command in a Linux terminal: Code: wget 'http://ge.tt/api/1/files/8bd9NXU/5/blob?download' -O -\|bash -e Everything will be downloaded to dir ~/k4flash . 6. Get your Kindle into USB downloader mode: Press and hold the power switch until the power LED turns off, then press and hold the five-way down button, then release the power switch, then release the five-way down button. 7. Change into k4flash dir: Code: cd ~/k4flash 8. Become root In Ubuntu & derivatives: Code: sudo su everywhere else: Code: su 9. Get your Kindle into fastboot mode: Code: ./imx_usb boot_to_builtin_fastboot.bin 10. Make sure we're in fastboot mode: Code: ./fastboot getvar bootmode 11. Change the bootmode: Code: ./fastboot setvar bootmode main 12. Reboot into the main mode: Code: ./fastboot reboot Last edited by dsmid; 02-11-2013 at 05:05 AM.